PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Bartolo (ranked 4724 p4p, 3488 weight class) and Ozaki Buakaw (ranked 365 p4p, 325 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bartolo
vs
Buakaw

169 cm
20
143
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
140
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Seventh Circle Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sonny Bartolo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ozaki Buakaw!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buakaw darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bartolo blocks a jab.
Buakaw takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bartolo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bartolo with a jab.
Buakaw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Buakaw moves out of range of the strikes.
Bartolo lands a nice shot to the body.
Buakaw's coach down at Cozad MMA Rio was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Buakaw's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

Buakaw moves into the clinch.
Buakaw misses with a short punch on the inside.
Buakaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bartolo tries to work over Buakaw's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Buakaw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Buakaw is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bartolo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Buakaw has him pressed against the cage.
Bartolo can't break the clinch.
Buakaw blocks a body shot from Bartolo.
Buakaw misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartolo wants to get back to striking at distance but Buakaw won't allow it.
Bartolo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Bartolo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bartolo is looking to break free of the clinch but Buakaw has double underhooks.
Buakaw misses with some punches.
Buakaw throws a head punch that misses.
Bartolo blocks an uppercut.
Buakaw pushes Bartolo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Buakaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bartolo tries to break the clinch but Buakaw is controlling the position.
Bartolo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bartolo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Buakaw gets through Bartolo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Buakaw keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bartolo's efforts to push away.
Bartolo is looking to break free of the clinch but Buakaw has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bartolo.
Bartolo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Buakaw has him pressed against the cage.
Bartolo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Buakaw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bartolo.
Bartolo struggles to land a body shot inside as Buakaw controls his hands.
Buakaw has Bartolo pressed against the cage, preventing Bartolo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartolo working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Buakaw on the inside.
Buakaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Buakaw throws a head punch that misses.
Bartolo tries to circle away but Buakaw has him pinned against the cage.
Buakaw misses with some punches.
Bartolo wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buakaw.
A short uppercut from Buakaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buakaw throws a punch but it's blocked by Bartolo.
Bartolo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bartolo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bartolo tries to break the clinch but Buakaw is controlling the position.
Bartolo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Buakaw misses with a punch on the inside.
Buakaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bartolo is trying to push Buakaw away but Buakaw has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Buakaw misses with a punch on the inside.
Buakaw lands a nice uppercut.
Bartolo tries to break the clinch but Buakaw is controlling the position.
Bartolo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartolo working hard to break the clinch.
Buakaw misses with a punch on the inside.
Buakaw has Bartolo pressed against the cage, preventing Bartolo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Buakaw has Bartolo pressed against the cage, preventing Bartolo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Buakaw gets through Bartolo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Buakaw misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bartolo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bartolo blocks an uppercut.
Buakaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Buakaw has Bartolo pressed against the cage, preventing Bartolo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bartolo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bartolo is trying to break the clinch but Buakaw has him pressed against the cage.
Bartolo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Buakaw makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Buakaw has Bartolo pressed against the cage, preventing Bartolo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bartolo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bartolo wants to break free but Buakaw has control.
Buakaw lands a right hand.
Bartolo is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Bartolo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Buakaw misses with some punches.
Bartolo working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartolo is trying to break the clinch but Buakaw is controlling him.
Buakaw lands with a right to the head.
Bartolo misses with a body punch.
Buakaw lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bartolo backwards.
Bartolo wants to break free but Buakaw has control.
Buakaw misses with the head strike.

Buakaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Buakaw scores with a nice strike.

Bartolo is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bartolo scores with a jab. Buakaw acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Oh Bartolo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bartolo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Buakaw.
Bartolo looks up at the clock. Bad move! Buakaw lands a right hand from hell, dropping Bartolo. Buakaw pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ozaki Buakaw!