PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster Buckman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King KO (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buster Buckman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Buckman
vs
KO

195 cm
19
267 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
275 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

Xtreme Merchandise

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buster Buckman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, King KO!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buckman misses with a takedown attempt - KO sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Buckman rushes KO and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Buckman missing with knees to the body.
Buckman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Buckman is trying to pull guard but KO has him pressed against the cage.
Buckman is trying to break the clinch but KO has him pressed against the cage.
Buckman landing knees to the body.
Buckman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

KO breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Buster Buckman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buckman tries to close the distance and clinch but KO swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
KO avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
KO stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buster Buckman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buckman tries to clinch but KO moves away
and KO counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Buster Buckman has been cut.
Buckman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts KO as he jumps to the side.
Buckman moves in looking to clinch but KO pushes him off.
Buckman closes the distance looking to clinch
and KO counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Buckman gets a clinch.
KO blocks a body shot from Buckman.
KO is trying to break the clinch but Buckman has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Buckman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buckman lands a nice elbow.
Buckman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and KO avoids it.
Buckman landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
KO takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like King KO has been cut.
Buckman looking to throw knees to the head but KO is blocking nicely.
Buckman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Buckman has KO pressed against the cage, preventing KO from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
KO takes a knee right on the jaw!
Buckman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
KO wants to break free but Buckman has control.
KO looks winded!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Buckman.
Buckman missing with knees to the body.

Buckman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Buckman clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

KO manages to break the clinch.
Buckman tries to clinch but KO is having none of it.
Buckman wants to clinch.
Buckman darts in trying to clinch
and KO counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buster Buckman dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Buckman is looking to clinch.
Buckman wants to clinch but KO slips to the side
and KO counters with a straight right hand.
Buckman tries to clinch
and KO counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). King KO!