PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ravistra Bullkheli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lu Hao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bullkheli comes to the cage accompanied by The Heavy - How You Like Me Now?. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bullkheli
vs
Hao

155 cm
34
153 lbs
20 - 8 - 0

172 cm
26
148 lbs
8 - 5 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER

Instinct
Sun-Tzu

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 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ravistra Bullkheli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lu Hao!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hao scores with a body shot.
Bullkheli has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hao connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bullkheli does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
It seemed like Hao was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hao slips a straight right by Bullkheli.
Bullkheli throws a big shot that misses.
Hao with the counter takedown but Bullkheli avoids it easily.
Bullkheli looks to land a left hand but Hao moved out of range nicely.
Hao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bullkheli manages to avoid it.
A big right from Bullkheli misses.
Hao scores with a hook.
Bullkheli chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bullkheli throws a front kick aimed at Hao's knee but Hao avoids it well.
Bullkheli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hao drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bullkheli defends it well.
Bullkheli with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hao to score with a decent uppercut.
Hao throws a chopping leg kick but Bullkheli manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hao takes a swing at Bullkheli's ribcage but misses.
Bullkheli lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lu Hao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hao swings away with a leg kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bullkheli misses with a low kick.
Hao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hao throws a body kick that misses.
Hao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullkheli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hao.

Hao 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.
Hao makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hao is fighting to break Bullkheli's control of his arms but Bullkheli is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hao wants to pass the guard but Bullkheli is keeping the position.
Bullkheli is pulling down on Hao's head to control his posture.
Hao is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hao wants to control from the top but Bullkheli keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hao might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bullkheli haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hao sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bullkheli is looking to stand up but Hao isn't so interested in that idea.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hao.
Bullkheli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hao.

Hao closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bullkheli's guard.

Bullkheli is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Hao presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bullkheli prevents a body shot from Hao.
Bullkheli blocks a body shot from Hao.
Hao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullkheli throws a punch but it's blocked by Hao.
Bullkheli lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Bullkheli.
Hao changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bullkheli fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bullkheli throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hao on the side of the head.
Bullkheli misses with a looping left.
Bullkheli catches Hao with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bullkheli looks to throw the jab but Hao is out of range.
Ravistra Bullkheli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hao there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hao takes a swing at Bullkheli's ribcage but misses.
Hao throws a half hearted mid kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Bullkheli blocks the leg kick.
A big right from Bullkheli misses.
Hao shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bullkheli as he avoids it easily.
Bullkheli lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Bullkheli misses
and Hao counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bullkheli throws a good cross that connects.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hao scores with a hook.
Bullkheli throws a leg kick but Hao moved away.

Hao scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Bullkheli sneaks out the side door and pushes Hao away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Hao with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bullkheli counters with a right hand to the body.
Ravistra Bullkheli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lu Hao.
A shot to the liver by Bullkheli. Beautiful body shot.
Hao lands a leg kick that knocks Bullkheli off balance momentarily.
Hao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bullkheli.
Hao scores with a body shot.
Hao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bullkheli looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hao is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bullkheli rather than just go for the knockout.
Bullkheli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bullkheli. Hao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bullkheli connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hao getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bullkheli throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hao on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ravistra Bullkheli dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hao connects with a leg kick. Bullkheli looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Hao manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bullkheli on his heels. He'll look to pass Bullkheli's guard now, I'm sure.

Bullkheli has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hao off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Hao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bullkheli was well out of range. Poor timing from Hao.
Hao throws a solid leg kick but Bullkheli takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hao.
Hao connects with a nice looking jab.
Hao defending well as Bullkheli loads up on a big left hand.
Hao scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bullkheli finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hao misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Hao misses.
Bullkheli throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bullkheli connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hao cracks Bullkheli with an open hand slap.
Hao lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bullkheli scoring well with a low kick there.
Hao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bullkheli.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullkheli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hao.
A jab from Bullkheli misses.
Hao is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bullkheli connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hao misses with an uppercut. Bullkheli saw that one coming.
Hao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hao swings widly with a right hand
and Bullkheli counters with an outside leg kick.
Hao staying out of range there.
Bullkheli swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bullkheli takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bullkheli's sensitive parts.
Bullkheli looks to score with a jab to the body but Hao is just out of range.
Bullkheli tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hao is able to avoid easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bullkheli. Hao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bullkheli gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Bullkheli tries to sprawl but Hao drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Bullkheli has one foot on Hao's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hao lands a jab to the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hao.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hao misses with an uppercut
and Bullkheli counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bullkheli.
Bullkheli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hao lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lu Hao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bullkheli is looking to score with low kicks.
Jab from Hao.
Hao has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hao ducks right into an uppercut from Bullkheli.
Bullkheli throws a big shot that misses.
A good leg kick by Bullkheli.
Hao lands a really nice looking cross but Bullkheli seems unphased.
Hao's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hao with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bullkheli counters with a stiff right hand.
Bullkheli just misses with a punch to the body.
Bullkheli feints and then cracks Hao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hao down.
Hao misses with a hook to the body
letting Bullkheli counter with a right hand.
Bullkheli scores with a jab to the body.
Bullkheli misses the body punch
and Hao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hao misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hao lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bullkheli will feel that in the morning.
Hao feints and then cracks Bullkheli's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bullkheli down.
Bullkheli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hao.
Hao drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bullkheli defends it well.
Bullkheli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hao unleashes a big counter combination but Bullkheli bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bullkheli takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Some bone on bone action there as Bullkheli checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bullkheli looks to throw the jab but Hao is out of range.
Hao misses with a hook to the body
and Bullkheli counters with a stiff right hand.
Hao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bullkheli checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hao takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hao misses with a takedown attempt - Bullkheli sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hao wants to clinch up but Bullkheli keeps it at a distance.
Hao throws a shot to the body.
Bullkheli cracks a nice hook into Hao's ribs.
Hao gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bullkheli.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Bullkheli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bullkheli.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Bullkheli. No joy for Hao on that attempt.
Ravistra Bullkheli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lu Hao.
Bullkheli on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hao. Hao obviously looking to wear him down.
Bullkheli throws a leg kick which misses Hao's front leg but catches the back leg as Hao tries to avoid it.
Bullkheli feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hao's calf.
Hao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bullkheli in his tracks.
Jab, jab by Bullkheli - just one landing.
Bullkheli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hao.
Hao feints the counter takedown.
Hao is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hao throws a front kick aimed at Bullkheli's knee but Bullkheli avoids it well.
Hao tests Bullkheli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bullkheli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hao throws the left hand but Bullkheli avoids the punch easily.
Hao throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bullkheli throws a big shot that misses.
Hao attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bullkheli moves away from the strike by Hao.
Bullkheli looks to score with a jab to the body but Hao is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ravistra Bullkheli will probably get the nod.
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 slapping leg kick lands for Bullkheli.

Hao throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bullkheli was covering up waiting for the punch and Hao finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Bullkheli is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Bullkheli lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Bullkheli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bullkheli ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bullkheli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hao was well out of range. Poor timing from Bullkheli.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hao throws a good cross that connects.
Bullkheli throws a hook but Hao avoids it easily.
Hao attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bullkheli connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hao gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bullkheli counters with a three punch combo that has Hao backing up. Hao nods at Bullkheli to acknowledge the strikes.
Hao shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bullkheli defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hao shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bullkheli sprawls well. Bullkheli wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hao gets slowly back to his feet.
Ravistra Bullkheli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lu Hao.

Hao shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bullkheli is refusing to be controlled, as Hao sits in half guard.
Hao stops Bullkheli from getting back to his feet.
Ravistra Bullkheli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hao seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bullkheli does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hao looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lu Hao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hao wants to take a breather but Bullkheli is having none of it.
Bullkheli tries to get to full guard but Hao has control of the leg.
Hao trying to advance position but Bullkheli counters by regaining guard.
Hao wants to control from the top but Bullkheli keeps moving.
Bullkheli controlling Hao's posture.
Hao content to stall in guard here.
Hao looking to sit in guard and control but Bullkheli gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hao has an active guard here but Bullkheli has managed to pass into half guard.
Hao wants to improve his position but Bullkheli is controlling well.
Bullkheli tries to pass to full mount but Hao defends it.
Hao is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

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.

Bullkheli stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Bullkheli blocks a head kick by Hao.
Nice defenses there by Hao.
A big left from Bullkheli misses.
Good exchange - Bullkheli coming out on top.
Hao throws a low kick but Bullkheli avoids it.
Hao scores with a spinning back kick!
Bullkheli lands a leg kick that knocks Hao off balance momentarily.
Hao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hao lands a nice hook to Bullkheli's body. Bullkheli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bullkheli.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hao.
Ravistra Bullkheli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hao throws a poor cross that misses
and Bullkheli counters with a one-two to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ravistra Bullkheli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bullkheli 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ravistra Bullkheli!
A very excited looking Ravistra Bullkheli made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.