PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bronco Buster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Keefer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Keefer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bronco Buster's chin.

Buster
vs
Keefer

179 cm
28
180 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

189 cm
31
185 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bronco Buster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Keefer!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keefer misses with a head kick.
Keefer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice inside leg kick there by Buster. That's going to slow Keefer down.
Buster lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Keefer circles away quickly and effectively.
Keefer slips a jab and a cross from Buster.
Buster misses with a wild combination.
Keefer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Keefer moves away from the strike by Buster.
Buster throws a leg kick
and Keefer counters with a solid body kick.
Buster slips a jab and a cross from Keefer.
Keefer misses with a head kick.
Buster thows a leg kick but Keefer checks it
and Keefer counters with a nice body shot.
Buster throws a nice outside leg kick.
Keefer lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keefer moves in looking to clinch but Buster pushes him off.
Buster connects with a jab.
Keefer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mark Keefer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Buster on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Buster throws a right hand that Keefer ducks under and follows up with a left that Keefer also avoids with ease.
Keefer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Good exchange - Buster coming out on top.
Sloppy strikes from Keefer. Those never looked like landing.
Keefer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Keefer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Keefer throws a hook to the side of Buster's head but Buster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Buster blocks a head kick by Keefer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buster uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Keefer has time to react.
Buster with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keefer moves away from the strike by Buster.
Buster lands with a cross.
Buster swings widly with a right hand
and Keefer counters with a big head kick but Buster shrugs it off.
Buster tries to land a leg kick but Keefer saw it coming and moves away.
Keefer throws a sloppy head kick and Buster moves out of range easily.
Buster throws an off balance right hand
and Keefer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Buster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Buster turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Buster throws a head kick that misses.
Bronco Buster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keefer misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buster jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Buster avoids a kick to the body.
Keefer sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Keefer misses with a few strikes there.
Buster lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Keefer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Keefer feints a jab promting Buster to slip. Keefer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Buster slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Keefer throws a head kick that misses.
Keefer just misses with a punch to the body.
Buster blocks a head kick by Keefer.
Buster lands with an overhand left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buster tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Buster will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Keefer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Buster.
Keefer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Buster works Keefer's body with a nice hook.
Buster throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keefer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buster blocks the body kick.
Buster throws a low kick, looking for Keefer's leg but Keefer calmly moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keefer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Keefer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Keefer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Buster.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bronco Buster will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Buster lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Keefer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buster.
Keefer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Keefer throws a nice looking combination but Buster bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Buster throws a lazy head kick
and Keefer counters with a series of strikes. Buster will be more careful next time no doubt.

Keefer gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Buster is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Buster trying to control the position from guard on top but Keefer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Keefer working a defensive guard here.
Buster forces his way into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keefer gets back to full guard.
Buster trying to control but Keefer is working from the bottom.
Buster is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Keefer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Buster.

Keefer working for a triangle but Buster defends it easily.

Keefer is working an open guard so Buster takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buster cracks a nice hook into Keefer's ribs.
That kick from Buster tenderised Keefer's leg. Keefer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Buster misses with a head kick.
Keefer throws a head kick but Buster moves out of range.
Keefer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Keefer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Keefer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Buster tries a head kick but it misses.
Buster scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buster's corner calls for a 1-2. Buster obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Buster lands the left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buster looks to land a combination but Keefer avoids it well.
An inside leg kick from Buster misses.
Buster tries a head kick but it misses.
Buster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Buster throws an overhand right that lands on Keefer's shoulder, as Keefer tries to avoid the shot.

Buster drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Buster is trying to get an arm triangle but Keefer is defending well.
Keefer is trying to control Buster's posture but Buster avoids it.
Keefer is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Keefer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Keefer is looking to reverse the position.
Buster working the ground and pound from side control.
Keefer wants to control but Buster postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keefer is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bronco Buster dominated that second round.
That's time! Buster's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Buster comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Keefer looks to land a body kick but Buster moved away.
Buster is looking to land body kicks.
Keefer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Buster bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Keefer's head backwards.
Keefer stalks Buster and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Buster's face. Buster staggers backwards, shaken.
Buster tries to land a front kick but Keefer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Keefer throws a leg kick
and Buster counters with a nice uppercut.
Buster throws a hook but Keefer avoids it easily.
Mark Keefer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buster looks to land a right hand but Keefer moved out of range.
Keefer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Buster.
Buster tries a low kick but Keefer avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keefer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Buster moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Keefer slips a jab from Buster.
Nice defenses there by Keefer.
Buster throws the left hand but Keefer avoids the punch easily.
Keefer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Buster throws a head kick that misses.
Keefer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Buster swinging wildly here.
Keefer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Buster rather than just go for the knockout.
Keefer lands with a kick to the temple. Buster shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Keefer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Buster. Buster obviously looking to wear him down.
Buster tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Keefer.
Keefer blocks a leg kick.
Buster misses with a lunging right hand
and Keefer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A solid leg kick lands there for Buster.
Buster tests Keefer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Buster connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Keefer momentarily.
Keefer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Buster misses with a hook.
Keefer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Buster buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buster blocks a head kick by Keefer.
Keefer throws the kick towards the body but Buster avoids it.
Buster takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Buster misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Buster slips a jab and a cross from Keefer.
Bronco Buster is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Buster scores with a jab to the head.
Nice jab there from Buster.
Buster throws a series of strikes that have Keefer backpedaling.
Keefer is looking to chop away at Buster's legs.
Keefer looks to land a body kick but Buster moved away.
Buster throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keefer tries a head kick but it misses.
Buster waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Keefer.
A nice combination there by Buster.
Mark Keefer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buster throws a low kick but it's checked well by Keefer.
Buster wants to land a leg kick but Keefer is out of range.
Buster with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Keefer misses with a few strikes there.
Buster smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keefer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Keefer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Keefer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Keefer tries to work over Buster's front leg with a kick but Buster checks it.

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 Bronco Buster.
Well Buster has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bronco Buster!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bronco Buster waved his t-shirt featuring Sharon Needles Nutrition (Donation givebacks PROMO's logo in front of the cameras.