PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Dettman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bucky The Badger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dettman comes to the cage accompanied by Nazareth - Hair of the Dog. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bucky The Badger was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Dettman
vs
The Badger

150 cm
30
146 lbs
22 - 2 - 1

160 cm
29
160 lbs
19 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bobby Dettman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bucky The Badger!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dettman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dettman moves out of range as The Badger strikes.
The Badger throws a jab when Dettman was well out of range.
Dettman throws a solid leg kick but The Badger takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dettman.
The Badger fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Badger's corner calls for a 1-2. The Badger obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dettman ducks under a wild hook from The Badger.
The Badger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The Badger misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dettman moves out of range of the strikes.
The Badger throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dettman.
The Badger misses with a wild body shot.
Dettman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dettman throws a leg kick but The Badger moved away.
Dettman connects with a solid leg kick.
Dettman's corner calls for a 1-2. Dettman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The Badger lands a really nice looking cross but Dettman seems unphased.
The Badger checks a leg kick.
Dettman keeps The Badger at a distance using the push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Badger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dettman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Badger takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The Badger lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Dettman darts in and clinches The Badger up against the cage.
The Badger misses with an elbow over the top.
Dettman stalls.
Dettman misses with a knee strike.
The Badger lands a hook that snaps the head of Dettman backwards.
Dettman lands with a short shot to the head.
Dettman is looking to control The Badger's arms but The Badger gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dettman has his back to the cage.
Dettman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Badger backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dettman.
Dettman misses with the head strike.
The Badger misses with an elbow strike.
The Badger avoiding damage as Dettman throws knees to the body.
Dettman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Badger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dettman's elbow.
Dettman misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dettman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dettman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dettman landing knees to the head.
Dettman struggles to land a body shot inside as The Badger controls his hands.
Dettman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Badgers head.
The Badger misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Badger misses with an elbow strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Dettman.
Dettman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt The Badger or not.
Dettman throws a punch but it's blocked by The Badger.
The Badger tries to land knees in the clinch but Dettman avoids the damage to the body.
The Badger pushes Dettman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dettman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dettman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dettman looking to throw knees to the head but The Badger is blocking nicely.
Dettman lands an elbow that stopped The Badger in his tracks for a moment.
A short right from The Badger on the inside.
Nice body punch from Dettman.
Dettman lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dettman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Badger is defending well for now.
The Badger missing with knees to the body.
The Badger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dettman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Badger.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. The Badger obliges.
Dettman lands a nice uppercut.
The Badger is trying to maintain a safe position but Dettman gets an underhook and turns The Badger into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Badger.
Dettman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from The Badger.
Dettman lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Badger backwards.
Dettman lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dettman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Dettman.
Dettman avoiding damage as The Badger throws knees to the body.
The Badger throws an elbow but it misses.
The Badger misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Badger blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dettman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dettman blocking some punches.
The Badger lands a nice elbow.
The Badger misses with the head strike.
The Badger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dettman backwards.
The Badger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dettman is defending well for now.
Dettman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The Badger pushes off an throws an elbow but Dettman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dettman cracks The Badger with a nice body shot.
Dettman misses with a body punch.
The Badger blocking some punches.
Dettman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Badger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dettman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The Badger misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dettman presses The Badger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Still in the clinch, Dettman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dettman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dettman tries to land knees in the clinch but The Badger avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Dettman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Good work by The Badger as he checks the leg kick.
Dettman swings for the body but The Badger moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Dettman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Badger connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dettman's hands.
The Badger lands with a straight right. Dettman didn't see that one coming.
The Badger walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dettman.
Some bone on bone action there as The Badger checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The Badger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dettman manages to avoid it.
The Badger throws a wild body kick that Dettman sees coming a mile off.
Dettman misses with a hook.
Dettman lands a leg kick that knocks The Badger off balance momentarily.
The Badger lands a slapping body shot.
Dettman is looking to clinch but The Badger is avoiding it.
Dettman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The Badger checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dettman moves out of range as The Badger strikes.
Dettman misses with the combination.
The Badger throws a leg kick but Dettman checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Badger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dettman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Badger.
Dettman cracks a nice hook into The Badger's ribs.
The Badger throws a hook but Dettman avoids it easily.
Dettman staying out of range there.
Dettman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dettman tried to score with a low kick but The Badger checks it.
The Badger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dettman manages to avoid it.
Dettman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Badger. That did some damage!
Dettman is looking to slow The Badger down with leg kicks.
The Badger paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The Badger works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The Badger tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

The Badger instigates a clinch.
Dettman blocks an elbow strike from The Badger.
The Badger pushes Dettman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Badger lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Bobby Dettman has been cut.
Dettman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dettman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Badger throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dettman lands a hook that snaps the head of The Badger backwards.
Nice elbow from Dettman.
The Badger tries to land a knee to the head but Dettman blocks with his arms.
The Badger creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dettman is working The Badger over against the cage.
The Badger is breathing heavily.
Dettman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dettman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dettman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Badger struggles to land a body shot inside as Dettman controls his hands.
Dettman misses with a punch to the body.
Dettman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has The Badger in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dettman presses The Badger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dettman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Badgers head.
Dettman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dettman pushes The Badger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dettman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Badger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dettman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bobby Dettman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dettman.
Dettman lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dettman.
A left hand lands to the body for The Badger.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dettman as The Badger tries to tie him up.
Dettman scores with a nice hook to the head.
The Badger throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The Badger throws an elbow but it misses.
Dettman scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Badger.
Dettman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dettman misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Dettman on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A knee to the head by Dettman.

The Badger is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dettman.
The Badger is still on wobbly legs! Can Dettman finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dettman avoiding damage as The Badger throws knees to the body.
Dettman lands an uppercut.
Dettman digs a right hand into The Badger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The Badger's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Dettman.
Dettman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dettman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dettman lands a big right hand that drops The Badger! The killer instinct kicks in and Dettman finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Dettman!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Dettman!
During a confident post fight interview, Bobby Dettman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.