PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Camel Bark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Buckman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buster Buckman acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Bark
vs
Buckman

190 cm
20
225 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
19
267 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Camel Bark!
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, Buster Buckman!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buckman tries to clinch
and Bark counters with a series of strikes. Buckman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Buckman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Buckman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bark counters with a head kick.
Buckman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bark manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Buckman gets a clinch.
Buckman throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Buckman.

It looks like Camel Bark has been cut.
Buckman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Buckman lands an elbow that stopped Bark in his tracks for a moment.

Bark gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Buckman is looking to escape.
Bark frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bark takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bark has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bark landing strikes from the mount.
Buckman tries to reverse the position but Bark maintains control.
Bark throws some wild stikes that Buckman manages to avoid easily.
Buckman is looking to improve his position but Bark isn't that keen on the idea.
Bark lands a big elbow.
Bark controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bark seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Buckman for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buckman is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bark throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Buckman because Bark loaded up on that one.
Bark controlling his opponent.
Buckman taking shots to the head.
Bark takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bark throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Buckman because Bark loaded up on that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bark takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bark 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.
Buckman is squirming around, avoiding Bark's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Camel Bark dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Camel Bark's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bark lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Buster Buckman has been cut.
Bark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buckman was well out of range. Poor timing from Bark.

Buckman rushes Bark and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bark takes an elbow to the forehead.
Buckman lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Camel Bark's cut is getting worse.
Bark lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Buckman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bark wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bark tries to land a knee to the head but Buckman blocks with his arms.
Bark is looking to break free of the clinch but Buckman has double underhooks.
Buckman prevents Bark from breaking the clinch.
Buckman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bark.
Buckman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bark is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Buckman.
Bark takes an elbow to the temple.

Bark breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bark shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Buckman as he avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bark circles away from the clinch attempt.
Buckman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bark misses with a series of wild punches.
Bark lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bark shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Buckman as he avoids it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bark.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Buckman rushes Bark and presses him up against the cage.
Bark is looking to break free of the clinch but Buckman has double underhooks.
Knees to the body from Buckman.
Buckman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bark blocks it with crossed arms.
Buckman scores with a knee to the head.

Jeez, Camel Bark's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Bark can't break the clinch.
Buckman lands with a short head shot on the inside.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Camel Bark's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Buster Buckman!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Buster Buckman made sure he mentioned Xtreme Merchandise, along with how happy he was to win his fight.