PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Bukele (ranked 2102 p4p, 2397 weight class) and Seth Christian (ranked 274 p4p, 299 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Oscar Bukele has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Oscar Bukele seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Bukele
vs
Christian

177 cm
25
170
4 - 2 - 0

176 cm
25
170
3 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Determined

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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oscar Bukele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Seth Christian!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bukele shoots in and gets a takedown into Christian's guard.
Christian looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Bukele looking to pass the guard.
Bukele keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Christian's head.
Bukele is in close to Christian's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Christian escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bukele gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bukele not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bukele working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bukele with a nice head shot there.
Bukele keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Christian's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukele landing with the ground and pound.
Bukele controls from within his opponent's guard.
Christian looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bukele has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Bukele got a little sloppy there for a moment and Christian has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bukele has managed to get both his arms back between Christian's legs - danger averted.
Bukele stays in close to Christian's body and controls the position.
Bukele working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Christian's head.
Bukele forces his way into half guard.
Bukele moves nicely into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukele landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bukele working the ground and pound.
Christian takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Christian is rocked!
Christian is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bukele prevents Christian from improving his position.
Bukele not doing much here.
Bukele landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bukele is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bukele seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Christian for as long as he can get away with.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Christian wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Bukele dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bukele closes the distance but Christian moves to the side
and Christian counters with a stiff right hand.
Christian lands a nice looking body kick.

Bukele closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bukele lands in his opponent's guard.
Christian striking off his back but it's not causing Bukele any problems.
Bukele content to stall in guard here.
Bukele is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Christian can do to turn this around?
Bukele postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Christian is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bukele slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bukele landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukele lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bukele sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bukele is in close to Christian's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Oscar Bukele overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bukele content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Christian is still in real trouble! Can Bukele finish him?
Bukele trying to control but Christian is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bukele lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Christian is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bukele's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bukele definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bukele is working Christian over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bukele keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Christian's head.
Christian is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukele controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Bukele gets the takedown into side control.
Bukele in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bukele moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

Bukele is working to tighten his grip on Christian's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Christian has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Bukele is really squeezing tight and eventually Christian passes out! Bukele breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Oscar Bukele!
An out of breath Oscar Bukele thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.