PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Mayer De Rothschild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bucky The Badger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Rothschild's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Money. The Badger has chosen Jump Around as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mayer De Rothschild
vs
The Badger

175 cm
39
147 lbs
35 - 17 - 2

160 cm
33
160 lbs
26 - 13 - 3

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Duce & Gogoplata

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, James Mayer De Rothschild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 3, fighting out of New York, Bucky The Badger!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Rothschild throws a solid leg kick but The Badger takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Rothschild.
The Badger throws a low kick but De Rothschild avoids it.
De Rothschild takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The Badger looks to throw the jab but De Rothschild is out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. The Badger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The Badger tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Rothschild misses with a hook. The Badger ducked under it nicely.
The Badger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from The Badger there as he acknowledges the shot.
De Rothschild slips a straight right by The Badger.
The Badger wants to clinch.
The Badger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by De Rothschild or perhaps it was just good defense by The Badger, which made it look bad.
De Rothschild takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Badger lands a front kick.
De Rothschild lands with a nice body punch.
The Badger throws a sloppy head kick and De Rothschild moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Rothschild misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Rothschild. The Badger does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Badger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Badger misses with a low kick as De Rothschild jumps back.
A big left from The Badger misses.
Crunch! De Rothschild slams his shin into The Badger's torso.
De Rothschild looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Rothschild checks a low kick from The Badger.
The Badger misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Rothschild feints and then cracks The Badger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Badger down.
De Rothschild moves forwards but The Badger connects with a nice, crisp jab.
De Rothschild swings away with a leg kick that misses.
De Rothschild shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with The Badger but The Badger pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The Badger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Badger lands a lovely overhand right.
The Badger scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Rothschild thows a leg kick but The Badger checks it
and De Rothschild takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Rothschild fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Badger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
De Rothschild throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Rothschild checks a leg kick.
De Rothschild throws a leg kick that misses.
The Badger tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Rothschild throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've been informed that The Badger has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
De Rothschild fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Badger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good leg kick by De Rothschild there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Rothschild keeps the fight on the outside.
The Badger looks to throw the jab but De Rothschild is out of range.
The Badger blocks the body kick.
The Badger swings for the body but De Rothschild moves out of range.
The Badger lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
De Rothschild uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Badger.
De Rothschild throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The Badger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Rothschild manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Badger ducks under a wild hook from De Rothschild.
The Badger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The Badger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The Badger scores with a leg kick.
De Rothschild throws out a leg kick but The Badger moves out of range and De Rothschild only half commits.
The Badger scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The Badger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Badger feints and then cracks De Rothschild's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Rothschild down.
De Rothschild tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Rothschild goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The Badger lunges at De Rothschild with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Rothschild's hand.
De Rothschild feints and then cracks The Badger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Badger down.
De Rothschild slips a jab from The Badger.
De Rothschild on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The Badger checks the leg kick nicely there.
The Badger throws a series of strikes that have De Rothschild backpedaling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!

De Rothschild decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The Badger trying to hold on to De Rothschild's head to control him but De Rothschild postures up.
De Rothschild passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for The Badger!
De Rothschild unloads with some shots from mount but The Badger bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Badger is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bucky The Badger will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

The Badger tries to score with a low kick but De Rothschild moves his leg out of the way.
The Badger throws a body kick that misses.
De Rothschild tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The Badger defends well against a solid takedown attempt from De Rothschild.
De Rothschild throws a push kick but The Badger slaps the foot to one side.
De Rothschild takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The Badger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Rothschild attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
De Rothschild tries to land a leg kick but The Badger saw it coming and moves away.
The Badger blocks a jab.
De Rothschild tries a low kick but The Badger avoids it.
The Badger lands a nice hook to De Rothschild's body. De Rothschild takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The Badger tries to score with a low kick but De Rothschild moves his leg out of the way.
The Badger takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The Badger fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Rothschild checks it well.
De Rothschild pivots, looking for a leg kick but The Badger is out of range and De Rothschild settles back down.
The Badger pulls out of a head kick attempt.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
De Rothschild feints and as The Badger raises his hands in defense, De Rothschild changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Rothschild not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

De Rothschild thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The Badger is trying to control the position but De Rothschild postures up.
The Badger keeping moving, preventing De Rothschild from controlling successfully.
The Badger wants to sweep here but De Rothschild controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Badger is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bucky The Badger.
De Rothschild throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and The Badger counters with a nice leg kick.
The Badger's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Rothschild throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The Badger fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The Badger looks to land a combination but De Rothschild avoids it well.
A big right from De Rothschild misses.
The Badger slips a straight right by De Rothschild.
De Rothschild tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but The Badger defends well and De Rothschild ends up having to push The Badger into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
De Rothschild is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Mayer De Rothschild. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Rothschild is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but The Badger is defending well.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, The Badger just misses with a elbow thrown towards De Rothschild's brow.
De Rothschild fails to pull guard.
The Badger lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Rothschild backwards.
The Badger blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Badger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Rothschild backwards.
A short left from De Rothschild.
De Rothschild blocks an elbow strike.
De Rothschild fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The Badger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Rothschild prevents a body shot from The Badger.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, The Badger just misses with a elbow thrown towards De Rothschild's brow.
The Badger throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
De Rothschild tries to work over The Badger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Rothschild looking to stall.
The Badger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The Badger lands an uppercut.

De Rothschild has picked The Badger up - he's going for a ride! De Rothschild dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
De Rothschild missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The Badger tries to roll over but De Rothschild keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Badger won't allow De Rothschild to pass to mount.
The Badger is looking for a sweep. De Rothschild is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
De Rothschild takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Rothschild is looking to take a break and control but The Badger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The Badger keeping control of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Rothschild looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks The Badger with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this 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 James Mayer De Rothschild will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

The Badger throws a wild body kick that De Rothschild sees coming a mile off.
The Badger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
De Rothschild pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
James Mayer De Rothschild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Rothschild uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Badger has time to react.
The Badger throws a head kick but De Rothschild moves out of range.
De Rothschild looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The Badger connects with a body shot.
De Rothschild keeps the fight on the outside.
De Rothschild throws a half hearted mid kick.
The Badger throws a head kick that misses.
De Rothschild shoots in for a takedown but The Badger shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
De Rothschild shoots in for a takedown but The Badger shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The Badger displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from De Rothschild.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Mayer De Rothschild. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Rothschild pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Rothschild looks to land a combination but The Badger avoids it well.
The Badger throws a leg kick but De Rothschild sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Badger tries to close the distance and clinch but De Rothschild swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A clash of legs there as The Badger blocks the low kick.
De Rothschild fails with a takedown attempt.
The Badger throws a leg kick but De Rothschild moved away.
De Rothschild throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Rothschild avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Badger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Rothschild has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
De Rothschild throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
De Rothschild fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but The Badger is out of range.
The Badger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Rothschild looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Badger is fending him off so far but De Rothschild persists. Nope, The Badger circles away and we're back to standing.
Bucky The Badger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Rothschild.
Bucky The Badger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Badger lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Badger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Rothschild.
De Rothschild throws a head kick but The Badger moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Rothschild throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A good leg kick by The Badger.
De Rothschild throws a body shot but no joy.
The Badger fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Rothschild ducks under a wild hook from The Badger.
The Badger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Rothschild wants to slow The Badger down by chopping away at his legs.
The Badger tries a head kick but it misses.
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!
A chopping leg kick lands by The Badger.
The Badger stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and The Badger wants it to stay on the feet.
The Badger just misses with a punch to the body.
The Badger is looking to clinch.
The Badger thuds his right hand into De Rothschild's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A lazy left from The Badger finds it's target.
De Rothschild pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Rothschild pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Badger displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from De Rothschild.
De Rothschild swings for the body but The Badger moves out of range.
The Badger throws a low kick but De Rothschild moves out of range easily.
De Rothschild gets cracked with a nice right hand there by The Badger.
De Rothschild throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The Badger loads up on a big right hand but De Rothschild slips the punch.
The Badger goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
De Rothschild jabs The Badger right on the nose. The Badger blinks but takes it well.
The Badger uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
De Rothschild looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Badger is fending him off so far but De Rothschild persists. Nope, The Badger circles away and we're back to standing.
De Rothschild misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from The Badger.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Rothschild.
De Rothschild throws a lazy uppercut
and The Badger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Rothschild misses with a low kick.
The Badger connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Rothschild is trying hard to land a takedown here. The Badger sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Badger jabbing away but nothing is landing.

The Badger moves into range and clinches up with De Rothschild.
De Rothschild lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The Badger landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The Badger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Rothschild letting The Badger take a breather here.
The Badger tries a body shot but De Rothschild blocks it.
De Rothschild doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Rothschild lands a shoulder strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The Badger.
The Badger has De Rothschild pressed against the cage, preventing De Rothschild from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De Rothschild lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Rothschild.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bucky The Badger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think The Badger 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bucky The Badger!
Bucky The Badger managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best Nutrition, into his post fight interview.