PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daron Buxton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudy Pu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buxton comes to the cage accompanied by ScHoolboy Q - Hands On The Wheel Feat A$AP Rocky . Daron Buxton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Buxton
vs
Pu

196 cm
29
280 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

191 cm
24
252 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daron Buxton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rudy Pu!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buxton lands a really nice looking cross but Pu seems unphased.
Buxton slips under a jab.
Pu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buxton moves away.
Buxton has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Demon's Elite Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Pu misses with a jab to the body
and Buxton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Buxton tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pu defends well and Buxton ends up having to push Pu into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Buxton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pu.
Pu throws a right hand that misses

and Buxton counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Pu!

Pu explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pu throws the left hand but Buxton avoids the punch easily.

Buxton closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pu's guard.
Buxton throws a big right hand that misses.
Pu trying to keep a closed guard but Buxton is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pu wants to stand up but Buxton is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Buxton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Buxton stopping the sweep attempt from Pu.
Pu has momentary wrist control but Buxton slips an elbow through the middle.
Buxton trying to control but Pu is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buxton won't allow Pu to sweep him here.
Buxton 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.
Pu is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Buxton wants to control from the top but Pu keeps moving.
Buxton stops Pu from standing up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pu wants to clinch but Buxton slips to the side
and Buxton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Buxton blocks a jab.
Buxton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Buxton swings for the body but Pu moves out of range.
Pu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Buxton in his tracks.
Buxton misses with a double jab.
Buxton loads up on a big right hand but Pu slips the punch.
Pu cracks Buxton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pu throws a poor cross that misses
and Buxton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Buxton throws a series of punches but Pu avoids them all with ease.
Pu tries to clinch up.
Buxton connects with the punch.
Pu stuns Buxton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Buxton to score with a decent uppercut.

Pu gets a clinch.

Pu breaks the clinch.
Buxton goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pu lands the left hand.
Pu lands with a cross.
Buxton avoids the body shot from Pu.
Pu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pu connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buxton moves away from the strike by Pu.
Buxton avoids the body shot from Pu.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pu. Buxton does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've been informed that Pu has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Pu swings for the body but Buxton moves out of range.
Pu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pu misses with an uppercut.

Buxton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pu has a couple of punches blocked by Buxton.
Pu is trying to break the clinch but Buxton is controlling him.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pu misses with a punch to the body.
Buxton effectively controlling the action here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Buxton takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The referee calls for Pu to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rudy Pu will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Buxton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pu looks to throw the jab but Buxton is out of range.
Pu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Buxton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Buxton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Buxton tries for a takedown but Pu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Buxton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Buxton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pu circles away.
A little jabbing left from Pu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daron Buxton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Buxton does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pu throws a body shot but no joy.
Buxton just misses with a punch to the body.
Pu throws an overhand right that lands on Buxton's shoulder, as Buxton tries to avoid the shot.
Pu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little feinted left hand from Buxton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pu cracks Buxton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pu looks to land a right hand but Buxton moved out of range.
Buxton misses with a few strikes there.
Buxton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rudy Pu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Buxton shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Buxton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pu is trying to stand back up but Buxton is controlling him
Buxton prevents Pu from improving his position.
Buxton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pu keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Buxton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pu looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Pu pushes Buxton off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pu throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Buxton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Buxton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buxton is looking to advance position but Pu has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Buxton is squirming around, avoiding Pu's attempts to control the action.
Buxton is looking to improve his position but Pu isn't that keen on the idea.
Pu throwing strikes here but Buxton is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Pu working Buxton over with strikes here.
Pu sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Buxton is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buxton holds on to Pu as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Buxton really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Buxton regains half guard.
Rudy Pu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Buxton is trying to maintain the position but Pu is very close to passing his half guard.
Buxton regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Pu.
Pu trying to control but Buxton is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rudy Pu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Buxton.
Pu stuns Buxton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pu looks to throw the jab but Buxton is out of range.
Buxton is looking to counter the offense by Pu and move into the clinch.

Buxton drives through with a takedown into Pu's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Buxton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pu wants to stand but Buxton is controlling the position.
Buxton with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pu keeping moving, preventing Buxton from controlling successfully.
Pu pulls Buxton in close to prevent any damage.
Pu tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pu looking to control but Buxton passes into half guard.
Buxton keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Pu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pu is trying to stand up here but Buxton is controlling him well.
Buxton is looking to advance position but Pu won't allow it.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pu looks to score with a jab to the body but Buxton is just out of range.
Buxton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Buxton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Buxton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Pu bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Buxton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pu.
Pu looks to throw the jab but Buxton is out of range.
Pu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Buxton. Pu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Buxton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pu cracks Buxton with an open hand slap.
Buxton defending well as Pu loads up on a big left hand.
Pu takes a swing at Buxton's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Buxton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Pu. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Pu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Buxton shoots in for a double leg but Pu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pu slips a jab and a cross from Buxton.
Pu scores with a nice strike.
Pu thows a left - swing and a miss!

Pu gets caught napping as Buxton dives in and scores a takedown. Pu manages to retain guard.
Pu is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Pu being controlled here, momentarily.
Pu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Buxton is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Buxton's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Buxton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pu is looking to stand up but Buxton isn't so interested in that idea.
Pu pulls Buxton in close to prevent any damage.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Buxton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Rudy Pu just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Buxton dodges the punch combination from Pu.
Pu takes a swing at Buxton's ribcage but misses.
Buxton went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Buxton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Buxton lands a nice shot that snaps Pu's head back.
Pu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pu swings widly with a right hand
and Buxton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Buxton shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pu napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Pu wants to control but Buxton postures up.
Buxton scores with a couple of short elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buxton tries to move to mount but Pu blocks the move with his legs.

Buxton swings around for an armbar but Pu sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Buxton's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Buxton holds on and takes a little breather.
Pu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pu is looking to stand up but Buxton won't let him.
Pu trying to control the position from guard on top but Buxton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pu postures up.
Buxton seems keen to control Pu's posture.
Pu throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Buxton keeping moving, preventing Pu from controlling successfully.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
No joy there for Pu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Buxton blocks a low kick nicely.
Buxton misses with a hook.
Pu misses with a wild body shot.
Pu misses with a hook.
Buxton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Buxton misses with a hook.
Rudy Pu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buxton misses with a looping right.
Buxton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Buxton has closed the distance and engaged Pu in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buxton misses with a knee strike.

Pu breaks the clinch.
Pu lands a jab-cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Buxton.
Pu takes a swing at Buxton's ribcage but misses.
Pu misses with a wild body shot.
Buxton walks into a jab.
Buxton shoots in looking for a takedown but Pu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Buxton's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Buxton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pu misses with a lunging right hand
and Buxton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A left lands for Buxton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pu misses with a shot to the body

and Buxton moves into the clinch.
Pu misses with a punch on the inside.
Pu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buxton.
A shot in the inside from Pu.
Stalling in the clinch from Pu.
Buxton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pu prevents it.
Pu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Buxton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pu up against the cage.
Pu lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rudy Pu dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Buxton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Buxton misses its target.
Rudy Pu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Buxton looks to score with a jab to the body but Pu is just out of range.
Pu misses with the combination.
Buxton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Buxton tests Pu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pu throws a one two combo.
Buxton throws a right hand that Pu ducks under and follows up with a left that Pu also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pu looks to land a right hand but Buxton moved out of range.
Pu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Buxton cracks a nice hook into Pu's ribs.
A shot to the liver by Pu. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pu tries to close the distance and clinch but Buxton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Buxton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pu.
Pu ducks under a wild hook from Buxton.
A swing and a miss from Pu.
A quick step to the side and Buxton tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

Buxton closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pu's guard.

Pu is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Buxton presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Pu looking to stall.
Buxton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pu's efforts to push away.

Buxton has Pu pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Buxton pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Pu tumbling to the mat - Buxton dives into Pu's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pu trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pu wants to stand up but Buxton is controlling him.
Buxton wants to control from the top but Pu keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Buxton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Buxton engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Buxton wants to control from the top but Pu keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rudy Pu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Buxton fails with a takedown attempt.
Daron Buxton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice uppercut there from Pu.
Pu fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Buxton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pu swivels and escapes.
Buxton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Buxton circles away quickly and effectively.

Pu has managed to clinch.
Buxton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Buxton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pu.
Pu is trying to force a seperation but Buxton has the dominant position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Buxton tries to land a knee to the head but Pu blocks with his arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rudy Pu.
Well Pu 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 45:50
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 45:50
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 46:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rudy Pu!
Rudy Pu is the new heavyweight champion!
Rudy Pu very nearly forgot to thank SP Ultimate Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Daron Buxton was interviewed post fight and said 'I didn't lost today, my mentality did....'.