PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Bugara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Weidman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bugara might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Homicide. Chris Weidman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Bugara's chin.

Bugara
vs
Weidman

193 cm
23
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
193 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Bugara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Weidman!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bugara swinging wildly here.

Bugara forces Weidman back against the cage and clinches.
Bugara is trying to break the clinch but Weidman is controlling him.
Weidman tries for a takedown but Bugara manages to get underhooks.
Bugara has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Weidman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Weidman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bugara fights it off and pushes away nicely.
John Bugara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Weidman.
Weidman goes for a double leg but Bugara avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bugara continues to drive forward.
Bugara wants to break free but Weidman has control.
Bugara is trying to force a seperation but Weidman has the dominant position.

Bugara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bugara ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Weidman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Weidman looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bugara pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Weidman back to the cage. Bugara follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bugara will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Weidman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bugara avoids it really well and circles away.

Bugara gets a clinch.
Bugara is trying to push Weidman away but Weidman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Weidman keeps control of Bugara as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Weidman tries to score a body lock takedown but Bugara shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Bugara's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bugara has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Weidman is looking for a takedown.
Weidman has Bugara pressed against the cage, preventing Bugara from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bugara breaks from the clinch.
Bugara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bugara clobbers Weidman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bugara is looking to clinch but Weidman is avoiding it.
Bugara scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, jab by Bugara - just one landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Bugara as he connects with a hook.
Bugara misses with the combination.

Bugara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Weidman, pushing him back against the cage.
Bugara has had enough of the clinch but Weidman keeps him there for the moment.

Bugara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Weidman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bugara is looking to land body kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bugara wants to clinch.
Bugara throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bugara throws a head kick but Weidman moves out of range.
Bugara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Weidman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bugara clobbers Weidman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bugara scores with a nice right hand.
Bugara stalks Weidman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Weidman's face. Weidman staggers backwards, shaken.
Bugara tries to land a leg kick but Weidman saw it coming and moves away.
Bugara connects with a single shot there.
Weidman looks for a takedown but Bugara sprawls well.
Bugara throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bugara throws a head kick that misses.
Bugara tries to land a front kick but Weidman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
John Bugara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bugara lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bugara feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Weidmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Weidman is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bugara is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Weidman.
Bugara misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weidman shoots for a takedown but Bugara saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bugara lands a body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bugara!
Bugara scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bugara stalks Weidman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Weidman's face. Weidman staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Weidman shoots for a double leg takedown but Bugara sprawls well. He's pushed Weidman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bugara lands a nice shot to the body.
Bugara lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Bugara dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Weidman closes the distance and clinches up with Bugara, looking for a takedown. Weidman pushes Bugara against the cage but Bugara circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bugara lands with a nice body punch.

Bugara clinches up against the cage.
Weidman is trying to drag Bugara to the mat but Bugara just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Weidman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bugara is trying to push Weidman away but Weidman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bugara wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Weidman is breathing heavily.
Weidman wants a takedown.
John Bugara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Weidman.
Bugara prevents the takedown attempt.
Bugara prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bugara wants to break the clinch but can't.

Bugara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Bugara. Those never looked like landing.

Weidman tries to keep at a distance but Bugara has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bugara looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bugara wants to get back to striking at distance but Weidman won't allow it.

Bugara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bugara lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Weidman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Weidman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bugara scores with a three punch combo!
Bugara moves in looking to clinch but Weidman pushes him off.
John Bugara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the liver by Bugara. Beautiful body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weidman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Weidman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bugara swivels and escapes.
John Bugara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Bugara both land. Nice combination.
Weidman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weidman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bugara is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bugara fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Weidman checks it well.
Bugara lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Weidman backs up against the cage.
Weidman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bugara throws a combination. Weidman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bugara shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Weidman eats them both and turns towards Bugara to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bugara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Weidman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bugara throws a low kick but it's checked well by Weidman.
Bugara is looking to land body kicks.
A punch combination from Bugara misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bugara lands with a nice body punch.
Bugara defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Weidman.
Bugara moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bugara wants to clinch up but Weidman keeps it at a distance.
Bugara keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bugara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Weidman is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bugara.
Weidman dodges the punch combination from Bugara.
Bugara fails to land with a series of punches.
Weidman fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weidman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bugara!
Weidman shoots in for a takedown but Bugara shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bugara tries to close the distance and clinch but Weidman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Weidman takes one to the chin there.
Weidman goes for a double leg but Bugara avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bugara continues to drive forward.
Weidman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bugara gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bugara has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Weidman has Bugara pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bugara manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Weidman misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Bugara dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Weidman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Weidman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bugara lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Weidman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bugara swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bugara misses with a wild combination.
A left and a right from Bugara both land. Nice combination.
Weidman goes for a double leg but Bugara avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bugara continues to drive forward.
Bugara wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bugara has had enough of the clinch but Weidman keeps him there for the moment.
Weidman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bugara pulls him back up using the underhooks.
John Bugara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Weidman.
Weidman has Bugara pressed against the cage, preventing Bugara from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bugara is trying to break free.

Bugara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Weidman shoots for a takedown but Bugara saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bugara throws a leg kick but Weidman moved away.
Bugara wants to slow Weidman down by chopping away at his legs.

Bugara closes the distance and clinches.
Bugara tries to break free but Weidman pushes him back against the cage.
Weidman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bugara prevents it.

Bugara breaks the clinch.
Bugara is looking to land body kicks.
Weidman looks for a takedown but Bugara sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weidman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bugara.
Bugara thuds his right hand into Weidman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bugara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Weidman can do to turn this around?
Bugara tries to clinch up but Weidman circles away and keeps his distance.
Weidman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bugara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bugara lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bugara goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Weidman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bugara but Bugara pushes him off and we're back to square one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bugara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bugara is looking to clinch but Weidman is avoiding it.
John Bugara is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bugara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Weidman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bugara is working the combinations to good effect here.
Weidman fails with a takedown attempt.
Weidman fails with a takedown attempt.
Bugara scores with a body shot.
Weidman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bugara swivels and escapes.
Good work by Weidman as he checks the leg kick.
Bugara misses with a series of wild punches.
Bugara misses with the combination.

Weidman feints and as Bugara raises his hands in defense, Weidman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
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.
Weidman wants to control from the top but Bugara keeps moving.
Bugara is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Weidman trying to control but Bugara is working from the bottom.
Weidman advances position into side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bugara wants to get back to his feet.
Chris Weidman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Bugara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bugara, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Bugara!
Post fight, John Bugara stared into the camera and said 'I don't even know why they made me fight this bum.'.