PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between George Porter (ranked 2303 p4p, 934 weight class) and Buzz Bullard (ranked 0 p4p, 66 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.

Porter
vs
Bullard

165 cm
25
138
6 - 2 - 0

170 cm
27
143
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, George Porter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Buzz Bullard!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porter looks to land a right hand but Bullard moved out of range.
A jab lands there for Porter.
Nice cross by Bullard.
Porter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bullard moves away.
Bullard changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

Bullard gets a clinch.
Bullard throws a punch but it's blocked by Porter.
Bullard looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bullard blocking some punches.
Bullard digs a right hand underneath Porter's ribcage. Porter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bullard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Porter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bullard as Porter tries to tie him up.

Bullard wants the takedown. Porter is fighting it off but Bullard persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Porter's guard against the cage.
Bullard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bullard scoring with some ground and pound.
Porter looking to control.
Porter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bullard on the ground.
Bullard controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullard passes into half guard.
Bullard working Porter over with strikes.
Bullard passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Porter!
Bullard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Bullard looking for a guillotine from mount but Porter is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bullard working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bullard fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Porter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Porter tries to get out of the position.

Bullard is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Porter has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice elbow there by Bullard.
Bullard punching from mount but Porter doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Porter tries to hold on but Bullard pushes him away.

Bullard is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Porter is surviving well by controlling Bullard's body position as best he can.
Porter tries to lock up and control but Bullard gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Porter in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bullard scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bullard lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bullard lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Porter hang on?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bullard is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Porter is surviving well by controlling Bullard's body position as best he can.
Bullard trying to control but Porter is having none of it.
Bullard scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Porter?

Bullard working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Porter turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Bullard off and cradles Porter's limp body as Bullard celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Buzz Bullard!
A very excited looking Buzz Bullard made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.