PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garrett Bukovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilson Maughan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bukovsky comes to the cage accompanied by Grubson feat. donGURALesko - Moc. Wilson Maughan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bukovsky
vs
Maughan

183 cm
19
182 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
26
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Garrett Bukovsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Wilson Maughan!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bukovsky has a takedown stuffed.
Bukovsky shoots in looking for a takedown. Maughan tries to sprawl out of it but Bukovsky keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Maughan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Maughan. No joy for Bukovsky on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garrett Bukovsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bukovsky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maughan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maughan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Maughan thuds his right hand into Bukovsky's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

It looks like Garrett Bukovsky has been cut.
Bukovsky swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Maughan.
Maughan misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maughan lands with a cross.
Some wild striking there from Bukovsky.
Bukovsky dodges the punch combination from Maughan.

Bukovsky rushes Maughan and presses him up against the cage.
Bukovsky lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bukovsky dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Maughan works on Bukovsky's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maughan swings wildly with an uppercut but Bukovsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maughan cracks Bukovsky with a nice body shot.
Bukovsky stalling.

Bukovsky pulls guard successfully.
Bukovsky keeping moving, preventing Maughan from controlling successfully.
Maughan wants to stand and escape but instead Bukovsky has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bukovsky tries to stand but Maughan is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maughan keeping full guard, as Bukovsky tries to pass.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Wilson Maughan wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bukovsky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maughan.
Maughan scores with a hook.
Maughan looks to throw the jab but Bukovsky is out of range.

Bukovsky moves into range and clinches up with Maughan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maughan misses with a body punch.

Bukovsky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maughan tries to close the distance and clinch but Bukovsky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bukovsky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bukovsky shoots in and drives through. Maughan sprawls well.
Bukovsky tries to clinch
and Maughan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maughan swings widly with a right hand
and Bukovsky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bukovsky looks to land a right hand but Maughan moved out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bukovsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Bukovsky 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Wilson Maughan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Garrett Bukovsky's cut.
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.

Good exchange - Maughan coming out on top.
Bukovsky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maughan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maughan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maughan avoids the head kick by Bukovsky.
Bukovsky will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Maughan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bukovsky sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab by Bukovsky.
Maughan lands a nice hook to Bukovsky's body. Bukovsky takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maughan misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maughan throws a lazy uppercut
and Bukovsky counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A combination from Bukovsky does no damage.
A swing and a miss from Bukovsky.
Bukovsky looks to score with a jab to the body but Maughan is just out of range.
Maughan throws a big shot that misses.
Bukovsky tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maughan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garrett Bukovsky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maughan tries to clinch up.
Maughan doesn't manage to clinch there - Bukovsky circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukovsky looks to land a combination but Maughan avoids it well.
Bukovsky takes a swing at Maughan's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Maughan does no damage.
Bukovsky scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A big right from Maughan misses.
Bukovsky shoots for a double leg takedown but Maughan sprawls well. He's pushed Bukovsky's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wilson Maughan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bukovsky shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Maughan but Maughan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bukovsky closes the distance and clinches up with Maughan, looking for a takedown. Bukovsky pushes Maughan against the cage but Maughan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garrett Bukovsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maughan scores with a decent looking hook.
Maughan slips under a jab from Bukovsky.
Bukovsky misses with a wild body shot.
Bukovsky throws a shot to the body.
Bukovsky misses with a wild combination.
Maughan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bukovsky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Bukovsky lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maughan doesn't seem phased though.
Wilson Maughan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good shot there by Bukovsky.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bukovsky throws a low kick but Maughan avoids it.

Bukovsky closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Maughan is looking to improve his position.
Bukovsky with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Garrett Bukovsky just wasn't active enough.
Some wild striking there from Bukovsky.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garrett Bukovsky dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Garrett Bukovsky's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bukovsky scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bukovsky thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Maughan's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Maughan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bukovsky has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bukovsky engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Garrett Bukovsky has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Maughan throws a lazy right hand but Bukovsky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bukovsky tests Maughan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bukovsky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bukovsky misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukovsky throws a series of punches but Maughan avoids them all with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - Maughan scores with a four punch combination!
Bukovsky throws a lazy uppercut
and Maughan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bukovsky is looking to clinch but Maughan is avoiding it.
Maughan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bukovsky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Maughan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maughan just misses with a punch to the body.
Maughan scores with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Maughan as he connects with a hook.
Maughan with a nice cross.
Maughan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bukovsky throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Maughan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bukovsky.
Sloppy strikes from Bukovsky. Those never looked like landing.
Maughan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maughan lands with an uppercut that bounces Bukovsky off the cage and back into range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maughan throws a hook to the side of Bukovsky's head but Bukovsky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maughan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Maughan swats away the attempt to clinch by Bukovsky.
Maughan lands with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bukovsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maughan moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bukovsky. Maughan does a little dance to reset his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wilson Maughan.
I think Maughan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garrett Bukovsky!
A relieved looking Garrett Bukovsky thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.