PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bomber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Buckingham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bomber comes into the arena with call to prayer blaring out of the sound system. Buckingham is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Alien Ant Farm; Smooth Criminal. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bomber
vs
Buckingham

175 cm
24
142 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

173 cm
23
152 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Jihad Fight Gear-Cage Wars version
Jihad Fight Gear-Cage Wars version

Fighters First Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Bomber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Buckingham!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buckingham feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bombers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Buckingham tries to clinch but Bomber moves out of range.
Buckingham tries to clinch but Bomber moves out of range.

Buckingham fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bomber, pushing him back against the cage.
Bomber tries to break free but Buckingham pushes him back against the cage.
Buckingham lands a hook that snaps the head of Bomber backwards.
Bomber wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bomber working hard to break the clinch.
Buckingham pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bomber tries to break the clinch but Buckingham is controlling the position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Buckingham just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bomber's brow.
Bomber struggles to land a body shot inside as Buckingham controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bomber.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Buckingham.

It looks like Billy Bomber has been cut.
Bomber wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Buckingham has him pressed against the cage.
Bomber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Buckingham throws an elbow that misses.
Bomber takes a shot to the head.
Buckingham lands an elbow that stopped Bomber in his tracks for a moment.
Bomber blocks an elbow strike from Buckingham.
Buckingham lands a damaging elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomber takes an elbow to the forehead.
Buckingham trying to land knees to the body.
Bomber avoids the elbow strike from Buckingham, against the cage.

Bomber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Buckingham avoids the body shot from Bomber.
Buckingham tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bomber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bomber misses with a left hand
and Buckingham counters with a head kick. That will keep Bomber thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Billy Bomber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Bomber throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bomber has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Buckingham.
Buckingham wants to clinch up but Bomber keeps it at a distance.
Bomber lands a really nice looking cross but Buckingham seems unphased.
Bomber is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Buckingham.
Bomber throws a head kick that Buckingham semi-blocks.
Bomber thuds his right hand into Buckingham's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bomber lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Buckingham circles away quickly and effectively.
Buckingham scores with a nice head shot.
Bomber slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bomber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buckingham manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buckingham tries to clinch up but Bomber circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bomber. Buckingham does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Bomber throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bomber fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Buckingham checks it well.
Buckingham throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bomber thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bomber scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Buckingham throws a leg kick but Bomber checks it.
A jab from Bomber misses.
Bomber drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bomber looks to throw the jab but Buckingham is out of range.
Bomber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Buckingham tries to clinch up.
Bomber scoring well with a low kick there.
Buckingham moves out of range of the strikes.
Bomber is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Buckingham.
Bomber takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomber darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Buckingham slips under a jab from Bomber.
Bomber throws a big shot that misses.
Bomber keeps the fight on the outside.
Bomber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Buckingham gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A slow jab from Bomber misses its intended target.
Buckingham fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bomber scores with a nice strike.
Bomber scores with a shot to the body.
Buckingham slips a jab from Bomber.
A big right from Bomber misses.
A slow jab from Bomber misses its intended target.
Bomber scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Buckingham tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bomber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bomber throws a shot to the body.
Bomber scores with a jab. Buckingham acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bomber swings away with a body shot that misses

and Buckingham holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckingham throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Buckingham throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Buckingham just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bomber's brow.
Buckingham lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bomber backwards.
Buckingham lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buckingham lands a damaging elbow.
Buckingham misses with an elbow strike.
Bomber avoiding damage as Buckingham throws knees to the body.
Bomber is trying to break the clinch but Buckingham is controlling him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Buckingham.
Bomber is trying to break the clinch but Buckingham is controlling him.
Buckingham gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Buckingham.

Billy Bomber's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bomber just misses with a elbow thrown towards Buckingham's brow.
Buckingham lands a nice elbow.

Bomber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Buckingham fails in his attempt to clinch.
Buckingham tries to clinch but Bomber moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Buckingham dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Bomber's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Buckingham tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bomber manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Buckingham moves into range and clinches up with Bomber.
Buckingham keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bomber's efforts to push away.

Bomber breaks the clinch.
Buckingham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bomber.

Buckingham has taken the fight to the clinch.
Buckingham lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bomber backwards.
Buckingham lands an elbow inside.
Bomber blocks the elbow strike.
Buckingham misses with a punch to the body.
Bomber has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Buckingham makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Buckingham prevents Bomber from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Bomber's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bomber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bomber wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Buckingham throws an elbow but it misses.
Bomber tries to circle away but Buckingham has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bomber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bomber misses with a straight left.
Bomber scores with a shot to the body.
Buckingham tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Buckingham misses with a leg kick.
Buckingham looks to land a body kick but Bomber moved away.
Bomber misses with a kick to the body

and Buckingham counters by clinching up.
A short left from Buckingham.
Bomber dodges an elbow strike from Buckingham.
Bomber wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bomber tries a knee to the head but Buckingham blocks it.
Bomber is trying to push Buckingham away but Buckingham has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bomber is trying to break the clinch but Buckingham has him pressed against the cage.
Buckingham lands a left hand.
Bomber tries to break free but Buckingham pushes him back against the cage.
Bomber wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bomber dodges an elbow strike from Buckingham.
Patrick Buckingham seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bomber has a couple of punches blocked by Buckingham.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomber blocks an elbow strike from Buckingham.
Buckingham misses with an elbow strike.

Bomber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bomber circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bomber thumps Buckingham with a low kick.
Buckingham slips a jab from Bomber.
Buckingham tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bomber manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Buckingham gets through Bomber's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Bomber.
Buckingham gets through Bomber's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bomber wants to stall.
Bomber wants to get back to striking at distance but Buckingham won't allow it.
Buckingham crunches a lovely knee into Bomber's ribcage.
Bomber wants to get back to striking at distance but Buckingham won't allow it.

Bomber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckingham is looking to clinch but Bomber is avoiding it.
Buckingham has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bomber.
Bomber keeps the fight on the outside.
Bomber swats away the attempt to clinch by Buckingham.
Bomber misses with a hook. Buckingham ducked under it nicely.
Bomber misses with a left hand
and Buckingham counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Billy Bomber is winning the standup battle so far.
Bomber misses with a left hand

and Buckingham counters by moving into the clinch.
Bomber managing to block the knees to the body from Buckingham.
Bomber wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bomber lands a hook that snaps the head of Buckingham backwards.
Nice elbow from Buckingham.
Buckingham throws an elbow that misses.
Buckingham lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Buckingham missing with knees to the body.
Buckingham throws an elbow but it misses.
Bomber is trying to push Buckingham away but Buckingham has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomber working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Buckingham tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bomber avoids it.
Buckingham lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buckingham misses with an elbow strike.
Bomber is trying to push Buckingham away but Buckingham has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Buckingham.
Buckingham throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Buckingham creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bomber's defenses.
Buckingham lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bomber has had enough of the clinch but Buckingham keeps him there for the moment.
Bomber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Bomber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Buckingham bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bomber throws a lazy uppercut
and Buckingham makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bomber connects with the punch.
Buckingham fails in his attempt to clinch.

Buckingham moves into range and clinches up with Bomber.
Buckingham comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Patrick Buckingham will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Billy Bomber's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back 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.

Bomber tries to score with a low kick but Buckingham moves his leg out of the way.
Buckingham fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bomber throws a front kick aimed at Buckingham's knee but Buckingham avoids it well.
Buckingham tries to clinch up but Bomber circles away and keeps his distance.
Buckingham throws a head kick that half lands.

Billy Bomber's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bomber avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bomber misses with a few strikes there.
Bomber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Buckingham wants to clinch up but Bomber keeps it at a distance.

Buckingham closes the distance and pushes Bomber back into the cage.
Buckingham lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bomber blocks the elbow strike.
Bomber lands a right hand.
Bomber tries to break free but Buckingham pushes him back against the cage.
Buckingham lands a left hand.

Jeez, Billy Bomber's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
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!
Bomber looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Buckingham landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Buckingham lands an elbow that stopped Bomber in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bomber manages to break the clinch.

Buckingham has Bomber up against the cage in a clinch.
Buckingham blocking some punches.
Bomber wants to break free but Buckingham has control.
Buckingham lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Buckingham.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Buckingham lands an elbow inside that Bomber shrugs off.
A short right from Buckingham.
Buckingham lands an elbow inside that Bomber shrugs off.

Bomber is rocked!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Billy Bomber's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Patrick Buckingham!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Patrick Buckingham waved his t-shirt featuring Fighters First Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.