PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scary Buka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Danky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buka comes to the cage accompanied by Dolina Muminkow. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Buka
vs
Danky

186 cm
23
190 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

197 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160

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 6 - 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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dom Danky!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Danky misses its intended target.
Buka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Danky throws out the jab.

Danky gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Buka to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Buka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Buka wants to control from the top but Danky keeps moving.
Buka throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buka throwing strikes but missing.
Danky wants to sweep here but Buka controlling him for the moment.
Danky avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Buka throws an elbow that misses. Danky uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Buka's guard. Nice move by Danky!
Buka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Buka might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buka lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Danky!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danky tries to hold on but Buka pushes him away.
Danky sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Buka trying to mount his opponent but Danky defends it.
Buka working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Danky's thigh. Danky counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Buka distracts Danky with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Buka looking to sit in guard and control but Danky gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Buka is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danky working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Buka.
Danky wants to sweep here but Buka controlling him for the moment.
Buka throws an elbow that misses. Danky uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Buka's guard. Nice move by Danky!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buka is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Buka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Buka is adopting a defensive guard.
Buka trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danky is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Scary Buka has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Buka drops Danky with a nice combination! Buka dives into Danky's guard, looking to finish!

Danky is rocked!

It looks like Dom Danky has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buka preventing the sweep.
Danky is still in real trouble! Can Buka finish him?
Danky trying to control the position.
Danky seems to have recovered his senses.
Buka wants to control from the top but Danky keeps moving.
Danky trying to control the position.
Buka wants to pass the guard but Danky is keeping the position.
Buka stands and throws Danky's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danky prevents Buka from moving into mount.
Buka creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Buka working the head with strikes.
Danky gets back to half guard.
Danky wants to improve his position but Buka is controlling well.
Danky wants to control but Buka is keeping busy.
Danky wants to get back to full guard.
Danky slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Danky is keeping the position for now.
Danky is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scary Buka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dom Danky's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Danky throws a good cross that connects.
Buka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Danky. That snapped Buka's head back.
Danky throws a jab when Buka was well out of range.
Danky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Buka drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Buka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Danky's waist but Danky gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Buka off to one side.
Scary Buka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Buka misses with a hook to the body
and Danky counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Buka changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Danky tries to avoid it but Buka manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Danky to the ground. Danky escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Danky tries for a takedown but Buka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Buka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Buka goes for a double leg but Danky avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Danky continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scary Buka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Buka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Buka tries to work over Danky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Buka swings wildly with an uppercut but Danky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buka blocks an uppercut.
Danky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Danky is pressed up against the cage. Buka has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Danky down to the mat. Danky avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Buka shoots in for a double leg but Danky sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Danky lands the left hand.
Danky scores with a hook.
Buka misses with a body shot.
Buka misses with a takedown
and Danky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Buka tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Danky defends well and Buka ends up having to push Danky into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Danky manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danky scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Danky throws a hook but Buka avoids it easily.
Buka shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Buka throws a hook but Danky avoids it easily.
Buka shoots in looking for a takedown but Danky manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Buka's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Danky cracks a nice hook into Buka's ribs.
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!
Danky throws a big shot that misses.
Danky throws a low kick but it's checked well by Buka.
Buka dives in for a single leg takedown but Danky sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Buka is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Buka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Danky has a couple of punches blocked by Buka.
Buka has Danky pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Danky manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Danky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Buka goes for a takedown in the clinch but Danky prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Danky.
Danky drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Danky throws a punch but it's blocked by Buka.
Buka looking to slow down the pace here.
Danky looking for a takedown.
Danky stalls.
Buka tries to throw a body punch but Danky avoids it by throwing Buka back against the cage.
Danky is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Buka turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buka working the ground and pound.
Danky trying to control but Buka flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Danky manages to reverse the position and now he's in Buka's guard. Nice work there by Danky.
Buka seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
My spies in The Beast inform me that Danky has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Scary Buka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danky trying to control but Buka is working from the bottom.
Danky trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danky slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Buka can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dom Danky will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dom Danky's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Buka tries to bum rush Danky with a series of wild strikes but Danky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Buka fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Danky sprawls well initially but Buka persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Danky desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Danky is pressing down on Buka's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Danky has Buka pulled in close to control his posture.
Buka throws a strike but Danky rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Danky working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buka looking to control.
Buka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Danky is one step ahead there.
Buka bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Danky's guard.
Danky is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Buka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Buka wants to pass the guard but Danky is keeping the position.
Danky is pulling down on Buka's head to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danky working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Buka.
Buka preventing the sweep.
Buka works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Buka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Danky defending well though.
Danky makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Danky.
Buka wants to control from the top but Danky keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danky tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Danky is trying to keep Buka in close.
Buka throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danky is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Buka won't allow Danky to sweep him here.
We've been hearing that Buka has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Danky pulls Buka in close to prevent any damage.
Buka throwing strikes from guard but Danky blocks nicely.
Buka wants to control from the top but Danky keeps moving.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Buka blocks a jab.
Buka is trying hard to land a takedown here. Danky sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Danky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Buka throws out the jab.
Buka throws a jab but it's blocked by Danky.
Danky is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A big left from Danky misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buka checks the leg kick nicely there.
Buka fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Danky avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Danky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Danky uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Danky connects with a body shot that sends Buka's belly button to the back.
Buka doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Danky counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scary Buka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buka fails with the takedown
and Danky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Buka with a lazy takedown attempt
and Danky counters with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Danky shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Buka is trying to defend but Danky finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buka wants to improve his position but Danky is controlling well.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dom Danky.
I think Danky 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dom Danky!
A very excited looking Dom Danky made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.