PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sticky Buds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goru Buodad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buodad has chosen let it rock as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Buds
vs
Buodad

180 cm
24
208 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

185 cm
27
204 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Cutthroat

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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sticky Buds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Goru Buodad!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buodad tries to land a leg kick but Buds saw it coming and moves away.
Buds looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Buds throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Buds swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Buodad throws the left hand but Buds avoids the punch easily.
Buds works the jab nicely.

Buodad darts in and clinches Buds up against the cage.
Buds is trying to push Buodad away but Buodad has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Buodad content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Buds as Buodad tries to tie him up.
Buds wants to break free but Buodad has control.
Buds wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Buds on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Buds wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Buodad displaying some good clinch control by pressing Buds up against the cage.
Buodad receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Buds is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buodad leaning against his opponent.
Buds fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Buds has had enough of the clinch but Buodad keeps him there for the moment.
Buds tries to circle away but Buodad has him pinned against the cage.
Buds tries to break the clinch but Buodad is controlling the position.
Buds has had enough of the clinch but Buodad keeps him there for the moment.
Buodad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Buds is defending well for now.
Buds is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Buds swings wildly with an uppercut but Buodad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buds tries to circle away but Buodad has him pinned against the cage.
Buodad is pushing Buds up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Buds dodges an elbow strike from Buodad.
Buds tries to break the clinch but Buodad is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Buodad fails to land.
Buds tries to break the clinch but Buodad is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buodad has Buds pressed against the cage, preventing Buds from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Buodad looking to throw knees to the head but Buds is blocking nicely.
Buodad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Buodad holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Buds is trying to break the clinch but Buodad is controlling him.
Buodad misses with a knee strike.
Buds is trying to break the clinch but Buodad is controlling him.
Buds is trying to force a seperation but Buodad has the dominant position.
Buds can't break the clinch.
Buodad has Buds pressed against the cage, preventing Buds from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Buodad prevents Buds from breaking the clinch.
Buodad holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Buds has had enough of the clinch but Buodad keeps him there for the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buds looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buodad tries to stall but Buds uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Buds is trying to break the clinch but Buodad is controlling him.
Buodad putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Buds in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Buds tries to break free but Buodad pushes him back against the cage.
Buds throws a head punch that misses.
Buodad trying to control the position but instead, Buds has worked for underhooks and has pushed Buodad into the cage.
Buodad throws an elbow but it misses.
Buodad manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Buodad working aggressively here.
Buds is trying to break the clinch but Buodad is controlling him.
Buodad holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Buds managing to block the knees to the body from Buodad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buodad looking to slow down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Goru Buodad.
Buds thows a body shot but no joy.
Buds throws a nice looking combination but Buodad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Buodad attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Buds looks to land a left hand but Buodad moved out of range nicely.
Sticky Buds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Buodad.
Buodad throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buds throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Buds blocks the body kick.
Buds lands a lovely overhand right.
Buds scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Goru Buodad will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Buds avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Buds fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Buodad on the side of the head.
Buodad takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sticky Buds is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Buodad fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Buds checks it well.
Buodad avoids the body shot from Buds.
Buodad throws a series of punches but Buds moves out of range.
Buodad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Buds.
Buodad throws a push kick but Buds slaps the foot to one side.
Buds avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Buodad throws a solid leg kick but Buds takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Buodad.
Buodad looks to land a body kick but Buds moved away.
Buds keeps the fight on the outside.
Buodad misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Buds misses with a jab, cross combination.
Buds is looking to wear down Buodad with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buodad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Buodad gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Buds has had enough of the clinch but Buodad keeps him there for the moment.
Buds looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Buds tries to break free but Buodad pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buodad.
Buds wants to break the clinch but can't.
Buodad looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Buodad is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Buodad keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Buds's efforts to push away.
Buodad misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buds avoids a wild elbow strike from Buodad.
Buds wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Buds wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Buodad has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Buodad.
Buds is trying to break free.
Buodad is struggling to control the position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Goru Buodad.
Buodad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Buds paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Buodad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Buds paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Buodad looks to land a combination but Buds avoids it well.
Buds lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buds fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buodad tries to clinch up but Buds circles away and keeps his distance.
Buodad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Buodad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Buodad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Buds paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Buodad misses with a double jab.
Buodad is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Buds avoids a punch combination nicely.
Buodad misses with a hook. Buds ducked under it nicely.
Buds looks to land a right hand but Buodad moved out of range.
Buodad throws a jab but it's blocked by Buds.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Buodad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Buodad throws a series of punches but Buds moves out of range.
Good shot there by Buds.
Buds scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Buds defending well as Buodad loads up on a big left hand.
Buds misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buodad.

Buodad has managed to clinch.
Buodad looking to throw knees to the head but Buds is blocking nicely.
Buds has had enough of the clinch but Buodad keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buodad has Buds pushed against the cage.
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!
Buds has had enough of the clinch but Buodad keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Goru Buodad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Buds's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Buds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buodad.
Buds takes a swing at Buodad's ribcage but misses.
Buds thows a body shot but no joy.
Buds fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buodad manages to avoid it.
Buds blocks a low kick nicely.
Buodad wants to land a leg kick but Buds is out of range.
Buodad misses with a kick to the body.
Buodad thows a body shot but no joy.
Buds swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Buds slips a jab from Buodad.

Buodad clinches up with Buds and pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Buds as Buodad tries to tie him up.
Buodad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Buds is defending well for now.
Buds tries to break free but Buodad pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buodad misses with the head strike.
Buodad has Buds pressed against the cage, preventing Buds from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Buds wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Buodad has him pressed against the cage.
Buds looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Buds is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Buodad throws an elbow but it misses.
Buodad is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Buds is keeping busy.
Buds fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Buodad tries a body shot but Buds blocks it.
Buodad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Buds.
Buds wants to break the clinch but can't.
Buodad trying to control the position but instead, Buds has worked for underhooks and has pushed Buodad into the cage.
Buodad tries to throw a body punch but Buds avoids it by throwing Buodad back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buds working hard to break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Buodad tries a body shot but Buds blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Buodad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Buds wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Buodad tries to land knees in the clinch but Buds avoids the damage to the body.
Buodad misses with the head strike.
Buodad avoiding damage.
Buodad is trying to maintain a safe position but Buds gets an underhook and turns Buodad into the cage.
Buds tries to circle away but Buodad has him pinned against the cage.
Buodad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Buds is trying to break free.
Buds wants to break free but Buodad has control.
Buds tries to break the clinch but Buodad is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buodad has Buds pressed against the cage, preventing Buds from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Buds wants to break the clinch but can't.
Buodad is struggling to control the position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Buds wants to break free but Buodad has control.
Buodad is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Buds is keeping busy.
A shot in the inside from Buodad.
Buds wants to get back to striking at distance but Buodad won't allow it.
Buodad keeps control of Buds as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Buodad keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Buds's efforts to push away.
Buodad trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buds tries to break the clinch but Buodad is controlling the position.
Sticky Buds has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A frustrated look appears on Buds's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Buds prevents a body shot from Buodad.
Buds is looking to break free of the clinch but Buodad has double underhooks.
Buds tries to break the clinch but Buodad is controlling the position.
Buodad misses with an elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Buds wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Buodad struggles to land a body shot inside as Buds controls his hands.
Buds wants to get back to striking at distance but Buodad won't allow it.
Buds is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buodad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Buodad will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Buds up against the cage.
Buds prevents a body shot from Buodad.

And that's the end of the fight!
Goru Buodad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Buodad 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Goru Buodad!
After winning the bout, Goru Buodad thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.