PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Buffet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Roads (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buffet comes to the cage accompanied by Margaritaville. This should be a great matchup!

Buffet
vs
Roads

192 cm
28
220 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

193 cm
29
214 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Buffet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Damien Roads!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buffet blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roads. Buffet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Buffet lands with a thumping leg kick.
Buffet scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Roads.
Roads swats away the attempt to clinch by Buffet.
Roads throws a looping overhand right but Buffet ducks down to avoid it.
Buffet cracks Roads with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Roads throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Buffet catches Roads with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Roads slips a jab from Buffet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Buffet misses.
Jimmy Buffet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buffet throws a jab but it's blocked by Roads.
Roads looks to score with a jab to the body but Buffet is just out of range.
Buffet closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buffet cracks Roads with a right hand to the side of the head.
Buffet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Buffet darts in and clinches Roads up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roads.
Buffet scores with a nice hook to the head.
Buffet struggles to land a body shot inside as Roads controls his hands.
Buffet misses with some punches.
Buffet working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Buffet fails to land.

Buffet manages to break the clinch.
Buffet on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roads throws out a loose jab but Buffet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roads throws out a loose jab but Buffet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buffet lands a high kick!
Buffet throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roads takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Roads misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buffet.
Nice body kick from Buffet.
Buffet on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Roads looks to score with a jab to the body but Buffet is just out of range.
Buffet connects with a leg kick. Roads looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Buffet with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick misses from Buffet.
A clash of legs there as Roads blocks the low kick.
Roads misses with a series of wild punches.
Roads on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Buffet. Buffet obviously looking to wear him down.
Buffet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A swing and a miss from Buffet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buffet throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Roads thows a body shot but no joy.
Roads lands a jab to Buffet's midsection.
Roads throws out a powerful jab.
Roads misses the shot to the body.
Roads lands with an uppercut that bounces Buffet off the cage and back into range.
Roads looks to score with a jab to the body but Buffet is just out of range.
Roads on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roads throws a right hand that Buffet ducks under and follows up with a left that Buffet also avoids with ease.
A combination from Buffet does no damage.
Buffet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Roads takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Roads misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buffet.
Buffet will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roads displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Buffet throws out the jab.
Roads throws out a loose jab but Buffet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roads swings for the body but Buffet moves out of range.
Buffet scores with a jab to the body.
Buffet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roads uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Buffet.
Roads throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roads swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Buffet.
Roads throws the left hand but Buffet avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buffet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roads jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Buffet scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Buffet 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.

Nice uppercut lands for Buffet. That snapped Roads's head back.
Roads throws a right hand that Buffet ducks under and follows up with a left that Buffet also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Buffet. Those never looked like landing.
Buffet's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Roads connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Buffet scrambles back to his feet.
Buffet is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roads.

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.
Roads is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Roads tries to throw a body punch but Buffet avoids it by throwing Roads back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roads.
Buffet lands a nice uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roads.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Buffet.

Buffet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Buffet moves out of range of the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Roads as he connects with a hook.
Roads uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Roads looks to land a left hand but Buffet moved out of range nicely.
Buffet slips under a jab.
Roads showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Buffet.
Buffet throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Roads looks to score with a jab to the body but Buffet is just out of range.
Roads fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buffet manages to avoid it.
Roads comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buffet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roads.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roads fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Buffet looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Buffet moves out of range as Roads strikes.
Buffet will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Roads throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roads ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A punch combination from Roads misses.
Roads takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Buffet lands an overhand right.
Roads throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Buffet to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Roads.
Buffet looks to land a right hand but Roads moved out of range.
Roads lands with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roads misses the body punch
and Buffet connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roads throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Buffet missing with a left hand there. Roads was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roads scores with a punch to the head.
Roads throws a body punch but Buffet moves out of range.
Roads tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A punch lands to the side of Buffet 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Roads takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Roads stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Buffet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roads swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roads doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Roads looks to score with a jab to the body but Buffet is just out of range.
Buffet is looking to land body kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buffet avoids the body shot from Roads.
Buffet slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Roads digs a good body shot into Buffet's ribs.
Buffet scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Roads with a jab.
Buffet showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roads.
Buffet closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A slapping leg kick lands for Buffet.
Roads lands the left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buffet throws a shot to the body.
Roads works over Buffet's head and body with a nice combination.
Roads tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buffet was well out of range. Poor timing from Roads.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Damien Roads will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Roads misses with a straight left.
Buffet misses with a body shot.
Buffet dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Roads. That did some damage!
Roads throws a body punch but Buffet moves out of range.
Roads on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Buffet misses with a few strikes there.
Buffet tries to work over Roads's front leg with a kick but Roads checks it.
Roads chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Buffet can pounce on him.
Roads lands with an overhand left.
Buffet lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Roads.
Roads's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Roads lands a body shot.
Roads throws a body punch but Buffet moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roads tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Roads swings for the body but Buffet moves out of range.
Roads misses with a hook.
Roads smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Buffet takes a swing at Roads's ribcage but misses.
Roads misses with a few strikes there.
Roads takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Roads gets tackled into the cage by Buffet. Buffet maintains the clinch.
Buffet lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Buffet is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short right from Buffet.
Nice body punch from Buffet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buffet slowing the pace effectively.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Roads prevents a body shot from Buffet.
Roads is trying to break free.
Roads misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Roads manages to break the clinch.
Roads has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Buffet.
Buffet moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Buffet misses with a head kick.
Buffet throws a nice looking combination but Roads bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Roads changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Buffet misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buffet lands a slapping body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Buffet.
Roads throws a poor cross that misses
and Buffet counters with a left and a right that stings Roads.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Roads crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Buffet - the referee stops the clock and Roads gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Buffet. Roads manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Roads fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buffet manages to avoid it.
Roads's corner calls for a 1-2. Roads obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Buffet scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Roads swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Roads does no damage.
Roads misses with a looping left.
A shot to the body from Roads misses
and Buffet counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buffet throws a series of punches but Roads avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roads throws a hook but Buffet blocks it.
Nice uppercut there from Roads.
Roads swings for the body but Buffet moves out of range.
Buffet swings for the body but Roads moves out of range.
Buffet digs a good hook to Roads's body.
Roads misses with a wild body shot.
Buffet wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Buffet tests Roads's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Buffet thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Buffet.
Roads tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buffet was well out of range. Poor timing from Roads.
Roads uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Buffet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Buffet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Buffet has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Buffet!
Jimmy Buffet decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.