PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arga Buarga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speed comes into the arena with Skrillex / Equinox blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Speed
vs
Buarga

175 cm
22
163 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

185 cm
28
164 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!
Perkele!

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Speed!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arga Buarga!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speed connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Buarga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Speed.
Buarga bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Speed's head.
Buarga throws a hook but Speed blocks it.
Speed avoids a punch combination nicely.
A shot to the liver by Speed. Beautiful body shot.
Buarga tries to close the distance and clinch but Speed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Buarga looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Speed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buarga moves away.
Speed connects with a single shot there.
Speed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buarga was well out of range. Poor timing from Speed.
Speed connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Speed throws a hook but Buarga avoids it easily.
Buarga tries to clinch up but Speed circles away and keeps his distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buarga jabs Speed to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Buarga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Buarga just misses with a punch to the body.
Buarga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Buarga scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buarga throws a sloppy body shot
and Speed counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Speed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Speed scores with a hook.
A big right from Speed misses.
Buarga takes a swing at Speed's ribcage but misses.
Speed looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Donk. Speed catches Buarga right on the button with a cross.
Speed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Buarga.
Speed thows a body shot but no joy.
Buarga is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Speed rather than just go for the knockout.
Buarga takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Buarga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Speed.
Buarga takes a swing at Speed's ribcage but misses.
Buarga scores with a jab to the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Buarga. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Speed lands with a hook. Buarga tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Arga Buarga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Buarga.
Speed misses the shot to the body.
Buarga lands a slapping body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed ducks under a wild hook from Buarga.
Buarga with a nice cross.
Buarga lands a lovely overhand right.
Buarga misses the jab.
Buarga throws a combination that misses
and Speed counters with a stiff right hand.
Speed with a nice cross.
A big left from Speed misses.
Buarga slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Speed as Buarga shoots in.
Speed slips under a jab from Buarga.
Speed looks to throw the jab but Buarga is out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Speed.
Nice body punch from Speed.
Buarga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Speed.
Buarga lands a jab to the head.
Buarga just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Buarga. Beautiful body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buarga misses the body punch
and Speed counters with a one-two to the body.
Buarga misses the jab.
Speed scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Buarga throws a body punch but Speed moves out of range.
Speed lands a nice shot to the body.
Buarga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A shot to the liver by Speed. Beautiful body shot.
Speed fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Buarga on the side of the head.
Buarga misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buarga tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Speed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Speed scores with a jab to the body.
Buarga closes the distance looking to clinch
and Speed counters with a three punch combo that has Buarga backing up. Buarga nods at Speed to acknowledge the strikes.
A nice combination there by Speed.
Speed bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Buarga's head.
Buarga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Speed moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buarga misses the body punch
and Speed counters with a straight right hand.

Buarga is rocked!
Speed with a nice cross.
Buarga is still on wobbly legs! Can Speed finish him?
Buarga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Speed was well out of range. Poor timing from Buarga.
Speed throws a monster overhand right that drops Buarga! Speed follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Speed!
Jon Speed retains his lightweight title!
Jon Speed really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Perkele! logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.