PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Buddington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Aguilar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buddington comes into the arena with Night gown - Pillow fight! blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Buddington
vs
Aguilar

188 cm
27
198 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

180 cm
32
193 lbs
12 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oliver Buddington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Aguilar!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buddington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aguilar manages to avoid it.
We've been told by Buddington's head coaches at Team Migraine that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Aguilar throws a lazy right hand but Buddington sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good shot there by Aguilar.
Aguilar lands an overhand right.
Buddington lands a jab.
Buddington lands a head kick. Aguilar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A nice leg kick lands there from Buddington.
A big left from Aguilar misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Buddington misses the target.
Buddington on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Buddington enables Aguilar to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Buddington manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Aguilar wants to pass the guard but Buddington is keeping the position.
Buddington keeping moving, preventing Aguilar from controlling successfully.
Buddington is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguilar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Buddington swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aguilar trying to control the position from guard on top but Buddington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Buddington looking to control.
Buddington on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Buddington tries to get out of the position.
Aguilar passes Buddington's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Aguilar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Buddington knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Aguilar works his way into side control.

Aguilar in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Buddington is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sergio Aguilar!
In his post fight interview, Sergio Aguilar started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.