PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josef Busluvoic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Busluvoic
vs
Love

190 cm
19
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

197 cm
19
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josef Busluvoic !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mister Love!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Busluvoic misses with a looping left.
Love staying out of range there.
Love steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Busluvoic .
Josef Busluvoic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Busluvoic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Busluvoic lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Mister Love has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Love looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big left from Busluvoic misses.
Love throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Busluvoic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Love moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Busluvoic breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Busluvoic misses with a hook to the body
and Love counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Love tries to clinch up.

Busluvoic gets tackled into the cage by Love. Love maintains the clinch.

Busluvoic breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Busluvoic misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Busluvoic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Busluvoic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Busluvoic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Love was well out of range. Poor timing from Busluvoic .
Busluvoic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Love counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Love paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Busluvoic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Busluvoic there as he acknowledges the shot.
Busluvoic throws a head kick but Love moves out of range.
Busluvoic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Love with a jab.
Love takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Love swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Love bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Busluvoic 's head backwards.
Busluvoic throws a right hand that misses
and Love counters with a left and a right that stings Busluvoic .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Busluvoic tries to clinch up.
Busluvoic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Love counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Busluvoic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Love.

Love gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love working aggressively here.

Love breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Busluvoic lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Busluvoic .
Love tries to clinch there but Busluvoic circles away.
Busluvoic throws a nice head kick!
Busluvoic misses with a hook to the body
and Love counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Love lands a glancing blow to the side of Busluvoic 's head.
Love with a hook.
Busluvoic misses with a double jab
and Love counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Love has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Love doesn't manage to clinch there - Busluvoic circles away.
Busluvoic keeps the fight on the outside.
Busluvoic tries to clinch up but Love circles away and keeps his distance.
Love scores with a jab. Busluvoic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Love tries to clinch there but Busluvoic circles away.
It appears Busluvoic was looking to counter with a kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Busluvoic throws a head kick but Love moves out of range.
Love is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Busluvoic had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Busluvoic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Busluvoic looks to land a left hand but Love moved out of range nicely.
Love was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Love lands an overhand right.
Busluvoic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Good work by Love as he checks the leg kick.
Love has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Busluvoic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by Love.
Busluvoic takes one on the button.
Busluvoic throws a looping overhand right but Love ducks down to avoid it.
Busluvoic throws a leg kick which misses Love's front leg but catches the back leg as Love tries to avoid it.
Love stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Busluvoic .
Love throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Busluvoic misses with a hook
and Love counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Busluvoic cracks Love with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Busluvoic misses with a wild combination.
Busluvoic backing away here, and Love unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

Busluvoic darts in and clinches Love up against the cage.

Busluvoic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Love is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Busluvoic fails in his attempt to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Love is trying to break the clinch but Busluvoic has him pressed against the cage.

Busluvoic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Busluvoic throws a hook to the side of Love's head but Love sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Love tries to clinch but Busluvoic moves out of range.
Busluvoic cracks Love with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Love tries to keep at a distance but Busluvoic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Busluvoic prevents Love from breaking the clinch.

Busluvoic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Love tried to score with a low kick but Busluvoic checks it.
Busluvoic misses with a hook.
Love scores with a decent looking hook.
Busluvoic throws a combination that misses
and Love counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Busluvoic swinging wildly here.
Love looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Busluvoic is breathing heavily.
Busluvoic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Love moves away.
Love tries to counter with a clinch but Busluvoic shakes him off and moves away.
Busluvoic is looking to clinch.
Love tries to close the distance and clinch up but Busluvoic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donk. Love catches Busluvoic right on the button with a cross.

Love closes the distance and clinches.
Love is trying to break the clinch but Busluvoic is controlling him.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Love wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Busluvoic manages to break the clinch.
Love takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Busluvoic 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Love connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Busluvoic scrambles back to his feet.
Nice cross by Love.

Love lands a big uppercut and Busluvoic crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Busluvoic looks OK. Love waves Busluvoic back to his feet!

Busluvoic is rocked!
Busluvoic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Love looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oh Busluvoic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Busluvoic closes the distance and clinches.
Busluvoic seems to have got his legs back now.
Love is looking to break free of the clinch but Busluvoic has double underhooks.

Busluvoic 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Busluvoic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Busluvoic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Busluvoic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Busluvoic .
Love throws out a counter right but Busluvoic avoids it with no problem.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Busluvoic , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Love with a jab.
Love keeps the fight on the outside.
Love tests Busluvoic 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Love connects with a good right hand that stumbles Busluvoic . Busluvoic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Love is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Busluvoic flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Busluvoic is out cold! Love holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mister Love!
A very excited looking Mister Love rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.