PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between math scolar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Buendia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buendia has chosen Velocity by Tonedeff as his entrance music. math scolar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

scolar
vs
Buendia

187 cm
27
192 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

185 cm
26
190 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Skinshop (LOTS OF GIF`S!)

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, math scolar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Buendia!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buendia is looking to clinch.
Buendia walks into a straight right hand from scolar.

Buendia clinches up against the cage.
Buendia lands a knee to the body.

scolar breaks the clinch.
scolar slips a straight right by Buendia.
Nice defenses there by Buendia.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Buendia.
scolar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Buendia's head backwards.
Buendia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Buendia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Buendia scores with a hook to the body. scolar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
scolar thuds his right hand into Buendia's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Buendia lands with a shot to the body.
scolar swinging wildly here.
scolar dodges the punch combination from Buendia.
Buendia scores with a leg kick.
Buendia tries to bum rush scolar with a series of wild strikes but scolar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Buendia.
math scolar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
scolar lunges at Buendia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Buendia's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
scolar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Buendia cracks the inside of scolar's front leg.
scolar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Buendia counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
scolar is breathing heavily.
No joy there for Buendia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Buendia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Buendia throws a leg kick but scolar sees it coming and moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Buendia. That's going to slow scolar down.
Buendia lands a body shot.
Buendia feints and then cracks scolar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow scolar down.
Buendia throws a series of punches but scolar moves out of range.

Buendia has closed the distance and engaged scolar in a clinch.

Buendia manages to break the clinch.
scolar avoids the head kick by Buendia.
Buendia throws a front kick aimed at scolar's knee but scolar avoids it well.
Buendia misses with a jab, cross combination.

Buendia gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buendia unloads a knee to the mid-section. scolar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Buendia lands an elbow inside that scolar shrugs off.
Buendia misses with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Buendia.
Buendia lands a good knee to the midsection. scolar won't want to take too many of those.

Buendia manages to break the clinch.
scolar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Buendia.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buendia connects with a looping right hand.
A big left from Buendia misses.
Buendia throws the kick towards the body but scolar avoids it.
scolar misses with a hook. Buendia ducked under it nicely.

Buendia closes the distance and clinches.
scolar is trying to break free.
Buendia connects with a nasty looking knee right to scolar's face.

It looks like math scolar has been cut.
scolar tries to break the clinch but Buendia is controlling the position.
scolar is looking to break free of the clinch but Buendia has double underhooks.
Buendia landing knees to the head.
Buendia with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
scolar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Buendia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
scolar throws a big shot that misses.
Buendia tries to clinch there but scolar circles away.

Buendia clinches with his opponent.
scolar is trying to force a seperation but Buendia has the dominant position.
Buendia with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
scolar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Buendia breaks from the clinch.
scolar throws out a loose jab but Buendia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from scolar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Buendia has closed the distance and engaged scolar in a clinch.
scolar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Buendia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but scolar blocks it with crossed arms.

scolar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
scolar throws a shot from downtown. Buendia moves away and avoids it.
scolar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Buendia counters with a straight right hand.
scolar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
scolar misses with a wild combination.
scolar misses with a two punch combination.
Buendia moves away from the strike by scolar.
scolar throws a looping overhand right but Buendia ducks down to avoid it.
Buendia slips under a jab.
Buendia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Buendia misses its intended target.

Buendia has managed to clinch.
Buendia prevents scolar from breaking the clinch.
Buendia tries to land a knee to the head but scolar blocks with his arms.
Buendia is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
scolar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Buendia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Buendia tries to land knees in the clinch but scolar avoids the damage to the body.
scolar avoiding damage as Buendia throws knees to the body.
scolar is trying to break the clinch but Buendia has him pressed against the cage.

scolar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
scolar throws a nice looking combination but Buendia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
scolar lands with a right hand.
scolar scores with a decent looking hook.
scolar lands with an overhand left.
scolar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
scolar throws a jab but it's blocked by Buendia.
scolar throws out a loose jab but Buendia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buendia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from scolar.
scolar throws out a loose jab but Buendia uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
scolar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Buendia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Buendia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Buendia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from scolar.
Buendia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Buendia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on math scolar's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

scolar cracks Buendia with an open hand slap.
Nice defenses there by Buendia.
scolar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Buendia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from scolar.
Buendia staying out of range there.
Buendia tries to clinch but scolar is having none of it.
A big right from scolar misses.
scolar scores with a nice head shot.
The fighters circling - scolar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Buendia does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Buendia is looking to chop away at scolar's legs.
Buendia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as scolar throws out the jab.
Buendia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
math scolar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Buendia pushes scolar up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
scolar managing to block the knees to the body from Buendia.

Buendia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
scolar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
scolar connects with a right hand. Buendia shakes it off.
A punch lands to the side of Buendia 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Buendia misses with a low kick.
scolar lands a two punch combo.
Jose Buendia seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
scolar throws a looping overhand right but Buendia ducks down to avoid it.
Buendia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Buendia slips under a jab from scolar.
scolar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
scolar misses with a hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Buendia, right into the meat.
scolar lands with a nice combination. Buendia backs away looking to recover.
Buendia throws a leg kick which misses scolar's front leg but catches the back leg as scolar tries to avoid it.
Buendia swinging wildly here.
A slow jab from scolar misses its intended target.
scolar moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice defenses there by scolar.
scolar misses with a combination
enabling Buendia to counter with a crisp jab.
scolar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Buendia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
scolar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
scolar looks to land a left hand but Buendia moved out of range nicely.
Buendia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
scolar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Buendia.
Buendia throws a series of punches but scolar moves out of range.
scolar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Buendia.
scolar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Buendia.
scolar throws a jab but it's blocked by Buendia.
scolar dodges the punch combination from Buendia.
Buendia moves out of range as scolar strikes.
Buendia lands a head shot.
A slow jab from scolar misses its intended target.
scolar misses with a series of wild punches.
scolar misses with a combination
and Buendia counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
scolar looks to throw the jab but Buendia is out of range.
Buendia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by scolar.
Buendia misses with a few strikes there.
Buendia tries to clinch there but scolar circles away.
scolar lands a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buendia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from scolar.
Buendia tries to close the distance and clinch up but scolar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Buendia throws a low kick, looking for scolar's leg but scolar calmly moves out of range.
Buendia ducks under a wild hook from scolar.
Buendia throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
scolar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Buendia counters with a leg kick.
scolar sizes up Buendia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Buendia slips a jab and a cross from scolar.
Buendia staying out of range there.
scolar throws a looping overhand right but Buendia ducks down to avoid it.
scolar connects with a nice looking jab.
A left and a right from scolar both land. Nice combination.
Buendia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
scolar misses with a two punch combination.
scolar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Buendia ducks under a wild hook from scolar.
Buendia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
scolar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Buendia.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Buendia closes the distance and clinches.
scolar tries to break the clinch but Buendia is controlling the position.
Buendia with a knee to the head.
Buendia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Buendia has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Buendia keeps control of scolar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
scolar is trying to break free.
scolar working hard to break the clinch.
scolar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Buendia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Buendia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from scolar.
Buendia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from scolar.
Buendia moves out of range as scolar strikes.
Buendia doesn't manage to clinch there - scolar circles away.
Buendia slips a jab and a cross from scolar.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
scolar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Buendia.
An inside leg kick from Buendia misses.
Buendia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by scolar.
scolar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
scolar goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that math scolar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on math scolar's cut.
That's time! scolar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A swing and a miss from scolar.
Buendia throws a series of punches but scolar avoids them all with ease.
scolar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Buendia. Buendia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Buendia moves away from the strike by scolar.
scolar looks to throw the jab but Buendia is out of range.
Buendia misses with a few strikes there.
scolar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Buendia slips a straight right by scolar.
scolar cracks Buendia with a right hand to the side of the head.
Buendia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as scolar throws out the jab.
Buendia looks to land a left hand but scolar moved out of range nicely.
scolar throws a shot from downtown. Buendia moves away and avoids it.
scolar misses with a looping left.
scolar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
scolar throws a lazy right hand but Buendia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Buendia throws a combination. scolar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A telegraphed right hand from scolar misses the target.
scolar looks to throw the jab but Buendia is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by scolar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
scolar dodges the punch combination from Buendia.
scolar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
scolar misses with an uppercut. Buendia saw that one coming.
Buendia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
scolar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
scolar throws a hook to the side of Buendia's head but Buendia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
scolar looks to land a combination but Buendia avoids it well.
Buendia throws out a loose jab but scolar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buendia tries to clinch but scolar moves out of range.
scolar misses with a hook.
Buendia looks to land a right hand but scolar moved out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Buendia.
scolar checks a leg kick.
Buendia throws a body punch but scolar moves out of range.
Buendia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
scolar checks a leg kick nicely.
Buendia blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buendia connects with a nice looking jab.
Buendia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from scolar.
scolar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
scolar scores with a decent looking hook.
Buendia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on scolar. That did some damage!
Buendia misses the jab.
scolar with a nice cross.
scolar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Buendia gets cracked there but stands up to it.
scolar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
scolar blocks a leg kick.
Buendia ducks under a wild hook from scolar.
scolar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Buendia rushes scolar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

scolar breaks from the clinch.
scolar throws a hook but Buendia blocks it.
Buendia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
scolar cracks Buendia with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Buendia. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Buendia.
Buendia lands a head kick. scolar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
scolar tests Buendia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Buendia swinging wildly here.
scolar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Buendia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Buendia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
scolar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Buendia counters with a three punch combo that has scolar backing up. scolar nods at Buendia to acknowledge the strikes.
Buendia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Buendia misses with a kick to the body.
Buendia misses with a hook. scolar ducked under it nicely.
scolar throws a hook to the side of Buendia's head but Buendia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
scolar misses with a hook. Buendia ducked under it nicely.
Buendia looks to score with a jab to the body but scolar is just out of range.
scolar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Buendia counters with a nice leg kick.
scolar misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Buendia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
scolar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
scolar moves into range and connects with a jab.
scolar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Buendia.
scolar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Buendia's hands.
Buendia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but scolar manages to avoid it.
scolar throws the left hand but Buendia avoids the punch easily.
Buendia tries to work over scolar's front leg with a kick but scolar checks it.
Buendia misses with a wild combination.
Buendia throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Buendia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
scolar keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
scolar throws a shot from downtown. Buendia moves away and avoids it.
Buendia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from scolar.
scolar tries to bum rush Buendia with a series of wild strikes but Buendia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
scolar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Buendia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Buendia has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Buendia!