PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bagong Buhay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe McClane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buhay comes to the cage accompanied by Tatsulok. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Buhay
vs
McClane

164 cm
25
146 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

164 cm
25
145 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

SP Ultimate Nutrition

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bagong Buhay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe McClane!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buhay checks the leg kick.
McClane thows a body kick. Buhay tries to catch it but that hurt him.
McClane fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Buhay.
Buhay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McClane.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McClane.
Buhay throws a body punch but McClane moves out of range.
Buhay works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McClane lands with a kick to the temple. Buhay shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
McClane throws a hook but Buhay blocks it.
Buhay looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buhay stalks McClane and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McClane's face. McClane staggers backwards, shaken.
McClane jabs Buhay to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buhay misses with a body shot.
Buhay swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buhay throws a left and a right that both miss
and McClane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Buhay misses with a wild body shot.
McClane now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Buhay tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McClane throws a head kick that half lands.

Buhay is rocked!
Buhay misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice side step and McClane releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Oh Buhay is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McClane thows a leg kick but Buhay checks it
and Buhay counters with a left and a right that stings McClane.
Buhay seems to have got his legs back now.
Buhay is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

McClane lands a big head kick that sends Buhay tumbling to the mat! McClane takes a step backwards and waves Buhay back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from McClane misses its intended target.
Buhay appears to be looking for a big counter.
Buhay throws a hook to the side of McClane's head but McClane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Buhay moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McClane with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Buhay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McClane lands with a nice body punch.
Buhay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Buhay takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Buhay takes a swing at McClane's ribcage but misses.
McClane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Buhay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McClane manages to avoid it.
McClane throws a sloppy head kick and Buhay moves out of range easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by McClane.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McClane jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McClane takes a swing at Buhay's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Buhay was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McClane.
McClane is looking to slow Buhay down with leg kicks.
Buhay lands a jab to McClane's midsection.
Buhay misses with an uppercut.
McClane looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McClane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Buhay throws a combination that misses
and McClane counters with a nice leg kick.
McClane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Buhay misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McClane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Buhay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Buhay looks to land a left hand but McClane moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buhay throws a combination that misses
and McClane counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McClane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Buhay.
McClane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Buhay is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Buhay on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McClane. McClane obviously looking to wear him down.
McClane throws a good cross that connects.
A solid leg kick lands there for McClane.
Buhay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McClane was well out of range. Poor timing from Buhay.
Buhay connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McClane buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buhay swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McClane counters with a nice leg kick.
McClane lands a head kick!
Buhay cracks McClane with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe McClane dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Buhay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McClane.
A good leg kick by McClane.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Buhay might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
McClane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Buhay's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McClane connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Buhay scrambles back to his feet.
McClane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Buhay.
Buhay slips a straight right by McClane.
McClane throws out a loose jab but Buhay uses good head movement to avoid it.
McClane lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McClane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buhay.
Buhay misses with a wild body shot.
McClane misses with a kick to the body.
McClane connects with a leg kick. Buhay looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buhay misses with a series of wild punches.
McClane goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Buhay is looking to wear down McClane with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Buhay misses with a jab to the body
and McClane counters with a good, hard body kick but Buhay shrugs it off.
Buhay looks to land a right hand but McClane moved out of range.
Buhay takes a kick to the side of the head.
Buhay misses with a series of wild punches.
Joe McClane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Buhay takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McClane lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McClane avoids the body shot from Buhay.
McClane lands with a shot to the body.
Buhay throws a combination. McClane tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McClane throws a nice outside leg kick.
McClane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Buhay misses the target.
A shot to the liver by McClane. Beautiful body shot.
Buhay throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McClane scores with the left hand. Buhay knows he should have avoided that one.
McClane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Buhay misses the shot to the body.
McClane misses with a double jab.
Good exchange - McClane coming out on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McClane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joe McClane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McClane. Buhay shrugs it off though.
McClane connects with a solid leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by McClane.
Buhay swings away with a body shot that misses
and McClane counters with a stiff right hand.
McClane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buhay manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Buhay misses its target.

Oooooh!!! McClane has knocked Buhay down with a huge combo! McClane steps away and waves a wobbly Buhay back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McClane connects with a solid leg kick.
Buhay gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! McClane gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Buhay is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe McClane!
Joe McClane really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Urban Fighter logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Bagong Buhay spoke after the fight, saying 'I already fought the toughest guys here in DFC and I ain't ashamed that I lost to these top guys but with a 3 fight losing streak I think this is it for me.'.