PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Buck Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damn Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buck Jr's entrance music is Converge - Worms Will Feed. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Buck Jr
vs
Good

170 cm
26
150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Forrest Buck Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damn Good!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Buck Jr misses.
Good is looking to clinch.
Good connects with a crisp jab.
Buck Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Good - just one landing.
Buck Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Buck Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Good.
Buck Jr misses with a body kick.
Good throws a push kick but Buck Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Good tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Buck Jr is able to avoid easily.
Buck Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buck Jr tries a low kick but Good avoids it.
Buck Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Buck Jr tries to clinch
and Good counters with a stiff right hand.
Buck Jr stuffs the takedown.
Good lands a two punch combo.
Buck Jr moves forwards but Good connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Buck Jr.
Buck Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Buck Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Good counters with a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buck Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Buck Jr shoots in for a double leg but Good sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Buck Jr ducks under a wild hook from Good.
Good throws a nice outside leg kick.
Buck Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Buck Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Good pinned against the cage. Good gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Good displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Buck Jr.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Forrest Buck Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buck Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buck Jr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Good counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good throws a low kick but it's checked well by Buck Jr.
Buck Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Good counter with a right hand.
Buck Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Buck Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Good cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Buck Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Good counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Good moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buck Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Good motions for Buck Jr to come forward. Good throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Buck Jr throws a head kick but Good moves out of range.
Good thuds a left hand into Buck Jr's body.
Good throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Buck Jr throws a head kick but Good moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Buck Jr blocks the leg kick.
Buck Jr throws a combination that misses
and Good counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Buck Jr had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Good tries to bum rush Buck Jr with a series of wild strikes but Buck Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damn Good dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Buck Jr shoots for a double leg takedown but Good sprawls well. He's pushed Buck Jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Buck Jr tries to score a power double leg takedown but Good sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Buck Jr somewhat.
Buck Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Buck Jr throws a head kick but Good moves out of range.
Good scores with a jab.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Buck Jr. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Buck Jr misses with a double jab
and Good connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Buck Jr circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good thows a left - swing and a miss!
Buck Jr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Forrest Buck Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buck Jr misses with a jab to the body
and Good counters with a series of strikes. Buck Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.
Buck Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Buck Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Good scores with a four punch combination!
Good moves out of range as Buck Jr throws a body kick.
Forrest Buck Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good misses with a low kick.
Buck Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good connects with a jab.
Damn Good seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Buck Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Good.
Buck Jr throws a combination that misses
and Good counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Buck Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good misses with the combination.
Buck Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Good to counter with a crisp jab.
Good lands a nice shot to the body.
Good lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Good.

Good bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good throws a strike aimed at the side of Buck Jr's head but Buck Jr avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on Buck Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Good wants to stand but Buck Jr has his arm trapped.
Buck Jr dodges the ground and pound from Good.
Good wants to stand but Buck Jr is controlling his arm.
Buck Jr takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Good wants to stand but Buck Jr has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Buck Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Good trying to stand up but can't free himself from Buck Jr's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Buck Jr bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Good's guard.
Buck Jr wants to control from the top but Good keeps moving.
Buck Jr wants to pass the guard but Good is keeping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buck Jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damn Good 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Buck Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Good is able to avoid easily.
Buck Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Good moves out of range easily.
Good lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Buck Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Buck Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good throws a right hand that Buck Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Buck Jr also avoids with ease.
Good blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buck Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Good moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Buck Jr.
Good just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good throws a head kick that misses.
Buck Jr motions for Good to come forward. Buck Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Buck Jr throws a combination that misses
and Good counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Buck Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sloppy strikes from Buck Jr. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Buck Jr. Good does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good throws a right and a left that Buck Jr avoids nicely.
Buck Jr fails to land the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Buck Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Buck Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big left from Buck Jr misses.
Good leaves Buck Jr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Buck Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Buck Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Buck Jr misses with a combination
and Good counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buck Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Buck Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Good moves out of range easily.
Buck Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Buck Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Buck Jr's hands.
Buck Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Good counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Good moves out of range of the body kick from Buck Jr.
Good leaves Buck Jr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Forrest Buck Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good tries a head kick but it misses.
Damn Good is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buck Jr misses with a double jab
and Good counters with a one-two to the body.
Good throws a combination. Buck Jr tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Buck Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Good avoids it really well and circles away.
Forrest Buck Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good throws a series of punches but Buck Jr moves out of range.
Good slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Buck Jr tries to clinch but Good moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damn Good comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Good 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damn Good!