PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Buck Futter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlton Leach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlton Leach will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Futter
vs
Leach

159 cm
22
144 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

185 cm
22
147 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buck Futter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlton Leach!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Leach.
Leach lands a nice hook to Futter's body. Futter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Futter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Futter looks for a takedown but Leach sprawls well.
Futter shoots in for a takedown but Leach shows good takedown defense.

Futter feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Futter sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Futter trying to control the position from guard on top but Leach is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leach keeping full guard, as Futter tries to pass.
Futter wants to control from the top but Leach keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Futter controls from within his opponent's guard.
Leach is adopting a defensive guard.
Leach can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Futter controls the pace.
Leach is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Leach feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Futters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Leach lunges at Futter with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Futter's hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Futter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Futter gets a takedown into half guard.
We've been hearing that Futter has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Leach can do anything to dispel that myth.

Futter is working for a kimura but Leach is defending it quite comfortably.

Futter seems to be working for a kimura but Leach defends the submission attempt.
Leach tries to get to full guard but Futter has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Futter seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Futter is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Leach defends it well.
Futter trying to pass the guard but Leach defending well.

Futter is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Futter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Leach keeps working.

That's four 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.

Leach is defending against the submission attempts here by Futter.
Futter passes to full mount!

Futter working for a submission but Leach is keeping him at bay.
Futter controlling his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Futter has control of Leach's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Leach regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Futter scores with a takedown into Leach's guard.
Leach keeping moving, preventing Futter from controlling successfully.
Futter stays in close to Leach's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Leach holds on and takes a little breather.
Buck Futter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Futter drops back looking for a leg! Leach is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Leach manages to kick Futter off! Futter jumps back into Leach's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leach is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Leach is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Futter trying to control but Leach is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Futter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Leach counters with a two punch combo.

Futter closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Futter is working for a kimura but Leach is defending it quite comfortably.

Futter is working for a kimura but Leach is defending it quite comfortably.
Leach is refusing to be controlled, as Futter sits in half guard.

Futter seems to be working for a kimura but Leach defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Futter is looking for a kimura here.

Futter is working for a submission of some sort.
Leach trying to control from the bottom.

That's four 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.

Futter 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.

Futter is working for a kimura but Leach is defending it quite comfortably.
Futter wants to pass the guard but Leach is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Leach tries to roll over but Futter keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buck Futter dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

A left and a right from Leach both land. Nice combination.
Leach bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Futter's head backwards.
Buck Futter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leach changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Futter shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Leach napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Futter is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Leach knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Futter wants to control but Leach is keeping him busy.
Futter controls the position.
Leach stops Futter from passing to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Futter working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Futter working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Leach really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Futter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Futter trying to control the action but Leach is working from the bottom.
Leach tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Futter wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Carlton Leach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Futter tries for a kimura but Leach is defending well.
Leach is trying to improve his position.
Futter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Leach keeps working.

Futter looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Futter is staying tight to Leach's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Futter tries for a kimura but Leach is defending well.
Futter trying to control the position but Leach is working away.

Futter tries for a kimura but Leach is defending well.
Leach is looking to regain half guard here but Futter keeps moving and retains side control.
Buck Futter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four 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.
Futter content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buck Futter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Futter, 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buck Futter!
Buck Futter bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.