PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goru Buodad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Kewell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buodad comes to the cage accompanied by let it rock. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Buodad
vs
Kewell

185 cm
25
204 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

183 cm
25
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Goru Buodad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sonny Kewell!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kewell tries for a takedown but Buodad circles away easily
and Buodad counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Buodad has Kewell up against the cage in a clinch.
Kewell is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Buodad gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kewell has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Buodad is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Goru Buodad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sonny Kewell.

Kewell drags the fight down to the ground.
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.
Buodad stopping the sweep attempt from Kewell.
Kewell is trying to keep Buodad in close.
Buodad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Buodad throws a big right hand that misses.
Buodad is looking to work some ground and pound but Kewell has wrist control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buodad stopping the sweep attempt from Kewell.
Buodad 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.
Kewell pulls Buodad in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kewell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Buodad defends it easily.
Kewell wants to sweep but no luck.
Kewell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Buodad's guard.
Kewell wants to control from the top but Buodad keeps moving.

Buodad working for submissions but it's allowed Kewell to get to half guard.

Kewell looking for a submission but Buodad manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Kewell connects with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kewell trying to control the position from guard on top but Buodad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kewell pushing down on Buodad's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Kewell is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Buodad sees it coming and defends easily.
Buodad is staying active underneath Kewell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kewell stalling away here and it's allowed Buodad to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kewell trying to control but Buodad is working from the bottom.
Kewell might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Buodad kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kewell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kewell is working Buodad over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Buodad keeping moving, preventing Kewell from controlling successfully.
Kewell looking to sit in guard and control but Buodad gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kewell wants to sweep here but Buodad controlling him for the moment.
Kewell is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kewell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buodad slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Buodad can't keep his opponent in guard - Kewell advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kewell seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kewell passes to side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Kewell looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kewell trying to control the action but Buodad is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sonny Kewell dominated that round.
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.

Kewell misses with a takedown
and Buodad counters with a nice body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Buodad. That's going to slow Kewell down.
Kewell misses with a series of wild punches.

Kewell shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Buodad's guard.
Kewell wants to control from the top but Buodad keeps moving.
Kewell throws an elbow that misses. Buodad uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kewell's guard. Nice move by Buodad!
Buodad throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buodad postures up.
Buodad wanted to stand there but Kewell had control of the position.
Buodad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kewell wants to sweep here but Buodad controlling him for the moment.
Buodad would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buodad makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Buodad is looking to stand up but Kewell won't let him.

Kewell pushes Buodad off and scrambles back to his feet.
Kewell fails with the takedown
and Buodad makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kewell is breathing heavily.
Kewell looks for a takedown but Buodad sprawls well.
Goru Buodad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sonny Kewell.
Kewell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Buodad finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Buodad moves in looking to clinch but Kewell pushes him off.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Buodad!
Buodad misses with a body kick.
Buodad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kewell tries for a takedown but Buodad circles away easily

and Buodad counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Buodad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buodad tries to throw a body punch but Kewell avoids it by throwing Buodad back against the cage.
Kewell managing to block the knees to the body from Buodad.
Kewell drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kewell tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Buodad smiles and moves away.
Buodad misses with a low kick as Kewell jumps back.
Kewell shoots in looking for a takedown. Buodad tries to sprawl out of it but Kewell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Buodad manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sonny Kewell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kewell shoots for a double leg takedown but Buodad sprawls well. He's pushed Kewell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kewell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Buodad counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kewell's knee momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Buodad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kewell closes the distance and clinches up with Buodad, looking for a takedown. Kewell pushes Buodad against the cage but Buodad circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Buodad. That's going to slow Kewell down.
Buodad does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Buodad tries to clinch but Kewell moves out of range.
Buodad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kewell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Buodad doesn't manage to clinch there - Kewell circles away.
Kewell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Buodad as he jumps to the side.
A right-left combo lands from Buodad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Buodad looks for the body kick but Kewell saw that one coming.
Buodad tries to clinch but Kewell is having none of it.
Goru Buodad is winning the standup battle so far.
Buodad attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kewell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Buodad throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kewell misses with a takedown attempt
and Buodad counters with a good low kick that Kewell was not able to check.
No joy there for Buodad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Buodad swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Buodad clinches up against the cage.
Buodad has Kewell pushed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kewell tries to score a body lock takedown but Buodad shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Goru Buodad dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Buodad gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kewell is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Buodad to keep the fight standing.
Buodad's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kewell is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Buodad is defending well.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kewell as Buodad tries to tie him up.
Buodad manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Buodad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buodad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Buodad looking to throw knees to the head but Kewell is blocking nicely.
Buodad is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Kewell manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Kewell is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Buodad defends well.
Kewell wants to sweep but no luck.

Kewell looking for a guillotine here but Buodad defends easily.
Kewell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buodad lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Buodad is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kewell wants to sweep here but Buodad controlling him for the moment.

Kewell is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Buodad is aware though and is defending well.
Buodad stopping the sweep attempt from Kewell.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Buodad accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Buodad drops back looking for a leg! Kewell is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kewell manages to kick Buodad off! Buodad jumps back into Kewell's guard.
Buodad is looking to stand up but Kewell won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kewell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Buodad throws a big right hand that misses.
Buodad with a nice head shot there.
Kewell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kewell has a closed guard, preventing Buodad from standing up.

Kewell escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Buodad gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kewell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Buodad got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kewell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Buodad has managed to get both his arms back between Kewell's legs - danger averted.
Kewell trying to control the position.
Kewell tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Buodad is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buodad is in close to Kewell's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kewell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kewell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Buodad makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kewell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Buodad.
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!

Kewell is looking for a triangle but Buodad pushes his legs off easily.
Buodad postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kewell wants to sweep but no luck.
Buodad is looking to stand up but Kewell won't let him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Kewell looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kewell is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Goru Buodad.
I think Buodad has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Goru Buodad!
Goru Buodad decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.