PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robo Dexterity (ranked 1884 p4p, 3817 weight class) and Buck Read (ranked 113 p4p, 240 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Dexterity
vs
Read

150 cm
25
135
3 - 1 - 0

169 cm
25
138
4 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robo Dexterity!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Buck Read!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Read.
Dexterity looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Read throws a jab but it's blocked by Dexterity.
Dexterity misses with a takedown attempt
and Read counters with a right hand to the body.
Dexterity fails to land with a series of punches.
Dexterity wants to clinch up but Read keeps it at a distance.
Dexterity throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dexterity wants to clinch but Read slips to the side
and Read counters with a straight right hand.
Read smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dexterity throws a sloppy head kick
and Read counters with a stiff right hand.

Read clinches up against the cage.
Dexterity is trying to pull guard but Read has him pressed against the cage.
Dexterity jumps guard but Read stands there with Dexterity around his waist. Dexterity gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robo Dexterity. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Read lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dexterity backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Read fails to land.
Read lands a hook that snaps the head of Dexterity backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Read misses with a short punch on the inside.
Read misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dexterity tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Read tries to work over Dexterity's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dexterity.
Read working aggressively here.
Read tries a body shot but Dexterity blocks it.
Read swings wildly with an uppercut but Dexterity uses good head movement to avoid it.
Read fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Read misses with a hook from the clinch.
Read lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Read.
Dexterity blocks a body shot from Read.
Read looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Read misses with a punch to the body.
Read tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Read misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dexterity scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Read lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dexterity backwards.
Read lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dexterity backwards.
Read lands with a light punch inside.
Read misses with a body punch.
Read scores with a shot to the side of Dexterity's head.
Dexterity has been working on his balance at MY YARD Resurrect, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Read.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dexterity is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Read to keep the fight standing.
Read tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dexterity jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Read walks away with a smile on his face. Dexterity gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dexterity doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Read holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dexterity is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Read is defending well.
A hook to the body from Read.
Dexterity is breathing heavily.
Read lands a hook to the side of the head.
Read lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Read tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Read lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dexterity backwards.
Read lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Read fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dexterity is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Read lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Read can't find room to land a body shot as Dexterity controls the action.
Read lands a shot to the body.
Read fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Read swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Read lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dexterity wants to break free but Read has control.
Read lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Dexterity is rocked!
Read lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dexterity or not.
Oh Dexterity is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Read creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Dexterity's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Dexterity drops to his knees and Read pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buck Read!
Buck Read is the new bantamweight champion!