PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dima Zinin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Razor Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Razor Bush will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Zinin
vs
Bush

185 cm
19
183 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
27
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big heart

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dima Zinin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Razor Bush!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bush is looking to clinch.
Bush scores with a nice right hand.
Bush misses with a takedown

and Zinin counters with a single leg into guard. Bush didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bush is trying to keep Zinin in close.
Zinin wants to control from the top but Bush keeps moving.
Bush manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bush sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

Zinin defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bush.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Bush is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Zinin is surviving well by controlling Bush's body position as best he can.
Bush landing strikes from the mount.
Bush avoids the attempt from Zinin to control.
Bush lands with some strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bush has hold of Zinin's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Zinin manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bush lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Zinin hang on?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bush scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Zinin?

Bush is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Zinin to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Zinin shrugs it off.
Bush throwing strikes here but Zinin is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bush throwing strikes here but Zinin is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bush has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bush thowing shots but they're missing.
Zinin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zinin tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bush wants to control the pace but Zinin is squirming around nicely.
Bush looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bush thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bush with shots to the head and body - Zinin looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush looking to ground and pound but Zinin is blocking nicely.
Bush scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Zinin?
Bush looking to ground and pound but Zinin is blocking nicely.
Zinin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bush.
Bush putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zinin is bucking up trying to escape but Bush cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Bush working for a submission but Zinin is keeping him at bay.
Bush with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Razor Bush dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bush tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zinin swivels and escapes.

Bush closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Bush.

Bush has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Zinin regains guard immediately.
Bush working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bush is looking to work some ground and pound but Zinin has wrist control.
Bush throws a big elbow that misses.

Bush gets to his feet - Zinin follows without any prompting.
Bush connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zinin momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bush closes the distance and pushes Zinin back into the cage.
Bush misses with an elbow strike.

Bush has Zinin pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Bush pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Zinin tumbling to the mat - Bush dives into Zinin's guard.
Bush stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zinin swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Bush drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bush jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Bush is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zinin keeping full guard, as Bush tries to pass.
Bush has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bush passes into half guard.
Bush is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bush missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bush throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bush missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zinin is not content to let Bush control the position.
Bush frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Zinin wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bush.

Bush looking to secure an arm triangle but Zinin defends it well.
Bush landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Zinin defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bush.
Bush throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Zinin because Bush loaded up on that one.

Bush working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Zinin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bush on the ground.
Zinin wants to hold on but Bush pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Razor Bush showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bush manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Zinin on his heels. He'll look to pass Zinin's guard now, I'm sure.
Zinin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bush seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Bush is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Zinin is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Zinin has escaped and now he's on top!
Bush wants to sweep but no luck.
Bush lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zinin!
Bush looking to finish Zinin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Zinin!
Razor Bush has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bush working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Bush raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bush looking to control but Zinin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bush postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Zinin looks a forlorn figure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zinin wants to control but Bush is having none of it.
Bush trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bush cracks Zinin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Bush looking to secure an arm triangle but Zinin defends it well.
Poor strikes thrown by Bush there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush thowing shots but they're missing.
Bush wants to control the pace but Zinin is squirming around nicely.
Razor Bush is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bush controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dima Zinin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

OK we're going to have a standup here. Razor Bush hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Bush rushes Zinin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Razor Bush comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bush has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 26:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 26:30

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