PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bat Slade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matheus Buckner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slade's entrance music is Billy Joel - Goodnight Saigon. A fine choice. Buckner is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Stand Your Ground And Fight - Acarine (GSE). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Slade
vs
Buckner

180 cm
22
195 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

186 cm
27
203 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Shorts a [JMFC] Joint

Ka-POW Clothing

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bat Slade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matheus Buckner!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slade scores with a nice right hand.
Slade tries to clinch but Buckner moves out of range.
Matheus Buckner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buckner misses with a right hand
letting Slade counter with a right hand.
Buckner throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Slade counters by moving into the clinch.
Slade throws a head punch that misses.
Buckner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Buckner lands a shot to the body.
Slade trying to control the position but instead, Buckner has worked for underhooks and has pushed Slade into the cage.
Buckner has had enough of the clinch but Slade keeps him there for the moment.
Buckner blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Slade.
Buckner tries to throw a body punch but Slade avoids it by throwing Buckner back against the cage.
Slade keeps control of Buckner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Slade escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Slade is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Slade blocks the leg kick.
Buckner throws a lazy uppercut
and Slade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buckner.
Slade is looking to clinch but Buckner is avoiding it.
No joy there for Slade, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Buckner lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Bat Slade has been cut.
Slade throws the left hand but Buckner avoids the punch easily.
Slade scores with a hook.
Slade dodges the punch combination from Buckner.
A clash of legs there as Buckner blocks the low kick.
Slade throws out a loose jab but Buckner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slade scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Buckner throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Slade to counter with a crisp jab.
Buckner swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Slade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Buckner is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buckner misses with a kick to the body.
Buckner throws a jab but it's blocked by Slade.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slade dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Buckner misses the body punch

and Slade counters by moving into the clinch.
Buckner blocks an uppercut.

Buckner manages to break the clinch.
Buckner throws a lazy uppercut

and Slade counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Slade lands a body punch in the clinch.
Buckner has a couple of punches blocked by Slade.
Still in the clinch, Slade scores with a nice short uppercut.
Buckner is looking to break free of the clinch but Slade has double underhooks.
Buckner tries a body shot but Slade blocks it.

Buckner breaks from the clinch.
Slade throws out a powerful jab.
Slade drops Buckner with a huge uppercut! Buckner drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Slade is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bat Slade!