PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mar Vell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Bueno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Vell
vs
Bueno

189 cm
31
187 lbs
20 - 4 - 0

188 cm
34
192 lbs
31 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
Convicted Trap House

Hellbent
Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mar Vell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pedro Bueno!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bueno moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bueno feints and then cracks Vell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vell down.
Vell throws a body kick that misses.
Vell throws a leg kick but Bueno sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Vell pushes Bueno up against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vell.
Vell blocks an uppercut.
Bueno gets through Vell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bueno tries a body shot but Vell blocks it.
Vell throws a punch but it's blocked by Bueno.
Bueno blocking some punches.
Vell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vell misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bueno.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right handed body shot lands from Vell.
Bueno misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vell.
Vell pushes Bueno back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vell blocks an uppercut.
Vell lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vell misses with the head strike.
Vell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bueno digs a right hand underneath Vell's ribcage. Vell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bueno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bueno creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bueno working aggressively here.
Vell lands with a left to the head.
Vell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vell lands a left hand.
Vell lands a hook that snaps the head of Bueno backwards.
Bueno throws a punch but it's blocked by Vell.
Vell prevents a body shot from Bueno.
Vell throws a head punch that misses.
Vell is working Bueno over against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bueno.
Vell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vell throws a head punch that misses.
Bueno lands with a light punch inside.
A right hand to the body from Bueno.
I was talking to Vell's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Still in the clinch, Bueno scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bueno lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Vell.
Bueno lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bueno backwards.
Vell working aggressively here.
Bueno lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Bueno.
Vell tries for a takedown but Bueno manages to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vell.

Vell breaks the clinch.
Mar Vell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bueno lands a nice shot that snaps Vell's head back.
Vell lands with an uppercut that bounces Bueno off the cage and back into range.
Bueno lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vell at a distance.
Vell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bueno moves out of range of the body kick.
Vell misses with a hook.
Vell ducks under a wild hook from Bueno.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vell misses with a straight right.
Vell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bueno looks to score with a jab to the body but Vell is just out of range.
Vell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vell throws a leg kick that misses.
Vell has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vell there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vell throws a solid leg kick but Bueno takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vell.
Bueno scores with a nice strike.
Vell tries to land a front kick but Bueno steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bueno misses with a straight left.
Bueno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vell was well out of range. Poor timing from Bueno.
Bueno takes a swing at Vell's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bueno moves out of range as Vell throws a body kick.
Bueno misses with a kick to the body.
Vell keeps Bueno at a distance using the push kick.
Vell thumps Bueno with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bueno.
Vell misses with a head kick.
Bueno throws the left hand but Vell avoids the punch easily.
Vell is looking to score with low kicks.
Bueno sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bueno looks to land a left hand but Vell moved out of range nicely.
Bueno moves away from the strike by Vell.
Bueno misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pedro Bueno will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Vell wants to land a leg kick but Bueno is out of range.
Bueno connects with the punch.
Pedro Bueno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bueno moves out of range as Vell throws a body kick.
Bueno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bueno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vell swinging wildly here.
Vell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bueno ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bueno wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bueno.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Bueno.
Bueno's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bueno scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueno misses with a hook. Vell ducked under it nicely.
Bueno thows a body kick. Vell tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pedro Bueno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Bueno has Vell up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Bueno on the inside.
Bueno has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Bueno tries to work over Vell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bueno misses with a body punch.
Bueno working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Vell fails to land.
Bueno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bueno misses with a punch to the body.
Vell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bueno backwards.
Vell misses with a body punch.
Bueno throws a punch but it's blocked by Vell.
Bueno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bueno lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vell scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bueno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bueno misses with some punches.
Bueno pushes Vell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bueno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vell has Bueno pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bueno manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Vell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bueno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vell backwards.
Vell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bueno lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bueno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vell can't find room to land a body shot as Bueno controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Bueno fails to land.
A hook to the body from Bueno.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bueno lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bueno creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bueno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vell struggles to land a body shot inside as Bueno controls his hands.
Pedro Bueno seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bueno lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bueno working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueno lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Bueno fails to land.
Bueno scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bueno lands a nice uppercut.
Bueno lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bueno misses with a punch to the body.
Bueno lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bueno lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Bueno on the inside.
Bueno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bueno lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Bueno - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bueno.
Bueno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bueno tries to work over Vell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bueno has a couple of punches blocked by Vell.
Bueno misses with some punches.
Bueno lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Bueno.
A short uppercut from Bueno.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bueno lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vell backwards.

Vell is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Bueno.
Oh Vell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bueno working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bueno misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Bueno.
Vell working aggressively here.
Vell wants a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Bueno fails to land.
Bueno lands an uppercut.
Bueno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vells head.
Vell swings wildly with an uppercut but Bueno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bueno lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vell prevents a body shot from Bueno.
Still in the clinch, Bueno scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vell.
Bueno gets through Vell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bueno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Bueno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bueno works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vell seems to have got his legs back now.
Bueno scores with a hook.

Bueno lands a big uppercut and Vell crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Vell looks OK. Bueno waves Vell back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bueno cracks Vell with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pedro Bueno! Pedro Bueno retains his middleweight title!
A less than humble Pedro Bueno misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
The defeated Mar Vell had this to say: 'There has been a lot of talk about the cards going on in two other orgs today, but I think Matt Mac deserves the attention. Everyone please give it up for the true pioneer and class act of MMATycoon. I wish you all the best Mac. Thanks for letting me be a part of this.'.