PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Basil Hastings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Buddington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hastings comes to the ring accompanied by React - Not today. Oliver Buddington acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Hastings
vs
Buddington

181 cm
29
184 lbs
20 - 18 - 0

188 cm
29
182 lbs
16 - 16 - 1

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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 20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Basil Hastings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oliver Buddington!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hastings.
Buddington throws out a loose jab but Hastings uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hastings throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Buddington's head.
Buddington tries to clinch but Hastings is having none of it.
Hastings 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.
Buddington fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hastings is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hastings.
A head kick misses from Hastings.
Buddington has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice body kick there by Hastings.
Hastings bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Buddington misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buddington looks to throw the jab but Hastings is out of range.
Buddington lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hastings's sensitive parts.
Hastings misses with a leg kick.
Hastings pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hastings throws a hook to the side of Buddington's head but Buddington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Buddington wants to counter with a clinch but Hastings pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buddington tries to clinch there but Hastings circles away.
Hastings throws a wild body kick that Buddington sees coming a mile off.
Hastings displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Buddington throws out the jab.
Buddington doesn't manage to clinch there - Hastings circles away.
Hastings misses with a wild body shot.
Buddington misses with a head kick.
Buddington looks to score with a jab to the body but Hastings is just out of range.
Hastings is looking to counter punch.
Hastings misses with a body kick.
Buddington bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hastings misses with an uppercut.
Buddington is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Buddington takes a swing at Hastings's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Hastings misses its intended target.
As Hastings backs off Buddington throws a huge counter combo but Hastings manages to avoid it all.
Buddington misses with a combination
and Hastings counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hastings tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buddington was well out of range. Poor timing from Hastings.
Buddington closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hastings lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Buddington ducks under a wild hook from Hastings.
Hastings backing away here, and Buddington unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hastings is looking to score with low kicks.
Buddington takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Buddington throws a hook but Hastings avoids it easily.
Buddington throws a sloppy head kick and Hastings moves out of range easily.
Hastings throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hastings throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Buddington wants to counter the offense by Hastings and move into the clinch position.
Hastings looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Buddington swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hastings half committed to a counter leg kick.
Buddington takes a swing at Hastings's ribcage but misses.
Hastings throws the left hand but Buddington avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Basil Hastings dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hastings moves out of range of the body kick from Buddington.
Basil Hastings is winning the standup battle so far.
Hastings misses with a kick to the body.
Hastings tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hastings bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Buddington throws a shot from downtown. Hastings moves away and avoids it.
Buddington ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hastings tries a head kick but it misses.
Hastings looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hastings is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Buddington can do to turn this around?
Buddington blocks a head kick by Hastings.
Buddington throws a nice looking combination but Hastings bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It appears Hastings was looking to counter with a kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hastings throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Buddington cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Buddington throws a sloppy head kick
and Hastings finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Buddington tries to clinch up.
Buddington lands with a kick to the temple. Hastings shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Basil Hastings seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hastings looks to land a right hand but Buddington moved out of range.
Buddington looks to score with a jab to the body but Hastings is just out of range.
Buddington catches Hastings with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hastings thumps Buddington with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Hastings.
Buddington misses with a looping right.
Hastings is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Buddington's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Buddington lands a nice looking body shot.

Buddington gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Buddington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Buddington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Buddington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hastings swings wildly with an uppercut but Buddington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buddington creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hastings's defenses.
Buddington stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Buddington makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Buddington lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hastings backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hastings lands a damaging elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hastings goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hastings struggles to land a body shot inside as Buddington controls his hands.
Hastings misses with a short punch on the inside.
Buddington blocks the elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Buddington.
Buddington lands a left hand.
Buddington creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Buddington lands an elbow just above Hastings 's eye.
Buddington throws a knee to the head but misses.
Buddington works on Hastings's body with a couple of short punches.
Hastings lands with a right to the head.
Buddington controlling the action here for a moment.
Buddington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Buddington tries to land knees in the clinch but Hastings avoids the damage to the body.
Hastings tries to throw a body punch but Buddington avoids it by throwing Hastings back against the ropes.
Hastings lands an uppercut.
Hastings can't find room to land a body shot as Buddington controls the action.
Hastings lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Buddington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Buddington jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hastings throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hastings misses with a kick to the body.
Buddington scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Buddington tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Buddington avoids a kick to the body.
Buddington throws out a counter right but Hastings avoids it with no problem.
Hastings misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hastings is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hastings throws a half hearted mid kick.
Buddington wants to counter the offense by Hastings and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hastings misses with a kick to the body.
Buddington is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Buddington tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hastings connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hastings throws a lazy right hand but Buddington sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buddington dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hastings thows a body kick. Buddington tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Buddington misses the shot to the body.
Hastings avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hastings scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice body kick from Hastings.
The fighters circling - Hastings throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hastings works the jab nicely.
Buddington takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Buddington has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hastings.
Buddington connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hastings misses with a hook. Buddington ducked under it nicely.
Buddington connects with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Hastings.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hastings throws a solid leg kick but Buddington takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hastings.
Buddington tries to counter with a clinch but Hastings shakes him off and moves away.
Buddington has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hastings.
Buddington fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hastings looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Buddington misses with a wild body shot.
Hastings misses with a looping left.
Buddington dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Buddington avoids the body shot from Hastings.
Buddington tries to counter with a clinch but Hastings shakes him off and moves away.
Buddington's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hastings under the eye.
Hastings throws a body kick that misses.
Buddington takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Buddington avoids a kick to the body.
A left and a right from Buddington both land. Nice combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Oliver Buddington.
I think Buddington has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Oliver Buddington!
During a confident post fight interview, Oliver Buddington thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.