PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brunson Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Buddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doyle kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is On To The Next One. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Doyle
vs
Buddy

195 cm
22
280 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

190 cm
27
265 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
World class boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brunson Doyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert Buddy!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Buddy.
Buddy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Doyle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Buddy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Buddy throws out a loose jab but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buddy lands a nice hook to Doyle's body. Doyle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Doyle throws a jab but it's blocked by Buddy.
Doyle tries to clinch up but Buddy circles away and keeps his distance.
Buddy digs a good hook to Doyle's body.
A jab from Doyle does it's job there.

It looks like Robert Buddy has been cut.
Buddy's corner calls for a 1-2. Buddy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doyle misses with a low kick as Buddy jumps back.
Doyle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Buddy lands a body shot.
Doyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Buddy lands a glancing blow to the side of Doyle's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle avoids the body shot from Buddy.
Buddy staying out of range there.
Doyle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Buddy.
Buddy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Buddy throws the left hand but Doyle avoids the punch easily.
Buddy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Doyle takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Doyle tries to clinch but Buddy moves out of range.
Buddy thows a body shot but no joy.
Buddy dives in and grabs Doyle's left leg, looking for a takedown. Doyle pushes down on Buddy's head and hops out.
Buddy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Doyle misses with a double jab
and Buddy counters with a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buddy misses with a body shot.
Doyle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Buddy lands a lovely overhand right.
Brunson Doyle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Buddy.
Doyle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Buddy misses with a looping right.
Doyle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Buddy.
Buddy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buddy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Doyle's waist but Doyle gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Buddy off to one side.
Brunson Doyle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Buddy.
Doyle throws a hook to the side of Buddy's head but Buddy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Buddy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buddy moves away.
Doyle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Buddy misses with an uppercut.
Doyle misses with a wild combination.
The fighters circling - Buddy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Buddy throws a jab but it's blocked by Doyle.
Buddy cracks Doyle with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Buddy scores with a shot to the body.
Buddy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doyle.
Doyle throws a jab but it's blocked by Buddy.
Buddy throws an overhand right that lands on Doyle's shoulder, as Doyle tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Buddy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Doyle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Buddy counters with a nice body shot.
Doyle walks into a stiff left hand from Buddy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doyle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Doyle is breathing heavily.
Good shot there by Buddy.
Buddy lands a jab to the head.
Buddy lands a right hook to the body.
Buddy lands a nice looking body shot.
Doyle is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buddy misses with the combination.
Doyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buddy was well out of range. Poor timing from Doyle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Buddy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Buddy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Buddy throws a good cross that connects.
A jab from Doyle misses.
Doyle lands with a nice combination. Buddy backs away looking to recover.

Buddy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Doyle to the mat! Doyle manages to get full guard.
Buddy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Doyle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Buddy wants to pass the guard but Doyle is keeping the position.
Buddy trying to control the position from guard on top but Doyle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buddy looking to pass the guard.
Buddy throwing strikes from guard but Doyle blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Buddy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buddy looking to pass the guard.
Buddy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Doyle wants to get back to his feet but Buddy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Doyle pulls Buddy in close to his closed guard and prevents Buddy from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Buddy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Doyle is trying to control the position but Buddy postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Buddyis looking to pass into half guard but Doyle pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Doyle is in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Robert Buddy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Robert Buddy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Buddy looks to score with a jab to the body but Doyle is just out of range.
Buddy stalks Doyle and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Doyle's face. Doyle staggers backwards, shaken.
Buddy throws out a loose jab but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buddy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Doyle misses with a straight left.
Buddy misses with a looping left.
Doyle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Buddy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doyle walks into a stiff left hand from Buddy.
Buddy throws a lazy right hand but Doyle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Buddy.
Buddy lands an overhand right.
Doyle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Buddy misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Doyle does no damage.
Buddy throws a body punch but Doyle moves out of range.
Doyle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Buddy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doyle.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
Buddy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Buddy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Buddy misses the shot to the body.
Buddy misses with a shot to the body
and Doyle counters with a straight right hand.
Buddy swats away the attempt to clinch by Doyle.
Robert Buddy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Buddy misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Buddy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Doyle tries to move into range but Buddy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buddy misses with a hook. Doyle ducked under it nicely.
Doyle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Doyle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Buddy counter with a right hand.
Doyle tries to close the distance and clinch but Buddy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doyle throws a half hearted mid kick.
Doyle is looking to clinch but Buddy is avoiding it.
Buddy missing with a left hand there. Doyle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doyle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Buddy.
Buddy moves away from the strike by Doyle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle throws a hook to the side of Buddy's head but Buddy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doyle walks into a jab.
Brunson Doyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buddy lands a slapping body shot.
Doyle throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Buddy counter with a right hand.
Doyle looks to land a left hand but Buddy moved out of range nicely.

Doyle clinches up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Doyle - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Doyle cracks Buddy with a nice body shot.
Buddy blocks a body shot from Doyle.
A head punch on the inside from Doyle fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Doyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doyle is looking to control Buddy's arms but Buddy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Doyle has his back to the cage.
Buddy misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Buddy backwards.
Doyle just leaning against Buddy, taking a breather.
Doyle misses with a body punch.
Buddy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Buddy looking to stall.
Buddy blocks an uppercut.
Doyle pushes Buddy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Doyle looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Doyle tries to throw a body punch but Buddy avoids it by throwing Doyle back against the cage.
Robert Buddy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doyle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Buddy backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doyle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doyle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doyle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Buddy or not.
Buddy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Doyle lands a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brunson Doyle showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Buddy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Buddy!