PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Dias (ranked 2784 p4p, 4088 weight class) and Ozaki Buakaw (ranked 167 p4p, 239 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dias
vs
Buakaw

180 cm
26
140
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
140
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Dias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ozaki Buakaw!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dias throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dias takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dias moves out of range as Buakaw strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Dias.
Dias throws a lazy head kick
and Buakaw counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dias really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Buakaw takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dias is looking to slow Buakaw down with leg kicks.
A low kick lands for Dias.

Dias clinches.
Buakaw avoids the elbow strike from Dias, against the cage.
Dias tries to throw a body punch but Buakaw avoids it by throwing Dias back against the cage.
Dias works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dias tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Buakaw avoids it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dias.
Buakaw wants to break the clinch but can't.
Buakaw is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Buakaw throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diass head.
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!
Buakaw is looking to break free of the clinch but Dias has double underhooks.
Buakaw blocks the elbow strike.
Buakaw has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dias using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Buakaw has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dias tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Buakaw avoids it.
Buakaw prevents a body shot from Dias.
Dias working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dias looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dias.
Buakaw is trying to break the clinch but Dias has him pressed against the cage.
I was talking to Dias's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short right from Buakaw on the inside.
Dias landing knees to the body.
Dias scores with a nice hook to the head.
Buakaw is trying to force a seperation but Dias has the dominant position.
Dias lands an elbow just above Buakaw 's eye.
Buakaw wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dias misses with a punch to the body.
Dias throws a punch but it's blocked by Buakaw.
Dias lands a nice knee to the body.
Buakaw on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Buakaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dias lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dias is working Buakaw over against the cage.

Buakaw breaks from the clinch.
Dias lands a slapping body shot.
Dias lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Buakaw tries to keep at a distance but Dias has taken the fight into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Dias.
Nice body punch from Dias.
Buakaw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dias tries to land knees in the clinch but Buakaw avoids the damage to the body.
Dias lands a right hand that snaps the head of Buakaw backwards.
Dias prevents Buakaw from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dias.
Buakaw avoiding damage as Dias throws knees to the body.
Buakaw has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Buakaw on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Buakaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dias throws a push kick but Buakaw slaps the foot to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias wants to clinch up but Buakaw keeps it at a distance.
Dias throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dias turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dias misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dias closes the distance but Buakaw moves to the side
and Buakaw counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dias tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Buakaw swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dias lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dias looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dias scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bruno Dias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Buakaw clinches up against the cage.
Dias landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dias landing knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dias scores a nice knee to the body.
Buakaw takes an elbow to the forehead.
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!
Buakaw wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Buakaw lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dias backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dias.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dias.
Dias tries a body shot but Buakaw blocks it.
Dias tries a body shot but Buakaw blocks it.
Buakaw is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Buakaw wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice elbow from Dias.
Dias goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dias connects with a nasty looking knee right to Buakaw's face.
Dias struggles to land a body shot inside as Buakaw controls his hands.
Dias missing with knees to the body.
Dias tries to throw a body punch but Buakaw avoids it by throwing Dias back against the cage.

Buakaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Buakaw tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dias lands with a nice body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Dias dominated that round.
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.

Dias throws a leg kick which misses Buakaw's front leg but catches the back leg as Buakaw tries to avoid it.
Bruno Dias is winning the standup battle so far.
Buakaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dias.
Buakaw swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Buakaw misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dias half committed to a counter leg kick.

Dias clinches up with Buakaw and pushes him back against the cage.

Buakaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Buakaw takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dias tries to clinch but Buakaw is having none of it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dias darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dias tries to close the distance and clinch up but Buakaw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Buakaw misses.
Buakaw avoids the head kick by Dias.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dias fails with an attempt to clinch.
Buakaw wants to counter with a clinch but Dias pushes him away.
Dias throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dias has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Buakaw finds it's way round the side to connect with Dias's head.

Dias rushes Buakaw and presses him up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dias lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buakaw on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Buakaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dias dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Buakaw. That did some damage!
Dias's corner calls for a 1-2. Dias obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dias looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Buakaw looks like he wants to counter punch here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dias struggles to land a body shot inside as Buakaw controls his hands.
Buakaw has had enough of the clinch but Dias keeps him there for the moment.
Dias lands a nice elbow.
Bruno Dias has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Buakaw wants to break free but Dias has control.
Dias looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dias doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dias lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dias obliges.
Buakaw is trying to force a seperation but Dias has the dominant position.
Buakaw wants to get back to striking at distance but Dias won't allow it.
Buakaw working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dias misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Buakaw.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dias.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buakaw looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Buakaw working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Buakaw's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dias misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Buakaw.
Dias tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dias lands an elbow inside.
Buakaw tries to break the clinch but Dias is controlling the position.
Dias trying to land knees to the body.
Buakaw takes a shot to the head.
Dias with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dias is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Buakaw can do to turn this around?
Dias unloads a knee to the mid-section. Buakaw lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Buakaw tries to circle away but Dias has him pinned against the cage.
Buakaw looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dias throws a knee to the head but misses.
Buakaw's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dias lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias has Buakaw pressed against the cage, preventing Buakaw from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dias throws an elbow but it misses.
Dias misses with an elbow over the top.
Buakaw is trying to break the clinch but Dias has him pressed against the cage.
Dias with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Dias.
Buakaw tries to break free but Dias pushes him back against the cage.
Dias throws an elbow that misses.
Dias keeps control of Buakaw as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dias tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Buakaw blocking some punches.
Dias missing with knees to the body.

Buakaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That kick from Dias tenderised Buakaw's leg. Buakaw is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dias throws a sloppy head kick and Buakaw moves out of range easily.
Buakaw misses with a kick to the body.
Dias fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dias throws a low kick, looking for Buakaw's leg but Buakaw calmly moves out of range.

Dias clinches.

Buakaw manages to break the clinch.

Dias closes the distance and clinches.
Buakaw wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Buakaw looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dias unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dias lands a body punch in the clinch.
Buakaw wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dias has him pressed against the cage.
Buakaw is trying to break free.
Buakaw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dias gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dias has Buakaw pressed against the cage, preventing Buakaw from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dias prevents Buakaw from breaking the clinch.
Buakaw is trying to break free.
Dias tries to land knees in the clinch but Buakaw avoids the damage to the body.
Dias scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dias misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Dias dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Buakaw darts in and clinches Dias up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Buakaw.
A short body shot lands from Dias as the two fighters clinch.
Dias throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dias crunches a lovely knee into Buakaw's ribcage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dias.
Dias scores with a shoulder strike.
Buakaw is looking to break free of the clinch but Dias has double underhooks.
Buakaw wants to get back to striking at distance but Dias won't allow it.
Dias with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dias tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Buakaw avoids it.
Dias keeps control of Buakaw as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dias using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Buakaw is trying to break the clinch but Dias is controlling him.

Buakaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dias tries to clinch there but Buakaw circles away.
Buakaw connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dias misses with a right hand
and Buakaw counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Dias.
Dias uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Buakaw.
Dias looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dias fails in his attempt to clinch.

Dias has Buakaw up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Dias.
Buakaw prevents a body shot from Dias.
Buakaw has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Buakaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Dias takes the fight into the clinch.
Dias lands a damaging elbow.
Dias blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dias lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dias misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buakaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Dias on the inside.
Dias pushes off an throws an elbow but Buakaw leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dias lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buakaw avoiding damage as Dias throws knees to the body.
Dias goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dias can't find room to land a body shot as Buakaw controls the action.
Buakaw on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Buakaw is looking to break free of the clinch but Dias has double underhooks.
Buakaw is trying to push Dias away but Dias has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Buakaw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dias putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Buakaw in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Dias.
Dias misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Buakaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dias tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Buakaw manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dias misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Buakaw tries to counter with a clinch but Dias shakes him off and moves away.
Bruno Dias is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias lands a right hook to the body.
Buakaw 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.

Dias forces Buakaw back against the cage and clinches.
Dias has Buakaw pressed against the cage, preventing Buakaw from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dias trying to land knees to the body.
Buakaw has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Buakaw wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Buakaw wants to get back to striking at distance but Dias won't allow it.
Buakaw is trying to push Dias away but Dias has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dias takes a shot to the head.
Dias lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Buakaw has had enough of the clinch but Dias keeps him there for the moment.
Buakaw wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dias misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Buakaw.
Buakaw is looking to break free of the clinch but Dias has double underhooks.
Dias lands a damaging elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dias misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dias has Buakaw pressed against the cage, preventing Buakaw from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Buakaw breaks the clinch.
Dias throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dias lands a head kick. Buakaw smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Buakaw 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.
Buakaw moves out of range of the body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buakaw is looking to clinch.
Dias looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Ozaki Buakaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dias scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Buakaw takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dias with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Buakaw to score with a decent uppercut.
Buakaw throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dias is looking to counter punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dias.
Dias scores with a leg kick.
Buakaw looks to land a left hand but Dias moved out of range nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Dias showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dias 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Dias!
Bruno Dias gave a mention to Furnace Performance 🔥 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).