PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Forest Gump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dutch Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kush is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I'M T.N.T. Forest Gump had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Gump
vs
Kush

200 cm
29
275 lbs
21 - 10 - 0

185 cm
30
255 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Brute
Grace Grappling Gear

Springfield HW Nutrition

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 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Forest Gump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dutch Kush!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gump slips a straight right by Kush.
Gump throws a jab when Kush was well out of range.
Kush throws out a loose jab but Gump uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gump.
Gump slips a jab and a cross from Kush.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gump misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gump tries to work over Kush's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kush lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gump jumps guard but Kush stands there with Gump around his waist. Gump gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kush can't find room to land a body shot as Gump controls the action.
Gump misses with a body punch.
Gump tries to pull guard but Kush holds him up against the cage and eventually Gump drops back down to his feet.
Kush pushes off an throws an elbow but Gump leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kush working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gump jumps guard but Kush stands there with Gump around his waist. Gump gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Forest Gump. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kush tries to work over Gump's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kush misses with a punch on the inside.
Come on Kush - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kush lands with a right to the head.
Kush tries to throw a body punch but Gump avoids it by throwing Kush back against the cage.
Gump fails to pull guard.
Kush scores with a shoulder strike.
Gump is trying to pull guard but Kush turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kush misses with a punch to the body.
Kush misses with a body punch.
Gump lands with a right to the head.
Gump jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kush walks away with a smile on his face. Gump gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kush misses with a straight right.
Kush misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gump.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gump swings for the body but Kush moves out of range.
Kush wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gump lands a jab to Kush's midsection.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gump blocks an uppercut.
Kush throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gump has Kush pressed against the cage, preventing Kush from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gump makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gump tries to pull guard but Kush holds him up against the cage and eventually Gump drops back down to his feet.
Kush misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gump fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kush scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gump fails to pull guard.
Gump misses with the head strike.

Kush breaks from the clinch.
Gump wants to clinch up but Kush keeps it at a distance.
Gump wants to clinch up but Kush keeps it at a distance.
Gump throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kush throws a shot to the body.
Dutch Kush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gump scores with a hook to the body. Kush takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kush digs a good body shot into Gump's ribs.
Kush misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gump.
Kush throws a low kick but Gump avoids it.
Kush ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gump moves away.
Gump misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kush moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kush has a couple of punches blocked by Gump.
Kush misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gump fails to pull guard.
Gump dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gump misses with the head strike.
Kush misses with a body punch.
Kush lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gump is trying to pull guard but Kush turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kush lands a hook that snaps the head of Gump backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kush struggles to land a body shot inside as Gump controls his hands.
Kush lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gump swings wildly with an uppercut but Kush uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gump is trying to pull guard but Kush turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
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 uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kush.
Kush scores with a nice head shot.

It looks like Forest Gump has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gump. Kush does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kush misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kush takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice defenses there by Gump.
Gump fails with an attempt to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gump checks a leg kick.
Kush just misses with a punch to the body.
Gump is looking to wear down Kush with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kush misses with a wild body shot.
A left and a right from Kush both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Kush takes the fight into the clinch.
Gump is struggling to control the position.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kush. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gump tries to pull guard but Kush won't allow it.

Gump has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kush uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gump is looking for a triangle but Kush pushes his legs off easily.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gump looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kush stopping the sweep attempt from Gump.

Gump looking for a guillotine here but Kush defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush stopping the sweep attempt from Gump.

Gump is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Gump escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kush gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kush really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gump. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gump throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gump keeping moving, preventing Kush from controlling successfully.

Gump working for a triangle but Kush defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gump is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Gump has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Kush should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Gump has tightened it up now! Kush should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Forest Gump!