PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michail Bugaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wladimir Pushka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wladimir Pushka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bugaev
vs
Pushka

190 cm
21
250 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

200 cm
24
260 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michail Bugaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wladimir Pushka!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bugaev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pushka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Bugaev.
Pushka scores with a jab to the body.
Pushka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pushka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pushka gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bugaev.

It looks like Wladimir Pushka has been cut.
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!
Bugaev tries to bum rush Pushka with a series of wild strikes but Pushka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bugaev lands a jab to the nose.
Bugaev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bugaev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pushka.

Oooooh!!! Bugaev has knocked Pushka down with a huge combo! Bugaev steps away and waves a wobbly Pushka back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Pushka is rocked!
Pushka throws a leg kick that misses.
Bugaev thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bugaev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pushka moves away.
Bugaev misses the shot to the body.
Pushka throws a low kick, looking for Bugaev's leg but Bugaev calmly moves out of range.
Bugaev misses with a double jab.
Nice defenses there by Bugaev.
Bugaev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bugaev misses with an uppercut. Pushka saw that one coming.
Pushka moves away from the strike by Bugaev.
Bugaev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pushka looks to score with a jab to the body but Bugaev is just out of range.
Pushka lands with an uppercut that bounces Bugaev off the cage and back into range.
Bugaev misses with a double jab.
Bugaev just misses with a punch to the body.
Bugaev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pushka ducks under a wild hook from Bugaev.
That kick from Pushka tenderised Bugaev's leg. Bugaev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pushka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bugaev's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bugaev duly obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Bugaev.
Bugaev throws a jab but it's blocked by Pushka.
Bugaev throws a combination. Pushka tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bugaev lands a two punch combo.

That has opened up Wladimir Pushka's cut even more.
Bugaev misses with a combination
and Pushka counters with a thumping low kick.
Bugaev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bugaev throws a big shot that misses.
Bugaev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bugaev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab, jab by Pushka - just one landing.
Bugaev throws a lazy uppercut
and Pushka counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bugaev misses the shot to the body.
Pushka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bugaev.
Bugaev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pushka can pounce on him.
Michail Bugaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Bugaev misses the target.
Pushka ducks under a wild hook from Bugaev.
Pushka misses with a body kick.
Bugaev misses with a wild body shot.
Bugaev misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bugaev misses with a few strikes there.
Bugaev throws a lazy uppercut
and Pushka counters with a thumping low kick.
Pushka cracks the inside of Bugaev's front leg.
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!
Pushka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bugaev is breathing heavily.
Pushka feints and then cracks Bugaev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bugaev down.
Bugaev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pushka.
Pushka tries to clinch up.
Pushka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bugaev.
Pushka fails in his attempt to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bugaev checks a leg kick.
Bugaev is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Pushka's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pushka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bugaev tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pushka connects with a high kick.
Bugaev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A big left from Bugaev misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michail Bugaev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wladimir Pushka's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pushka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pushka avoids the body shot from Bugaev.
Bugaev swats away the attempt to clinch by Pushka.
Bugaev with a jab.
Pushka slips a jab and a cross from Bugaev.
Pushka looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bugaev throws an off balance right hand
and Pushka counters with a nice leg kick.
Pushka tries to clinch but Bugaev moves out of range.
Bugaev throws an off balance right hand
and Pushka counters with a straight right hand.
Bugaev throws a hook but Pushka blocks it.
Pushka walks into a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bugaev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pushka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bugaev.
Michail Bugaev is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bugaev misses with a hook
and Pushka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pushka.

Oooooh!!! Bugaev has knocked Pushka down with a huge combo! Bugaev steps away and waves a wobbly Pushka back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bugaev throws the left hand but Pushka avoids the punch easily.
Michail Bugaev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pushka thumps Bugaev with a low kick.
A slow jab from Bugaev misses its intended target.
That kick from Pushka tenderised Bugaev's leg. Bugaev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bugaev tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bugaev takes a swing at Pushka's ribcage but misses.
Bugaev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pushka circles away quickly and effectively.
Bugaev throws a combination. Pushka tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

The cut above Wladimir Pushka's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bugaev throws a hook but Pushka avoids it easily.
Pushka fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bugaev tries to bum rush Pushka with a series of wild strikes but Pushka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bugaev throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pushka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bugaev. Pushka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bugaev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bugaev misses the shot to the body.
Pushka tries to clinch there but Bugaev circles away.
Pushka dodges the punch combination from Bugaev.
Bugaev throws a poor cross that misses
and Pushka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bugaev's knee momentarily.
Pushka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pushka tries to clinch up but Bugaev circles away and keeps his distance.
Bugaev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pushka slips a jab from Bugaev.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pushka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pushka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pushka getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bugaev throws a combination that misses
and Pushka counters with a nice body shot.
Bugaev moves away from the strike by Pushka.
Pushka feints and then cracks Bugaev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bugaev down.
A leg kick checked by Bugaev.
Bugaev misses with a wild body shot.
Pushka tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bugaev is able to avoid easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pushka. That's going to slow Bugaev down.
Bugaev misses with a right hand
and Pushka counters with a good low kick that Bugaev was not able to check.
Pushka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bugaev throws a sloppy body shot
and Pushka counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bugaev misses with a body shot
and Pushka counters with a leg kick.
Pushka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pushka thumps Bugaev with a low kick.
Bugaev misses with a hook
and Pushka counters with a body kick that stops Bugaev in his tracks momentarily.
Pushka lands with a hook. Bugaev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

It looks like Michail Bugaev has been cut.
Bugaev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pushka.

Pushka clinches with his opponent.
Bugaev tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pushka smiles and moves away.
Pushka has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bugaev throws a right hand that Pushka ducks under and follows up with a left that Pushka also avoids with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pushka lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Michail Bugaev will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nice cross by Pushka.
Bugaev misses with a double jab
and Pushka counters with a low kick, right behind Bugaev 's knee.
Bugaev with a hook.
Pushka lands a front kick.
Pushka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bugaev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pushka.
Good leg kick by Pushka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pushka, right into the meat.
Pushka attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pushka misses with a looping left.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bugaev throws a series of punches but Pushka avoids them all with ease.
Pushka tries to clinch but Bugaev is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pushka with a nice cross.
Pushka connects with a nice looking jab.
Bugaev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bugaev falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pushka counters with a nice leg kick.
Bugaev keeps the fight on the outside.
Bugaev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A lazy left from Bugaev finds it's target.
Pushka wants to slow Bugaev down by chopping away at his legs.

Bugaev gets tackled into the cage by Pushka. Pushka maintains the clinch.

Pushka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bugaev moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pushka connects with an inside leg kick.
Pushka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bugaev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bugaev throws a hook but Pushka blocks it.
Pushka misses with a low kick.
Nice shot by Pushka.
Pushka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bugaev.
Bugaev walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Bugaev is rocked!
An inside leg kick lands from Pushka.
Oh Bugaev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pushka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pushka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pushka connects with an inside leg kick.

Pushka closes the distance and clinches.

Pushka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bugaev on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pushka is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Bugaev flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Bugaev is out cold! Pushka holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wladimir Pushka!