PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matt Buckner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Clarno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Buckner could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joshua Clarno's chin.

Buckner
vs
Clarno

160 cm
18
138 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
23
130 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Buckner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Joshua Clarno!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buckner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Clarno tries to close the distance and clinch up but Buckner swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Buckner shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Clarno manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Buckner might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Clarno looking for a sweep. Not yet Clarno, not yet.
Buckner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Buckner tries to free his leg and advance position but Clarno is retaining full guard.
Clarno keeping moving, preventing Buckner from controlling successfully.
Clarno is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Buckner tries to get to full guard but Clarno has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buckner regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Clarno.
Buckner trying to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckner keeping full guard, as Clarno tries to pass.
Clarno content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Clarno throwing strikes but missing.
Buckner controlling the position.
Clarno missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Buckner controls Clarno momentarily but Clarno frees himself.
Clarno postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

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 is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Clarno defends well.
Clarno wants to pass the guard but Buckner is keeping the position.
Buckner looking to control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Clarno tries to clinch but Buckner is having none of it.
Clarno tries to clinch there but Buckner circles away.
Clarno misses with a takedown

and Buckner counters with a nice double leg into side control. Clarno won't be happy with that.
Buckner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clarno keeps working.
Clarno is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckner scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Clarno to see if he's OK.
Clarno striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Clarno regains half guard, as Buckner was trying to land strikes.
Clarno trying to control here.
Buckner seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Clarno does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Buckner controlling the action here.
Clarno is looking to improve his position.

That's four 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.
Clarno is trying to control but can't.
Clarno is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Buckner is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Clarno sees it coming and defends easily.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Buckner shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Clarno is adopting a defensive guard.
Buckner connects with a couple of short punches.
Clarno trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Buckner dominated that round.
That's time! Buckner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Buckner thuds his right hand into Clarno's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Buckner fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Clarno avoids it really well and circles away.
Buckner shoots in for a takedown but Clarno shows good takedown defense.
Clarno has his takedown stuffed

and Buckner counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Buckner is looking to work some ground and pound but Clarno has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buckner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Clarno is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Buckner thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckner looking to pass the guard.
Clarno is trying to control the position but Buckner postures up.
Clarno avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Clarno is trying to control the position but Buckner postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Clarno.
Matt Buckner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clarno looks for the body kick but Buckner saw that one coming.

Buckner feints and as Clarno raises his hands in defense, Buckner changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Buckner wants to control from the top but Clarno keeps moving.
Clarno looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarno keeping moving, preventing Buckner from controlling successfully.
Clarno looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Buckner puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Buckner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Clarno is trying to get back to full guard.
Clarno moves into full guard.
Buckner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Buckner trying to control the position from guard on top but Clarno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clarno wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckner prevents Clarno from getting back to his feet.
Buckner wants to control from the top but Clarno keeps moving.
Buckner throwing strikes from guard but Clarno blocks nicely.
Clarno is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Buckner throwing strikes from guard but Clarno blocks nicely.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Clarno has his takedown stuffed
and Buckner counters with a left and a right that stings Clarno.
Clarno is breathing heavily.
Clarno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Buckner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Clarno shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Buckner counters with a single leg into guard. Clarno didn't expect that.
Matt Buckner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joshua Clarno.
Buckner working some strikes from top position.
Clarno looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Buckner postures up.
Buckner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Buckner wants to control from the top but Clarno keeps moving.
Clarno keeping full guard, as Buckner tries to pass.
Buckner wants to control from the top but Clarno keeps moving.
Buckner is looking to work some ground and pound but Clarno has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Buckner dominated that second round.
That's time! Buckner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Buckner has a takedown stuffed.
Clarno throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Clarno scores with a kick to the body.
Clarno clinches but Buckner breaks the clinch

and Buckner counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Clarno!
Clarno regains half guard.
Buckner trying to control the action but Clarno is working from the bottom.
Clarno trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarno is concentrating on defense, preventing Buckner from advancing position.
Buckner throwing shots but Clarno is blocking nicely.
Clarno trying to hold on to Buckner's head to control him but Buckner postures up.
Clarno slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Buckner has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Clarno takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Buckner stopping the sweep attempt from Clarno.
Clarno keeping moving, preventing Buckner from controlling successfully.
Buckner passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Clarno is pressing down on Buckner's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Matt Buckner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Clarno utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Buckner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Buckner stopping the sweep attempt from Clarno.
Buckner advances position into side control!
Buckner trying to control the action but Clarno is working from the bottom.

Buckner thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarno struggling a bit here.

Buckner is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Clarno is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Clarno struggling a bit here.
Clarno is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Buckner's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Buckner stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Clarno gets back to full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Clarno holds on and takes a little breather.
Buckner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Joshua Clarno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Clarno has his feet on Buckner's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Clarno is looking to land body kicks.
Matt Buckner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Clarno throws a right hand that Buckner ducks under and follows up with a left that Buckner also avoids with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joshua Clarno.
I think Buckner has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Buckner!