PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dirty BuckleTooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Bones is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

BuckleTooth
vs
Bones

160 cm
18
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
160 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dirty BuckleTooth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Bones!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. BuckleTooth sees it coming and avoids it easily.

BuckleTooth fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bones sprawls well initially but BuckleTooth persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
BuckleTooth controlling the pace.
Bones taking some punishment here, with BuckleTooth in his half guard.
BuckleTooth with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BuckleTooth thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ground and pound from BuckleTooth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BuckleTooth controlling the action here.
BuckleTooth tries to pass to full mount but Bones defends it.
BuckleTooth lands strikes from half guard.
BuckleTooth performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
BuckleTooth lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

BuckleTooth seems to be working for a kimura but Bones defends the submission attempt.

BuckleTooth 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.
BuckleTooth looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones wants to control but BuckleTooth is keeping busy and won't allow it.
BuckleTooth working over Bones with some ground and pound. Bones looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
BuckleTooth controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bones misses with a wild body shot.
BuckleTooth could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and BuckleTooth holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bones wants a takedown but no success here.
BuckleTooth tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bones avoiding damage as BuckleTooth throws knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

BuckleTooth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but BuckleTooth was well out of range. Poor timing from Bones.
Bones misses with a straight left.
Bones scores with a head kick. BuckleTooth tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bones lands with a kick to the temple. BuckleTooth shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bones tests BuckleTooth's chin there with a solid looking shot.
BuckleTooth throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
BuckleTooth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bones can do to turn this around?
Bones looks to land a left hand but BuckleTooth moved out of range nicely.

BuckleTooth closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bones's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BuckleTooth content to stall in guard here.
BuckleTooth preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BuckleTooth landing some decent shots from guard.
BuckleTooth won't allow Bones to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BuckleTooth wants to stand and escape but instead Bones has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bones postures up in BuckleTooth's guard and throws a big left but BuckleTooth blocks it.

BuckleTooth looking for subs off his back but Bones has passed one foot through into half guard.
BuckleTooth slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
BuckleTooth looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bones is looking to work some ground and pound but BuckleTooth has wrist control.
Bones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

BuckleTooth throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bones throwing strikes from guard but BuckleTooth blocks nicely.
BuckleTooth tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bones throws an elbow that misses. BuckleTooth uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bones's guard. Nice move by BuckleTooth!
BuckleTooth is looking to advance position but Bones has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
BuckleTooth might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
BuckleTooth bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
BuckleTooth is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BuckleTooth sitting in guard here, content to control.
BuckleTooth is looking to stand up but Bones won't let him.
BuckleTooth chips away with some ground and pound.
Bones being controlled here, momentarily.
BuckleTooth lands a couple of elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
BuckleTooth working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
BuckleTooth seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dirty BuckleTooth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
BuckleTooth pushes down on Bones's leg and manages to get into half guard.

BuckleTooth stands up and beckons Bones to join him on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bones scores with a nice strike.
Bones throws a hook but BuckleTooth avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Bones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dirty BuckleTooth dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bones digs a good body shot into BuckleTooth's ribs.
BuckleTooth throws a body kick that misses.
Bones throws a body shot but no joy.
BuckleTooth throws a body punch but Bones moves out of range.

BuckleTooth throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bones tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. BuckleTooth is in Bones's guard.
BuckleTooth not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
BuckleTooth works over Bones with some ground and pound from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BuckleTooth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
BuckleTooth stays in close to Bones's body and controls the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells BuckleTooth's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's one minute gone in the round.
BuckleTooth seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
BuckleTooth seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bones for as long as he can get away with.
BuckleTooth has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
BuckleTooth wants to pass the guard but Bones is keeping the position.

BuckleTooth gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
BuckleTooth takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Bones misses the target.

BuckleTooth shoots in and gets a takedown into Bones's guard.
BuckleTooth pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bones is keeping the position for now.
BuckleTooth wants to get up but he can't break Bones's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
BuckleTooth showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BuckleTooth wants to get up but he can't break Bones's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
BuckleTooth passes Bones's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
BuckleTooth with the ground and pound but Bones uses the opportunity to regain guard.
BuckleTooth forces his way into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

BuckleTooth seems to be looking for submissions.
BuckleTooth slows the pace down in half guard.
Bones is trying to defend against the ground and pound but BuckleTooth scores with a couple of nice shots.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
BuckleTooth with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

BuckleTooth seems to be looking for submissions.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dirty BuckleTooth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for BuckleTooth, 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirty BuckleTooth!