PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Emil Jagerkokov (ranked 3778 p4p, 369 weight class) and Billy Bush (ranked 2630 p4p, 270 weight class). Emil Jagerkokov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jagerkokov
vs
Bush

169 cm
28
159 lbs
16 - 14 - 0

170 cm
31
170 lbs
20 - 19 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emil Jagerkokov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Bush!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jagerkokov moves into the clinch successfully.
Jagerkokov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bush blocks an elbow strike.
Jagerkokov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jagerkokov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bush.
Jagerkokov blocking some punches.
Jagerkokov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Bush.
Bush lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bush creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Bush's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bush uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jagerkokov.
Jagerkokov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bush.
Jagerkokov misses with a series of wild punches.
Bush cracks Jagerkokov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Emil Jagerkokov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bush tries to land a leg kick but Jagerkokov saw it coming and moves away.
No joy there for Bush, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bush lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jagerkokov slips under a jab.
Bush cracks Jagerkokov with an open hand slap.
Jagerkokov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

It looks like Billy Bush has been cut.
Jagerkokov misses with a combination
and Bush counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bush scores with a jab.
Bush lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from Bush finds it's way through Jagerkokov's defenses.
Bush stuns Jagerkokov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bush moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bush just misses with a punch to the body.
Jagerkokov throws a nice looking combination but Bush bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bush has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jagerkokov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bush checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bush looks to score with a jab to the body but Jagerkokov is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jagerkokov throws a jab when Bush was well out of range.
Jagerkokov misses with a combination

and Bush counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Bush manages to break the clinch.
Jagerkokov misses with a head kick.
Bush avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jagerkokov avoids the body shot from Bush.
Jagerkokov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bush tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jagerkokov was well out of range. Poor timing from Bush.
Bush misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bush misses the shot to the body.
Jagerkokov throws a big counter combination but Bush scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jagerkokov throws a right hand that Bush ducks under and follows up with a left that Bush also avoids with ease.
Bush looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jagerkokov tries to clinch
and Bush counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jagerkokov fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jagerkokov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jagerkokov throws a low kick but Bush moves out of range easily.
Billy Bush is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bush misses with a head kick.
Jagerkokov misses with a combination
and Bush counters with a thumping low kick.
Bush takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bush on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jagerkokov tries to land a front kick but Bush steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bush tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jagerkokov is able to avoid easily.
As Bush looks to move away, Jagerkokov throws a big counter combo but Bush just gets out of the way.
Jagerkokov closes the distance but Bush moves to the side
and Bush counters with a three punch combo that has Jagerkokov backing up. Jagerkokov nods at Bush to acknowledge the strikes.
Jagerkokov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bush throws a combination that misses
and Jagerkokov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jagerkokov throws a right and a left that Bush avoids nicely.
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!
Jagerkokov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bush lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A slow jab from Bush misses its intended target.
Jagerkokov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bush. Jagerkokov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bush is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jagerkokov rather than just go for the knockout.
Jagerkokov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Jagerkokov.
Jagerkokov throws the left hand but Bush avoids the punch easily.
Jagerkokov tries to bum rush Bush with a series of wild strikes but Bush uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jagerkokov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jagerkokov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bush.
Bush rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jagerkokov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jagerkokov doesn't manage to clinch there - Bush circles away.
A little jabbing left from Bush on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Bush dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Bush's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jagerkokov wants to clinch up but Bush keeps it at a distance.
Jagerkokov swings widly with a right hand
and Bush counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jagerkokov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Billy Bush seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jagerkokov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bush moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jagerkokov misses with a hook.
Bush misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jagerkokov.
Sloppy strikes from Jagerkokov. Those never looked like landing.
Jagerkokov throws a jab but it's blocked by Bush.
Bush throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jagerkokov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bush lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jagerkokov backs up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Jagerkokov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jagerkokov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bush counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jagerkokov tries to close the distance and clinch but Bush swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Emil Jagerkokov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jagerkokov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jagerkokov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bush.
Bush misses with an uppercut.
Jagerkokov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bush circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bush. That's going to slow Jagerkokov down.
Bush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jagerkokov.
Bush swats away the attempt to clinch by Jagerkokov.
Bush has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bush throws out a loose jab but Jagerkokov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bush stuns Jagerkokov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jagerkokov walks into a straight right hand from Bush.
Bush uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jagerkokov throws a nice looking combination but Bush bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bush.
Jagerkokov throws a right and a left that Bush avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush looks for the body kick but Jagerkokov saw that one coming.
Jagerkokov misses with a leg kick
and Bush counters with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jagerkokov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bush throws out a counter right but Jagerkokov avoids it with no problem.
Jagerkokov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bush looks to land a combination but Jagerkokov avoids it well.
Jagerkokov tries to clinch but Bush moves out of range.
Jagerkokov throws a right and a left that Bush avoids nicely.
Jagerkokov throws a right hand that misses

and Bush moves into the clinch.
Bush blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bush struggles to land a body shot inside as Jagerkokov controls his hands.
Jagerkokov stalling in the clinch but Bush improves position.
Bush lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jagerkokov.
Bush stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jagerkokov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Bush escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jagerkokov misses with a left hand
and Bush counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jagerkokov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bush connects with a leg kick. Jagerkokov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jagerkokov tries to close the distance and clinch but Bush swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Jagerkokov tries to keep at a distance but Bush has taken the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Bush scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Jagerkokov fails to land.
Jagerkokov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bush throws a punch but it's blocked by Jagerkokov.
A short uppercut from Bush.
Jagerkokov swings wildly with an uppercut but Bush uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jagerkokov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bush tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bush as Jagerkokov tries to tie him up.

Bush breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jagerkokov swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jagerkokov tries to keep at a distance but Bush has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bush lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Bush breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Jagerkokov finds it's target.
Jagerkokov drops his hands momentarily and Bush takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jagerkokov lands a right hook to the body.
Bush checks a leg kick.
Bush lands a two punch combo.
Bush throws a body shot but no joy.
Bush misses with a body kick.
Bush checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Bush showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Billy Bush's cut.
That's time! Jagerkokov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Jagerkokov throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Bush to counter with a crisp jab.
Bush lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bush.
Jagerkokov looks to throw the jab but Bush is out of range.
Jagerkokov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bush.
An inside leg kick lands from Jagerkokov.
Jagerkokov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jagerkokov looks to land a combination but Bush avoids it well.
Jagerkokov walks into a stiff left hand from Bush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bush showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jagerkokov.
Jagerkokov misses with a low kick.
Bush circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jagerkokov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bush was well out of range. Poor timing from Jagerkokov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush scores with a shot to the body.
Jagerkokov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bush cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jagerkokov throws a lazy right hand but Bush sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jagerkokov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jagerkokov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bush throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jagerkokov.
Jagerkokov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bush dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bush throws the kick towards the body but Jagerkokov avoids it.
Bush circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bush counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jagerkokov walks into a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jagerkokov.
A little jabbing left from Bush on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bush smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jagerkokov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Bush on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Jagerkokov.
Bush throws out a counter right but Jagerkokov avoids it with no problem.
Jagerkokov looks to throw the jab but Bush is out of range.
No joy there for Bush, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jagerkokov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jagerkokov moves away from the strike by Bush.
Bush checks a low kick from Jagerkokov.
Bush drops his hands momentarily and Jagerkokov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jagerkokov throws a lazy right hand but Bush sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jagerkokov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big right from Jagerkokov misses.
Jagerkokov throws an overhand right that lands on Bush's shoulder, as Bush tries to avoid the shot.
Jagerkokov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jagerkokov misses with an uppercut
and Bush counters with a good low kick that Jagerkokov was not able to check.
Bush swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bush lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab lands there for Bush.
Jagerkokov moves in looking to clinch but Bush pushes him off.
Bush lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jagerkokov misses with a straight right.
Bush lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bush avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jagerkokov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jagerkokov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Bush moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jagerkokov throws an elbow that misses.
Bush makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Billy Bush seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bush blocks an elbow strike from Jagerkokov.
Jagerkokov lands a shoulder strike.

Bush's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bush circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jagerkokov throws a leg kick which misses Bush's front leg but catches the back leg as Bush tries to avoid it.
Bush tries to bum rush Jagerkokov with a series of wild strikes but Jagerkokov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jagerkokov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bush misses with an uppercut. Jagerkokov saw that one coming.
Emil Jagerkokov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slow jab from Jagerkokov misses its intended target.
Jagerkokov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bush finds it's way round the side to connect with Jagerkokov's head.
Jagerkokov misses with a wild combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Bush comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bush has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Billy Bush!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Billy Bush!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Billy Bush!

Billy Bush wins by unanimous decision!
After the big win, Billy Bush made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Cartel Elite Supps and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.