PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Brawler (ranked 443 p4p, 495 weight class) and Darwin Budluvski (ranked 71 p4p, 80 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brawler
vs
Budluvski

180 cm
31
180
17 - 8 - 0

175 cm
35
172
26 - 13 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction
Urban Fighter

Conquer
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Brawler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darwin Budluvski!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Topper Green and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Budluvski misses the jab.
Brawler is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Brawler. Beautiful body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brawler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Budluvski manages to avoid it.
Budluvski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Budluvski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brawler slips a straight right by Budluvski.
Budluvski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brawler.
A jab from Brawler misses.
Budluvski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brawler throws a nice outside leg kick.
Budluvski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Budluvski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brawler manages to avoid it.
Brawler looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Budluvski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brawler lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Budluvski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brawler looks for the body kick but Budluvski saw that one coming.
Brawler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Budluvski.
Budluvski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Budluvski misses with an uppercut.
Budluvski ducks under a wild hook from Brawler.
Budluvski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brawler was well out of range. Poor timing from Budluvski.
Brawler finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brawler looks for the body kick but Budluvski saw that one coming.
Bobby Brawler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Budluvski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawler takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Budluvski has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Brawler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Budluvski.
Brawler scores with a one two! Budluvski had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Budluvski throws a leg kick but Brawler moved away.
A good leg kick by Budluvski.
Brawler throws a hook to the side of Budluvski's head but Budluvski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Budluvski throws a hook but Brawler avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Brawler.
Brawler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brawler tries to score with a low kick but Budluvski moves his leg out of the way.
Budluvski checks a leg kick nicely.
Brawler scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brawler moves out of range of the strikes.
Budluvski moves out of range of the leg kick from Brawler.
Decent striking displayed by Brawler there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brawler.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Budluvski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brawler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Budluvski throws a shot from downtown. Brawler moves away and avoids it.
Brawler throwing a counter right hand but Budluvski manages to avoid it.
Brawler just misses with a punch to the body.
Brawler throws a jab when Budluvski was well out of range.
Brawler misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brawler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Budluvski.
Budluvski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brawler's sensitive parts.
Budluvski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Brawler throws a front kick aimed at Budluvski's knee but Budluvski avoids it well.
Brawler cracks Budluvski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Budluvski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brawler.
Brawler thuds his right hand into Budluvski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brawler lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Budluvski misses the target.
Budluvski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Budluvski lands a nice hook to Brawler's body. Brawler takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Budluvski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brawler.
Brawler throws a body shot but no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brawler.
Budluvski checks a low kick from Brawler.
Budluvski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brawler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brawler throws a low kick but Budluvski avoids it.
Brawler throws a front kick aimed at Budluvski's knee but Budluvski avoids it well.
Brawler checks a leg kick.
Budluvski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budluvski throws the left hand but Brawler avoids the punch easily.
Brawler keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Budluvski misses with a straight right.
Brawler throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Budluvski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brawler looks to land a right hand but Budluvski moved out of range.
Brawler scores with a punch to the head.
Budluvski catches Brawler with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brawler lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brawler takes a jab right on the kisser.
A slow jab from Brawler misses its intended target.
Brawler throws a hook to the side of Budluvski's head but Budluvski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brawler takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Brawler checks a low kick from Budluvski.
Budluvski is looking to slow Brawler down with leg kicks.
Budluvski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brawler misses the jab.
Budluvski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brawler is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Budluvski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brawler.
Brawler lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick from Brawler.
Brawler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Budluvski can pounce on him.
Budluvski checks a leg kick.
Brawler throws out a loose jab but Budluvski uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Brawler.
Budluvski throws a body shot but no joy.
Budluvski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Budluvski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brawler.
A clash of legs there as Budluvski blocks the low kick.
Brawler lands a jab.
Budluvski needs to keep his hands up - Brawler had a free shot at his head there.
Budluvski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brawler was well out of range. Poor timing from Budluvski.
Brawler cracks Budluvski with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Budluvski scores with a leg kick.
Budluvski swinging wildly here.
Brawler's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Budluvski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brawler scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brawler looks to throw the jab but Budluvski is out of range.
Budluvski throws a shot from downtown. Brawler moves away and avoids it.
Brawler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brawler goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Budluvski lands a lovely overhand right.
Budluvski avoids the body shot from Brawler.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Brawler dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Budluvski misses with an uppercut.
Darwin Budluvski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brawler misses with a low kick as Budluvski jumps back.
Budluvski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brawler has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Budluvski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brawler was well out of range. Poor timing from Budluvski.
Brawler throws out a loose jab but Budluvski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Budluvski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brawler tests Budluvski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Budluvski misses with a kick to the body.
Budluvski looks to throw the jab but Brawler is out of range.
Budluvski connects with a body shot.
Brawler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Budluvski can do to turn this around?
Brawler moves away from the strike by Budluvski.
Brawler is looking to counter with a body kick.
Budluvski misses with a hook. Brawler ducked under it nicely.
Budluvski misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Brawler.
Brawler misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Budluvski throws a leg kick that misses.
Brawler throws a hook to the side of Budluvski's head but Budluvski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Budluvski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Budluvski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brawler's sensitive parts.
Bobby Brawler is winning the standup battle so far.
Brawler throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Budluvski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brawler throws out the jab.
Budluvski now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brawler throws a quick inside leg kick.
Budluvski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brawler went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawler lands with a thumping leg kick.
Budluvski works Brawler's body with a nice hook.
Budluvski looks to land a right hand but Brawler moved out of range.
Budluvski throws a shot from downtown. Brawler moves away and avoids it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brawler wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brawler ducks under a wild hook from Budluvski.
Budluvski misses with a few strikes there.
A big right from Brawler misses.
Budluvski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Budluvski. Brawler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brawler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A countering left hand to the body from Budluvski misses.
Budluvski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brawler lands a jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Budluvski might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Brawler has got the better of the exchanges.
Budluvski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brawler comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brawler slips under a jab.
Budluvski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Budluvski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Brawler does it's job there.
Budluvski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budluvski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Budluvski throws a jab but it's blocked by Brawler.
Budluvski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brawler moves away from the strike by Budluvski.
Budluvski just misses with a punch to the body.
Brawler attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Budluvski.
Budluvski misses with a low kick.
Brawler throws an overhand right that lands on Budluvski's shoulder, as Budluvski tries to avoid the shot.
Brawler slips a jab from Budluvski.
Budluvski scores with a leg kick.
Brawler lands with a shot to the body.
Budluvski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brawler scores with a sloppy right hand. Budluvski should have avoided that one.
Brawler moves away from the strike by Budluvski.
Brawler scores with a nice strike.
Brawler takes a swing at Budluvski's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Budluvski misses the target.
Budluvski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Budluvski connects with an inside leg kick.
Brawler lands a nice leg kick that just misses Budluvski's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawler throws a body shot but no joy.
Brawler lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brawler looks to throw the jab but Budluvski is out of range.
Budluvski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brawler. Budluvski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Brawler.
Budluvski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Budluvski connects with a body shot.
Budluvski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brawler.
Brawler throws a body punch but Budluvski moves out of range.
Budluvski throws a hook to the side of Brawler's head but Brawler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Budluvski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brawler connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brawler lunges at Budluvski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Budluvski's hand.
Budluvski motions for Brawler to come forward. Budluvski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Brawler.
Brawler throws a right hand that Budluvski ducks under and follows up with a left that Budluvski also avoids with ease.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brawler.
Budluvski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brawler throws a body punch but Budluvski moves out of range.
Budluvski has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Budluvski throws a low kick but Brawler avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Budluvski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Budluvski throws a big shot that misses.
Brawler throws a good cross that connects.
Budluvski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brawler's corner calls for a 1-2. Brawler obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brawler tests Budluvski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brawler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Budluvski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Budluvski looks to throw the jab but Brawler is out of range.
Nice body kick there by Brawler.
Brawler takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Budluvski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Budluvski misses with a looping right.
Budluvski throws out a loose jab but Brawler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Budluvski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Budluvski throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Budluvski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Budluvski throws a body shot but no joy.
Budluvski misses with a looping left.
Brawler lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Brawler listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bobby Brawler will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Budluvski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brawler was well out of range. Poor timing from Budluvski.
A jab from Brawler does it's job there.
Brawler lands a two punch combo.
A low kick lands for Brawler.
Brawler takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brawler throws a front kick aimed at Budluvski's knee but Budluvski avoids it well.
Budluvski is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brawler with a body shot.
Budluvski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brawler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Budluvski misses with a low kick as Brawler jumps back.
Brawler checks a leg kick.
Brawler throws a body kick that misses
and Budluvski counters with a straight right hand.
Brawler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Budluvski at a distance.
Brawler connects with a nice looking jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Budluvski misses with a low kick as Brawler jumps back.
Brawler looks to land a left hand but Budluvski moved out of range nicely.
Brawler darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brawler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Budluvski throws out the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brawler.
Budluvski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brawler.
Budluvski throws a body punch but Brawler moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Budluvski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brawler catches Budluvski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brawler connects with an inside leg kick.
Budluvski misses with a wild body shot.
Brawler throws a jab but it's blocked by Budluvski.
Budluvski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Budluvski misses with a straight right.
Brawler throws a jab but it's blocked by Budluvski.
Budluvski throws a hook but Brawler avoids it easily.
Brawler ducks under a wild hook from Budluvski.
Brawler throws a hook but Budluvski blocks it.
Budluvski jabs Brawler right on the nose. Brawler blinks but takes it well.
Budluvski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Budluvski looks to throw the jab but Brawler is out of range.
Brawler throws a lazy right hand but Budluvski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brawler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Budluvski.
Good work by Budluvski as he checks the leg kick.
Brawler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Budluvski.
Budluvski is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brawler with a body shot.
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!
Budluvski lands a nice shot to the body.
Brawler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budluvski misses with a body shot.
Brawler with a nice calf kick.
Brawler throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brawler lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brawler misses the shot to the body.
Budluvski does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Budluvski throws a hook but Brawler avoids it easily.
Budluvski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brawler can pounce on him.
Budluvski swings for the body but Brawler moves out of range.
Budluvski ducks under a wild hook from Brawler.
Budluvski works Brawler's body with a nice hook.
Brawler cracks Budluvski with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Budluvski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Budluvski misses the shot to the body.
Budluvski moves out of range of the body kick from Brawler.
A little jabbing left from Budluvski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Budluvski throws the left hand but Brawler avoids the punch easily.
Brawler moves out of range of the body kick.
Budluvski throws out a loose jab but Brawler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Budluvski missing with a left hand there. Brawler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brawler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawler thuds a left hand into Budluvski's body.
Nice shot lands for Brawler.
Budluvski connects with a body shot.
Budluvski misses with a low kick.
Brawler lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Brawler attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Budluvski tries to move into range but Brawler moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Budluvski misses with a low kick.
Brawler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Budluvski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brawler.
Budluvski looks to throw the jab but Brawler is out of range.
Brawler thumps Budluvski with a low kick.
Budluvski throws a body punch but Brawler moves out of range.
Budluvski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brawler.
A low kick lands for Brawler.
Brawler lands a right hook to the body.
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!
Budluvski takes one on the button.
Brawler's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Budluvski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brawler scrambles back to his feet.
Brawler swings widly with a right hand
and Budluvski counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brawler fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Budluvski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Budluvski scores with a jab to the body.
Brawler takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brawler slips under a jab.
Brawler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brawler throws a hook but Budluvski blocks it.
Brawler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brawler misses the jab.
Brawler throws out a powerful jab.
Brawler ducks under a wild hook from Budluvski.
Brawler takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Budluvski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brawler scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brawler cracks Budluvski with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brawler misses the jab.
Budluvski throws a chopping leg kick but Brawler manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Budluvski throws a solid leg kick but Brawler takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Budluvski.
Bobby Brawler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brawler slips under a jab from Budluvski.
Brawler lands with an uppercut that bounces Budluvski off the cage and back into range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Brawler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brawler has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27

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