PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Larry Cucumber (ranked 3844 p4p, 196 weight class) and Haywood Badger (ranked 2251 p4p, 123 weight class). Cucumber comes to the cage accompanied by https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhRXn2NRiWI. Haywood Badger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cucumber
vs
Badger

150 cm
26
130 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

161 cm
38
134 lbs
20 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Blue Moon

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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Cucumber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Haywood Badger!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cucumber walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A lazy left from Badger finds it's target.
Cucumber has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Legion's PIT Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Badger lands with a nice body punch.
Badger scoring well with a low kick there.
Badger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cucumber ducks right into an uppercut from Badger.
Cucumber looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A shot to the liver by Badger. Beautiful body shot.
Badger is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Badger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cucumber tries for a takedown but Badger sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Badger.
Badger feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cucumber's calf.
Cucumber takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cucumber throws a body punch but Badger moves out of range.
Badger connects with a looping right hand.
Cucumber swinging wildly here.
Badger scores with a jab to the body.
Badger has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cucumber fails with the takedown
and Badger counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Larry Cucumber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cucumber is breathing heavily.
A shot to the liver by Badger. Beautiful body shot.
Cucumber shoots and misses
and Badger counters with a straight right hand.
Cucumber takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Badger jabs Cucumber to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cucumber has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Badger.
Badger lands a leg kick that knocks Cucumber off balance momentarily.

Badger scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Cucumber is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cucumber taking some punishment here, with Badger in his half guard.
Oh Cucumber is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Badger scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cucumber is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Badger working Cucumber over with strikes here.
Cucumber is trying desperately to improve position.
Badger cracks Cucumber with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Haywood Badger!
Our winner, Haywood Badger, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.