PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Oliver Buddington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Plouman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buddington's entrance music is Smoking man - Burning lungs. A fine choice. Oliver Buddington has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Buddington
vs
Plouman

188 cm
18
201 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Good chin

Good kicks
Determined

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oliver Buddington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Plouman!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plouman tries to close the distance and clinch but Buddington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Buddington thows a leg kick but Plouman checks it
and Plouman counters with a nice uppercut.
Buddington doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Buddington misses with a head kick.
Buddington drops his hands momentarily and Plouman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Buddington finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Plouman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Buddington moves into the clinch.

Buddington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Buddington defending well as Plouman loads up on a big left hand.
Buddington throws a low kick but Plouman moves out of range easily.
Plouman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buddington moves away.
Buddington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Plouman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Buddington wants to land a leg kick but Plouman is out of range.
Buddington tries to land a leg kick but Plouman saw it coming and moves away.
Buddington just misses with a punch to the body.
Oliver Buddington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plouman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buddington swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plouman lands an overhand right.
Buddington tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Plouman slips under a jab.
Plouman is looking to clinch but Buddington is avoiding it.
Plouman tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Buddington manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Plouman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Buddington swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Buddington scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Plouman looks to clinch
and Buddington counters with an outside leg kick.
Donk. Plouman catches Buddington right on the button with a cross.
Buddington with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Plouman to score with a decent uppercut.
Plouman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Plouman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Buddington throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Plouman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buddington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Plouman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Buddington.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buddington steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Plouman.

Buddington moves into the clinch.
Plouman misses with the head strike.
Plouman wants to break free but Buddington has control.
Buddington stalling the fight.
Buddington with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Buddington keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Plouman's efforts to push away.
Buddington keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Plouman's efforts to push away.
Plouman being controlled against the ropes.
Plouman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Buddington connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Victor Plouman has been cut.
Buddington throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Plouman wants to get back to striking at distance but Buddington won't allow it.
Plouman takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Oliver Buddington will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Victor Plouman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Buddington walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Plouman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Plouman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Buddington ducks under a wild hook from Plouman.
Buddington misses with an uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Plouman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Buddington throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Buddington tries to keep at a distance but Plouman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Buddington stalling.

Buddington breaks from the clinch.
Buddington motions for Plouman to come forward. Buddington throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Plouman might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buddington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Buddington 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 Plouman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Plouman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Buddington moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Plouman wants to clinch
and Buddington counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plouman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Buddington in his tracks.
Victor Plouman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Buddington throws a low kick, looking for Plouman's leg but Plouman calmly moves out of range.
Buddington throws a low kick but Plouman moves out of range easily.
Plouman avoids the head kick by Buddington.
Buddington misses with a head kick.
Plouman lands a high kick!
Good work by Buddington as he checks the leg kick.
Plouman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Buddington swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Buddington avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Plouman lands with a cross.
Buddington throws a right hand that misses
and Plouman counters with an outside leg kick.
Buddington misses with a leg kick

and Plouman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Buddington lands a damaging elbow.
Buddington looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Plouman misses with some punches.
Plouman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Buddington backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plouman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Buddington pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Buddington keeps control of Plouman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from Buddington.
Buddington throws an elbow but it misses.
Plouman lands with a right to the head.
Plouman misses with a punch to the body.
Buddington tries to land knees in the clinch but Plouman avoids the damage to the body.
Plouman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Buddington lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Buddington just misses with a elbow thrown towards Plouman's brow.
Buddington has Plouman pressed against the ropes, preventing Plouman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Buddington will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Plouman up against the ropes.
Plouman misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Victor Plouman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Victor Plouman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Buddington with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Plouman looks to clinch
and Buddington cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Buddington throws a chopping leg kick but Plouman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Buddington throws out a leg kick but Plouman moves out of range and Buddington only half commits.
Plouman looks to clinch
and Buddington counters with a slapping leg kick.
Plouman wants to clinch up but Buddington keeps it at a distance.
Plouman ducks under a wild hook from Buddington.
Plouman throws out a loose jab but Buddington uses good head movement to avoid it.

Buddington closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Plouman struggles to land a body shot inside as Buddington controls his hands.
Oliver Buddington has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Plouman throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buddington tries to land a knee to the head but Plouman blocks with his arms.
Plouman struggles to land a body shot inside as Buddington controls his hands.
Buddington wants to stall.
Plouman can't break the clinch.
Plouman scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plouman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Plouman misses with some punches.
Buddington effectively controlling the action here.

Buddington manages to break the clinch.
Plouman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Buddington checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Buddington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Buddington looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Plouman looks to land a body kick but Buddington moved away.
Plouman misses the jab.
Buddington throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Plouman's head.
Plouman is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from Plouman misses its intended target.
Buddington takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Buddington cracks a nice hook into Plouman's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plouman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Plouman throws a leg kick which misses Buddington's front leg but catches the back leg as Buddington tries to avoid it.
Plouman tries to clinch there but Buddington circles away.
Buddington wants to clinch up but Plouman keeps it at a distance.
A low kick from Buddington is predictable there
and Plouman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Plouman has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buddington throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Plouman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Plouman takes a swing at Buddington's ribcage but misses.
Buddington slips a straight right by Plouman.
Buddington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Buddington lands a high kick!
Plouman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Plouman thuds his shin into the meat of Buddington's side.
Plouman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Buddington.
Plouman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Buddington paws at him with a jab and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Buddington showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Buddington has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Oliver Buddington!
Post fight, an emotional Oliver Buddington said 'Ha, nice predictions! Hope you all learned something now!! '.