PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jean Valjean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Budden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valjean comes to the cage accompanied by Saftey dance. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Valjean
vs
Budden

172 cm
24
160 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

172 cm
24
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Valjean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Budden!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Budden chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Valjean can pounce on him.
Budden avoids the head kick by Valjean.
Valjean misses with a series of wild punches.
Valjean connects with a jab.
Budden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Valjean.
Valjean throws a leg kick which misses Budden's front leg but catches the back leg as Budden tries to avoid it.
Donk. Budden catches Valjean right on the button with a cross.
Valjean thows a body shot but no joy.
Valjean wants to land a leg kick but Budden is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Budden checks a leg kick.
Valjean is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Budden.
Jean Valjean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valjean looks to land a left hand but Budden moved out of range nicely.
Valjean throws a low kick but it's checked well by Budden.
Valjean looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Valjean.
Valjean just misses with a punch to the body.
Budden moves out of range of the body kick from Valjean.
Budden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Budden moves out of range as Valjean strikes.
Valjean misses with a combination
and Budden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valjean misses with a leg kick

and Budden moves into the clinch.
Valjean scores with a hook to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Budden's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Budden misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valjean blocks an uppercut.
Valjean blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Budden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Valjean takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Budden misses with a low kick.
Valjean fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Budden checks it well.
Budden works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Valjean. That's going to slow Budden down.
Budden blocks a leg kick.
Valjean checks a low kick from Budden.
Valjean fails to land with a series of punches.
Valjean throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Valjean walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Budden checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Budden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Budden lands an overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budden misses with a two punch combination.
Valjean avoids a punch combination nicely.
Valjean throws a leg kick that is checked
and Budden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Valjean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Budden works the jab nicely.
Valjean lands with a cross.
Budden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Valjean moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Valjean thows a body shot but no joy.
Valjean showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Budden.
Budden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Valjean misses with a body punch
and Budden counters with a stiff right hand.
Budden throws a combination. Valjean tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Valjean connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Budden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Valjean circles away quickly and effectively.
Valjean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valjean misses with a looping right.
Valjean keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Budden scores a takedown into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budden connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Valjean tries to hold on but Budden postures up.

Budden looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Budden goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Valjean turns into him and now he's in Budden's guard.
Budden looks gassed!
Valjean loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Valjean has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Budden is proving hard to escape from.
Budden trying to keep a closed guard but Valjean is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valjean preventing the sweep.
Valjean controls from within his opponent's guard.
Budden keeping moving, preventing Valjean from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Valjean dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A big right from Valjean misses.
Budden slips under a jab from Valjean.
Budden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valjean.
Budden moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Valjean tries a head kick but it misses.
Valjean thows a body shot but no joy.
Valjean misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Budden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from Valjean.
Valjean pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Valjean is looking to chop away at Budden's legs.
A combination from Budden does no damage.
Valjean takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Budden takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Budden misses with the combination.
Valjean misses with a low kick.
Valjean misses with a jab to the body
and Budden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Budden scores with a one two! Valjean had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Valjean takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valjean swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Budden counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Budden misses with a two punch combination.
Valjean falls off balance throwing a combination
and Budden counters with a three punch combo that has Valjean backing up. Valjean nods at Budden to acknowledge the strikes.
Budden displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Budden moves out of range of the strikes.
No joy there for Budden, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Budden cracks Valjean with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Valjean on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Budden. Budden obviously looking to wear him down.
Valjean looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Budden scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Budden scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Budden stalks Valjean and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Valjean's face. Valjean staggers backwards, shaken.

Valjean is rocked!
Budden misses with a few strikes there.
Budden scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Budden misses with a wild combination.
Good leg kick by Budden there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Budden keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Valjean is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Budden.
Valjean misses with a double jab
and Budden counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budden is looking to slow Valjean down with leg kicks.
Budden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Budden feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Valjean's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Budden lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Valjean takes a jab right on the kisser.
A swing and a miss from Valjean.
Budden lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A punch combination from Budden misses.
Joe Budden seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Valjean dodges the punch combination from Budden.
Budden thuds his right hand into Valjean's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Budden stalks Valjean and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Valjean's face. Valjean staggers backwards, shaken.
Left hook, right uppercut from Budden.
Valjean misses with a shot to the body
and Budden counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A jab from Valjean misses.
Budden lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Budden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Valjean moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Valjean throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Budden sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budden moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Valjean looks to land a right hand but Budden moved out of range.
Valjean swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Budden counters with a nice uppercut.
Budden lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Budden lands a really nice looking cross but Valjean seems unphased.
Budden's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Budden duly obliges.
Budden moves into range and connects with a jab.
Budden looks to land a combination but Valjean avoids it well.
Budden scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Oh Valjean is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Budden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Valjean seems to have got his legs back now.
Valjean throws a left and a right that both miss
and Budden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Valjean tries to bum rush Budden with a series of wild strikes but Budden uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Budden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Budden bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Valjean's head.
Budden lands a nice shot that snaps Valjean's head back.
Valjean finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Budden misses with a jab, cross combination.
Valjean throws a leg kick that is checked
and Budden counters with a right hand to the body.
Valjean misses with a body shot.
Valjean throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Budden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Budden displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Valjean is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Budden.
Budden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Valjean moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Budden scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valjean seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Budden shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Valjean is backing up but Budden catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Valjean covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Budden Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Budden!