PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billary Clinton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bugs Bani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clinton has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Clinton
vs
Bani

181 cm
25
191 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billary Clinton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bugs Bani!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bani closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bani lands in his opponent's guard.
Clinton is breathing heavily.
Clinton keeping moving, preventing Bani from controlling successfully.
Bani in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bani sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Clinton keeping full guard, as Bani tries to pass.

Clinton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bani doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bani manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bani wanted to stand there but Clinton had control of the position.

Clinton isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bani stacks Clinton on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Bani!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bani is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Clinton is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bani tries to move into full mount but can't pass Clinton's legs.
Clinton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bani tries to move into full mount but can't pass Clinton's legs.
Bani lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Clinton down.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
An elbow from Bani crashes against the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bani moves into full mount!
Bani wants to control the pace but Clinton is squirming around nicely.
Bani controlling from the full mount.
Bani prevents Clinton from getting the reversal.
Bani thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bani lands a nice shot to the head.
Bani really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Clinton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bani trying to control but Clinton is having none of it.

Bani working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bani throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

Bani stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Bani walks into a stiff left hand from Clinton.

Bani shoots in and gets a takedown into Clinton's guard.

Clinton looking for a guillotine here but Bani defends easily.
Bani controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bani missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bani keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Clinton's head.
Bani in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Clinton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bani can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bani postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bani slips nicely into half guard.
Bani missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Bani 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.
Still in half guard, Bani seems content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bugs Bani dominated that round.
That's time! Clinton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Clinton misses with a looping left.
Clinton throws a combination that misses

and Bani counters by moving into the clinch.

Bani wants the takedown. Clinton is fighting it off but Bani persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Clinton's guard against the cage.
Bani postures up in Clinton's guard and throws a big left but Clinton blocks it.
Bani connects with a couple of short punches.
Bani has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bani trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bani working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bani looking to pass the guard.

Clinton is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bani defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bani stands up from Clinton's guard - Bani perhaps looking for a knockout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Bani fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Clinton, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bani gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Bani there.
Bani wants to stand but Clinton has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Bani is trying to control the action in half guard but Clinton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Bani is trying to work for a kimura but Clinton is defending well.
Bani throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Clinton is looking to improve his position.

Bani is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bani works his way into full mount!
Clinton is desperately trying to improve his position but Bani has a good base and remains in mount.
Bani has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Clinton's face.

Bani working for a submission but Clinton is keeping him at bay.

Bani has control of Clinton's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Clinton regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Clinton is desperately trying to improve his position but Bani has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bani connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Clinton is squirming around, avoiding Bani's attempts to control the action.
Clinton tries to reverse the position but Bani maintains control.
Bani lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bani with shots to the head and body - Clinton looks very uncomfortable down there.

Bani looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bani controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bani looking to finish with strikes here!
Clinton gets back to half guard.

Clinton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bani works his way into full mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clinton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bugs Bani showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Clinton swings widly with a right hand

and Bani counters with a nice double leg into side control. Clinton won't be happy with that.
Bani controlling the position from side mount.
An elbow from Bani crashes against the mat.
Bani wants to control but Clinton is keeping him busy.
Bani misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bani decides to stand back up. Bani steps back and let's Clinton get back to his feet.
Bani ducks under a wild hook from Clinton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Clinton.

Bani decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bani scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Bani is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Clinton is trying to control but can't.
Bani thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Bani is working for a submission of some sort.

Bani is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bani is keen to just control but Clinton is a slippery customer.
Bani throwing shots but Clinton is blocking nicely.
Bani trying to control the action but Clinton is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Clinton looking for submissions off his back.
Clinton is refusing to be controlled, as Bani sits in half guard.
Bani prevents Clinton from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Clinton actively working from the bottom here.
Bani is trying to control. Clinton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Clinton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bani lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Clinton swings widly with a right hand

so Bani counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Clinton can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bani controls the pace.
Bani looking to pass the guard.
Bugs Bani is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bani is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Bani has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Clinton has his foot on Bani's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bani works his way back into a safe position though.

Bani avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bani must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bani controlling from the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Clinton working for a triangle but Bani defends it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bugs Bani comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bani winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bugs Bani!