PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hajime Bucket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benton Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bucket comes into the arena with Wait -- Earshot blaring out of the sound system. Styles is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rocky Remix. Hajime Bucket has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bucket
vs
Styles

175 cm
24
155 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

174 cm
25
157 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hajime Bucket!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benton Styles!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Styles throws a looping overhand right but Bucket ducks down to avoid it.

Bucket gets the takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Styles managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bucket.
Bucket misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bucket is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Styles will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Bucket throws a strike aimed at the side of Styles's head but Styles avoids it well.
Bucket working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles regains half guard, as Bucket was trying to land strikes.
Bucket 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.
Bucket thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Styles's head.
Styles is staying active underneath Bucket, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Styles is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles looks like he's trying to stand up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Hajime Bucket just wasn't active enough.
Styles moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bucket will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bucket lands with a good body shot.
Bucket throws an overhand right that lands on Styles's shoulder, as Styles tries to avoid the shot.
Styles feints and then cracks Bucket's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bucket down.
Bucket scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bucket misses with a hook. Styles ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bucket waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Styles.
Bucket avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bucket throws a right hand that misses
and Bucket takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benton Styles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bucket checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Styles motions for Bucket to come forward. Styles throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bucket swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Styles counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bucket fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Styles on the side of the head.
Styles is looking to score with low kicks.
Bucket avoids the head kick by Styles.
Bucket misses with a hook. Styles ducked under it nicely.
Bucket blocks a leg kick.
Styles fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bucket avoids the body shot from Styles.
Styles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bucket was well out of range. Poor timing from Styles.
Bucket throws a lazy uppercut
and Styles counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bucket is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Styles swings for the body but Bucket moves out of range.
Good work by Bucket as he checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Styles. Bucket does a little dance to reset his feet.
Styles with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bucket to score with a decent uppercut.
Styles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Styles throws a head kick that misses
and Bucket counters with a lovely shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Styles throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bucket waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Styles.
Bucket throws a lazy uppercut
and Styles counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hajime Bucket dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The fighters circling - Bucket throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Styles misses with a looping right.
Styles misses with a few strikes there.
Styles wants to slow Bucket down by chopping away at his legs.
Bucket drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bucket misses with a body shot.
Bucket misses the shot to the body.
Styles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bucket lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bucket misses with a left hand
and Styles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bucket jabs at Styles's body.
Bucket looks to score with a jab to the body but Styles is just out of range.
Bucket throws the left hand but Styles avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bucket takes a swing at Styles's ribcage but misses.
Bucket takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bucket moves out of range as Styles strikes.
Styles lands with a good body shot.
A head kick misses from Styles.
Styles takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Styles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Styles tests Bucket's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bucket throws a jab when Styles was well out of range.
Bucket throws out a loose jab but Styles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bucket keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bucket misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Styles.
Hajime Bucket seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Styles takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Styles fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bucket checks it well.
Bucket throws a shot from downtown. Styles moves away and avoids it.
Bucket fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Styles throws a body punch but Bucket moves out of range.
Styles walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bucket checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Styles wants to land a leg kick but Bucket is out of range.
Styles tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bucket sizes up Styles with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Styles throws a lazy right hand but Bucket sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bucket misses with a wild body shot.
Bucket keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Styles.
Bucket swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Styles scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Styles just misses with a punch to the body.
Styles throws a push kick but Bucket slaps the foot to one side.
Bucket tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Styles was well out of range. Poor timing from Bucket.
Styles misses with an uppercut. Bucket saw that one coming.
Styles takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Styles. Bucket does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick by Styles misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bucket scores with the left hand. Styles knows he should have avoided that one.

Styles is rocked!
Bucket measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Styles! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Hajime Bucket!
Hajime Bucket decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.