PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bucky The Badger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Lansing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lansing has chosen Heavy Metal Kings as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

The Badger
vs
Lansing

160 cm
30
160 lbs
20 - 9 - 1

180 cm
30
161 lbs
15 - 8 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bucky The Badger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Lansing!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lansing takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The Badger misses with a left hand
and Lansing counters with a nice uppercut.
The Badger throws a hook but Lansing avoids it easily.
The Badger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lansing counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lansing slips a jab from The Badger.
The Badger takes a swing at Lansing's ribcage but misses.
The Badger has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The Badger takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The Badger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A shot to the liver by Lansing. Beautiful body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lansing has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Lansing throws out a powerful jab.
Lansing steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Badger.
Lansing moves out of range of the strikes.
Lansing jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Badger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The Badger feints and then cracks Lansing's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lansing down.
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!
The Badger throws an overhand right that lands on Lansing's shoulder, as Lansing tries to avoid the shot.
The Badger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The Badger throws a body punch but Lansing moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lansing misses with a looping left.
Lansing has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A jab from Lansing does it's job there.
The Badger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lansing.
The Badger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lansing swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lansing missing with a left hand there. The Badger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Badger is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lansing's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Lansing looks to land a left hand but The Badger moved out of range nicely.
The Badger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Badger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Badger takes a jab right on the kisser.
A swing and a miss from The Badger.
The Badger just misses with a punch to the body.
The Badger tests Lansing's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lansing misses with a wild body shot.
Lansing ducks under a wild hook from The Badger.
A jab from Lansing finds it's way through The Badger's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Badger scores with a decent looking hook.
The Badger misses the jab.
Lansing misses with a straight right.
The Badger throws a hook to the side of Lansing's head but Lansing sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Badger throws a low kick, looking for Lansing's leg but Lansing calmly moves out of range.
A cross from Lansing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lansing takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A telegraphed right hand from Lansing misses the target.
Lansing gets cracked with a nice right hand there by The Badger.
Bucky The Badger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from The Badger misses.
The Badger lands a jab to the head.
A slow jab from The Badger misses its intended target.
Lansing scores with a jab. The Badger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lansing.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Badger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lansing is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! The Badger had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The Badger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lansing is looking to land body kicks.
The Badger keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bucky The Badger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Badger misses the shot to the body.
The Badger throws a combination. Lansing tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lansing wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A slow jab from The Badger misses its intended target.
Lansing is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lansing misses with a hook
and The Badger counters with a stiff right hand.
Lansing is looking to slow The Badger down with leg kicks.
The Badger thumps Lansing with a low kick.
Lansing throws a low kick but it's checked well by The Badger.
The Badger looks to land a right hand but Lansing moved out of range.
The Badger throws an overhand right that lands on Lansing's shoulder, as Lansing tries to avoid the shot.
The Badger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Badger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Badger throws a looping overhand right but Lansing ducks down to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from The Badger.
The Badger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lansing.
Lansing staying out of range there.
Lansing misses with a hook. The Badger ducked under it nicely.

The Badger moves into range and clinches up with Lansing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Lansing has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed The Badger clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The Badger is really stuck here.
The Badger covering up well and avoiding damage.

The Badger is in a bad position with Lansing working for a choke. The Badger manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Lansing is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and The Badger defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alexander Lansing will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Lansing checks a leg kick nicely.
The Badger throws a poor cross that misses
and Lansing counters with a straight right hand.
Lansing throws a solid leg kick but The Badger takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lansing.
Lansing lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lansing ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lansing tries to score a power double leg takedown but The Badger sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lansing somewhat.
Lansing tests The Badger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Badger on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The Badger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from The Badger there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lansing misses with a hook
and The Badger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - The Badger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lansing fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Badger manages to avoid it.
The Badger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Badger lunges at Lansing with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lansing's hand.
The Badger throws a hook to the side of Lansing's head but Lansing sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Badger lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The Badger misses with a right hand
and Lansing counters with a nice low kick that buckles The Badger's knee momentarily.
A shot to the body from Lansing misses
and The Badger counters with a nice leg kick.
The Badger misses with a looping left.
Lansing misses with a hook
and The Badger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lansing throws a head kick that misses
and The Badger counters with a low kick, right behind Lansing 's knee.
Lansing looks to land a body kick but The Badger moved away.
The Badger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The Badger throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lansing lands a jab to the head.
The Badger tries to clinch but Lansing moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lansing slips under a jab.
Lansing just misses with a punch to the body.
The Badger defending well as Lansing loads up on a big left hand.
The Badger throws out a loose jab but Lansing uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Badger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Lansing does it's job there.
Lansing uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Badger.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lansing, right into the meat.
Lansing moves out of range as The Badger strikes.
Lansing defending well as The Badger loads up on a big left hand.
Lansing misses with a body shot.
Lansing misses with a lunging right hand
and Lansing takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lansing uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Badger.
The Badger drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lansing cracks The Badger with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lansing uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Badger.
Lansing misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Badger.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lansing. That's going to slow The Badger down.
A combination from The Badger does no damage.
Lansing lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Badger's sensitive parts.
Lansing uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Badger has time to react.
The crowd cheers as The Badger lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lansing doesn't seem phased though.
Lansing throws a jab but it's blocked by The Badger.
The Badger walks into a left hand.
The Badger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Badger swings for the body but Lansing moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from The Badger misses the target.
The Badger tries to clinch there but Lansing circles away.
Lansing throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lansing misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lansing misses with a looping left.
Lansing moves out of range of the strikes.
The Badger lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Badger pushes Lansing away with a front kick.
The Badger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lansing.
The Badger clobbers Lansing with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lansing displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Badger throws out the jab.
Lansing tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Badger was well out of range. Poor timing from Lansing.
The Badger connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lansing. Lansing circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

The Badger moves into the clinch.
Lansing tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lansing struggles to land a body shot inside as The Badger controls his hands.
The Badger has a couple of punches blocked by Lansing.
The Badger tries to land knees in the clinch but Lansing avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alexander Lansing will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Lansing connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between The Badger's hands.
A shot to the liver by The Badger. Beautiful body shot.
Lansing uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Badger.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from The Badger.
The Badger misses with a hook
and Lansing makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lansing connects with a good right hand that stumbles The Badger. The Badger circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lansing misses with a body shot.
The Badger misses with a straight left.
The Badger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lansing.
Lansing takes a swing at The Badger's ribcage but misses.
Nice jab there from The Badger.
The Badger lands a head shot.
A head kick misses from Lansing.
The Badger does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lansing tries to score with a low kick but The Badger moves his leg out of the way.
Lansing looks for the body kick but The Badger saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Badger misses with a hook. Lansing ducked under it nicely.
The Badger tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alexander Lansing seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Lansing misses.
The Badger scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The Badger wants to clinch.
The Badger throws a poor cross that misses
and Lansing counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Badger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big right from The Badger misses.
Nice defenses there by Lansing.
Lansing misses with a body shot.
Lansing avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lansing connects with a leg kick. The Badger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lansing tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Badger throws a right and a left that Lansing avoids nicely.
Lansing throws a solid leg kick but The Badger takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lansing.
The Badger takes one to the side of the head.
Lansing changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The Badger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lansing fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Badger.
The Badger scores with a push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lansing connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The Badger throws a hook to the side of Lansing's head but Lansing sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lansing uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Badger.
Lansing pivots, looking for a leg kick but The Badger is out of range and Lansing settles back down.
The Badger looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The Badger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lansing takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A jab from Lansing does it's job there.
The Badger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lansing was well out of range. Poor timing from The Badger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Badger slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lansing loads up on a big right hand but The Badger slips the punch.
Lansing misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Badger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lansing chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Badger can pounce on him.

The Badger closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lansing misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Badger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alexander Lansing is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lansing manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lansing blocking some punches.
The Badger landing knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lansing misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Badger swings wildly with an uppercut but Lansing uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Badger swings wildly with an uppercut but Lansing uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Badger tries to land knees in the clinch but Lansing avoids the damage to the body.
Lansing misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Badger misses with a body punch.
Bucky The Badger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Badger misses with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Badger swings wildly with an uppercut but Lansing uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lansing blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lansing works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bucky The Badger.
I think Lansing has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!