PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Christian Bhumsuko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yang Zhi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bhumsuko comes to the cage accompanied by Feel Good Drag. 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.

Bhumsuko
vs
Zhi

170 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
21
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Predator Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christian Bhumsuko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yang Zhi!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zhi closes the distance and clinches.
Bhumsuko trying to land knees to the body.
Bhumsuko gets underhooks to prevent Zhi's takedown attempt.
Zhi misses with a knee to the head.

Bhumsuko gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Zhi tries to get to full guard but Bhumsuko has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bhumsuko postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Zhi to stand up.
A swing and a miss from Bhumsuko.
Zhi doesn't manage to clinch there - Bhumsuko circles away.
Zhi is looking to clinch but Bhumsuko is avoiding it.
Zhi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zhi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bhumsuko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bhumsuko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zhi makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bhumsuko really felt that one!

Zhi gets a clinch.
Zhi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bhumsuko.
Zhi looks gassed!
Zhi prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhi lands an elbow inside that Bhumsuko shrugs off.
Bhumsuko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zhi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bhumsuko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Bhumsuko.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zhi.
Bhumsuko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zhi.
Bhumsuko misses with a knee to the head.
Zhi tries to land knees in the clinch but Bhumsuko avoids the damage to the body.
Zhi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bhumsuko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zhi.
Bhumsuko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bhumsuko lands a shot to the body.

Bhumsuko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zhi keeps the fight on the outside.
Yang Zhi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bhumsuko wants to clinch

and Zhi counters by clinching up.
Bhumsuko lands an elbow that stopped Zhi in his tracks for a moment.
Bhumsuko lands a damaging elbow.
Bhumsuko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bhumsuko is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bhumsuko - that landed with a thud.
Bhumsuko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zhi backwards.
Bhumsuko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zhi has him pressed against the cage.
Bhumsuko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bhumsuko has had enough of the clinch but Zhi keeps him there for the moment.
Bhumsuko wants to get back to striking at distance but Zhi won't allow it.
Zhi misses with an elbow over the top.
Zhi tries to land a knee to the head but Bhumsuko blocks with his arms.
Bhumsuko looking to slow down the pace here.
Bhumsuko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zhi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bhumsuko lands with a left to the head.
Bhumsuko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Zhi misses with an elbow strike.
Bhumsuko lands a right hand.
Bhumsuko works on Zhi's body with a couple of short punches.

Bhumsuko drags the fight down to the ground.

Bhumsuko escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zhi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Zhi stopping the sweep attempt from Bhumsuko.
Zhi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bhumsuko escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zhi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Zhi postures up.

Bhumsuko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Bhumsuko looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Zhi has picked Bhumsuko up and slammed him! Bhumsuko can't keep hold of the triangle and Zhi manages to pass to side control!
Bhumsuko tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Zhi presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Zhi controlling from mount.
Bhumsuko working to try and regain half guard.
Bhumsuko tries to hold on but Zhi pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Bhumsuko dominated that 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.

Bhumsuko is looking to clinch.

Bhumsuko moves into the clinch.
Bhumsuko misses with a body punch.
Bhumsuko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zhi backwards.
Bhumsuko has had enough of the clinch but Zhi keeps him there for the moment.
Zhi tries to land knees in the clinch but Bhumsuko avoids the damage to the body.
Zhi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bhumsuko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bhumsuko takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zhi looking to stall.
Zhi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bhumsuko misses with an elbow over the top.
Bhumsuko dodges an elbow strike from Zhi.
Bhumsuko swings wildly with an uppercut but Zhi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zhi throws an elbow that misses.
Zhi missing with knees to the body.
Zhi throws an elbow that misses.
Zhi is breathing heavily.
Bhumsuko scores with a shot to the side of Zhi's head.
Zhi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zhi keeps control of Bhumsuko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bhumsuko lands a hook that snaps the head of Zhi backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhumsuko misses with a body punch.
Zhi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bhumsuko missing with knees to the body.
Zhi avoiding damage as Bhumsuko throws knees to the body.
Zhi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bhumsuko goes for a takedown attempt but Zhi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Bhumsuko rushes Zhi and presses him up against the cage.
Bhumsuko wants to break free but Zhi has control.
Bhumsuko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zhi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bhumsuko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zhi prevents Bhumsuko from breaking the clinch.
Bhumsuko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zhis head.
Bhumsuko leaning against his opponent.
Bhumsuko is pressed up against the cage. Zhi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bhumsuko down to the mat. Bhumsuko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Bhumsuko looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bhumsuko trying to control the position from guard on top but Zhi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhi looking for a sweep. Not yet Zhi, not yet.

Zhi is working an open guard so Bhumsuko takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Bhumsuko rushes Zhi and presses him up against the cage.
Zhi avoids a wild elbow strike from Bhumsuko.
Bhumsuko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zhi tries a knee to the head but Bhumsuko blocks it.
Zhi looking to slow down the pace here.
Bhumsuko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zhi tries for a takedown but Bhumsuko manages to get underhooks.
Bhumsuko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zhi backwards.
Bhumsuko lands a shot to the body.
Bhumsuko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zhi is keeping busy.
Zhi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bhumsuko walks away with a smile on his face. Zhi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Christian Bhumsuko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yang Zhi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhumsuko tries to clinch up.
Bhumsuko tries to clinch there but Zhi circles away.
Bhumsuko wants to clinch but Zhi slips to the side

and Zhi counters by moving into the clinch.
Bhumsuko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zhi managing to block the knees to the body from Bhumsuko.

Bhumsuko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bhumsuko tries to clinch up

and Zhi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Zhi.
Bhumsuko takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bhumsuko wants to break free but Zhi has control.
Bhumsuko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A hook to the body from Bhumsuko.
Zhi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bhumsuko looking to slow down the pace here.
Bhumsuko prevents the takedown attempt.
Bhumsuko tries to pull guard but Zhi holds him up against the cage and eventually Bhumsuko drops back down to his feet.
Zhi avoids a wild elbow strike from Bhumsuko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bhumsuko goes for a takedown in the clinch but Zhi prevents it.
Zhi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bhumsuko blocks it with crossed arms.
Bhumsuko fails to pull guard.
Zhi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bhumsuko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bhumsuko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zhi blocks it with crossed arms.
Zhi scores with a knee to the head.

Bhumsuko pulls Zhi into guard.
Bhumsuko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Bhumsuko escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zhi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Zhi is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Bhumsuko dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bhumsuko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Zhi counters with a leg kick.
Zhi wants to clinch but Bhumsuko slips to the side

and Bhumsuko counters by moving into the clinch.
Zhi is looking to control Bhumsuko's arms but Bhumsuko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zhi has his back to the cage.

Bhumsuko has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Zhi is trying to keep an underhook but Bhumsuko manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Bhumsuko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bhumsuko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zhi won't allow Bhumsuko to pass to mount.
Bhumsuko has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bhumsuko landing strikes from the mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhumsuko scoring with strikes but Zhi is staying in there.
Bhumsuko looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Bhumsuko wants to finish this one by submission but Zhi is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bhumsuko.
Zhi can't escape the position.

Bhumsuko is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bhumsuko instigates a clinch.
Zhi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zhi prevents Bhumsuko from breaking the clinch.
Good body shot from Bhumsuko.
Zhi keeps control of Bhumsuko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zhi scores with a knee to the head.
Bhumsuko lands an elbow that stopped Zhi in his tracks for a moment.
Bhumsuko pushes Zhi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zhi managing to block the knees to the body from Bhumsuko.
Bhumsuko pushes Zhi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bhumsuko has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Zhi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Zhi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bhumsuko tries to score a body lock takedown but Zhi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Zhi misses with an elbow over the top.
Bhumsuko stalling in the clinch but Zhi improves position.
Zhi lands a knee to the head.
Zhi blocks an elbow strike.
Zhi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bhumsuko misses with a knee strike.
Bhumsuko tries to break the clinch but Zhi is controlling the position.
Zhi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bhumsuko avoiding damage as Zhi throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhi throws an elbow that misses.
Bhumsuko lands a hook that snaps the head of Zhi backwards.
Zhi jumps guard but Bhumsuko stands there with Zhi around his waist. Zhi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Christian Bhumsuko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bhumsuko has had enough of the clinch but Zhi keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bhumsuko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zhi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bhumsuko.
Zhi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bhumsuko blocks it with crossed arms.
Bhumsuko throws a punch but it's blocked by Zhi.
Zhi has Bhumsuko pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bhumsuko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Zhi prevents Bhumsuko from breaking the clinch.
Bhumsuko avoiding damage as Zhi throws knees to the body.
Bhumsuko'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.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Bhumsuko for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Bhumsuko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bhumsuko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zhi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bhumsuko blocks it with crossed arms.
Bhumsuko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zhi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bhumsuko blocks the elbow strike.
Bhumsuko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Bhumsuko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bhumsuko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bhumsuko being controlled against the cage.
Zhi pushes off an throws an elbow but Bhumsuko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zhi throws a knee to the head but misses.

Bhumsuko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Bhumsuko scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bhumsuko is looking to take a break and control but Zhi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zhi gets back to full guard.
Bhumsuko wants to get up but he can't break Zhi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Bhumsuko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bhumsuko, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Bhumsuko!