PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luca Blight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prince Buckleberry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blight's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Suikoden II - The Chase. Buckleberry has chosen Give Up The Funk as his entrance music. 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.

Blight
vs
Buckleberry

180 cm
25
220 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

194 cm
22
215 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luca Blight!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Prince Buckleberry!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blight throws a right hand that misses
and Buckleberry makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Blight avoids the head kick by Buckleberry.
Buckleberry misses with a body kick.
Buckleberry throws a head kick that misses.
Jab from Blight.

Blight moves into the clinch.
A short right from Blight.
Buckleberry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blight avoids it.
Buckleberry throws a knee to the head but misses.
Buckleberry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Buckleberry misses with a knee to the head.
Blight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blight has Buckleberry pressed against the cage.
Buckleberry with a knee to the head.
Buckleberry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blight.
Blight lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Buckleberry backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckleberry blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Blight has picked Buckleberry up - he's going for a ride! Blight dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Buckleberry tries to roll over but Blight keeps him under control.
Buckleberry is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Blight's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Blight's back!
Blight covering up well under a series of strikes from Buckleberry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Buckleberry is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

Buckleberry is persistently looking for the submission but Blight is defending it well.
Blight is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Buckleberry gets his hands free as Blight looks to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckleberry wants to control but Blight is keeping busy.
Blight is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Blight wants to control his opponent's hands but Buckleberry gets his hands free.
Buckleberry punches the canvas rather than the man.
Blight is really stuck here.
Blight might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Buckleberry really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Blight.

Blight showing good submission defense here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckleberry throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.

Buckleberry looking to break Blight's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Blight remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Buckleberry will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Buckleberry missing with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Even with his hooks in, Buckleberry manages to miss with strikes from the back.

Buckleberry has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Blight has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Prince Buckleberry dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Buckleberry just misses with a punch to the body.
Blight lands with a right hand.
Blight pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blight avoids the head kick by Buckleberry.
Blight misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blight misses with an uppercut. Buckleberry saw that one coming.
Blight punishes Buckleberry's body with a nice straight punch.
Blight tries a low kick but Buckleberry avoids it.
Blight throws a leg kick but Buckleberry sees it coming and moves out of range.
Blight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buckleberry.
Buckleberry scores with a decent looking hook.
A clash of legs there as Blight blocks the low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blight avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Buckleberry scores with a kick to the midsection.
Prince Buckleberry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Buckleberry looks for the body kick but Blight saw that one coming.
Buckleberry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blight blocks a head kick by Buckleberry.
Buckleberry misses with a body kick.
Blight throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Blight keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blight, as that shot connected.
Blight throws a body punch but Buckleberry moves out of range.
Blight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Buckleberry throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckleberry throws a half hearted mid kick.
Blight scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Blight throws a looping overhand right but Buckleberry ducks down to avoid it.
Blight works Buckleberry's body with a nice hook.
Blight looks to score with a jab to the body but Buckleberry is just out of range.
Blight thows a body shot but no joy.

Blight instigates a clinch.
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!
Buckleberry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blight.
Blight managing to block the knees to the body from Buckleberry.
Buckleberry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blight avoids it.
Buckleberry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Buckleberry lands a knee to the head.
Blight stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A knee to the head by Buckleberry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blight lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Buckleberry backwards.
Buckleberry looking to stall.
Blight blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blight misses with the head strike.
Blight is looking to control Buckleberry's arms but Buckleberry gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blight has his back to the cage.
Buckleberry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blight avoids it.
A hook to the body from Blight.
Buckleberry is breathing heavily.
Buckleberry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blight.
Blight works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blight lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blight lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blight lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Blight gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Buckleberry regains guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blight sitting in guard here, content to control.

Buckleberry has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Blight is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Buckleberry.
Blight controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Blight scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Buckleberry checks a leg kick.

Buckleberry has closed the distance and engaged Blight in a clinch.
Blight avoiding damage as Buckleberry throws knees to the body.
Buckleberry tries to stall but Blight uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Blight has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Buckleberry is trying to keep an underhook but Blight manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Buckleberry trying to control here.
Blight prevents Buckleberry from improving his position.
Buckleberry wants to get back to full guard but Blight has mounted him!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckleberry tries to hold on but Blight postures up.
Buckleberry is looking to improve his position but Blight isn't that keen on the idea.
Buckleberry is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blight takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Blight breaks from Buckleberry's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Buckleberry is working to get back to half guard.
Blight controlling from the full mount.
Buckleberry wants to hold on but Blight pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckleberry tries to reverse the position but Blight maintains control.
Buckleberry wants to control but Blight is having none of it.
Blight controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buckleberry working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blight sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Buckleberry wants to hold on but Blight pushes him away.
Blight trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Buckleberry keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Luca Blight did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Blight connects with a solid leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Blight lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Buckleberry has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Buckleberry and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Blight lunges at Buckleberry with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Buckleberry's hand.
Blight misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blight throws a lazy body kick
and Buckleberry counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab by Blight.
Buckleberry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Prince Buckleberry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Buckleberry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blight connects with a leg kick. Buckleberry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A clash of legs there as Blight blocks the low kick.
Buckleberry checks a low kick from Blight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckleberry throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blight throws a leg kick but Buckleberry moved away.
Buckleberry looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blight will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Blight!
Blight attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Blight throws a low kick but it's checked well by Buckleberry.
Blight lands a nice shot that snaps Buckleberry's head back.
A big right from Blight misses.
Blight is looking to score with low kicks.
Blight fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Buckleberry.
Buckleberry goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Buckleberry is predictable there
and Blight counters with a good low kick that Buckleberry was not able to check.
Blight tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blight lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Buckleberry throws a sloppy head kick
and Blight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A clash of legs there as Buckleberry blocks the low kick.
Luca Blight is winning the standup battle so far.
Blight shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Blight fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blight scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blight throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blight scores with a jab to the body.
Buckleberry misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blight takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Buckleberry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Blight moves into range and clinches up with Buckleberry.
Blight lands a right hand that snaps the head of Buckleberry backwards.
Buckleberry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blight is defending well for now.
Buckleberry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Buckleberry is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A right handed body shot lands from Blight.

Blight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Buckleberry needs to keep his hands up - Blight had a free shot at his head there.
Blight does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Blight looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Buckleberry misses with a head kick.
Blight bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Buckleberry's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blight thows a body shot but no joy.
Blight lands a nice leg kick that just misses Buckleberry's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blight checks the leg kick.
Buckleberry misses with a body kick.
A lazy body kick from Buckleberry
and Blight counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Blight cracks the inside of Buckleberry's front leg.
Blight throws a lazy body kick
and Buckleberry counters with a good, hard body kick but Blight shrugs it off.
Some bone on bone action there as Buckleberry checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blight.
Blight goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blight throws a low kick but it's checked well by Buckleberry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luca Blight had his way with Prince Buckleberry in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Buckleberry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Luca Blight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blight lands a nice leg kick that just misses Buckleberry's sensitive parts.
Blight swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Buckleberry gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Blight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blight connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blight scores with a jab. Buckleberry acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Buckleberry tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blight looks to score with a jab to the body but Buckleberry is just out of range.
Buckleberry is looking to land body kicks.
Blight connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Buckleberry walks into a left hand.
Blight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buckleberry.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Buckleberry gets tackled into the cage by Blight. Blight maintains the clinch.
Buckleberry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blight taking a breather.
Blight misses with a punch to the body.
Luca Blight has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Blight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Buckleberry keeps Blight at a distance using the push kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Blight bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Buckleberry's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Blight misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Buckleberry.
Some bone on bone action there as Buckleberry checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Buckleberry turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Buckleberry is looking to land body kicks.
Blight steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Buckleberry. That one must have hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckleberry scores with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buckleberry attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Blight misses with a wild body shot.
Buckleberry motions for Blight to come forward. Buckleberry throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blight throws out a leg kick but Buckleberry moves out of range and Blight only half commits.
Buckleberry tries to clinch up but Blight circles away and keeps his distance.
Buckleberry slips a jab from Blight.
Buckleberry throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blight 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.
Blight pivots, looking for a leg kick but Buckleberry is out of range and Blight settles back down.
Buckleberry throws a leg kick but Blight moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blight listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Buckleberry throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Blight makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Blight moves out of range of the body kick from Buckleberry.
Blight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buckleberry manages to avoid it.
Blight throws a shot from downtown. Buckleberry moves away and avoids it.
Blight takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Luca Blight is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Buckleberry misses with a leg kick
and Blight counters with a nice low kick that buckles Buckleberry's knee momentarily.

Buckleberry gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Blight to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Buckleberry escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blight gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Buckleberry working for a triangle but Blight defends it easily.
Prince Buckleberry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Buckleberry looking for subs off his back but Blight has passed one foot through into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Prince Buckleberry.
Well Blight has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 48:47
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 48:47
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luca Blight!
Luca Blight retains his light heavyweight title!
Luca Blight decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.