PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Pendergast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buck Russell will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Pendergast
vs
Russell

190 cm
26
265 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

225 cm
24
300 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

[JMFC] 160!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Pendergast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buck Russell!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pendergast paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Russell tries to close the distance and clinch but Pendergast swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Russell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pendergast moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Russell pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pendergast back to the cage. Russell follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pendergast lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pendergast takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Russell drops his shoulder and cracks Pendergast with a huge uppercut! Pendergast goes down! Can Russell finish him?

Pendergast is rocked!

It looks like Mike Pendergast has been cut.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Pendergast looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Russell wants to stand but Pendergast is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell wants to stand and escape but instead Pendergast has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Russell is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mike Pendergast.
Some wild striking there from Russell.
Pendergast feints a jab promting Russell to slip. Pendergast then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Russell slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Russell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Russell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pendergast swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Russell lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Pendergast sprawling to the canvas. Russell follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Pendergast hang on?
Oh Pendergast is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Russell seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Pendergast seems to have got his legs back now.
Pendergast preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Russell wants to stand up but Pendergast has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pendergast gets back to full guard.
Russell wants to stand but Pendergast is controlling his posture from full guard.
Russell is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Pendergast wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pendergast misses with a straight left.
Pendergast looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Russell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pendergast throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Russell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Russell misses with a double jab.
Russell looks to land a combination but Pendergast avoids it well.
Russell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pendergast throws a body punch but Russell moves out of range.
Pendergast rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Russell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch combination from Russell misses.
Pendergast dodges the punch combination from Russell.
Russell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pendergast swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buck Russell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Pendergast's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pendergast takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Russell drops Pendergast with a left and a right! Oh, Pendergast is hurt - Russell dives into side control looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Russell tries to stand but Pendergast is controlling his head.

Russell stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Pendergast connects with a crisp jab.

Russell drops Pendergast with a left and a right! Oh, Pendergast is hurt - Russell dives into side control looking to finish!
Russell wants to stand but Pendergast is controlling his arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pendergast knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Russell on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Russell decides to stand back up. Russell steps back and let's Pendergast get back to his feet.
Buck Russell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russell scores with a decent looking hook.
Russell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pendergast moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters circling - Pendergast throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pendergast has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Russell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pendergast looks to land a left hand but Russell moved out of range nicely.

Russell lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Pendergast sprawling to the canvas. Russell follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Pendergast hang on?
Pendergast keeping control of the position.
Russell wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Pendergast uses the opportunity to regain full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell wants to stand and escape but instead Pendergast has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Pendergast controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Russell wants to stand but Pendergast is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pendergast swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pendergast lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Russell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pendergast throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Russell throws a right and a left that Pendergast avoids nicely.
Buck Russell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Russell with a hook.

Mike Pendergast's cut is getting worse.
Russell is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pendergast takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pendergast missing with a left hand there. Russell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pendergast fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Russell manages to avoid it.
Russell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pendergast circles away quickly and effectively.
Pendergast scores with a punch to the head.
Pendergast throws a hook but Russell avoids it easily.

Russell drops Pendergast with a left and a right! Oh, Pendergast is hurt - Russell dives into side control looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell wants to stand but Pendergast is controlling his arm.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buck Russell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Pendergast's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Russell tries to close the distance and clinch but Pendergast swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Russell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pendergast manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Russell does no damage.
Pendergast throws a right and a left that both miss.
Russell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pendergast paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Russell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pendergast has Russell pressed against the cage, preventing Russell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pendergast throws a punch but it's blocked by Russell.

Russell breaks from the clinch.
Pendergast misses with the combination.
A cross from Russell lands.
Russell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Russell darts in trying to clinch
and Pendergast counters with a right hand to the body.
Russell scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Russell misses with a few strikes there.
Russell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Russell staying out of range there.
Russell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pendergast throws a right and a left that Russell avoids nicely.
Russell lands a nice looking body shot.

Russell drops Pendergast with a left and a right! Oh, Pendergast is hurt - Russell dives into side control looking to finish!
Russell tries to get to his feet but Pendergast is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Russell in his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russell wants to get up but he can't break Pendergast's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pendergast is working an open guard so Russell takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Pendergast throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pendergast misses with a double jab.
Pendergast tries to bum rush Russell with a series of wild strikes but Russell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pendergast fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Russell manages to avoid it.
Russell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Russell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Russell fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Pendergast.
Russell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pendergast.
Pendergast swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Russell tries to clinch up.
Pendergast connects with a looping right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell fails to land with a series of punches.
Pendergast scores with a jab to the body.
Pendergast lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Russell at a distance.
Russell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pendergast.
Pendergast lands with a good body shot.
Pendergast comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Russell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A lazy left from Pendergast finds it's target.
Russell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pendergast takes a swing at Russell's ribcage but misses.
Russell misses with a two punch combination.
Pendergast fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pendergast ducks under a wild hook from Russell.
Russell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Russell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Pendergast to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Pendergast catches Russell right on the button with a cross.
Russell throws a one two combo.
Russell tries to clinch but Pendergast moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pendergast. Russell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Russell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pendergast counters with a two punch combo.
Pendergast just misses with a punch to the body.
Russell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pendergast jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Russell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pendergast throws a right and a left that Russell avoids nicely.
Russell moves in looking to clinch but Pendergast pushes him off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Russell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Russell misses with a few strikes there.
Mike Pendergast has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Russell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buck Russell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Russell 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buck Russell!