PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dutch Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forest Gump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kush might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I'M T.N.T. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Kush
vs
Gump

185 cm
29
255 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

200 cm
29
275 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Springfield HW Nutrition
- - - - - All Nutrients 160 - - - - -

Grace Grappling Gear
Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dutch Kush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Forest Gump!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kush lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gump doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gump gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kush.
Gump throws a lazy right hand but Kush sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gump looks to land a right hand but Kush moved out of range.
Gump takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A telegraphed right hand from Kush misses the target.
Gump drops his hands momentarily and Kush takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gump on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gump throws a jab when Kush was well out of range.
Kush misses with a hook.
Gump closes the distance and clinches up with Kush, looking for a takedown. Gump pushes Kush against the cage but Kush circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kush steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gump.
Gump moves away from the strike by Kush.
Kush misses with a hook. Gump ducked under it nicely.
Donk. Kush catches Gump right on the button with a cross.
Kush connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kush connects with a leg kick. Gump looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kush misses with a hook. Gump ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kush swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dutch Kush is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kush looks to land a left hand but Gump moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Kush.
Gump throws a hook to the side of Kush's head but Kush sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gump takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kush looks to score with a jab to the body but Gump is just out of range.
Kush lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gump scores with a jab to the body.
Kush slips a jab from Gump.
Gump lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kush at a distance.
Gump uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kush.
Kush connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gump momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gump takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kush keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Kush misses.
Kush keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gump.
Kush throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gump gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gump walks into a stiff left hand from Kush.
Kush scoring well with a low kick there.
Gump uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kush.
Kush ducks under a wild hook from Gump.
Gump paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kush misses with an uppercut. Gump saw that one coming.
Kush slips a jab from Gump.
Gump takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gump has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gump there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kush misses with an uppercut. Gump saw that one coming.
A big right from Kush misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gump looks to score with a jab to the body but Kush is just out of range.
Gump swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gump. Kush does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gump takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kush scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kush lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kush displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gump throws out the jab.
Gump doesn't manage to clinch there - Kush circles away.
Jab by Kush.
Gump fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kush manages to avoid it.
Kush waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gump.
Kush connects with a body shot.
Dutch Kush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gump misses with a two punch combination.
Kush paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gump fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gump sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kush looks to land a left hand but Gump moved out of range nicely.
Gump on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gump moves out of range as Kush strikes.
Gump looks to land a combination but Kush avoids it well.
Kush throws a hook but Gump blocks it.
Kush lands a head shot.
Kush lands with a cross.
Gump throws a jab when Kush was well out of range.
Gump throws a right and a left that Kush avoids nicely.
Kush ducks under a wild hook from Gump.
Kush is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gump uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gump is looking to chop away at Kush's legs.
Gump ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kush moves away.
Gump tries to clinch up but Kush circles away and keeps his distance.
Gump throws a lazy right hand but Kush sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dutch Kush dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gump tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kush manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Gump.
Kush looks to land a right hand but Gump moved out of range.
Gump waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kush.
Kush misses with a body shot.
Gump displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kush throws out the jab.
Kush connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kush scores with a jab.
Gump on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gump throws a right hand that Kush ducks under and follows up with a left that Kush also avoids with ease.
Gump takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kush throws a series of punches but Gump moves out of range.
Gump throws a hook but Kush blocks it.
Gump swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kush throws a big shot that misses.
Kush throws the left hand but Gump avoids the punch easily.
Gump tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kush swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Kush does no damage.
Gump stalks Kush and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kush's face. Kush staggers backwards, shaken.
Dutch Kush is winning the standup battle so far.
Kush scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kush lands a nice shot to the body.
Gump keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kush looks to score with a jab to the body but Gump is just out of range.
Gump lands with an uppercut that bounces Kush off the cage and back into range.
Gump has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gump avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gump chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kush can pounce on him.
Gump is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Gump. Those never looked like landing.
Gump walks into a stiff left hand from Kush.
A swing and a miss from Gump.
Gump misses with a wild body shot.
Kush blocks a jab.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kush here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kush lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gump misses the jab.
Gump defending well as Kush loads up on a big left hand.
Gump tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kush looks to land a combination but Gump avoids it well.
Gump misses the shot to the body.

Gump has Kush up against the cage in a clinch.
Kush pushes Gump back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Gump.
Kush doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gump presses Kush against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gump cracks Kush with a nice body shot.
Gump lands with a right to the head.
Kush lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gump backwards.
Kush has a couple of punches blocked by Gump.
Kush misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gump lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kush backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Kush fails to land.
Gump misses with a body punch.
Gump swings wildly with an uppercut but Kush uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gump scores with a hook to the body.
Kush swings wildly with an uppercut but Gump uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gump blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gump.
Gump lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kush backwards.
Gump blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kush misses with a punch on the inside.
Kush has a couple of punches blocked by Gump.
Gump is trying to stall.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kush throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush misses with the head strike.
Gump misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kush fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gump blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gump blocks an uppercut.
Kush prevents a body shot from Gump.
Gump goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gump tries to pull guard but Kush won't allow it.
Gump lands a body shot.

Gump jumps into guard, dragging Kush to the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kush trying to control but Gump is working from the bottom.
Kush might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Gump has his feet on Kush's thighs here. He's pushed Kush off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Kush screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Forest Gump!