PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thanos Doomsday (ranked 2546 p4p, 3071 weight class) and Charles Bukowski (ranked 356 p4p, 418 weight class). Charles Bukowski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Doomsday
vs
Bukowski

189 cm
21
185
4 - 2 - 0

183 cm
22
203
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Thanos Doomsday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Bukowski!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bukowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doomsday throws a lazy head kick
and Bukowski counters with a straight right hand.
Bukowski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Doomsday.
Doomsday looks to land a right hand but Bukowski moved out of range.

Doomsday takes the fight into the clinch.
Doomsday looking to throw knees to the head but Bukowski is blocking nicely.
Bukowski tries a body shot but Doomsday blocks it.
Bukowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bukowski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Doomsday.
Doomsday unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doomsday tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Doomsday working Bukowski over with knees to the body.
Doomsday trying to land knees to the body.
Doomsday tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bukowski avoids it.
Doomsday tries a knee to the head but Bukowski blocks it.
Bukowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Bukowski lands a takedown into guard.
Bukowski trying to control but Doomsday is working from the bottom.
Bukowski won't allow Doomsday to get back to his feet.
Bukowski won't allow Doomsday to sweep him here.
Bukowski sitting in guard here, content to control.
Doomsday wants to stand and escape but Bukowski is having none of it.
Bukowski sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bukowski throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bukowski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bukowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday wants to slow Bukowski down by chopping away at his legs.
Doomsday throws a head kick that misses.

Doomsday clinches.
Doomsday unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bukowski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bukowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bukowski lands a body shot.
Bukowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Doomsday tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bukowski misses with a punch on the inside.
Bukowski lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bukowski lands with a left to the head.
Doomsday working Bukowski over with knees to the body.
Doomsday tries a knee to the head but Bukowski blocks it.
Bukowski has Doomsday pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Doomsday manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bukowski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Doomsday obliges.
Doomsday putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bukowski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bukowski has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Doomsday seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bukowski can turn it around.
Bukowski looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday lands a knee to the body.
Doomsday scores with a knee to the head.
Doomsday misses with a knee strike.
Doomsday is pressed up against the cage. Bukowski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Doomsday down to the mat. Doomsday avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Doomsday moves into the clinch.
Bukowski taking a breather.
Bukowski tries to work over Doomsday's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doomsday throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bukowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Doomsday misses with a knee to the head.
Bukowski avoiding damage as Doomsday throws knees to the body.
Doomsday missing with knees to the body.
Doomsday tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bukowski avoids it.
Doomsday looking to throw knees to the head but Bukowski is blocking nicely.
Doomsday throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bukowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Bukowski throws a head punch that misses.
Bukowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Doomsday is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bukowski is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski has Doomsday pressed against the cage.
Doomsday tries a knee to the head but Bukowski blocks it.
Doomsday unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bukowski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Doomsday lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doomsday lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Doomsday with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Doomsday throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bukowski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bukowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Doomsday controls his hands.
Doomsday is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Doomsday landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bukowski looking for a takedown.
Thanos Doomsday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Bukowski.
Doomsday lands a nice knee to the body.
Doomsday with a knee to the head.
Doomsday misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bukowski.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Doomsday takes the fight into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Doomsday obliges.
Doomsday tries to land a knee to the head but Bukowski blocks with his arms.
Doomsday lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Doomsday tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bukowski trying to control the position but instead, Doomsday has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bukowski into the cage.
Doomsday misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Doomsday.
Bukowski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Doomsday backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bukowski can't get the takedown.
Bukowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bukowski effectively controlling the action here.
Doomsday misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bukowski.
Nice body punch from Bukowski - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Doomsday.
Bukowski is trying to break the clinch but Doomsday is controlling him.
Knees to the body from Doomsday.
Bukowski is breathing heavily.
Doomsday landing knees to the body.
Doomsday tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bukowski is working for takedown but Doomsday is calmly controlling the position for now.
Doomsday blocks an uppercut.
Doomsday lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bukowski looking to slow down the pace here.
Doomsday misses with a knee to the head.
Doomsday tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bukowski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Doomsday is keeping busy.
Doomsday tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bukowski avoids it.
Bukowski avoiding damage as Doomsday throws knees to the body.
Doomsday missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Bukowski gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Doomsday pushes Bukowski off and gets back to his feet.
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!
That kick from Doomsday tenderised Bukowski's leg. Bukowski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Doomsday misses with the body kick
and Doomsday takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doomsday tries a head kick but it misses.
Doomsday is looking to clinch.
Doomsday misses with an uppercut. Bukowski saw that one coming.
Doomsday tries a head kick but it misses.
Bukowski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Doomsday closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bukowski counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday tries to clinch but Bukowski is having none of it.
Doomsday throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Doomsday drives through and clinches with Bukowski against the cage.
Doomsday lands a nice knee to the body.
Bukowski looking to stall.
Doomsday scores a nice knee to the body.
Doomsday tries a knee to the head but Bukowski blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Bukowski.
Bukowski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Doomsday throws a knee to the head but misses.
Doomsday tries a knee to the head but Bukowski blocks it.
Bukowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bukowski presses Doomsday against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Doomsday misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bukowski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doomsday throws a knee to the head but misses.
Doomsday misses with a knee strike.
Bukowski stalling in the clinch.
Bukowski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Doomsday backwards.
Doomsday landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Doomsday misses with a knee to the head.
Doomsday with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bukowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bukowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Doomsday with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Doomsday missing with knees to the body.
Bukowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Doomsday is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bukowski can do to turn this around?
Doomsday throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bukowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Bukowski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Thanos Doomsday dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bukowski lands a slapping body shot.
Bukowski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Doomsday moves into range and clinches up with Bukowski.
Thanos Doomsday has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Bukowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doomsday throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Doomsday fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bukowski blocks a head kick by Doomsday.
Doomsday throws a leg kick
and Bukowski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doomsday wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doomsday will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It seemed like Bukowski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Doomsday.
Bukowski appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Doomsday swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Doomsday moves to clinch but Bukowski breaks away
and Bukowski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bukowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bukowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Thanos Doomsday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doomsday fakes the leg kick and cracks Bukowski in the body.
Doomsday misses with a head kick.
Bukowski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bukowski gets tackled into the cage by Doomsday. Doomsday maintains the clinch.
Bukowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doomsday missing with knees to the body.
Bukowski stalling the fight.
Bukowski is pushing Doomsday up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bukowski is looking for a takedown.
Bukowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Come on Bukowski - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bukowski is trying to maintain a safe position but Doomsday gets an underhook and turns Bukowski into the cage.
Doomsday missing with knees to the body.
Bukowski lands a nice shot to the body.
Bukowski scores with a hook to the body.
Bukowski is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski looking to slow down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Charles Bukowski.
Doomsday throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bukowski doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Doomsday throws a head kick that misses

and Bukowski counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bukowski.

Doomsday pushes Bukowski off and gets back to his feet.
Bukowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thanos Doomsday is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Doomsday throws a wild body kick that Bukowski sees coming a mile off.
We've been told by Doomsday's head coaches at Shut Up & Train! {$1000} that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Doomsday is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bukowski let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Doomsday looks to score with a jab to the body but Bukowski is just out of range.
Doomsday is looking to clinch but Bukowski is avoiding it.
Bukowski drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Doomsday defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday throws a head kick that misses.

Doomsday closes the distance and clinches.
Bukowski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bukowski looking to stall.

Bukowski breaks the clinch.
Doomsday misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Doomsday backs off Bukowski throws a huge counter combo but Doomsday manages to avoid it all.
Doomsday tries to close the distance and clinch but Bukowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doomsday throws a push kick but Bukowski slaps the foot to one side.
Doomsday misses with a kick to the body

so Bukowski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Doomsday wants to stand up but Bukowski is controlling him.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Thanos Doomsday.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Doomsday, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thanos Doomsday!
Thanos Doomsday gave a mention to The MMA Tycoon Private Bank (40%) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).