PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Buckley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West comes into the arena with I'm so sick-Flyleaf blaring out of the sound system. Joe West has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

West
vs
Buckley

190 cm
24
210 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

195 cm
24
217 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Hellbent, Inc.
Forbidden Apple

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Buckley!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from West.
Buckley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent West stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Buckley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but West circles away quickly and effectively.
Buckley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from West.
A head kick misses from Buckley.
Buckley misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Buckley.

Excellent takedown into side control there by West.
Buckley is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Buckley looking for subs from the bottom but West mounts him!
West scoring with strikes but Buckley is staying in there.
Buckley regains half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buckley is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
West seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Buckley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

West 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.
Buckley tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
West tries to stand and escape but Buckley is controlling the position.
West wants to free his trapped foot but Buckley is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Buckley is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
West raining down shots from the mount!
Buckley wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
West looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckley tries to break free.

West looking for the choke from the back.
Buckley wants to escape the position.
Buckley looks gassed!
West is looking to control Buckley but Buckley is wriggling around and keeping busy.
A bit of a pause in the action here. West controlling the positon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
West is working the ground and pound. Can Buckley escape?
Buckley is trapped and West is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Buckley just trying to survive but West is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
West doesn't have the hooks in and Buckley manages to turn into his guard.
West striking off his back.

West throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Buckley looking to sit in guard and control but West gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe West dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

West defending well as Buckley loads up on a big left hand.
Buckley thows a left - swing and a miss!
A low kick from Buckley is predictable there
and West counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
West turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by West there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A lazy body kick from Buckley

and West counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Buckley's guard now.

Buckley has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. West is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Buckley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buckley is working to avoid the ground and pound but West connects with a decent elbow.
Buckley is not content to let West control the position.
Buckley is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

West looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Buckley is not content to let West control the position.
Buckley takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
West trying to control the action but Buckley is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Buckley is trying to control West's posture but West avoids it.
Buckley is trying to get back to half guard.
West connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Buckley some visible discomfort.

West decides to stand back up.
Bill Buckley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buckley looks to land a right hand but West moved out of range.
West uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Buckley.
Buckley throws a combination that misses
and West counters with a left and a right that stings Buckley.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

West rushes Buckley and presses him up against the cage.

West has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Buckley is trying to keep an underhook but West manages to get the takedown into half guard.

West wants to work for an arm triangle but Buckley is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Buckley has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, West escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by West!

West decides to stand up, so the ref orders Buckley to his feet.
Buckley misses the shot to the body.
Buckley misses with a leg kick
and West counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckley throws a hook but West blocks it.

West looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Buckley!
Buckley is trying to escape the mount.
West trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

West is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Buckley can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Buckley gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe West dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Buckley thows a leg kick but West checks it

and West counters by moving into the clinch.
Buckley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

West breaks from the clinch.
West cracks the inside of Buckley's front leg.
Buckley throws a jab but it's blocked by West.
West moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
West fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Buckley.
A low kick from Buckley misses

and West counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Buckley's guard now.
West passes Buckley's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
West works his way into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buckley tries to bench press West off him but West keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

West has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by West.
Buckley taking a bit of punishment here - West scoring with strikes.
Buckley is trying to improve his position.
Buckley is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West is looking to take a break and control but Buckley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Joe West is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
West working away.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Buckley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Buckley throws out the jab.
West slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
West scores with a one two! Buckley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Buckley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting West counter with a right hand.
Buckley misses with a double jab
and West counters with a low kick, right behind Buckley 's knee.
West lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by West.
West buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
West throws a nice inside leg kick.
West connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Buckley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
West lands a glancing blow to the side of Buckley's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

West gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Buckley is looking to break free of the clinch but West has double underhooks.
West lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Buckley.
Bill Buckley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
West lands a nice elbow.
West lands with a right to the head.
West landing knees to the head.

West's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Joe West is winning the standup battle so far.
Buckley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Buckley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from West finds it's way round the side to connect with Buckley's head.
West connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buckley misses with a body shot
and West counters with a straight right hand.
Buckley misses with a hook.

West gets a takedown into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe West showed his dominance in that final round.
Well West has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe West!