PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bukowski (ranked 667 p4p, 572 weight class) and Raminus Polus (ranked 103 p4p, 89 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Bukowski
vs
Polus

183 cm
26
191
11 - 8 - 0

183 cm
27
185
18 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Voodoo Nutrition

Carnage
Brooklyn Threads

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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Bukowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raminus Polus!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bukowski shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bukowski showed some decent athleticism there.
We've been hearing that Bukowski has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Polus regains full guard. Nicely done.
Polus is controlling Bukowski's posture.

Polus working for a triangle but Bukowski defends it easily.
Bukowski wants to control from the top but Polus keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bukowski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Polus's head.
Polus wants to improve his position but instead Bukowski has moved into half guard.
Polus is doing well to control the position and prevent Bukowski from advancing to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bukowski lands a nice short elbow.
Polus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bukowski is working away from the top position though.
Bukowski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bukowski is trying to control the action in half guard but Polus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Polus controlling the position well.
Polus is looking to improve his position.
Polus is staying active underneath Bukowski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bukowski controlling the pace.
Polus is looking for a sweep. Bukowski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polus works his way to full guard. Good work.
Polus has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Our spies down at at Oblivion Gate inform us that Polus has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bukowski wants to control from the top but Polus keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bukowski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Polus controls Bukowski momentarily but Bukowski frees himself.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bukowski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Polus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bukowski misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Polus! But no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Polus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bukowski scores with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Bukowski. Beautiful body shot.
Bukowski lands a head shot.
Bukowski misses with a few strikes there.
Bukowski cracks Polus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bukowski throws a series of punches but Polus moves out of range.
Bukowski lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bukowski misses with a body shot.
Bukowski motions for Polus to come forward. Bukowski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bukowski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bukowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bukowski misses with a leg kick
and Bukowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bukowski jabs at Polus's body.
A shot to the body from Bukowski misses
and Polus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bukowski has his takedown stuffed
and Polus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bukowski is looking to wear down Polus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bukowski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Polus sprawls well. Polus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bukowski gets slowly back to his feet.
Polus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Bukowski dominated that round.
That's time! Bukowski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bukowski with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Polus counter with a right hand.
Bukowski fails with the takedown
and Polus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Polus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bukowski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Polus sprawls well. Polus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bukowski gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Bukowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Polus moves out of range as Bukowski strikes.
Polus throws out a counter right but Bukowski avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bukowski doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Polus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bukowski misses with a shot to the body
and Polus counters with a nice uppercut.
Bukowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Polus was well out of range. Poor timing from Bukowski.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Polus! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bukowski.
Bukowski connects with a looping right hand.
A shot to the body from Bukowski misses
and Polus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bukowski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Polus unleashes a big counter combination but Bukowski bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Charles Bukowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Bukowski misses with a right hand
enabling Polus to counter with a crisp jab.
Polus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Polus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bukowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Polus can do to turn this around?
Bukowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Polus is just out of range.
Polus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bukowski connects with a body shot.
Bukowski with a nice cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski misses with a body punch
and Polus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bukowski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Polus as he avoids it easily.
Polus let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bukowski throws a lazy uppercut
and Polus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bukowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Polus.
Bukowski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Polus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raminus Polus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bukowski goes for a double leg but Polus avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Polus continues to drive forward.
Polus digs a right hand underneath Bukowski's ribcage. Bukowski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Polus can't find room to land a body shot as Bukowski controls the action.

Polus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bukowski misses with a right hand
and Polus counters with a stiff right hand.
Polus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bukowski.
Polus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bukowski misses the shot to the body.
Polus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski fails with the takedown
and Polus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Polus avoids the body shot from Bukowski.
Bukowski misses with a hook to the body
and Polus counters with a crisp right that sends Bukowski to the canvas! Polus follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raminus Polus!
A relieved looking Raminus Polus thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.