PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Barack Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matias McRokkari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barack Bush has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Bush
vs
McRokkari

180 cm
28
145 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

168 cm
24
148 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Barack Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matias McRokkari!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McRokkari throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bush.
Barack Bush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bush tries to clinch but McRokkari is having none of it.
McRokkari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McRokkari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick from McRokkari lands but Bush takes it in his stride.
Bush wants to clinch up but McRokkari keeps it at a distance.
McRokkari stuffs the takedown.
McRokkari misses with a head kick.
No luck for Bush with that takedown attempt.
Bush fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barack Bush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bush doesn't manage to clinch there - McRokkari circles away.
McRokkari misses with a head kick.

A momentary lapse in concentration from McRokkari enables Bush to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. McRokkari manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bush wants to stand but McRokkari is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bush looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush wants to control from the top but McRokkari keeps moving.
Bush really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bush loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bush wants to stand but McRokkari has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bush trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush advances to half guard.
Bush will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bush wants to stand but McRokkari has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
McRokkari is looking to improve his position.
Bush wants to stand up but McRokkari is controlling the position.

Bush is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bush wants to lay and pray for a moment but McRokkari keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush wants to stand but McRokkari has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bush stands up from half guard.
McRokkari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bush avoids a kick to the body.
McRokkari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bush blocks a head kick by McRokkari.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush wants to clinch up but McRokkari keeps it at a distance.
McRokkari circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bush looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bush scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice body kick from McRokkari.
McRokkari looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bush shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McRokkari but McRokkari pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bush shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McRokkari sprawls well. McRokkari wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bush gets slowly back to his feet.
Bush is breathing heavily.
McRokkari throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bush tries to clinch but McRokkari moves out of range.
McRokkari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bush fails with a takedown attempt.
Bush tries to close the distance and clinch up but McRokkari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barack Bush dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

McRokkari stuffs the takedown attempt from Bush. Bush gets slowly back to his feet.
Bush tries to close the distance and clinch but McRokkari swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bush's jab looks to have found its range, popping McRokkari under the eye.
McRokkari looks for the body kick but Bush saw that one coming.
Bush avoids the head kick by McRokkari.
Matias McRokkari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bush closes the distance but McRokkari moves to the side
and McRokkari counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bush is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bush fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matias McRokkari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bush tries to clinch up but McRokkari circles away and keeps his distance.
McRokkari plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bush tries to clinch up.
Bush avoids the head kick by McRokkari.
Nice uppercut lands for Bush. That snapped McRokkari's head back.
Bush tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McRokkari swivels and escapes.
Nice sprawl there from McRokkari as Bush shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barack Bush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McRokkari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matias McRokkari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bush fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bush tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McRokkari manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McRokkari throws a head kick but Bush moves out of range.
Bush will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bush is looking to clinch.
McRokkari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McRokkari lands with a kick to the temple. Bush shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Bush moves into the clinch.
Bush changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McRokkari fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Horrible takedown by Bush or perhaps it was just good defense by McRokkari which made him look bad.
McRokkari throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush is looking to clinch.
McRokkari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bush stuns McRokkari with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bush wants to clinch but McRokkari slips to the side
and McRokkari counters with a nice leg kick.

McRokkari gets tackled into the cage by Bush. Bush maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bit of stalling here from Bush.

McRokkari breaks the clinch.
McRokkari misses with a head kick.
Bush scores with a one two! McRokkari had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
McRokkari tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from McRokkari.
Bush is looking to clinch but McRokkari is avoiding it.
Bush avoids the head kick by McRokkari.
Bush tries to clinch up.
Bush shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McRokkari as he avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRokkari tries a head kick but it misses.
McRokkari keeps the fight on the outside.
Bush looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Bush closes the distance and clinches.

McRokkari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bush tries to clinch but McRokkari moves out of range.
Bush shoots in looking for a takedown. McRokkari tries to sprawl out of it but Bush keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McRokkari manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bush darts in trying to clinch
and McRokkari counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bush tries to close the distance and clinch up but McRokkari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McRokkari throws a head kick but Bush moves out of range.

Bush clinches with his opponent.
Bush lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McRokkari has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bush avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bush is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but McRokkari is defending well.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McRokkari tries to pull guard but Bush forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bush jumps guard but McRokkari turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Bush jumps into guard, dragging McRokkari to the mat.
McRokkari must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bush wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and McRokkari manages to pass to side control.
Bush trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Barack Bush will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

McRokkari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bush tries for a takedown but McRokkari sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McRokkari circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bush wants to clinch.
Bush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bush tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bush looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McRokkari is fending him off so far but Bush persists. Nope, McRokkari circles away and we're back to standing.
McRokkari connects with a high kick.
McRokkari throws a head kick but Bush moves out of range.
A head kick misses from McRokkari.
McRokkari takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bush tries to score a power double leg takedown but McRokkari sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bush somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barack Bush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bush fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McRokkari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bush shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McRokkari as he avoids it easily.
McRokkari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bush is looking to clinch but McRokkari is avoiding it.
Bush is looking to clinch but McRokkari is avoiding it.
McRokkari lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bush wants to clinch up but McRokkari keeps it at a distance.
Bush moves out of range of the body kick from McRokkari.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bush looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bush fails with the takedown.
McRokkari throws a head kick but Bush moves out of range.
Bush is looking to clinch.
Matias McRokkari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRokkari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bush fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice sprawl there from McRokkari as Bush shoots in.
McRokkari lands with a kick to the ribs.
McRokkari throws a nice head kick!
McRokkari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bush shoots in looking for a takedown but McRokkari manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bush's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bush blocks a head kick by McRokkari.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bush wants to clinch but McRokkari slips to the side
and McRokkari counters with a big head kick but Bush shrugs it off.
Bush tries to close the distance and clinch but McRokkari swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bush blocks a head kick by McRokkari.
Bush has a takedown stuffed.
McRokkari throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bush tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McRokkari manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRokkari explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
McRokkari defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bush.
McRokkari lands with a kick to the temple. Bush shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
McRokkari is looking to score with low kicks.
Bush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bush throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McRokkari's waist but McRokkari gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bush off to one side.
Bush tries to close the distance and clinch but McRokkari swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McRokkari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bush looks for the body kick but McRokkari saw that one coming.
Bush shoots in for a double leg but McRokkari sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
McRokkari tries a head kick but it misses.
Bush tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McRokkari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McRokkari circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck for Bush with that takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McRokkari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bush fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Bush or perhaps it was just good defense by McRokkari which made him look bad.
McRokkari lands a head kick!
Bush tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Bush clinches up against the cage.
McRokkari jumps guard but Bush stands there with McRokkari around his waist. McRokkari gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bush.
Barack Bush is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McRokkari trying to stall but Bush improves his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matias McRokkari.
I think Bush has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barack Bush!