PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matheus Buckner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zakk Zombie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckner comes into the arena with Stand Your Ground And Fight - Acarine (GSE) blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Buckner
vs
Zombie

186 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

[JMFC] Klinch

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matheus Buckner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zakk Zombie!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zombie tries a head kick but it misses.
Buckner scores with a nice strike.
Zombie is looking to land body kicks.
Zombie tries to clinch there but Buckner circles away.
Zombie throws a head kick that misses.
Zombie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Buckner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zombie is looking to clinch.

Buckner takes the fight into the clinch.
Buckner lands a body shot.

Buckner breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Buckner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Buckner instigates a clinch.
Buckner is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Buckner wants to break free but Zombie has control.

Zombie manages to break the clinch.

Buckner rushes Zombie and presses him up against the cage.
Zombie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zombie prevents Buckner from breaking the clinch.
Zombie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Buckner blocks the elbow strike.

Zombie breaks from the clinch.
Zombie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Buckner scores with a one two! Zombie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zombie wants to clinch but Buckner slips to the side

and Buckner counters by clinching up.
Zombie keeps control of Buckner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Buckner prevents Zombie from breaking the clinch.
Zombie wants to break free but Buckner has control.
Buckner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zombie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Buckner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Buckner is trying to break free.
Zombie keeps control of Buckner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Buckner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Buckner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zombie has had enough of the clinch but Buckner keeps him there for the moment.
Buckner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Buckner lands an uppercut.
Buckner tries to break the clinch but Zombie is controlling the position.
Buckner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zombie working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zombie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Buckner's brow.
Zombie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zombie is trying to break free.
Zombie missing with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Buckner.

Zombie manages to break the clinch.
Buckner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zombie circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Buckner does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Buckner rushes Zombie and presses him up against the cage.

Zombie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Buckner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Buckner displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Zombie throws a combination that misses

and Buckner counters by clinching up.

Zombie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Buckner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zombie's head backwards.

Zombie is rocked!

Buckner has closed the distance and engaged Zombie in a clinch.
Zombie is still on wobbly legs! Can Buckner finish him?

Buckner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Buckner swinging wilding here.
Zombie seems to have recovered his senses.
Buckner with a hook.
Zombie misses with a head kick.
Zombie tries to clinch but Buckner moves away
and Buckner counters with a huge left! Zombie is in big trouble! He's backing up but Buckner isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Zombie from any more damage. A dominating finish by Buckner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matheus Buckner!