PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lin Shui (ranked 3814 p4p, 342 weight class) and Bobby Bushwacker (ranked 4900 p4p, 407 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Shui
vs
Bushwacker

165 cm
27
149 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

168 cm
25
156 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lin Shui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Bushwacker!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shui wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bushwacker misses with an uppercut
and Shui counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bushwacker thinking.
Lin Shui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shui with a hook.
Shui throws a body punch but Bushwacker moves out of range.
Bushwacker throws a right hand that misses
and Bushwacker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bushwacker throws a hook but Shui blocks it.
Bushwacker looks to land a left hand but Shui moved out of range nicely.
Shui misses with the body kick
and Bushwacker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bushwacker missing with a left hand there. Shui was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Bushwacker misses.
Shui is looking to counter the offense by Bushwacker and move into the clinch.
Shui misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bushwacker.
Shui wants to clinch.
Shui lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shui ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shui slips a jab from Bushwacker.
Shui connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bushwacker's hands.
Shui slips a straight right by Bushwacker.
Shui finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Shui feints and as Bushwacker raises his hands in defense, Shui changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shui stops Bushwacker from standing up.
Bushwacker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bushwacker is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Bushwacker manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Shui is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bushwacker.
Shui with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shui moves away from the strike by Bushwacker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bushwacker blocks a jab.
Bushwacker is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bushwacker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters circling - Shui throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shui shoots in looking for a takedown. Bushwacker tries to sprawl out of it but Shui keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bushwacker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shui checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Shui looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Shui misses with a straight left.
Bushwacker lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Shui displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bushwacker throws out the jab.
Shui tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bushwacker was well out of range. Poor timing from Shui.
Shui fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bushwacker manages to avoid it.
Bushwacker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shui sizes up Bushwacker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shui shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bushwacker sprawls well. Bushwacker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shui gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lin Shui. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shui lands with an overhand left.
Shui misses with a hook to the body
and Bushwacker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bushwacker checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bushwacker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shui tries to clinch up
and Bushwacker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bushwacker scores with a hook.
Shui looks to land a left hand but Bushwacker moved out of range nicely.
Shui cracks Bushwacker with a good jab.
Shui looks to land a left hand but Bushwacker moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Bushwacker blocks the low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bushwacker! But no joy.
Shui lands with a cross.
Bushwacker lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bushwacker throws a shot from downtown. Shui moves away and avoids it.
Bushwacker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bushwacker might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A low kick from Shui is predictable there
and Bushwacker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bushwacker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bobby Bushwacker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bushwacker.
Shui connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bushwacker. Bushwacker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shui fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bushwacker manages to avoid it.
Bushwacker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Donk. Shui catches Bushwacker right on the button with a cross.
Bushwacker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shui steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bushwacker.
Shui tries to close the distance and clinch but Bushwacker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bushwacker thumps Shui with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lin Shui will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Shui lands a nice hook to Bushwacker's body. Bushwacker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bushwacker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shui fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bushwacker.
Shui on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shui misses with a double jab
and Bushwacker counters with a three punch combo that has Shui backing up. Shui nods at Bushwacker to acknowledge the strikes.
Bushwacker slips under a jab from Shui.
Shui misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Bushwacker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Bushwacker tries to sprawl but Shui drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bushwacker tries to kick Shui off but Shui keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bushwacker is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shui scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bushwacker wants to get back to his feet.
Shui is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Shui has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Shui.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bushwacker is trying to stand back up but Shui is controlling him
Bushwacker has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shui is working away from the top position though.
Bushwacker tries to get to full guard but Shui has control of the leg.
Shui works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bushwacker is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Shui sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Shui is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Shui looking to finish Bushwacker with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bushwacker!
Bushwacker really wants to buck Shui off and get back to his feet.
Shui cracks Bushwacker with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bushwacker wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bushwacker is trying to escape the mount.
Shui working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Shui jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Bushwacker is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Bushwacker and Shui has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Shui is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Bushwacker is looking to regain half guard here but Shui keeps moving and retains side control.
Bushwacker wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bushwacker is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Shui works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Shui trying to control the action but Bushwacker is working from the bottom.
Shui is staying tight to Bushwacker's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Shui advances to full mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shui content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lin Shui dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Bushwacker lands with a hook. Shui tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Shui thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bushwacker moves out of range of the strikes.
Shui connects with a looping right hand.
We've been informed that Bushwacker has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bushwacker slaps away a takedown attempt from Shui, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bushwacker misses with a right hand
and Shui cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shui lands a nice hook to Bushwacker's body. Bushwacker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Shui - that will leave a mark!
Shui is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bushwacker can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shui with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shui looks to land a body kick but Bushwacker moved away.
Lin Shui is winning the standup battle so far.
Bushwacker misses with a body shot
and Shui counters with a stiff right hand.
Bushwacker thuds his right hand into Shui's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shui lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bushwacker throws the left hand but Shui avoids the punch easily.
Shui feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bushwacker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shui connects with a solid leg kick.
Shui fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bushwacker on the side of the head.
Bushwacker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shui tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bushwacker manages to circle out of the way.
Bushwacker leaves Shui with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Shui throws a low kick but Bushwacker moves out of range easily.
Shui throws a good cross that connects.
Nice jab there from Shui.
A clash of legs there as Bushwacker blocks the low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bushwacker. Shui does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shui ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bushwacker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shui has time to react.
Lin Shui is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Shui is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bushwacker lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Shui head around and knocks him out cold! Bushwacker hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bobby Bushwacker!
Bobby Bushwacker decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.