PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scary Buka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janusz Woitek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buka comes to the cage accompanied by Dolina Muminkow. This should be fireworks!

Buka
vs
Woitek

186 cm
21
190 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

190 cm
21
200 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scary Buka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Janusz Woitek!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Buka gets a double leg takedown into Woitek's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Woitek is on top in guard.
Woitek trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Buka keeping moving, preventing Woitek from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Buka holds on and takes a little breather.
Woitek passes Buka's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Buka is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Red Light MMA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Woitek stalling away here and it's allowed Buka to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Woitek scoring with punches to the head and body.
Woitek stops Buka from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woitek trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Woitek controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Woitek stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Buka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Buka wants to stand but Woitek is controlling the position.
Woitek controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Woitek tries to free his leg and advance position but Buka is retaining full guard.
Woitek is working Buka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Buka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Buka keeping full guard, as Woitek tries to pass.
Woitek trying to control but Buka is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woitek trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Buka is pulling down on Woitek's head. It's preventing any offense from Woitek, at least for the moment.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Buka looks to score with a jab to the body but Woitek is just out of range.
Woitek stuffs the takedown.
Woitek throws a body kick that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Buka.
Buka moves out of range as Woitek strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck for Buka with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scary Buka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Woitek stuffs the takedown.
Woitek pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Buka back to the cage. Woitek follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woitek attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Buka fails to land the takedown.
Woitek avoids the body shot from Buka.

Buka gets a double leg takedown into Woitek's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woitek bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Buka's guard.
Woitek postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Woitek won't allow Buka to get back to his feet.
Woitek looking to pass the guard.
Woitek passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Woitek wants to control but Buka is keeping him busy.
Woitek is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Buka's shoulder. That is not cool.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Woitek wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Buka, who protects the arm well.
Woitek trying to control the position but Buka is working away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buka is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Buka regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buka preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Buka tries to get to full guard but Woitek has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Janusz Woitek dominated that round.
That's time! Buka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Buka misses with a takedown attempt
and Woitek counters with a straight right hand.
Woitek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Buka fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Woitek throws a sloppy head kick and Buka moves out of range easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Buka.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scary Buka. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Buka drives through with a takedown into Woitek's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Woitek looking to hit a scissor sweep but Buka is one step ahead there.
Buka makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Woitek trying to keep a closed guard but Buka is proving a slippery customer.

Woitek working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Buka doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Buka manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buka postures up in Woitek's guard and throws a big left but Woitek blocks it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Woitek holds on and takes a little breather.
Buka postures up.
Woitek wants to sweep here but Buka controlling him for the moment.
Buka with a nice head shot there.
Buka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Woitek is keeping the position for now.
Buka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Woitek is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Woitek looking to hit a scissor sweep but Buka is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Buka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Our spies down at at Vamonos Pest Control inform us that Woitek has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Buka working some strikes from top position.
Buka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Woitek is keeping the position for now.

Woitek has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Buka can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Woitek avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Buka chips away with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woitek wants to sweep here but Buka controlling him for the moment.
Woitek looking to control.
Woitek looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buka is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Buka lands a couple of elbows.
Buka preventing the sweep.
Buka trying to control but Woitek is working from the bottom.
Woitek has momentary wrist control but Buka slips an elbow through the middle.
Buka throws a big elbow that misses.
Woitek controls Buka momentarily but Buka frees himself.
Buka stands up over Woitek, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Woitek working a defensive guard but Buka passes into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Buka connects with a nice short shot to Woitek's temple.
Woitek is pressing down on Buka's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Woitek trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woitek lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Buka!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woitek sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Woitek looking to control but Buka is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Buka is in all sorts of trouble here.
Buka manages to regain half guard. Good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woitek is pressing down on Buka's thigh, looking to free his foot. Buka is holding on for now.
Buka is trying to maintain the position but Woitek is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Scary Buka will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

No luck for Buka with that takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Buka is defended easily by Woitek.
Buka with a poor takedown
and Woitek counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scary Buka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buka cracks a nice hook into Woitek's ribs.

Buka darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Buka there.
Woitek tries to roll over but Buka keeps him under control.
Buka passes to full mount!
Woitek is looking to get to half guard.
Buka landing strikes from the mount and Woitek is in trouble!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woitek is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Janusz Woitek has got the better of the ground game so far.
Woitek gets back to half guard.
Buka misses with a head shot. Woitek uses the momentum to regain guard.
Woitek manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Buka is trying to escape the mount.
Buka is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Buka holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Woitek tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buka really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Woitek trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Buka sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Woitek lands a nice short elbow.
Woitek thows a huge punch but Buka dodges it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woitek is looking to stall here but Buka recovers full guard.
Woitek throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Woitek pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Buka is keeping the position for now.
Woitek throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woitek tries to free his leg and advance position but Buka is retaining full guard.
Woitek throwing strikes but missing.
Woitek looking to sit in guard and control but Buka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Buka content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Woitek preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Buka passes into half guard.
Woitek is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Woitek is pressing down on Buka's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woitek preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Woitek tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Woitek looking to control.
Buka is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Buka scoring with punches to the head and body.
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!

Woitek looking for a guillotine here but Buka defends easily.
Woitek pulls Buka in close to his closed guard and prevents Buka from doing any damage or advancing position.
Buka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buka scoring with some ground and pound.
Buka landing some decent shots from guard.

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 Scary Buka.
I think Buka has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Scary Buka!
Scary Buka decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.