PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kabuto Wakizashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garrett Bukovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bukovsky has chosen Grubson feat. donGURALesko - Moc as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wakizashi
vs
Bukovsky

185 cm
26
180 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

183 cm
27
177 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Conquer

All 160
Merciless Gladiators

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kabuto Wakizashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Garrett Bukovsky!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wakizashi misses with a kick to the body.
Wakizashi throws a head kick that misses
and Bukovsky counters with a good low kick that Wakizashi was not able to check.
Bukovsky takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big left from Wakizashi misses.
Wakizashi misses with a body kick.
Wakizashi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bukovsky avoids the head kick by Wakizashi.
Wakizashi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bukovsky in his tracks.

Wakizashi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Bukovsky struggles to land a body shot inside as Wakizashi controls his hands.
Wakizashi misses with a punch to the body.
Wakizashi tries to work over Bukovsky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wakizashi tries a knee to the head but Bukovsky blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wakizashi obliges.
Bukovsky can't find room to land a body shot as Wakizashi controls the action.
Bukovsky lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bukovsky misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bukovsky lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Bukovsky fails to land.
Bukovsky can't find room to land a body shot as Wakizashi controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukovsky digs a right hand underneath Wakizashi's ribcage. Wakizashi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wakizashi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wakizashi misses with a punch on the inside.
Bukovsky tries to work over Wakizashi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bukovsky misses with the head strike.
Bukovsky misses with a punch to the body.
Wakizashi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bukovsky is defending well for now.
Wakizashi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bukovsky has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bukovsky struggles to land a body shot inside as Wakizashi controls his hands.
Wakizashi has a couple of punches blocked by Bukovsky.
Wakizashi tries to work over Bukovsky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wakizashi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bukovsky avoids it.
Bukovsky misses with a punch to the body.
Wakizashi misses with a knee strike.
Wakizashi struggles to land a body shot inside as Bukovsky controls his hands.
Bukovsky misses with a body punch.
Bukovsky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bukovsky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bukovsky working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wakizashi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bukovsky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wakizashi's elbow.
Wakizashi with a knee to the head.
Bukovsky looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bukovsky works on Wakizashi's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bukovsky.
Wakizashi crunches a lovely knee into Bukovsky's ribcage.
Good body shot from Bukovsky.
Wakizashi misses with a hook from the clinch.

Wakizashi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wakizashi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bukovsky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wakizashi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wakizashi connects with a body shot.
Wakizashi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wakizashi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bukovsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wakizashi misses with an uppercut. Bukovsky saw that one coming.
Wakizashi swings for the body but Bukovsky moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wakizashi checks a leg kick.
Bukovsky thuds his shin into the meat of Wakizashi's side.
Bukovsky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wakizashi was well out of range. Poor timing from Bukovsky.
Bukovsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bukovsky lands a slapping body shot.
Wakizashi looks to throw the jab but Bukovsky is out of range.
Bukovsky tries to clinch up.
Bukovsky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bukovsky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wakizashi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kabuto Wakizashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bukovsky connects with a crisp jab.

It looks like Kabuto Wakizashi has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Wakizashi. Beautiful body shot.
Bukovsky connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wakizashi doesn't manage to clinch there - Bukovsky circles away.
Wakizashi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bukovsky throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wakizashi on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bukovsky lands a head shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bukovsky.
Wakizashi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bukovsky.
Wakizashi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bukovsky's head backwards.
An inside leg kick lands from Bukovsky.
Bukovsky throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bukovsky swings widly with a right hand
and Wakizashi counters with a stiff right hand.
Bukovsky swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wakizashi.
Wakizashi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wakizashi.

It looks like Garrett Bukovsky has been cut.
Bukovsky swings for the body but Wakizashi moves out of range.
Wakizashi throws the left hand but Bukovsky avoids the punch easily.
Wakizashi lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bukovsky throws a body kick that misses.
Wakizashi misses with a low kick as Bukovsky jumps back.
Bukovsky throws a jab when Wakizashi was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garrett Bukovsky dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Bukovsky throws a low kick, looking for Wakizashi's leg but Wakizashi calmly moves out of range.
Wakizashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bukovsky misses with a leg kick
and Wakizashi counters with a body kick that stops Bukovsky in his tracks momentarily.
Wakizashi wants to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wakizashi. That's going to slow Bukovsky down.
Bukovsky connects with an inside leg kick.
Bukovsky scores with a jab. Wakizashi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A swing and a miss from Wakizashi.
Wakizashi wants to clinch up but Bukovsky keeps it at a distance.
Bukovsky wants to clinch up but Wakizashi keeps it at a distance.
Bukovsky throws a low kick but Wakizashi moves out of range easily.
Wakizashi connects with a crisp jab.
Wakizashi throws a head kick but Bukovsky moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bukovsky gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bukovsky managing to block the knees to the body from Wakizashi.
Bukovsky lands a right hand.
Bukovsky misses with a punch to the body.
Bukovsky can't find room to land a body shot as Wakizashi controls the action.
A hook to the body from Wakizashi.
Bukovsky misses with a punch to the body.
Wakizashi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bukovsky has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bukovsky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Bukovsky works on Wakizashi's body with a couple of short punches.
Bukovsky'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.
Bukovsky lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wakizashi backwards.
Bukovsky scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bukovsky pushes Wakizashi back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wakizashi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bukovsky struggles to land a body shot inside as Wakizashi controls his hands.
Wakizashi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wakizashi trying to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bukovsky swings wildly with an uppercut but Wakizashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wakizashi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wakizashi blocks a body shot from Bukovsky.
Bukovsky misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Wakizashi fails to land.
Wakizashi tries a knee to the head but Bukovsky blocks it.
Wakizashi prevents a body shot from Bukovsky.
Wakizashi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bukovsky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bukovsky is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch on the inside from Bukovsky fails to land.
Wakizashi with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Bukovsky.
Bukovsky lands a hook that snaps the head of Wakizashi backwards.
Bukovsky blocking some punches.
Wakizashi blocks an uppercut.
Wakizashi misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Wakizashi.
Wakizashi blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bukovsky.
Bukovsky misses with a hook from the clinch.

Wakizashi manages to break the clinch.
Wakizashi throws the left hand but Bukovsky avoids the punch easily.
Wakizashi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bukovsky connects with an inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Bukovsky checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wakizashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wakizashi defending well as Bukovsky loads up on a big left hand.
Bukovsky dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wakizashi. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bukovsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wakizashi.
Bukovsky works Wakizashi's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bukovsky checks a leg kick.
Bukovsky throws a good cross that connects.
Wakizashi misses with an uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Wakizashi.
Nice uppercut there from Bukovsky.
A telegraphed right hand from Wakizashi misses the target.
Wakizashi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bukovsky takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wakizashi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wakizashi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A head kick misses from Bukovsky.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bukovsky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wakizashi misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garrett Bukovsky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Bukovsky connects with a jab.
Bukovsky slips a straight right by Wakizashi.
Bukovsky swats away the attempt to clinch by Wakizashi.
Wakizashi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bukovsky.
Garrett Bukovsky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wakizashi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wakizashi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wakizashi tried to score with a low kick but Bukovsky checks it.

Bukovsky has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wakizashi.
Wakizashi blocking some punches.
Bukovsky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Wakizashi fails to land.
Wakizashi tries a knee to the head but Bukovsky blocks it.

Wakizashi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Wakizashi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wakizashi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wakizashi dodges the punch combination from Bukovsky.
Wakizashi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wakizashi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wakizashi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bukovsky counters with a stiff right hand.
Wakizashi scoring well with a low kick there.
Bukovsky moves in looking to clinch but Wakizashi pushes him off.
Bukovsky takes one on the button.
Bukovsky lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wakizashi at a distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wakizashi. Bukovsky shrugs it off though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wakizashi misses with a body kick.
Bukovsky throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wakizashi on the side of the head.
Bukovsky connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wakizashi momentarily.
Bukovsky jabs Wakizashi right on the nose. Wakizashi blinks but takes it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukovsky takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bukovsky lands a right hook to the body.
Wakizashi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wakizashi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wakizashi misses with a leg kick.
Wakizashi thows a leg kick but Bukovsky checks it
and Bukovsky finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bukovsky lands with a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Wakizashi. Beautiful body shot.
Bukovsky scores with a nice body kick.
A big right from Wakizashi misses.
Wakizashi throws a head kick but Bukovsky moves out of range.
Bukovsky looks to land a left hand but Wakizashi moved out of range nicely.
Wakizashi throws a lazy right hand but Bukovsky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wakizashi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukovsky keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wakizashi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bukovsky is out of range.
Bukovsky connects with a crisp jab.
Bukovsky buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bukovsky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bukovsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kabuto Wakizashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bukovsky moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wakizashi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bukovsky throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bukovsky connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bukovsky connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wakizashi momentarily.
Wakizashi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bukovsky uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wakizashi has time to react.
Bukovsky takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wakizashi takes one to the chin there.
Bukovsky misses with a wild body shot.
Wakizashi is looking to land body kicks.
Wakizashi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bukovsky counters with a right hand to the body.
Wakizashi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wakizashi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bukovsky checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wakizashi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wakizashi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bukovsky checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Good leg kick by Bukovsky there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wakizashi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bukovsky checks a leg kick nicely.
Bukovsky scoring well with a low kick there.
Wakizashi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wakizashi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Garrett Bukovsky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bukovsky has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Garrett Bukovsky!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Garrett Bukovsky!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Garrett Bukovsky!

Garrett Bukovsky wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Garrett Bukovsky thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.