PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Buckingham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Cerveny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckingham comes to the cage accompanied by Alien Ant Farm; Smooth Criminal. Cerveny is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Johnny B Good. Patrick Buckingham has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Buckingham
vs
Cerveny

173 cm
23
152 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

175 cm
27
149 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Buckingham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Cerveny!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buckingham walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cerveny checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Buckingham closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cerveny moves out of range of the strikes.
Cerveny jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Buckingham doesn't manage to clinch there - Cerveny circles away.
Buckingham throws a solid leg kick but Cerveny takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Buckingham.
Cerveny loads up on a big right hand but Buckingham slips the punch.
Buckingham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cerveny paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cerveny throws the left hand but Buckingham avoids the punch easily.
Cerveny misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheers as Cerveny lands an impressive looking overhand right. Buckingham doesn't seem phased though.
Cerveny lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Buckingham circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick by Buckingham misses
and Cerveny counters with a one-two to the body.
Cerveny misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Buckingham.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerveny tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buckingham was well out of range. Poor timing from Cerveny.
Buckingham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cerveny manages to avoid it.
Cerveny tries a head kick but it misses.
Buckingham misses with a head kick.
Buckingham fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cerveny.
Cerveny darts in trying to clinch
and Buckingham counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Buckingham throws a head kick but Cerveny moves out of range.
Cerveny cracks Buckingham with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Buckingham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cerveny paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A cross from Cerveny lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckingham lands with a slapping head kick.
A cross from Cerveny lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buckingham on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cerveny fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buckingham manages to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Cerveny misses
and Buckingham counters with a head kick. That will keep Cerveny thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cerveny misses with a hook.
Buckingham throws a head kick but Cerveny moves out of range.

Buckingham gets a clinch.
Cerveny stalling the fight.
Cerveny looking to slow down the pace here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Buckingham throws an elbow but misses.
Cerveny working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckingham makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cerveny working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Buckingham throws a head punch that misses.
Cerveny stalling the fight.
Cerveny misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Cerveny on the inside.
Cerveny taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cerveny softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Buckingham pushes off an throws an elbow but Cerveny leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Buckingham throws an elbow that misses.
Buckingham lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cerveny backwards.
Buckingham throws an elbow but it misses.
Buckingham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cerveny on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buckingham.
Buckingham throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cerveny avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Buckingham fails to land.
Cerveny lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Buckingham backwards.
Cerveny tries to break the clinch but Buckingham is controlling the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buckingham has a couple of punches blocked by Cerveny.
Buckingham misses with a body punch.
Buckingham has Cerveny pressed against the cage, preventing Cerveny from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cerveny misses with some punches.
Cerveny working aggressively here.
Buckingham prevents Cerveny from breaking the clinch.
Buckingham throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cerveny wants to stall.
Buckingham prevents a body shot from Cerveny.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buckingham creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cerveny's defenses.
Buckingham lands an elbow inside.
Buckingham avoiding damage as Cerveny throws knees to the body.
Buckingham lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Cerveny dominated that round.
That's time! Buckingham's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cerveny throws a right hand that misses
and Buckingham makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cerveny just misses with a punch to the body.
Buckingham moves out of range of the body kick.
Cerveny dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Buckingham misses with a head kick.
Buckingham takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Buckingham stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Buckingham walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Cerveny gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cerveny takes an elbow to the forehead.

Cerveny manages to break the clinch.
Buckingham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Buckingham blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckingham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cerveny.
Cerveny jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cerveny takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cerveny looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cerveny looks to land a body kick but Buckingham moved away.
Cerveny scores with a hook to the body. Buckingham takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Buckingham checks a low kick from Cerveny.
Johnny Cerveny seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A good leg kick by Cerveny.
Cerveny takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cerveny scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cerveny swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Buckingham.
Buckingham avoids the head kick by Cerveny.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerveny scores with a shot to the body.
Cerveny keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Buckingham tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cerveny manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnny Cerveny is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cerveny avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cerveny lands a slapping body shot.
Buckingham tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cerveny manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cerveny fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cerveny throws a low kick but Buckingham moves out of range easily.
Buckingham misses with a leg kick
and Cerveny counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cerveny rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Buckingham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cerveny falls off balance throwing a combination
and Buckingham counters with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckingham misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Cerveny misses.
Cerveny thows a body shot but no joy.
Cerveny throws out a loose jab but Buckingham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buckingham dodges the punch combination from Cerveny.
Cerveny just misses with a punch to the body.
Cerveny throws a combination that misses
and Buckingham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Buckingham drives through and clinches with Cerveny against the cage.
Buckingham keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cerveny's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerveny wants to get back to striking at distance but Buckingham won't allow it.
Buckingham misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cerveny working aggressively here.
Cerveny managing to block the knees to the body from Buckingham.
Cerveny misses with a body punch.
Buckingham looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cerveny working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Cerveny's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cerveny takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cerveny connects with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buckingham lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Cerveny breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cerveny lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Buckingham fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Cerveny showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Cerveny pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cerveny dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Buckingham. That did some damage!
Cerveny moves out of range as Buckingham throws a body kick.
Cerveny moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cerveny lands a right hook to the body.
Buckingham clobbers Cerveny with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Buckingham lands a head shot.
Buckingham goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That kick from Cerveny tenderised Buckingham's leg. Buckingham is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cerveny throws the left hand but Buckingham avoids the punch easily.
Buckingham with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cerveny to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cerveny misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerveny lands a head kick. Buckingham smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Buckingham showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cerveny.
Cerveny misses with the combination.
Cerveny moves out of range of the leg kick from Buckingham.
Cerveny fails to land with a series of punches.
Cerveny looks to land a combination but Buckingham avoids it well.
Cerveny bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Buckingham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cerveny paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cerveny misses the shot to the body.
Cerveny walks forward, straight into a front kick from Buckingham.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerveny misses with a few strikes there.
Cerveny avoids the head kick by Buckingham.
Good standup being displayed there by Cerveny as he connects with a hook.
Buckingham moves out of range as Cerveny strikes.
Cerveny tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buckingham was well out of range. Poor timing from Cerveny.
Johnny Cerveny is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cerveny lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cerveny throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
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!
Cerveny wants to land a leg kick but Buckingham is out of range.
Buckingham throws a jab when Cerveny was well out of range.
Cerveny throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cerveny lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckingham misses with a head kick.
Cerveny blocks a head kick by Buckingham.
Buckingham slips under a jab from Cerveny.
Buckingham doesn't manage to clinch there - Cerveny circles away.
Buckingham throws a head kick that misses.
Buckingham throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Danga de danga de dang - Cerveny scores with a four punch combination!
Some bone on bone action there as Buckingham checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cerveny comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Buckingham blocks a head kick by Cerveny.
Buckingham connects with a right hand. Cerveny shakes it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Cerveny. Those never looked like landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Buckingham. That's going to slow Cerveny down.
Cerveny is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Buckingham throws a head kick that misses.
Cerveny throws a head kick but Buckingham moves out of range.
Cerveny attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cerveny lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Buckingham at a distance.
Buckingham is looking to clinch.
A punch combination from Cerveny misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buckingham ducks right into an uppercut from Cerveny.
Cerveny throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Cerveny comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cerveny 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Cerveny!