PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between God Sven (ranked 2604 p4p, 3511 weight class) and Dolph Rush (ranked 301 p4p, 386 weight class). Dolph Rush is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Sven
vs
Rush

188 cm
25
220
2 - 0 - 0

196 cm
25
216
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

BANZAI COMBAT NUTRITION

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, God Sven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dolph Rush!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sven throws a body punch but Rush moves out of range.
Sven definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sven looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rush now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sven misses the jab.
Sven throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sven throws a body punch but Rush moves out of range.
Sven tries to clinch but Rush moves out of range.
Rush looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sven fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rush manages to avoid it.
Sven misses with a body shot.
Sven tries to clinch but Rush is having none of it.
Rush rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sven makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sven.
Rush throws a right hand that misses
and Sven counters with a stiff right hand.
Sven moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rush throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rush scores with the left hand. Sven knows he should have avoided that one.
Sven throws a right hand that misses
enabling Rush to counter with a crisp jab.
Sven lands with a cross.
Sven ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rush circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rush counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rush tries to keep at a distance but Sven has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sven creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rush blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Rush's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Sven.
Sven stalling against the cage.
Sven gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Sven lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rush blocks an uppercut.
Sven keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rush's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rush has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sven tries to work over Rush's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sven tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rush is trying to force a seperation but Sven has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Rush's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rush blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sven taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Rush escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sven tries to clinch but Rush moves out of range.
A lazy left from Sven finds it's target.
Rush throws a series of punches but Sven moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sven with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sven tries to clinch but Rush is having none of it.
Sven wants to clinch up but Rush keeps it at a distance.
Sven throws a big shot that misses.
Sven lands a jab to Rush's midsection.
Rush connects with a right hand. Sven shakes it off.
Rush missing with a left hand there. Sven was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sven misses with a two punch combination.
Rush blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Rush on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sven fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rush manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

God Sven dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sven tries to clinch there but Rush circles away.
Sven dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sven throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rush sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rush with a hook.
Rush looks to throw the jab but Sven is out of range.
Sven throws a body shot but no joy.
Rush throws a right and a left that Sven avoids nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Sven on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rush throws a jab but it's blocked by Sven.
A punch lands to the side of Rush 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sven looks to score with a jab to the body but Rush is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush throws an overhand right that lands on Sven's shoulder, as Sven tries to avoid the shot.
Rush's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sven connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rush scrambles back to his feet.
Sven tries to clinch but Rush moves out of range.
Rush lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sven keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sven connects with a body shot.
Sven ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Sven moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rush.
Rush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sven throws a punch but it's blocked by Rush.
Sven digs a right hand into Rush's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rush's gas tank.
Sven is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rush can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sven taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rush has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sven tries to work over Rush's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sven misses with a punch to the body.
Sven goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rush looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sven.
Sven misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Sven fails to land.
Rush fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rush fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Sven.
Sven tries to throw a body punch but Rush avoids it by throwing Sven back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sven pushes Rush back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sven is looking to control Rush's arms but Rush gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sven has his back to the cage.
Still in the clinch, Sven scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rush wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sven lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rush is breathing heavily.
Sven lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rush can't break the clinch.
Sven has a couple of punches blocked by Rush.
Sven working aggressively here.
Rush is trying to break free.
Rush is trying to force a seperation but Sven has the dominant position.
Sven taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Rush's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rush prevents a body shot from Sven.
A nice left hand lands by Sven.
Sven slows down the pace here.
Sven prevents Rush from breaking the clinch.

Rush breaks the clinch.
Sven throws the left hand but Rush avoids the punch easily.
Rush on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sven misses with a wild body shot.
Sven lands a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

God Sven dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Rush dodges the punch combination from Sven.
Sven fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rush manages to avoid it.
Rush keeps the fight on the outside.
Sven just misses with a punch to the body.
Sven fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rush looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Sven lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rush doesn't seem phased though.
A telegraphed right hand from Sven misses the target.
Sven tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rush! But no joy.
Rush 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush throws an overhand right that lands on Sven's shoulder, as Sven tries to avoid the shot.
Sven checks a leg kick.
Sven moves in looking to clinch but Rush pushes him off.
Rush keeps the fight on the outside.
Sven is looking to wear down Rush with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rush throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sven counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sven wants to clinch up but Rush keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Rush, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sven misses the body punch
and Rush counters with a left and a right that stings Sven.
Sven cracks Rush with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sven ducks under a wild hook from Rush.

Sven clinches up with Rush and pushes him back against the cage.
God Sven has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sven tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sven tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sven swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sven has a couple of punches blocked by Rush.
Rush lands a hook that snaps the head of Sven backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sven misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sven.
Sven throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Rush breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sven swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rush counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rush defending well as Sven loads up on a big left hand.
Rush unleashes a big counter combination but Sven bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
God Sven is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rush takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sven throws a body punch but Rush moves out of range.
Rush throws a poor cross that misses
and Rush takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rush takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sven lands a really nice looking cross but Rush seems unphased.
Rush takes one to the side of the head.
Sven tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sven bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rush's head.
Sven throws a body punch but Rush moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rush! But no joy.
Sven moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rush misses the jab.
Sven tries to clinch but Rush moves out of range.
Sven scores with a jab to the head.
Sven connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from Rush misses.
Dolph Rush has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sven jabbing away but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
God Sven showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sven has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... God Sven!