PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buzz Bixby (ranked 275 p4p, 39 weight class) and David Wuzz (ranked 229 p4p, 34 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Bixby
vs
Wuzz

188 cm
30
215 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

190 cm
35
212 lbs
22 - 15 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

KOMBAT KLOTHING
Arcticus University: London

Urban Fighter
KAISER Nutrition - Q160

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 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buzz Bixby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Wuzz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Bixby misses.
Wuzz slips a jab from Bixby.
Wuzz lands with an uppercut that bounces Bixby off the cage and back into range.
Wuzz slips under a jab from Bixby.
Some wild striking there from Bixby.
Wuzz swings for the body but Bixby moves out of range.
Wuzz looks to land a right hand but Bixby moved out of range.
Wuzz digs a good hook to Bixby's body.
Bixby swings widly with a right hand
and Wuzz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wuzz clinches.
Wuzz tries a knee to the head but Bixby blocks it.
Bixby misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bixby.
Wuzz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Wuzz has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Wuzz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bixby has a couple of punches blocked by Wuzz.
Wuzz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wuzz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wuzz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bixby misses with a punch to the body.
Bixby has a couple of punches blocked by Wuzz.
Bixby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bixby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wuzz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bixby blocks it with crossed arms.
Wuzz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bixby backwards.
Bixby lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wuzz backwards.
Wuzz presses Bixby against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wuzz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bixby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wuzz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bixby throws a punch but it's blocked by Wuzz.
A head punch on the inside from Wuzz fails to land.
Wuzz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bixby misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bixby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Wuzz.
Wuzz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bixby blocks it with crossed arms.
Bixby leaning against his opponent.
Bixby lands with a right to the head.
Wuzz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bixby lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bixby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wuzz misses with the head strike.
Wuzz lands a hook that snaps the head of Bixby backwards.
Bixby is trying to drag Wuzz to the mat but Wuzz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bixby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bixby lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bixby's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bixby misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Bixby scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bixby misses with a punch on the inside.
Bixby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wuzz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wuzz throws a punch but it's blocked by Bixby.
Bixby throws a punch but it's blocked by Wuzz.
Wuzz lands with a right to the head.
Wuzz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bixby is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wuzz digs a right hand into Bixby's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bixby's gas tank.
Wuzz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bixby managing to block the knees to the body from Wuzz.
Wuzz can't find room to land a body shot as Bixby controls the action.
Bixby prevents a body shot from Wuzz.
Bixby can't find room to land a body shot as Wuzz controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bixby.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wuzz.
Wuzz looking to throw knees to the head but Bixby is blocking nicely.
Bixby misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wuzz.
Bixby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wuzz cracks Bixby with a nice body shot.
Bixby lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wuzz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bixby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wuzz misses with a knee to the head.
Bixby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wuzz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bixby backwards.
Wuzz misses with some punches.
Bixby working aggressively here.
Wuzz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bixby lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bixby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wuzz connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but David Wuzz will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Wuzz just misses with a punch to the body.

Wuzz clinches up against the cage.
Wuzz looking to throw knees to the head but Bixby is blocking nicely.

Bixby jumps guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bixby holds on and takes a little breather.

Wuzz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wuzz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wuzz looking to pass the guard.
Bixby is pulling down on Wuzz's head to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bixby is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bixby looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bixby keeping moving, preventing Wuzz from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bixby looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bixby trying to keep a closed guard but Wuzz is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bixby looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wuzz tries to clinch but Bixby is having none of it.
Wuzz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bixby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wuzz.
Bixby throws a body shot but no joy.
Wuzz defending well as Bixby loads up on a big left hand.

Bixby changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wuzz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bixby wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bixby tries to advance to mount but can't.
Bixby trying to control the action but Wuzz is working from the bottom.
Wuzz wants to control but Bixby postures up.
Bixby tries to score with some ground and pound. Wuzz controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Wuzz wants to control but Bixby postures up.
Wuzz is not content to let Bixby control the position.
You can see the frustration on Wuzz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz tries to buck Bixby off but Bixby is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bixby working the ground and pound.
Wuzz is trying to improve his position.
Bixby wants to control but Wuzz is keeping him busy.
Bixby working the ground and pound.
Bixby throws an elbow but Wuzz slips to the side and avoids it well.
Wuzz gets back to half guard.
Bixby thows a huge punch but Wuzz dodges it nicely.
Bixby missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz tries to get to full guard but Bixby has control of the leg.
Buzz Bixby overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bixby has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wuzz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bixby is working away from the top position though.

Wuzz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bixby pulls his head out easily.
Bixby working Wuzz over with strikes.
Wuzz wants to control but Bixby is keeping busy.
Wuzz gets back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wuzz keeping moving, preventing Bixby from controlling successfully.
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 Buzz Bixby will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Wuzz wants to slow Bixby down by chopping away at his legs.
Bixby missing with a left hand there. Wuzz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Despite the aggression on Wuzz's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bixby moves out of range as Wuzz strikes.
Bixby swings for the body but Wuzz moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Bixby.
Wuzz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bixby.
Wuzz throws a hook but Bixby blocks it.
Bixby uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A punch lands to the side of Bixby 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wuzz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wuzz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bixby on the side of the head.
Wuzz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice cross by Wuzz.
Bixby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bixby ducks under a wild hook from Wuzz.
A big left from Bixby misses.
Bixby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bixby looks to land a left hand but Wuzz moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Wuzz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Bixby misses.

Bixby 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.
Wuzz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wuzz tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz pulls Bixby in close to prevent any damage.
Wuzz has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bixby has passed into side control.
Wuzz is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bixby in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wuzz is looking for a sweep.
Bixby cracks Wuzz with a big right hand but Wuzz just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bixby wants to control but Wuzz is keeping him busy.

Bixby is trying to get an arm triangle but Wuzz is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bixby wants to control but Wuzz is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bixby looking to control but instead Wuzz has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.

Wuzz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wuzz wants to control but Bixby is keeping busy.
Bixby looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wuzz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wuzz desperately trying to maintain half guard.

Bixby is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bixby takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Wuzz wants to improve his position but Bixby is controlling well.
Wuzz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bixby postures up and lands a big shot to Wuzz's brow.
Bixby working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wuzz wants to sweep here but Bixby controlling him for the moment.
Bixby postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buzz Bixby showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bixby has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Buzz Bixby!
Buzz Bixby decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.