PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevon Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bush
vs
Martin

165 cm
26
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

175 cm
21
160 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ice Nutrition
Zombie Nutrition

Merciless Gladiators

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trevon Martin!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin looks to throw the jab but Bush is out of range.
The fighters circling - Martin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trevon Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bush takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Martin lands a head shot.
Nice defenses there by Bush.
Nice shot lands for Martin.
Martin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martin misses with a straight left.
Martin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bush manages to avoid it.
Bush wants to clinch.
Martin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A punch combination from Martin misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Bush has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Academy of Combat in the buildup to the fight.
Bush moves out of range as Martin strikes.
Martin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bush sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martin with a nice cross.

Bush feints and as Martin raises his hands in defense, Bush changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bush slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Martin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bush missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bush cracks Martin with a solid left hand.
Bush missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bush missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Martin wants to get back to his feet but Bush is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Martin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bush. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bush passes Martin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bush is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bush not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bush working over Martin with some ground and pound. Martin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bush tries to pass the half guard into mount. Martin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Martin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Martin trying to control but Bush postures up.
Martin is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush working over Martin with some ground and pound. Martin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bush content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bush lands a nice short elbow.
Martin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bush's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bush's back!
Martin is hanging on to Bush's back as he tries to escape.
Bush tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Bush regains half guard.
Bush moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Bush on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bush tries to get out of the position.
Bush manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin is squirming around, avoiding Bush's attempts to control the action.
Bush unloading with bombs!
Bush with a couple of short strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bush cracks Martin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Martin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Bush dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bush fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Martin throws a jab but it's blocked by Bush.
Martin misses with a two punch combination.
Bush tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Bush walks into a stiff left hand from Martin.
Bush avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bush.
Martin has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martin. Bush does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martin lands a jab.
A big left from Martin misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martin. Bush does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martin misses with a hook.
Martin cracks Bush with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big left from Martin misses.
Martin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bush's hands.
Bush staying out of range there.
Martin throws an off balance right hand

so Bush counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bush postures up in Martin's guard and throws a big left but Martin blocks it.
Bush loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Martin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bush.
Bush trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bush lands a couple of elbows.
Bush working some strikes from top position.
Bush with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bush content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bush scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bush with a flurry of punches that miss.
Martin has momentary wrist control but Bush slips an elbow through the middle.
Bush with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bush scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bush working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martin is looking to stand up but Bush isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin looking for a sweep. Not yet Martin, not yet.
Bush working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bush is pushing down on Martin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Martin is fighting to maintain full guard but Bush has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bush not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bush thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Martin's head.
Martin is trying to stand back up but Bush is controlling him
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bush connects with a nice short shot to Martin's temple.
Bush missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bush not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bush content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bush lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush working Martin over with strikes.
Bush landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bush sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Martin defending well though.
Bush landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Martin is trying to maintain the position but Bush is very close to passing his half guard.
Bush stalling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bush throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Bush dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bush walks into a straight right hand from Martin.
Bush staying out of range there.
Martin lands with a straight right. Bush didn't see that one coming.
Bush ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Martin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martin looks to score with a jab to the body but Bush is just out of range.
Bush takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bush moves away.
Martin throws a hook but Bush blocks it.
Martin swings for the body but Bush moves out of range.
Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
Martin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bush tries to close the distance and clinch but Martin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Trevon Martin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin lands with a right hand.
Bush takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Martin throws a right hand that misses

and Bush decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Martin's guard.
Bush throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bush is stalling in the full guard.
Martin wants to stand but Bush is controlling the position.
Bush is stalling in the full guard.
Bush is in close to Martin's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bush throws an elbow that misses. Martin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bush's guard. Nice move by Martin!
Martin trying to control but Bush is working from the bottom.
George Bush is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martin is fighting to break Bush's control of his arms but Bush is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Trevon Martin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bush tries to strike from the bottom.
Bush has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Martin being controlled here momentarily.
George Bush overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Martin throws a right hand that Bush ducks under and follows up with a left that Bush also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bush was well out of range. Poor timing from Martin.
Martin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bush's hands.
Martin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Trevon Martin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Bush.
No joy there for Martin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bush fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martin throws a hook to the side of Bush's head but Bush sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martin throws a hook but Bush avoids it easily.
Martin throws a hook but Bush blocks it.
Bush displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martin throws out the jab.
Martin misses with a hook. Bush ducked under it nicely.
Martin misses with a two punch combination.

Bush is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Martin's half guard.
Bush has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bush controlling his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to George Bush.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bush, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Bush!
Jumping up and down and very excited, George Bush waved his t-shirt featuring Zombie Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.