PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gavin Buckley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bull Howitzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howitzer has chosen Bosnian artillery is guided by god as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Buckley
vs
Howitzer

169 cm
18
214 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

195 cm
20
240 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gavin Buckley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bull Howitzer!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Buckley has closed the distance and engaged Howitzer in a clinch.
Buckley really is a fat lump.

Howitzer breaks from the clinch.
A big left from Howitzer misses.

Buckley clinches with his opponent.

Howitzer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Buckley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Buckley slips under a jab from Howitzer.
The fight stays on the outside here - Buckley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice defenses there by Buckley.
Howitzer throws out a loose jab but Buckley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Howitzer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Buckley was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howitzer throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Buckley counter with a right hand.
Howitzer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Buckley counters with a three punch combo that has Howitzer backing up. Howitzer nods at Buckley to acknowledge the strikes.
Buckley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howitzer throws a lazy uppercut
and Buckley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Howitzer looks winded!
The crowd cheers as Howitzer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Buckley doesn't seem phased though.

It looks like Gavin Buckley has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Howitzer.
Buckley went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howitzer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Buckley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Howitzer misses with a hook
and Buckley counters with a two punch combo.
Bull Howitzer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Howitzer gets tackled into the cage by Buckley. Buckley maintains the clinch.

Buckley jumps guard and drags Howitzer to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Buckley manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Howitzer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Howitzer is trying to break free.

Buckley successfully pulls guard.
Howitzer won't allow Buckley to sweep him here.
Buckley lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

This has been an exciting period of action!
Buckley throws a big right hand that misses.
Howitzer tries to strike from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Buckley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Buckley works over Howitzer with some ground and pound from guard.

Buckley drops back looking for a leg! Howitzer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Howitzer manages to kick Buckley off! Buckley jumps back into Howitzer's guard.
Howitzer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Buckley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Buckley might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Buckley lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckley works over Howitzer with some ground and pound from guard.

Buckley stands and steps away. Howitzer gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Buckley clinches up with Howitzer and pushes him back against the cage.
Buckley lands a body shot.

Buckley decides to pull guard.

Buckley wriggles free and stands up.
Buckley tries to clinch but Howitzer is having none of it.
Buckley tries to clinch up.
Buckley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Howitzer pinned against the cage. Howitzer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Howitzer misses with a straight left.
A counter left hand to the body from Buckley misses its target.
Howitzer might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Buckley slips a straight right by Howitzer.
Howitzer just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBuckley.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckley slips a jab from Howitzer.

Buckley gets a clinch.
Howitzer has had enough of the clinch but Buckley keeps him there for the moment.
Howitzer can't break the clinch.

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

Buckley closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buckley tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Buckley tries to pull guard but Howitzer holds him up against the cage and eventually Buckley drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gavin Buckley. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Howitzer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Buckley ducks under a wild hook from Howitzer.
Buckley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Buckley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Howitzer.
Buckley swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

Buckley clinches up against the cage.
Buckley wants a takedown but no success here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gavin Buckley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gavin Buckley's cut.
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.

Howitzer misses with an uppercut
and Buckley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Buckley looking to score a takedown here. Howitzer is defending well but Buckley drives through and ends up in Howitzer's guard.
Howitzer wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Buckley manages to pass to side control.
Gavin Buckley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Howitzer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buckley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Buckley is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Howitzer tries to roll over but Buckley keeps him under control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howitzer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Buckley scores with a couple of nice shots.
Buckley is just content to waste time from the top position. Howitzer takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Buckley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Howitzer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Buckley chips away with some ground and pound.
Buckley is in close to Howitzer's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Buckley drops back, looking for a kneebar! Howitzer looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Howitzer looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Howitzer!

Howitzer cracks Buckley with a big right hand but Buckley just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Buckley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Howitzer can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckley is looking to regain half guard here but Howitzer keeps moving and retains side control.
Buckley 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.
Howitzer scores with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Howitzer looks up at the clock and then as Buckley takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Howitzer smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Buckley struggling a bit here.

Howitzer has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Howitzer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Howitzer misses the jab.

Buckley has Howitzer up against the cage in a clinch.

Buckley breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howitzer misses with a looping right.
Howitzer throws a jab when Buckley was well out of range.
Buckley appears to be looking for a big counter.

Buckley pushes Howitzer up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee calls for Buckley to work.
Howitzer can't break the clinch.
Buckley prevents Howitzer from breaking the clinch.

Buckley gets control of Howitzer's arms and successfully pulls guard. Buckley will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Howitzer is in close to Buckley's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Howitzer controlling from the top position.
Howitzer prevents Buckley from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckley keeping moving, preventing Howitzer from controlling successfully.
Buckley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Howitzer gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bull Howitzer seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Buckley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Howitzer, pushing him back against the cage.
Buckley tries to pull guard but Howitzer won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Buckley turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Buckley manages to end up in side control.

Buckley swings around for an armbar but Howitzer sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Buckley's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buckley wants to sweep here but Howitzer controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bull Howitzer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gavin Buckley's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Howitzer missing with a left hand there. Buckley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Howitzer misses.
Buckley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Howitzer avoids it really well and circles away.
Howitzer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Howitzer lands the left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howitzer misses with a left hand
and Buckley counters with a nice body shot.
Howitzer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Buckley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Howitzer throws an overhand right that lands on Buckley's shoulder, as Buckley tries to avoid the shot.
Buckley slips under a jab from Howitzer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Buckley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howitzer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Buckley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Buckley rushes Howitzer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Buckley is trying to pull guard but Howitzer has him pressed against the cage.

Buckley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Howitzer misses with a looping left.
It looked like Buckley was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Buckley tries to clinch up but Howitzer circles away and keeps his distance.

Buckley clinches up with Howitzer and pushes him back against the cage.
Buckley is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Howitzer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Buckley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Howitzer, pushing him back against the cage.
Buckley fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gavin Buckley. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Howitzer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gavin Buckley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Buckley drives through and clinches with Howitzer against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Howitzer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Buckley is trying to drag Howitzer to the mat but Howitzer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Howitzer wants to break free but Buckley has control.
Buckley trying to control the position but instead, Howitzer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Buckley into the cage.

Howitzer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Howitzer throws a right hand that misses
and Buckley counters with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howitzer throws a big shot that misses.
Howitzer misses with an uppercut. Buckley saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Buckley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howitzer lands a nice shot that snaps Buckley's head back.
Buckley is looking to wear down Howitzer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Buckley tries to clinch but Howitzer is having none of it.
A big left from Howitzer misses.
Buckley swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Buckley is looking to clinch.
Howitzer misses with a right hand
and Buckley counters with a two punch combo.
Buckley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Howitzer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Howitzer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Howitzer looks to land a left hand but Buckley moved out of range nicely.
Howitzer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Buckley counters with a left to the body.
Howitzer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Howitzer throws a looping overhand right but Buckley ducks down to avoid it.
Buckley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Howitzer throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howitzer misses with a right hand
and Buckley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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!

Buckley looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Howitzer wants to improve his position but Buckley is controlling well.
Buckley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Howitzer keeps working.
Buckley blocks the strikes from Howitzer.
Buckley working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Buckley takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Buckley is working for a kimura but Howitzer is defending it quite comfortably.

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 Gavin Buckley.
I think Buckley has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gavin Buckley!