PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scary Buka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Eliott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buka comes to the cage accompanied by Dolina Muminkow. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Buka
vs
Eliott

186 cm
23
190 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

185 cm
28
190 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scary Buka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Eliott!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eliott dodges the punch combination from Buka.
Eliott looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Eliott shoots for a double leg takedown but Buka sprawls well. He's pushed Eliott's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Eliott takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Buka lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Jon Eliott has been cut.
Buka looks to land a combination but Eliott avoids it well.
Eliott is looking to clinch.
Buka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Eliott.
Buka stuffs the takedown.
Scary Buka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Eliott.
Buka swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Buka gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buka controlling Eliott's posture.
Buka bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Eliott's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eliott working a defensive guard here.
Buka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Eliott works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eliott is trying to control the position but Buka postures up.

Eliott throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Buka escapes and throws Eliott's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Buka trying to control the position but Eliott is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buka wants to stand but Eliott is controlling his arm.
Buka is working Eliott over with some ground and pound from side control.
A lull in the action here.
Eliott is looking for a sweep.
Buka cracks Eliott with a big right hand but Eliott just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Eliott's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Buka has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Eliott!
Eliott tries to hold on but Buka pushes him away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eliott tries to reverse the position but Buka maintains control.
Buka scoring with strikes but Eliott is staying in there.
Buka lands with some strikes.
Eliott has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Buka has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Eliott's face.
Buka avoids the attempt from Eliott to control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Buka punishing his opponent with strikes.
Buka wants to control the pace but Eliott is squirming around nicely.
Eliott gets back to half guard.
Eliott has hold of Buka's hands but Buka slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Buka takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Buka takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eliott is looking for a sweep. Buka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Buka wants to stand up but Eliott is controlling the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Eliott manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Buka distracts Eliott with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Eliott is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Buka passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Buka trying to control the action but Eliott is working from the bottom.
Buka has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
You can see the frustration on Eliott's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Eliott is looking to reverse the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buka working the head and body with strikes.
Buka working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buka connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Eliott some visible discomfort.
Buka cracks Eliott with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Eliott is working to avoid the ground and pound but Buka connects with a decent elbow.
Eliott tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Eliott is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Buka working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Eliott prevents Buka from moving into mount.
Buka scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Eliott to see if he's OK.
Eliott is trying to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buka is chipping away with strikes.
Eliott is trying to get back to half guard.
Eliott taking a bit of punishment here - Buka scoring with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scary Buka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Eliott's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Eliott takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Buka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Buka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Buka paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Buka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Buka finds it's way through Eliott's defenses.
Eliott avoids the body shot from Buka.

A jab-cross combination lands for Buka and sends Eliott crashing to the mat! Buka follows him down to the mat - Eliott regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Eliott is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eliott is looking to control Buka's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Eliott avoid being mounted?
Buka drops an elbow to the side of Eliott's head.

Eliott looking for submissions off his back.
Buka passes to side control.
Buka cracks Eliott with a big elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eliott wants to control but Buka postures up.
Buka creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Buka scoring with punches from side control.
Buka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Eliott keeps working.
Buka lands a few punches from side control.
Eliott manages to work his way to half guard, despite Buka's best efforts.
Buka working the head and body with strikes.
Buka is trying to control. Eliott wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nice strikes from Buka there.
Buka landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Buka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eliott can do to turn this around?
Buka working over Eliott with some ground and pound. Eliott looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Buka looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Eliott with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buka slips a nice elbow through Eliott's hands, connecting with Eliott's forehead.
Nice strikes from Buka there.
Eliott trying to control but Buka postures up.
Nice strikes from Buka there.
Eliott wants to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Buka lands a nice short elbow.
Buka looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Buka is trying to control. Eliott wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Eliott is looking to improve his position.
Buka slips a nice elbow through Eliott's hands, connecting with Eliott's forehead.
Eliott is looking to control Buka's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Eliott avoid being mounted?
Buka wants to pass to mount but Eliott is defending the position.
Buka wants to take a breather but Eliott is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eliott is trying to get back to full guard.
Buka trying to control from half guard but Eliott is working away.
Eliott has hold of Buka's hands but Buka slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Buka working over Eliott with some ground and pound. Eliott looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Eliott is trying to get back to full guard.
Buka is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Buka is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Buka winds up and cracks Eliott with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Buka trying to control from half guard but Eliott is working away.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Buka connects with a nice short shot to Eliott's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice strikes from Buka there.
Buka is looking to take a break and control but Eliott is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Buka prevents Eliott from improving his position.
Eliott trying to hold on to Buka's head to control him but Buka postures up.
Buka is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Buka lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Eliott hang on?
Buka with shots to the head and body - Eliott looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buka is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Eliott can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Eliott is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scary Buka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jon Eliott's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Buka just misses with a punch to the body.
Buka works Eliott's body with a nice hook.
Buka misses with a wild combination.
Eliott takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Buka takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice defenses there by Eliott.
Buka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Eliott.
Buka throws a hook to the side of Eliott's head but Eliott sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eliott closes the distance and clinches up with Buka, looking for a takedown. Eliott pushes Buka against the cage but Buka circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Eliott shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Buka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Eliott has his takedown stuffed
and Buka counters with a nice body shot.
Scary Buka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Eliott.
Buka lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buka stuffs the takedown attempt from Eliott. Eliott gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Buka drops Eliott with a left right combo! Buka follows him down to the ground into side control.
Eliott is still in real trouble! Can Buka finish him?
Eliott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buka crunches a massive hammerfist down on Eliott - he's out! Buka Holds back on further strikes and jumps to his feet to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Scary Buka!
Scary Buka tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.