PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sunnah Hadith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Buffet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hadith's entrance music is Run To The Hills - Iron Maiden. A fine choice. Buffet is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Margaritaville. Sunnah Hadith had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Hadith
vs
Buffet

183 cm
25
205 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

192 cm
25
220 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

5th Round Clothing
STEEL PENN'S 160 OF STEEL $50 Rio

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sunnah Hadith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Buffet!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Buffet lands but Hadith takes it in his stride.

It looks like Sunnah Hadith has been cut.
Hadith swinging wildly here.

Buffet moves into the clinch successfully.
Buffet'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.

Buffet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Buffet thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hadith if he has to take too many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hadith looks to land a combination but Buffet avoids it well.
Hadith misses the jab.
Hadith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hadith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Buffet closes the distance and pushes Hadith back into the cage.
Buffet lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hadith backwards.
Hadith blocks a body shot from Buffet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Buffet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hadith keeps the fight on the outside.
Buffet goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hadith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Buffet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hadith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Buffet swings for the body but Hadith moves out of range.
Buffet tries to clinch
enabling Hadith to counter with a crisp jab.
Hadith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Buffet circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hadith takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Buffet lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hadith misses with a wild combination.
Hadith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buffet moves in looking to clinch but Hadith pushes him off.
Buffet lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Sunnah Hadith's cut is getting worse.
Buffet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hadith moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Buffet takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jimmy Buffet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick lands from Buffet.
Buffet is looking to clinch but Hadith is avoiding it.
Hadith just misses with a punch to the body.
Hadith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Buffet sprawls well. Buffet wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hadith gets slowly back to his feet.
Hadith misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Buffet misses its intended target.
Hadith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Buffet counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Buffet.
Hadith takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Buffet moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Buffet.
Buffet struggles to land a body shot inside as Hadith controls his hands.
Buffet lands with a left to the head.

Sunnah Hadith's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Buffet prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sunnah Hadith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buffet is pressed up against the cage. Hadith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Buffet down to the mat. Buffet avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hadith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hadith throws the left hand but Buffet avoids the punch easily.
Buffet ducks under a wild hook from Hadith.
Hadith throws a right hand that Buffet ducks under and follows up with a left that Buffet also avoids with ease.
Good shot there by Buffet.
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!
A slow jab from Hadith misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buffet scores with a nice strike.
Nice takedown defense from Buffet. No joy for Hadith on that attempt.
Buffet tries to clinch up but Hadith circles away and keeps his distance.
Hadith is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Buffet's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

Buffet gets a clinch.
Buffet lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hadith drops down looking for an ankle pick but Buffet pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hadith misses with a two punch combination.
Hadith swats away the attempt to clinch by Buffet.
Buffet scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buffet slips under a jab from Hadith.
Hadith tries to bum rush Buffet with a series of wild strikes but Buffet uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Buffet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sunnah Hadith's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hadith swings for the body but Buffet moves out of range.
Buffet lands with a right that hurts Hadith. Hadith looks to clinch but Buffet throws a short knee that drops Hadith. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Jimmy Buffet!
Jimmy Buffet is the new light heavyweight champion!
Jimmy Buffet was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.