PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theodore Ruxpin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Theodore Ruxpin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kush
vs
Ruxpin

188 cm
19
158 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bubba Kush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theodore Ruxpin!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kush fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruxpin manages to avoid it.

Ruxpin has Kush up against the cage in a clinch.
Kush digs a right hand into Ruxpin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ruxpin's gas tank.
Ruxpin has Kush pressed against the cage, preventing Kush from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kush really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ruxpin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch on the inside from Kush fails to land.
Ruxpin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kush up against the cage.
Kush is trying to force a seperation but Ruxpin has the dominant position.
Kush looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ruxpin has Kush pushed against the cage.
Kush jumps guard but Ruxpin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ruxpin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ruxpin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kush backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ruxpin gets through Kush's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ruxpin.
Kush blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ruxpin lands a shoulder strike.
Kush trying to stall but Ruxpin improves his position.
Ruxpin misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ruxpin.
Kush is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ruxpin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ruxpin misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruxpin has Kush pushed against the cage.
Ruxpin misses with the head strike.
Ruxpin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kush backwards.
Kush is trying to push Ruxpin away but Ruxpin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kush tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ruxpin just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bubba Kush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kush's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ruxpin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ruxpin stops a takedown attempt from Kush.
Ruxpin gets through Kush's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Come on Ruxpin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ruxpin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Ruxpin fails to land.
Kush looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Kush breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruxpin tries to clinch up.
Kush throws a big shot that misses.
Ruxpin tries to clinch there but Kush circles away.
Theodore Ruxpin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruxpin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kush is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Ruxpin wants to clinch.
Ruxpin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ruxpin is looking to clinch but Kush is avoiding it.

Ruxpin has managed to clinch.
Kush has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ruxpin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kush is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short right from Ruxpin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruxpin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kush is defending well for now.
Ruxpin has Kush pushed against the cage.
Kush blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ruxpin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kush jumps guard but Ruxpin stands there with Kush around his waist. Kush gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kush blocks an uppercut.
Ruxpin misses with some punches.
Ruxpin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ruxpin missing with knees to the body.
Ruxpin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ruxpin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kush backwards.
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.
Kush stalling in the clinch but Ruxpin improves position.
Ruxpin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruxpin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kush backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Theodore Ruxpin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ruxpin tries to clinch up.
Kush swats away the attempt to clinch by Ruxpin.
Kush staying out of range there.
Ruxpin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kush paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ruxpin tries to clinch but Kush moves out of range.
Kush scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ruxpin wants to clinch up but Kush keeps it at a distance.
Ruxpin wants to clinch up but Kush keeps it at a distance.
Ruxpin wants to clinch.
Kush keeps the fight on the outside.
Kush misses with a low kick.
Kush lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kush avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kush lands a right hook to the body.
Kush fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Ruxpin 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruxpin moves out of range of the strikes.
Ruxpin tries to clinch
enabling Kush to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice takedown defense from Ruxpin. No joy for Kush on that attempt.
Ruxpin wants to clinch

and Kush counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kush wants to control but Ruxpin is keeping him busy.
An elbow from Kush crashes against the mat.
Kush trying to control the action but Ruxpin is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Ruxpin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ruxpin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush lands some shots froms side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruxpin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kush wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kush 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.
Ruxpin is not content to let Kush control the position.
Kush in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kush works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush is looking to take a break and control but Ruxpin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Kush tries for a kimura but Ruxpin is defending well.
Ruxpin is trying to control Kush's posture but Kush avoids it.
Ruxpin is trying to escape the position but Kush is controlling the position.
Kush misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ruxpin is looking to reverse the position.
Kush working the ground and pound but Ruxpin is defending the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush is staying tight to Ruxpin's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Kush scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ruxpin to see if he's OK.
Ruxpin taking a bit of punishment here - Kush scoring with strikes.
Kush trying to control the action but Ruxpin is working from the bottom.
Ruxpin holds on to Kush's head and controls the position momentarily.
A lull in the action here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruxpin regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bubba Kush dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Kush swings for the body but Ruxpin moves out of range.
Ruxpin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kush's head backwards.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kush.
Kush takes a swing at Ruxpin's ribcage but misses.
Ruxpin moves to clinch but Kush breaks away
and Kush makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Ruxpin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Kush's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Ruxpin darts in and clinches Kush up against the cage.
Ruxpin gets underhooks to prevent Kush's takedown attempt.
Ruxpin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ruxpin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ruxpin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ruxpin has a couple of punches blocked by Kush.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kush jumps guard.
Ruxpin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bubba Kush overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kush is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ruxpin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kush's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kush's back!
Kush manages to reverse the position and now he's in Ruxpin's guard. Nice work there by Kush.
Kush wants to control from the top but Ruxpin keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kush postures up in Ruxpin's guard and throws a big left but Ruxpin blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush trying to control but Ruxpin is working from the bottom.
Ruxpin is trying to keep Kush in close.
Kush trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruxpin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruxpin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kush. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Bubba Kush just wasn't active enough.
Ruxpin tries to clinch up but Kush circles away and keeps his distance.

Kush closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ruxpin to the mat! Ruxpin manages to get full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kush lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kush slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ruxpin wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush throwing strikes from guard but Ruxpin blocks nicely.
Ruxpin can't keep his opponent in guard - Kush advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kush thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ruxpin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ruxpin wants to improve his position but Kush is controlling well.
Kush winds up and cracks Ruxpin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kush prevents Ruxpin from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruxpin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kush scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ruxpin is looking to improve his position.
Kush tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ruxpin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kush working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kush sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ruxpin defending well though.
Kush missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruxpin is looking for a sweep. Kush is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kush thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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 trying to control from half guard but Ruxpin is working away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bubba Kush showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kush 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bubba Kush!