PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Urpo Buster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie badge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urpo Buster could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Donnie badge's chin.

Buster
vs
badge

190 cm
22
266 lbs
3 - 4 - 1

194 cm
22
240 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Urpo Buster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donnie badge!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
badge keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Buster feints and as badge raises his hands in defense, Buster changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
badge wants to stand and escape but Buster is having none of it.
badge utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
badge is looking to stand up but Buster isn't so interested in that idea.
Buster lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Buster throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
badge throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Buster 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.
Buster stops badge from standing up.
Buster working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
badge looking to control.
Buster landing some decent shots from guard.
Buster looking to pass the guard.
badge avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Buster accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

badge working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Buster doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Buster manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Buster scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Buster throwing strikes from guard but badge blocks nicely.
badge keeping moving, preventing Buster from controlling successfully.
Buster wants to pass the guard but badge is keeping the position.
Buster won't allow badge to get back to his feet.
Buster is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Buster in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
badge wants to sweep but no luck.
Buster lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Buster drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but badge manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Buster has badge in his guard.
badge would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Buster looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
badge trying to control but Buster is working from the bottom.
Buster wants to sweep here but badge controlling him for the moment.
Buster keeping moving, preventing badge from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buster is trying to control the position from the bottom.
badge wants to stand but Buster is controlling his posture from full guard.
badge wants to control from the top but Buster keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Buster tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but badge swivels and escapes.
Good standup being displayed there by badge as he connects with a hook.
badge fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buster manages to avoid it.
badge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Buster takes a kick to the side of the head.
badge lands with a thumping leg kick.
Buster shoots in for a takedown but badge shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Urpo Buster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buster is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from badge both land. Nice combination.
A combination from badge does no damage.
Buster tries to clinch but badge is having none of it.
badge tries to clinch but Buster moves out of range.
Buster tries to clinch
and badge counters with a big head kick but Buster shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Buster has closed the distance and engaged badge in a clinch.
Buster has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. badge is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
badge is pressed up against the ropes. Buster has hold of a leg and is looking to drag badge down to the mat. badge avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Buster is looking to clinch but badge is avoiding it.

badge shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Buster is trying to defend but badge finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
badge wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donnie badge dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

badge misses with a two punch combination.
Urpo Buster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Buster tries to clinch but fails miserably
and badge counters with a big head kick but Buster shrugs it off.
Buster wants to clinch.
Buster with a poor takedown

and badge moves into the clinch.
Buster is working for takedown but badge is calmly controlling the position for now.
Buster wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Urpo Buster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
badge has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

badge breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A left and a right from badge both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
badge connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Buster's hands.
A head kick misses from badge.
badge dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Buster. That did some damage!
badge fails with the takedown.

badge looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Buster wants to improve his position but badge is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like badge is going to stand back up.
Buster is looking to improve his position.
badge passes to full mount!
badge manages to capitalize on a mistake by Buster to take his back!
Buster tries to escape the position.
badge lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Buster hold on?!
Buster takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Buster is keeping busy.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for badge. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Buster right now.
Urpo Buster overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Buster preventing the rear naked choke attempt from badge.
badge is hanging on to Buster's back as he tries to escape.
badge scores with strikes from the back.
Buster just trying to survive but badge is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Buster rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Buster is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute badge jumps into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buster is trying to get back to half guard.

badge decides to stand back up. badge steps back and let's Buster get back to his feet.
Buster leaves badge with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Buster tries to clinch up
and badge counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Buster is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A solid leg kick lands there for badge.
Buster stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Buster wants it to stay on the feet.
Buster is trying hard to land a takedown here. badge sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Buster tries to clinch but badge is having none of it.

Buster gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows badge to score an easy takedown into full guard.
badge trying to control but Buster is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
badge stopping the sweep attempt from Buster.
Buster is looking to stand up but badge isn't so interested in that idea.
badge trying to control but Buster is working from the bottom.

badge stands up and waves to Buster to follow him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buster tries for a takedown but badge circles away easily

and badge counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buster is looking to regain half guard here but badge keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donnie badge showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

badge lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A left and a right from badge both land. Nice combination.
badge throws a front kick that sends Buster stumbling back into the ropes.
badge throws a leg kick which misses Buster's front leg but catches the back leg as Buster tries to avoid it.
badge throws a sloppy head kick and Buster moves out of range easily.
badge fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Buster on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good standup being displayed there by badge as he connects with a hook.
Buster takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Donnie badge seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Buster is on the wrong end of a nice combination from badge.
Buster takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Buster is rocked!
A chopping leg kick lands by badge.
badge throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

badge moves into range and clinches up with Buster.

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

badge closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Buster manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
badge is looking for a sweep. Buster is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
badge regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Buster.
Buster connects with a couple of short punches.
Buster with a flurry of punches that miss.
badge trying to control the position.

badge has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Buster off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
badge cracks the inside of Buster's front leg.
badge has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A chopping leg kick lands by badge.
Buster takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
badge throws a sloppy head kick and Buster moves out of range easily.
badge connects with a body shot.

badge darts in and clinches Buster up against the ropes.

Buster turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Buster swings around for an armbar but badge sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Buster's guard.
badge showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
badge wants to stand but Buster has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Buster manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. badge manages to get himself to full guard.
Buster throwing strikes from guard but badge blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
badge keeping moving, preventing Buster from controlling successfully.
badge looking to hit a scissor sweep but Buster is one step ahead there.
Buster postures up in badge's guard and throws a big left but badge blocks it.
badge is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Buster is controlling him.
Buster trying to control the position from guard on top but badge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Buster postures up in badge's guard and throws a big left but badge blocks it.
badge is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Buster shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and badge counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Buster takes a body punch but keeps moving.

badge looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Buster!
Buster is trying to escape the mount.
Buster wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Buster is really stuck here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
badge is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Buster tries to escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donnie badge comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well badge 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie badge!