PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Gazimov (ranked 24773 p4p, 0 weight class) and Head Bussa (ranked 3106 p4p, 0 weight class). Abdul Gazimov looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Gazimov
vs
Bussa

193 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

175 cm
25
215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Abdul Gazimov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Head Bussa!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gazimov moves out of range as Bussa strikes.
Gazimov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bussa swats away the attempt to clinch by Gazimov.
Bussa lunges at Gazimov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gazimov's hand.
Bussa misses with the combination.
Bussa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gazimov.
Gazimov slips under a jab.
Gazimov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gazimov moves to clinch but Bussa breaks away
and Bussa counters with a straight right hand.
Gazimov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gazimov fails with an attempt to clinch.

Bussa waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Gazimov. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Gazimov to the canvas! Can he finish him!?

Gazimov is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bussa throwing strikes from guard but Gazimov blocks nicely.
Oh Gazimov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bussa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bussa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bussa works over Gazimov with some ground and pound from guard.
Bussa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bussa wants to pass the guard but Gazimov is keeping the position.
Gazimov seems to have got his legs back now.
Bussa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bussa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bussa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bussa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bussa seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bussa throws a lazy right hand but Gazimov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gazimov fails in his attempt to clinch.

Bussa closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bussa controlling the action here.
Bussa landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bussa seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
It looks like Bussa might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bussa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bussa not doing much here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Decent striking displayed by Bussa there.

Gazimov rushes Bussa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Bussa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Head Bussa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nice defenses there by Gazimov.
As Bussa backs away, Gazimov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bussa throws a poor cross that misses
and Gazimov counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bussa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gazimov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Head Bussa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Bussa. Beautiful body shot.
No joy there for Bussa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bussa keeps the fight on the outside.
Bussa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bussa cracks Gazimov with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Bussa there.
Head Bussa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gazimov wants to clinch

and Bussa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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!
Bussa is taking a breather. Gazimov says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gazimov is trying to stand up here but Bussa is controlling him well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bussa in particular looking to stall.
Gazimov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gazimov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bussa.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bussa looks to land a strike but Gazimov avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Gazimov wants to get back to his feet but Bussa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bussa stands and throws Gazimov's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bussa content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Bussa throwing strikes but Gazimov manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
I wouldn't like to be where Bussa is right now.
Bussa tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Bussa tries to hold on but Gazimov postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bussa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gazimov is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Bussa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bussa keeps trying to improve his position.
Bussa is trying to stand.
Bussa is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gazimov avoids the attempt from Bussa to control.
You get the feeling that Bussa really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bussa somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Gazimov slips a straight right by Bussa.
Gazimov throws a big counter combination but Bussa scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gazimov darts in trying to clinch
and Bussa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bussa feints a jab promting Gazimov to slip. Bussa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gazimov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gazimov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bussa throws a lazy right hand but Gazimov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bussa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gazimov.
Gazimov feinted there with a counter leg kick.

Bussa closes the distance and pushes Gazimov back into the cage.
Bussa tries to break free but Gazimov pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Head Bussa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Bussa scores with a hook to the body. Gazimov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gazimov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Bussa throws a left that rocks Gazimov and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Bussa dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Gazimov regain composure!
Bussa takes a little break here. Gazimov wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Bussa scores with punches from side control.
Bussa is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gazimov will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Bussa is continuing to stall.
Bussa working the head and body with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gazimov wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Bussa crashes against the mat.
Gazimov is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Gazimov is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bussa controlling the position from side mount.
Gazimov taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bussa in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bussa taking a breather here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bussa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gazimov moves to clinch but Bussa breaks away
enabling Bussa to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bussa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bussa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Bussa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gazimov is trying to defend but Bussa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bussa looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gazimov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bussa.
Bussa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bussa not doing much here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bussa lands strikes from half guard.
Bussa is figuring out what he wants to do next.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sloppy strikes from Bussa. Those never looked like landing.
Abdul Gazimov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gazimov looks to score with a jab to the body but Bussa is just out of range.
Head Bussa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bussa looks to throw the jab but Gazimov is out of range.
Gazimov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Head Bussa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bussa 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30

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