PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Croc Bot (ranked 3859 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Douglas (ranked 2024 p4p, 0 weight class). Croc Bot is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Bot
vs
Douglas

200 cm
26
260 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

185 cm
25
245 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Croc Bot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Buster Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas lands a jab to the head.
Bot slips under a jab from Douglas.
Bot fails to land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Douglas! But no joy.
Douglas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Douglas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bot moves out of range as Douglas strikes.
Bot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Douglas.
Bot throwing a counter right hand but Douglas manages to avoid it.
Good shot there by Douglas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Bot finds it's target.
A right-left combo lands from Douglas.
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!
Bot takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas with a hook.
Douglas misses with a wild body shot.
Douglas lands an overhand right.
Bot staying out of range there.
Douglas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bot tries to bum rush Douglas with a series of wild strikes but Douglas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Douglas throws a big shot that misses.
A shot to the liver by Douglas. Beautiful body shot.
Douglas lands a nice hook to Bot's body. Bot takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Douglas misses.
Douglas avoids the body shot from Bot.
Douglas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bot in his tracks.
Douglas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bot.
Douglas looks to land a right hand but Bot moved out of range.
Douglas works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Douglas with a jab.
A jab from Douglas does it's job there.
Douglas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas lands the left hand.
Douglas throws a jab when Bot was well out of range.
Bot went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Douglas works the jab nicely.
Bot slips a jab and a cross from Douglas.
Bot takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Douglas does it's job there.
Douglas takes a swing at Bot's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Douglas scores with a punch to the head.
A cross from Bot lands.
Douglas cracks Bot with a good jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Douglas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bot on the side of the head.
Douglas throws a right and a left that both miss.
As Douglas looks to move away, Bot throws a big counter combo but Douglas just gets out of the way.
Douglas misses with a straight left.
Douglas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bot avoids the body shot from Douglas.
Bot appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buster Douglas dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Douglas misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Bot was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jab by Douglas.
Douglas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Bot was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Douglas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bot takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bot throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas cracks Bot with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bot throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Douglas drops Bot with a beautiful combination! Bot stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Douglas is looking for the KO!

Bot is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas throws the left hand but Bot avoids the punch easily.
Bot seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Oh Bot is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bot ducks under a wild hook from Douglas.
Bot seems to have got his legs back now.
Douglas misses the jab.
Bot ducks under a wild hook from Douglas.
Bot is looking for a counter combo.
Douglas connects with a nice looking jab.
Douglas cracks Bot with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bot looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bot moves away from the strike by Douglas.
Douglas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Buster Douglas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas missing with a left hand there. Bot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bot swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bot misses with the combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Douglas! But no joy.
Douglas loads up on a big right hand but Bot slips the punch.
Bot seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Douglas looks to throw the jab but Bot is out of range.
Bot was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Douglas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Croc Bot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Douglas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bot throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Douglas.
Douglas doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A big right from Douglas misses.
Douglas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Douglas misses with a looping left.
Douglas lands a glancing blow to the side of Bot's head.
Douglas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bot.
Douglas takes a swing at Bot's ribcage but misses.
As Douglas looks to move away, Bot throws a big counter combo but Douglas just gets out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas throws a lazy uppercut
and Bot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Buster Douglas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Douglas.
Bot is looking for a counter combo.
Bot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Douglas.
Bot went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Douglas takes a swing at Bot's ribcage but misses.
As Douglas looks to move away, Bot throws a big counter combo but Douglas just gets out of the way.
Douglas might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Douglas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bot circles away quickly and effectively.
Bot swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bot walks into a straight right hand from Douglas.
Bot moves out of range of the strikes.
Douglas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Douglas throws a lazy right hand but Bot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buster Douglas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Douglas looks to throw the jab but Bot is out of range.
Douglas looks to land a right hand but Bot moved out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bot might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Douglas looks to land a combination but Bot avoids it well.
It looked like Bot was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Douglas takes a swing at Bot's ribcage but misses.
Bot throws a big counter combination but Douglas scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bot moves out of range as Douglas strikes.
Bot lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas thuds his right hand into Bot's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bot misses with a few strikes there.
Douglas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas missing with a left hand there. Bot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bot is looking for a counter combo.
Bot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Douglas throws out the jab.
Bot went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Douglas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Douglas jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bot throws a nice looking combination but Douglas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bot walks into a stiff left hand from Douglas.
Douglas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Douglas throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Bot was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bot misses with a double jab
and Bot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bot misses with a double jab.
It seemed like Douglas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A punch combination from Bot misses.
Douglas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Douglas works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Douglas throws out a loose jab but Bot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Douglas throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Douglas.
As Douglas looks to move away, Bot throws a big counter combo but Douglas just gets out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Bot does no damage.
Bot slips a jab from Douglas.
Bot seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Douglas throws out a loose jab but Bot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Douglas throws a jab when Bot was well out of range.
It looked like Bot was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Croc Bot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A decent looking cross lands there for Bot.
A slow jab from Douglas misses its intended target.
Douglas misses with an uppercut. Bot saw that one coming.
Bot appears to be looking for a big counter.
Douglas lands a jab to Bot's midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Douglas catches Bot right on the button with a cross.
Bot swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice combination there by Bot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A slow jab from Douglas misses its intended target.
Bot went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bot moves away from the strike by Douglas.
Bot is looking for a counter combo.
Bot slips under a jab.
It looked like Bot was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Douglas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bot. Bot circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Buster Douglas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bot on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buster Douglas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Douglas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buster Douglas!