PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Dred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and bruce buff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricky Dred has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dred
vs
buff

189 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

220 cm
22
199 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricky Dred!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, bruce buff!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dred fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dred fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dred throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around buff's waist but buff gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dred off to one side.
Dred wants to clinch up but buff keeps it at a distance.
buff misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dred shoots in for a takedown but buff shows good takedown defense.
buff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dred misses with a leg kick.
buff is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
buff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ricky Dred seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dred tries for a takedown but buff sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Dred. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from buff. No joy for Dred on that attempt.
Dred changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. buff tries to avoid it but Dred manages to keep hold of a leg and drag buff to the ground. buff escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
buff's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and buff duly obliges.
Dred is looking to clinch.
buff swinging wilding here.
buff stuffs the takedown.
Dred tries to clinch but buff is having none of it.
bruce buff is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

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.
Dred closes this distance looking for a takedown but buff circles away.
Dred is breathing heavily.
Dred shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with buff but buff pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dred misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
buff throws a series of punches but Dred moves out of range.
buff misses with a double jab.
Dred looks for a takedown but buff sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
buff misses with a series of wild punches.
Dred shoots in for a double leg but buff sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
buff misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dred has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
buff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
buff fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four 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.
buff scores with a one two! Dred had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A right-left combo lands from buff.
buff throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
buff throws a nice looking combination but Dred bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
buff stuffs the takedown.
buff misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dred will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
buff misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

bruce buff dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dred has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
buff misses with the combination.
Dred is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
buff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dred tries to clinch but buff moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
buff tries to bum rush Dred with a series of wild strikes but Dred uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dred misses with a takedown attempt - buff sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dred misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dred shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts buff as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Dred. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from buff. No joy for Dred on that attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dred takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
buff lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dred backs up against the cage.
buff misses with a wild combination.
buff lands a jab-cross combination.
A punch combination from buff misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
buff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
buff throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dred.
Dred has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
buff throws a combination. Dred tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
buff misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
buff throws a nice looking combination but Dred bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
buff throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
buff misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dred fails with an attempt to clinch.
buff tries to bum rush Dred with a series of wild strikes but Dred uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
buff throws a series of punches but Dred moves out of range.
Dred tries to clinch but buff is having none of it.
A combination from buff does no damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dred shoots for a double leg takedown but buff sprawls well. He's pushed Dred's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
buff throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

bruce buff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

buff lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dred has a takedown stuffed.
buff looks to land a combination but Dred avoids it well.
Nice takedown defense from buff. No joy for Dred on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dred shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has buff pinned against the cage. buff gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Dred. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
buff throws a nice looking combination but Dred bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Dred. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dred throws a combination that misses
and buff counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
buff throws a combination. Dred tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A combination from buff does no damage.
buff's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and buff duly obliges.
buff throws a right and a left that both miss.
buff scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from buff.
Dred misses with a takedown attempt
and buff counters with a three punch combo that has Dred backing up. Dred nods at buff to acknowledge the strikes.
buff throws a right hand that Dred ducks under and follows up with a left that Dred also avoids with ease.
buff moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from buff.
buff looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
buff throws a series of punches but Dred moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dred decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
buff wants to get back to his feet.
Dred wants to lay and pray for a moment but buff keeps working.
Ricky Dred has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dred not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Dred is trying to work for a kimura but buff is defending well.
Dred 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.

Dred is sneakily working for an arm triangle but buff sees it coming and defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dred is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, buff has managed to free his arm - good work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if buff can do anything to dispel that myth.

Dred in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. buff tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Dred!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ricky Dred!