PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Bukovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axel Whitecoat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bukovsky comes into the arena with Donatan, Petez, Gural, Pih - Budź się blaring out of the sound system. Whitecoat comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Seven Nation Army kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bukovsky
vs
Whitecoat

187 cm
27
192 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

178 cm
39
186 lbs
17 - 24 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy Bukovsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Axel Whitecoat!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitecoat lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bukovsky throws a body punch but Whitecoat moves out of range.
Bukovsky turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bukovsky shoots in looking for a takedown but Whitecoat manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bukovsky's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bukovsky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bukovsky throws a head kick but Whitecoat moves out of range.
Bukovsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whitecoat manages to avoid it.
Bukovsky misses with a right hand

and Whitecoat counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whitecoat wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bukovsky keeps working.
Whitecoat working the ground and pound.
An elbow from Whitecoat crashes against the mat.
Bukovsky manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bukovsky slips a nice elbow through Whitecoat's hands, connecting with Whitecoat's forehead.
Bukovsky throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Bukovsky there.
Bukovsky throwing shots but Whitecoat is blocking nicely.
Bukovsky thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Whitecoat's head.
Whitecoat trying to control but Bukovsky postures up.
We've been hearing good reports from Bukovsky's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitecoat keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Whitecoat has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bukovsky is working away from the top position though.
Bukovsky prevents Whitecoat from improving his position.
Bukovsky throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bukovsky throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whitecoat trying to control here.
Bukovsky winds up and cracks Whitecoat with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bukovsky missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Whitecoat is controlling Bukovsky's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Bukovsky has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bukovsky missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Whitecoat keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Whitecoat trying to control but Bukovsky postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitecoat keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bukovsky working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whitecoat is trying to control but can't.

Bukovsky looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bukovsky misses with a head shot. Whitecoat uses the momentum to regain guard.
Whitecoat utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bukovsky stands up over Whitecoat, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bukovsky connects with a couple of short punches.
Bukovsky throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Whitecoat wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukovsky with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bukovsky trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bukovsky in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bukovsky throws a big elbow that misses.
Bukovsky working some strikes from top position.
Bukovsky working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Whitecoat has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bukovsky accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Whitecoat avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Whitecoat is trying to control the position but Bukovsky postures up.
Bukovsky throws a strike but Whitecoat rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Bukovsky working for a triangle but Whitecoat defends it easily.
Whitecoat in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitecoat trying to control but Bukovsky is working from the bottom.

Bukovsky is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Whitecoat defends well.
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!
Whitecoat connects with a couple of short punches.

Bukovsky working for a triangle but Whitecoat defends it easily.
Whitecoat landing some decent shots from guard.
Whitecoat trying to control but Bukovsky is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bukovsky lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Whitecoat!
Bukovsky fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Bukovsky dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bukovsky wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Whitecoat closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Whitecoat trying to control the position but Bukovsky is working away.
Bukovsky is trying to improve his position.
Bukovsky is not content to let Whitecoat control the position.
Whitecoat misses with the ground and pound.
Whitecoat taking a breather here.
Bukovsky tries to buck Whitecoat off but Whitecoat is having none of it.
Bukovsky manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitecoat on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Whitecoat slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Whitecoat controls Bukovsky momentarily but Bukovsky frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bukovsky accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Whitecoat looking for a sweep. Not yet Whitecoat, not yet.
Bukovsky distracts Whitecoat with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bukovsky is in close to Whitecoat's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bukovsky accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Whitecoat trying to control the position.
Whitecoat looking for a sweep. Not yet Whitecoat, not yet.
Bukovsky missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whitecoat has his hands on Bukovsky's head, controlling the position.

Axel Whitecoat has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bukovsky connects with a crisp jab.
Bukovsky moves away from the strike by Whitecoat.
Bukovsky misses with an uppercut. Whitecoat saw that one coming.
Whitecoat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bukovsky.
Whitecoat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bukovsky.
Whitecoat lands with a right hand.
Bukovsky lands a glancing blow to the side of Whitecoat's head.
Whitecoat ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bukovsky keeps the fight on the outside.
Whitecoat misses with an uppercut.
Bukovsky staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukovsky scores with a jab to the body.
Whitecoat throws an off balance right hand
enabling Bukovsky to counter with a crisp jab.
Whitecoat throws a lazy right hand but Bukovsky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Whitecoat walks into a stiff left hand from Bukovsky.
Whitecoat misses with a straight left.
Bukovsky connects with a right hand. Whitecoat shakes it off.
Whitecoat tries to move into range but Bukovsky moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Whitecoat connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bukovsky takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bukovsky changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Whitecoat avoids the body shot from Bukovsky.
Bukovsky catches Whitecoat with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Whitecoat connects with a looping right hand.
Bukovsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bukovsky blocks a jab.
Bukovsky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Whitecoat.
Whitecoat looks to land a right hand but Bukovsky moved out of range.
Bukovsky just misses with a punch to the body.
Bukovsky motions for Whitecoat to come forward. Bukovsky throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bukovsky shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A cross from Whitecoat lands.

Whitecoat shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Whitecoat showed some decent athleticism there.
Nice strikes from Whitecoat there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Whitecoat landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bukovsky misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Whitecoat wants to pass to mount but Bukovsky is defending the position.
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 Tommy Bukovsky will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Whitecoat cracks Bukovsky with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Whitecoat walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Bukovsky drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Whitecoat swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Bukovsky's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Axel Whitecoat!
Axel Whitecoat made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'That's four victims in a row now...I will fight whomever BFT puts in front of me next. Aussie Aussie Aussie!!! Oi Oi Oi!!!'.