PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Budiman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Badass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyrone Badass has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Budiman
vs
Badass

174 cm
18
143 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
146 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Budiman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyrone Badass!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Budiman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Badass. That did some damage!
Budiman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Badass fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Budiman, pushing him back against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Badass has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Badass is struggling to control the position.
Badass tries to land knees in the clinch but Budiman avoids the damage to the body.
Budiman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Badass tries to land knees in the clinch but Budiman avoids the damage to the body.
Budiman throws a head punch that misses.
Badass effectively controlling the action here.
Knees to the body from Budiman.
Badass avoiding damage as Budiman throws knees to the body.
Badass avoiding damage as Budiman throws knees to the body.
Budiman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Budiman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Badass missing with knees to the body.
Budiman swings wildly with an uppercut but Badass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Badass looking to throw knees to the head but Budiman is blocking nicely.
Badass avoiding damage as Budiman throws knees to the body.
Budiman looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Budiman has a couple of punches blocked by Badass.
Budiman misses with some punches.
Badass blocks an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Badass.
Budiman lands a nice knee to the body.
Badass throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Budiman blocks it with crossed arms.
Badass throws a knee to the head but misses.
Badass is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Budiman is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Budiman managing to block the knees to the body from Badass.
Badass throws a knee to the head but misses.
Budiman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Budiman working aggressively here.
Badass throws a knee to the head but misses.
Budiman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Badass tries to land knees in the clinch but Budiman avoids the damage to the body.
Badass on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Badass tries to land a knee to the head but Budiman blocks with his arms.
Badass tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Budiman avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budiman lands a shoulder strike.
Badass blocks an uppercut.
Badass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Budiman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Badass avoids it.
Badass misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Budiman.
Badass blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Badass tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Badass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Budiman throws a head punch that misses.
Badass missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Badass.
Budiman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Badass tries to land knees in the clinch but Budiman avoids the damage to the body.
Budiman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Badass is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Budiman is defending well for now.
Badass blocks an uppercut.
Budiman throws a head punch that misses.
Budiman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Badass is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Budiman fails to land.
Badass landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budiman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Badass managing to block the knees to the body from Budiman.
Badass managing to block the knees to the body from Budiman.
Badass trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Budiman fails to land.
Badass tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Budiman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Badass is defending well for now.
Budiman lands a knee to the body.
Badass misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Budiman.
Badass misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Budiman.
Knees to the body from Badass.
Budiman throws a head punch that misses.
Badass trying to land knees to the body.
Budiman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Budiman trying to land knees to the body.
Budiman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Badass tries to land a knee to the head but Budiman blocks with his arms.
Badass misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Budiman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Badass using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Budiman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Badass looking to throw knees to the head but Budiman is blocking nicely.
Badass tries to land knees in the clinch but Budiman avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from Budiman.
Budiman landing knees to the body.
Budiman misses with the head strike.
Badass misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Budiman.
Budiman avoiding damage as Badass throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Badass.
Budiman scores a nice knee to the body.
Budiman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Badass on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Badass tries to land knees in the clinch but Budiman avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Budiman.
Budiman taking a breather.
Badass tries to land knees in the clinch but Budiman avoids the damage to the body.
Badass takes a knee to the side of the body.
Badass on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Daniel Budiman will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Badass steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Budiman. That one must have hurt.
Budiman pushes Badass away with a front kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Budiman, right into the meat.
Budiman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Badass closes the distance and pushes Budiman back into the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Budiman.
Budiman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Budiman working aggressively here.
Budiman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Badass misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Budiman.
Budiman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Budiman working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Budiman fails to land.
Budiman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Badass can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Budiman lands a knee to the body.
Badass on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Badass tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Budiman avoids it.
Badass tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Budiman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Budiman is looking to control Badass's arms but Badass gets an underhook and turns him. Now Budiman has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Budiman trying to land knees to the body.
Budiman working Badass over with knees to the body.
Badass is pushing Budiman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Badass throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Budiman blocks it with crossed arms.
Badass misses with a knee strike.
Budiman misses with some punches.
Budiman swings wildly with an uppercut but Badass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Budiman misses with some punches.
Badass looking to throw knees to the head but Budiman is blocking nicely.
Badass takes a knee to the side of the body.
Badass looking to throw knees to the head but Budiman is blocking nicely.
Budiman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Badass is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Budiman is defending well for now.
Budiman throws a head punch that misses.
Budiman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass blocks an uppercut.
Budiman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Budiman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Budiman working Badass over with knees to the body.
Budiman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Badass is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Budiman is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Budiman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Budiman throws a head punch that misses.
Badass managing to block the knees to the body from Budiman.
Badass is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Budiman is defending well for now.
Badass trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Badass.
Budiman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Budiman throws a head punch that misses.
Budiman throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Budiman fails to land.
Budiman throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budiman managing to block the knees to the body from Badass.
Badass connects with a nasty looking knee right to Budiman's face.

It looks like Daniel Budiman has been cut.
Badass is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Budiman is defending well for now.
Badass tries to land a knee to the head but Budiman blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Budiman fails to land.
Badass managing to block the knees to the body from Budiman.
Badass blocks an uppercut.
Badass tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Budiman missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Budiman.
Badass is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Daniel Budiman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Budiman working Badass over with knees to the body.
Budiman missing with knees to the body.
Badass trying to control the position but instead, Budiman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Badass into the cage.
Badass lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Badass throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Budiman blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badass is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Budiman is defending well for now.
Badass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Budiman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Badass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Budiman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Badass in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Badass is breathing heavily.
Budiman managing to block the knees to the body from Badass.
Badass with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Budiman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Badass avoids it.
Budiman tries to land knees in the clinch but Badass avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Budiman.
Budiman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Budiman stalling in the clinch but Badass improves position.
Budiman missing with knees to the body.
Budiman misses with a punch on the inside.
Budiman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Budiman managing to block the knees to the body from Badass.
Budiman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Badass as Budiman tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Budiman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Budiman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Budiman feints and then cracks Badass's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Badass down.
Badass stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Budiman.
Badass throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Budiman throws a leg kick but Badass sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Badass is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Budiman clinches with his opponent.
Badass tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Budiman.
Badass tries to land a knee to the head but Budiman blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badass is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Budiman is defending well for now.
Budiman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Badass is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Badass blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass misses with a knee to the head.
Budiman looking to slow down the pace here.
Budiman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Badass is defending well for now.
Badass tries to land knees in the clinch but Budiman avoids the damage to the body.
Badass tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Budiman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Badass blocking some punches.
Badass trying to land knees to the body.
Budiman misses with some punches.
Budiman tries to land knees in the clinch but Badass avoids the damage to the body.
Budiman trying to land knees to the body.
Budiman misses with a punch on the inside.
Budiman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Budiman misses with some punches.
Badass dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Badass tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Daniel Budiman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budiman has a couple of punches blocked by Badass.
Budiman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Budiman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Badass is looking to control Budiman's arms but Budiman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Badass has his back to the cage.
Badass trying to land knees to the body.
Budiman avoiding damage as Badass throws knees to the body.
Budiman managing to block the knees to the body from Badass.
Badass tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Budiman avoids it.
Badass takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch on the inside from Budiman fails to land.
Budiman managing to block the knees to the body from Badass.
Budiman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Budiman is defending well for now.
Budiman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Badass avoiding damage.
Badass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Badass tries to land knees in the clinch but Budiman avoids the damage to the body.
Badass tries to land knees in the clinch but Budiman avoids the damage to the body.
Badass missing with knees to the body.
Badass misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Budiman.
Budiman managing to block the knees to the body from Badass.
Badass tries to land knees in the clinch but Budiman avoids the damage to the body.
Badass trying to land knees to the body.
Badass misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Budiman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Budiman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Budiman managing to block the knees to the body from Badass.
Badass takes a knee to the side of the body.
Budiman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Badass is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Budiman is defending well for now.
Badass with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Badass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Budiman managing to block the knees to the body from Badass.
Badass missing with knees to the body.
Badass trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Badass misses with a knee to the head.
Budiman avoiding damage as Badass throws knees to the body.
Tyrone Badass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Budiman has a couple of punches blocked by Badass.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Daniel Budiman.
Well Budiman 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Budiman!