PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Head Bussa (ranked 5864 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seve Deha (ranked 5445 p4p, 0 weight class). Seve Deha will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Bussa
vs
Deha

175 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Head Bussa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Seve Deha!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deha moves in looking to clinch but Bussa pushes him off.
Bussa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from Bussa does it's job there.
Bussa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Deha has managed to clinch.
Bussa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bussa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Deha gets the underhooks and prevents it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Deha.
A head punch on the inside from Deha fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Deha fails to land.

Bussa works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Bussa sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bussa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Deha swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Deha is striking from the bottom but Bussa uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bussa is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bussa seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Deha for as long as he can get away with.
Deha missing with punches from the bottom.
Bussa is nestled in close to Deha, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Deha really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bussa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Deha throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Deha strikes from the bottom but Bussa passes into mount!
Bussa raining down shots from the mount!
Deha is looking to improve his position but Bussa isn't that keen on the idea.
Bussa content just to control the position here.
Bussa prevents Deha from getting the reversal.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Deha can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deha swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Bussa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Deha is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bussa content just to control the position here.
Bussa cracks Deha with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bussa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bussa lands a big elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bussa content just to control the position here.
Deha throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deha gets back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bussa in particular looking to stall.
Bussa uses his free foot to push down on Deha's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Deha.
Deha throwing hammer fists to the chest of Bussa. What's that going to do exactly?
Deha gets back to half guard.
Deha throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Bussa manages to pass to side control.
Bussa looks up at the clock and then as Deha takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bussa smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Deha throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Deha is trying to get back to half guard.
Bussa lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Deha tries to buck Bussa off but Bussa is having none of it.
Deha seems a little lost for a moment, as Bussa dominates the positioning.
Deha tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Deha tries to bench press Bussa off him but Bussa keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deha misses with a strike from the bottom.
Bussa creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Deha tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bussa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Deha throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Deha takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bussa lands an elbow.
Bussa is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Deha will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Deha is trying to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A lull in the action here as Bussa stalls from top position.
Deha is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Head Bussa dominated that round.
That's time! Bussa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Deha tries to clinch up.
Bussa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Seve Deha has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Deha fails with an attempt to clinch.

Deha forces Bussa back against the cage and clinches.
Bussa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Deha avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bussa is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Deha is defending well.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Deha.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Deha.
Deha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bussa is trying to drag Deha to the mat but Deha just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Head Bussa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Deha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bussa wants to take the fight to the mat but Deha manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Deha throws a head punch that misses.
Bussa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bussa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bussa.
Deha swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deha is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bussa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deha.
Bussa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Deha gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Deha looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bussa working hard to break the clinch.
Deha misses with some punches.
Deha throws a head punch that misses.
Bussa is trying to break free.
Deha has a couple of punches blocked by Bussa.
Deha misses with a punch on the inside.
Bussa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Deha misses with a punch on the inside.
Bussa is looking to control Deha's arms but Deha gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bussa has his back to the cage.
Deha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Deha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Deha swings wildly with an uppercut but Bussa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bussa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Deha working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deha misses with a punch on the inside.
Bussa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Bussa breaks the clinch.
Seve Deha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Deha rushes Bussa and presses him up against the cage.
Deha misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Deha fails to land.
Deha misses with the head strike.
Deha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Deha misses with the head strike.

Bussa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bussa, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deha walks into a jab.
Deha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bussa throws a series of punches but Deha avoids them all with ease.
Deha tries to clinch there but Bussa circles away.
Deha tries to clinch but Bussa moves out of range.
Bussa swats away the attempt to clinch by Deha.
Bussa swats away the attempt to clinch by Deha.
Head Bussa is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Deha forces Bussa back against the cage and clinches.
Deha working aggressively here.
Deha misses with a punch on the inside.

Bussa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Deha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bussa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bussa with a jab.

Deha has closed the distance and engaged Bussa in a clinch.
Deha scores with a shot to the side of Bussa's head.
Bussa can't break the clinch.
Seve Deha seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Deha has a couple of punches blocked by Bussa.
Bussa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Deha avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bussa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bussa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Deha misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Deha.
Bussa tries to circle away but Deha has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Deha.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bussa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Deha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bussa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Deha pulls his leg out and moves away.
Deha tries to clinch there but Bussa circles away.
Bussa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Deha tries to close the distance and clinch but Bussa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Deha wants to clinch.
Bussa tries to counter with a takedown but Deha is quick to defend against it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deha moves in looking to clinch but Bussa pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Deha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Deha has managed to clinch.
Bussa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Deha can do to turn this around?
A short right from Deha on the inside.
Bussa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Deha fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Deha wants to clinch up but Bussa keeps it at a distance.

Deha clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seve Deha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Seve Deha's cut.
That's time! Bussa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Deha darts in trying to clinch

and Bussa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Deha won't be happy with that.
Deha striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Deha tries to bench press Bussa off him but Bussa keeps the position.
Deha throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Bussa content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Bussa 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.
Deha tries to bench press Bussa off him but Bussa keeps the position.
Check out the look on Bussa's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
You can see the frustration on Deha's face as Bussa controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bussa's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bussa creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bussa landing strikes.
Bussa is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deha throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Deha is looking to regain half guard here but Bussa keeps moving and retains side control.
Bussa lands a few punches from side control.
Deha throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Bussa taking a breather here.
Deha tries to buck Bussa off but Bussa is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bussa controls the position.
Deha throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Deha wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Deha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bussa in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Bussa is chipping away with strikes.
Deha is trying to improve his position.
Deha throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Deha is trying to get back to half guard.
Deha striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Deha is looking to regain half guard here but Bussa keeps moving and retains side control.
Deha misses with a strike from the bottom.
Bussa lands some shots froms side control.
Deha throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bussa looks up at the clock and then as Deha takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bussa smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Deha being controlled for a moment.
Bussa has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bussa blocks the strikes from Deha.
Deha sneaks back into half guard.
Deha wants to get back to full guard but Bussa has passed into side control.
Deha is being controlled here.
Further stalling from Bussa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bussa working the body and head with strikes.
Deha is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bussa taking a breather here.
Deha tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Deha throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Deha is looking for a sweep.
Bussa controls the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Deha misses with a strike from the bottom.
Bussa landing a few strikes.
Deha is looking for a sweep.
Deha striking from the bottom but nothing landed.

And that's the end of the fight!
Head Bussa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bussa 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Head Bussa!