PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Great Cornholio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mulberry Bulbury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cornholio's entrance music is Du Hast by Ramstein - Cornholio Mix. A fine choice. Mulberry Bulbury told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Cornholio
vs
Bulbury

169 cm
27
150 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

168 cm
21
148 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent knees
Determined

Merciless Gladiators

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Great Cornholio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mulberry Bulbury!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulbury misses with a wild body shot.
Cornholio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cornholio tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bulbury sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cornholio somewhat.
Cornholio gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bulbury.
Cornholio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bulbury. Bulbury obviously looking to wear him down.
Bulbury walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cornholio checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bulbury feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cornholio's calf.
Bulbury turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Bulbury clinches.
Bulbury is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cornholio is defending well for now.
Bulbury looking to throw knees to the head but Cornholio is blocking nicely.
Cornholio tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Cornholio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cornholio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bulbury as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Great Cornholio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cornholio misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulbury lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bulbury scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cornholio takes a swing at Bulbury's ribcage but misses.
Cornholio throws a right and a left that Bulbury avoids nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Bulbury misses the target.
Cornholio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bulbury throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Bulbury clinches.
Cornholio has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bulbury is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bulbury tries to land a knee to the head but Cornholio blocks with his arms.

Bulbury manages to break the clinch.
Cornholio blocks a head kick by Bulbury.
Cornholio shoots for a takedown but Bulbury saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cornholio shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bulbury sprawls well. Bulbury wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cornholio gets slowly back to his feet.
Cornholio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bulbury.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulbury swats away the attempt to clinch by Cornholio.
An inside leg kick lands from Bulbury.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bulbury lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cornholio dives in for a single leg takedown but Bulbury sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Cornholio pulls guard.
Bulbury tries to free his leg and advance position but Cornholio is retaining full guard.
Bulbury must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Cornholio isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bulbury stacks Cornholio on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Bulbury!
Cornholio manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Still in half guard, Bulbury seems content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulbury's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Cornholio tries to roll over but Bulbury keeps him under control.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mulberry Bulbury was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bulbury connects with a solid leg kick.
Bulbury lands a body shot.

Bulbury clinches with his opponent.
Bulbury using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bulbury manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Cornholio pulls guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulbury controlling from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bulbury trying to control the position from guard on top but Cornholio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cornholio is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Cornholio working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bulbury doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bulbury manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bulbury not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mulberry Bulbury wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bulbury throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cornholio fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cornholio closes the distance and clinches up with Bulbury, looking for a takedown. Cornholio pushes Bulbury against the cage but Bulbury circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Great Cornholio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good work by Cornholio as he checks the leg kick.
Bulbury lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bulbury throws a head kick but Cornholio moves out of range.

Bulbury clinches up against the cage.
Cornholio can't break the clinch.

Bulbury breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cornholio shoots in looking for a takedown. Bulbury tries to sprawl out of it but Cornholio keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bulbury manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cornholio is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cornholio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bulbury misses with a low kick.
Cornholio checks a leg kick.

Bulbury closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulbury misses with a knee strike.
Cornholio changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bulbury fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Great Cornholio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bulbury darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Bulbury drives through and clinches with Cornholio against the cage.
Cornholio takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bulbury gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cornholio.

Cornholio has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bulbury regains guard immediately.
Cornholio slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cornholio is looking to work some ground and pound but Bulbury has wrist control.
Bulbury wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cornholio wants to control from the top but Bulbury keeps moving.
Bulbury really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cornholio. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bulbury looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cornholio is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Great Cornholio wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cornholio shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bulbury connects with a solid leg kick.
Cornholio misses the shot to the body.
Bulbury has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cornholio is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Mulberry Bulbury is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bulbury is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cornholio.
Cornholio shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bulbury sprawls well. Bulbury wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cornholio gets slowly back to his feet.
Mulberry Bulbury seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bulbury displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cornholio.
Cornholio wants to clinch up but Bulbury keeps it at a distance.
Bulbury lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sloppy strikes from Bulbury. Those never looked like landing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cornholio.
Bulbury connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cornholio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bulbury works Cornholio's body with a nice hook.
Bulbury cracks the inside of Cornholio's front leg.
Cornholio has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bulbury moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No luck for Cornholio with that takedown attempt.
Bulbury lands a leg kick that knocks Cornholio off balance momentarily.
Bulbury throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bulbury moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bulbury with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bulbury throws a low kick, looking for Cornholio's leg but Cornholio calmly moves out of range.

Bulbury has closed the distance and engaged Cornholio in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mulberry Bulbury showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bulbury clinches up against the cage.
Cornholio managing to block the knees to the body from Bulbury.

Bulbury escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Bulbury moves into the clinch.
Cornholio is working for takedown but Bulbury is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bulbury unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cornholio lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bulbury lands a nice knee to the body.

Cornholio gets control of Bulbury's arms and successfully pulls guard. Cornholio will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bulbury sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Let's hope that Bulbury has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Cornholio seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mulberry Bulbury.
Bulbury ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cornholio moves away.
Cornholio fails with a takedown attempt.

Bulbury pushes Cornholio up against the cage in a clinch.
Cornholio tries for a takedown but Bulbury manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Great Cornholio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bulbury landing knees to the body.
The referee calls for Bulbury to work.
Bulbury is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cornholio is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cornholio wants to take the fight to the mat but Bulbury manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bulbury with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bulbury with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mulberry Bulbury seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bulbury misses with a knee to the head.
Bulbury is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Bulbury's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bulbury darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Bulbury has Cornholio up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bulbury misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Great Cornholio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulbury with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bulbury pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bulbury continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Bulbury receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Bulbury connects with a knee to the head.
Mulberry Bulbury is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bulbury lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Great Cornholio has been cut.
Cornholio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cornholio tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bulbury tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cornholio tries to pull guard but Bulbury forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bulbury throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bulbury creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bulbury.
Bulbury stops a takedown attempt from Cornholio.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cornholio is trying to break the clinch but Bulbury is controlling him.
Bulbury connects with a knee to the head.
Bulbury lands a nice shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cornholio has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bulbury tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Bulbury breaks the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mulberry Bulbury comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bulbury has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mulberry Bulbury!
Mulberry Bulbury decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Great Cornholio spoke after the fight, saying 'Sorry I couldnt get it done. The better dude won tonight if he tapped me or knocked me out, but if it was a decision, well, the judges are about as retarded as in Nevada or need a serious eye exam...either way, I WILL be back, stronger and better than ever, to prove I am simply excellent. '.