PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peguero Jean Philippe (ranked 1407 p4p, 1510 weight class) and Jab Buckeye (ranked 36 p4p, 39 weight class). Philippe comes to the cage accompanied by Chant vaudou haitien. Buckeye has chosen Right above it lil Wayne as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Philippe
vs
Buckeye

187 cm
26
193
15 - 10 - 0

184 cm
34
196
22 - 19 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Brooklyn Apothecary

Voodoo Nutrition
KOMBAT KLOTHING

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Peguero Jean Philippe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jab Buckeye!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Philippe misses the target.
Philippe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Buckeye.
Philippe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Buckeye throws a hook but Philippe avoids it easily.
Buckeye blocks a jab.
Philippe misses with a body shot.
Buckeye slips a straight right by Philippe.
Buckeye is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Philippe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Buckeye feints the counter takedown.
Philippe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Jab Buckeye has been cut.
Philippe avoids the body shot from Buckeye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philippe throws a hook but Buckeye avoids it easily.
Buckeye uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Philippe.
Buckeye misses with a left hand
and Philippe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Buckeye gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Philippe lands a head shot.
Peguero Jean Philippe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Philippe ducks under a wild hook from Buckeye.
Philippe fires out a quick counter leg kick but Buckeye just manages to avoid it.
Buckeye uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Philippe.
Philippe ducks under a wild hook from Buckeye.
Philippe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Buckeye drives through with a takedown into Philippe's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Buckeye engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Buckeye throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckeye advances position into side control!
Sloppy strikes there by Buckeye.

Buckeye is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Philippe knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Buckeye fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Philippe pushes Buckeye away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Buckeye gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Philippe dodges the ground and pound from Buckeye.
Philippe is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Buckeye has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckeye controlling from side mount.
Buckeye wants to lay and pray for a moment but Philippe keeps working.
Philippe is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Buckeye controls the position from side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Buckeye throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Buckeye working the head and body with strikes.
Philippe managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Buckeye.

Buckeye tries for a kimura but Philippe is defending well.
Buckeye wants to lay and pray for a moment but Philippe keeps working.

Buckeye tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Buckeye has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Buckeye is looking to take a break and control but Philippe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Peguero Jean Philippe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jab Buckeye's cut.
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.

Philippe missing with a left hand there. Buckeye was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Buckeye drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Philippe defends it well.
Buckeye slips under a jab from Philippe.
Philippe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Philippe slips a straight right by Buckeye.
A telegraphed right hand from Buckeye misses the target.
Jab, jab by Buckeye - just one landing.
Buckeye scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Philippe is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Buckeye keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Buckeye with the counter takedown but Philippe avoids it easily.
Philippe throws out a loose jab but Buckeye uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buckeye connects with a crisp jab.
We've been informed that Buckeye has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Buckeye throws a hook but Philippe avoids it easily.
Philippe walks into a left hand.
Philippe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Philippe throws a jab but it's blocked by Buckeye.
Philippe needs to keep his hands up - Buckeye had a free shot at his head there.
Philippe lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Philippe throws a nice looking combination but Buckeye bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Buckeye drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Philippe defends it well.
Buckeye's jab looks to have found its range, popping Philippe under the eye.
Philippe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Buckeye misses.
Peguero Jean Philippe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buckeye loads up on a big right hand but Philippe slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Buckeye.
A jab from Buckeye misses.
Buckeye slips a straight right by Philippe.
Philippe looks to throw the jab but Buckeye is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckeye looks to score with a jab to the body but Philippe is just out of range.
Philippe throws a body shot but no joy.
Buckeye on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Buckeye misses with a hook. Philippe ducked under it nicely.
Philippe tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Buckeye manages to circle out of the way.
Philippe slips under a jab.
Buckeye throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Philippe seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buckeye moves away from the strike by Philippe.
Buckeye stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice shot by Philippe.
Buckeye slips under a jab from Philippe.
Philippe lands a head shot.

Buckeye closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Philippe's guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Philippe manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Philippe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Buckeye missing with a left hand there. Philippe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Philippe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buckeye manages to avoid it.
Buckeye gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Philippe throws a shot from downtown. Buckeye moves away and avoids it.
Buckeye changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Buckeye swings widly with a right hand
and Philippe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Philippe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Philippe misses with a hook.
Philippe misses with a wild combination.
Buckeye shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckeye lands a jab to the nose.
Buckeye ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Philippe missing with a left hand there. Buckeye was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buckeye throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Buckeye thows a left - swing and a miss!
Philippe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Philippe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Buckeye looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Philippe has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Buckeye off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Peguero Jean Philippe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jab Buckeye's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!

Buckeye misses with a left hand
and Philippe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Buckeye throws a hook to the side of Philippe's head but Philippe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Philippe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Philippe misses with a series of wild punches.
Buckeye moves away from the strike by Philippe.
Philippe looks to land a left hand but Buckeye moved out of range nicely.
Buckeye misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philippe misses with an uppercut.
Philippe ducks right into an uppercut from Buckeye.
Buckeye lands an overhand right.
Philippe throws the left hand but Buckeye avoids the punch easily.
Buckeye drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Philippe defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckeye shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Philippe sprawls well. Philippe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Buckeye gets slowly back to his feet.
Buckeye just misses with a punch to the body.
Buckeye misses with a looping left.
Philippe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Philippe missing with a left hand there. Buckeye was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Philippe. Buckeye does a little dance to reset his feet.
Philippe looks to land a combination but Buckeye avoids it well.
Philippe needs to keep his hands up - Buckeye had a free shot at his head there.
Buckeye scores with the left hand. Philippe knows he should have avoided that one.
Philippe connects with a looping right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Philippe.
Philippe misses with a looping left.
A big right from Philippe misses.
Buckeye misses with a straight left.
Philippe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Buckeye uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Philippe.
Buckeye waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Philippe.
Buckeye catches Philippe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buckeye ducks under a wild hook from Philippe.
Buckeye avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Philippe stuffs the takedown.

Buckeye drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckeye sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Peguero Jean Philippe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Philippe can't keep his opponent in guard - Buckeye advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Buckeye is looking for a kimura here.

Buckeye seems to be looking for submissions.
Jab Buckeye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buckeye is trying to control the action in half guard but Philippe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Buckeye trying to pass the guard but Philippe defending well.
Buckeye stops Philippe from getting back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Peguero Jean Philippe.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Philippe, 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peguero Jean Philippe!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Peguero Jean Philippe made sure he mentioned Pound Town INC, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Jab Buckeye was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back and work more on my skills!!'.