PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arga Buarga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck McIntyre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Buarga
vs
McIntyre

185 cm
24
164 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
22
166 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

:: Happy Pills ::

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arga Buarga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chuck McIntyre!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buarga throws a combination that misses
and McIntyre counters with a stiff right hand.
McIntyre's jab looks to have found its range, popping Buarga under the eye.
Buarga takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Buarga throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McIntyre counters with an inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by McIntyre.
Nice shot lands for Buarga.
Buarga walks into a left hand.
Buarga takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McIntyre tries to close the distance and clinch but Buarga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Buarga misses with a double jab
and McIntyre counters with an outside leg kick.
McIntyre jabs Buarga to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McIntyre lands with a thumping leg kick.
McIntyre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Buarga.
McIntyre fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McIntyre connects with a good right hand that stumbles Buarga. Buarga circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Buarga's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McIntyre connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Buarga scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McIntyre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Buarga. That did some damage!
McIntyre lands a head shot.
Buarga throws an off balance right hand
and McIntyre counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
McIntyre moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Buarga throws a right hand that misses
and McIntyre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buarga throws a lazy uppercut
and McIntyre counters with a nice low kick that buckles Buarga's knee momentarily.
Buarga throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McIntyre counters with a thumping low kick.
McIntyre doesn't manage to clinch there - Buarga circles away.
McIntyre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Buarga throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McIntyre counters with a nice leg kick.
Good shot there by McIntyre.
McIntyre is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Buarga had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A nice inside leg kick there by McIntyre. That's going to slow Buarga down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buarga throws an off balance right hand
and McIntyre counters with a leg kick.
Buarga is breathing heavily.
Buarga keeps the fight on the outside.
Buarga takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buarga shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Buarga takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McIntyre connects with a right hand. Buarga shakes it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buarga throws a lazy uppercut
and McIntyre counters with a nice low kick that buckles Buarga's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck McIntyre dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Buarga falls off balance throwing a combination
and McIntyre counters with a nice uppercut.
Buarga misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McIntyre scores with a leg kick.
Buarga throws a poor cross that misses
and McIntyre makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
McIntyre bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for McIntyre.
Buarga tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buarga on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McIntyre lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Buarga misses with a hook
and McIntyre counters with an inside leg kick.
McIntyre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

McIntyre has Buarga up against the cage in a clinch.
McIntyre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Buarga takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Arga Buarga has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by McIntyre.
McIntyre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Buarga tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McIntyre smiles and moves away.
McIntyre fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Buarga has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buarga misses with a right hand
and McIntyre counters with a left to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McIntyre scores with a nice strike.
McIntyre connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick from McIntyre lands but Buarga takes it in his stride.
Buarga misses with a lunging right hand
and McIntyre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chuck McIntyre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buarga throws a right hand that misses
and McIntyre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Buarga throws a lazy uppercut
and McIntyre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Buarga is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McIntyre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Buarga. That did some damage!
McIntyre is looking to clinch.
McIntyre fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

McIntyre clinches.
McIntyre prevents Buarga from breaking the clinch.
Buarga tries to pull guard but McIntyre won't allow it.
A short left from McIntyre.
McIntyre lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from McIntyre as the two fighters clinch.
Buarga tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McIntyre smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arga Buarga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McIntyre feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Buarga's calf.
Buarga is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Buarga takes a kick to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buarga throws an off balance right hand
and McIntyre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McIntyre connects with a high kick.
Buarga takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck McIntyre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arga Buarga's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

McIntyre goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Buarga on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McIntyre tests Buarga's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Buarga has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McIntyre.
McIntyre connects with a leg kick. Buarga looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Buarga has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McIntyre.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buarga has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McIntyre.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McIntyre uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Buarga has time to react.
Buarga throws a lazy uppercut
and McIntyre counters with a good low kick that Buarga was not able to check.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McIntyre scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Buarga misses with a right hand
and McIntyre finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
McIntyre lands with a thumping leg kick.
McIntyre lands with an overhand left.
McIntyre fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Buarga on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A jab lands there for McIntyre.
McIntyre connects with a solid leg kick.
Buarga stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McIntyre.
Buarga sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
McIntyre throws a good cross that connects.
McIntyre explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buarga gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McIntyre.
Chuck McIntyre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good exchange - McIntyre coming out on top.
McIntyre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McIntyre feints and then cracks Buarga's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Buarga down.
McIntyre scores with a jab.
A jab lands there for McIntyre.

McIntyre feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Buarga sprawling to the canvas! Buarga rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can McIntyre finish him?!

Buarga is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McIntyre fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Buarga out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Chuck McIntyre!