PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Markus Guy (ranked 2111 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pension Buckets (ranked 3265 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckets has chosen Candyman - Knockin' Boots as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Pension Buckets was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Guy
vs
Buckets

204 cm
25
240 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

200 cm
27
265 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Markus Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pension Buckets!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Guy tries to keep at a distance but Buckets has taken the fight into the clinch.
Buckets scores a nice knee to the body.
Buckets misses with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Buckets.
Guy is breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Buckets.
Buckets softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Buckets lands a good knee to the midsection. Guy won't want to take too many of those.
Buckets with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Buckets lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Buckets gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Guy is trying to break the clinch but Buckets is controlling him.
Buckets comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buckets lands a nice uppercut.
Guy tries to stall but Buckets uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Guy wants to stall.
Buckets lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Guy.
Buckets throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Guys head.
Guy wants a takedown.
Buckets utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckets lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Buckets lands a knee to the body.
Guy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Buckets presses Guy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Buckets creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Guy's defenses.
Buckets lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Buckets lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Markus Guy has been cut.
Buckets misses with a knee to the head.
Guy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Buckets.
Buckets tries to land a knee to the head but Guy blocks with his arms.
Buckets landing knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Buckets.
Buckets lands a hook that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buckets tries a knee to the head but Guy blocks it.
Buckets scores with a knee to the head.
Buckets unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Guy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Guy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Buckets has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckets using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Buckets lands a left hand.
Guy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Guy takes a shot to the head.
Buckets lands with a light punch inside.
Buckets using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Buckets tries to land knees in the clinch but Guy avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Buckets.
Guy is working for takedown but Buckets is calmly controlling the position for now.
Buckets working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Buckets comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Buckets stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Buckets.
A nice left hand lands by Buckets.
Guy avoids the elbow strike from Buckets, against the cage.
Buckets scores with a nice hook to the head.
Buckets throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckets lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Guy avoids the elbow strike from Buckets, against the cage.
Buckets with a knee to the head.

Guy is rocked!
Guy taking a breather.
Buckets putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Guy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Buckets lands a left hand that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Buckets landing knees to the head.
Buckets lands an elbow that stopped Guy in his tracks for a moment.
Oh Guy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Buckets misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guy seems to have got his legs back now.
Buckets stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Guy looking to stall.
Buckets tries a knee to the head but Guy blocks it.
Guy takes an elbow to the temple.
Buckets creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Guy's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buckets lands with a left to the head.
Buckets is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Markus Guy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Buckets after a bit of a struggle.
Buckets lands a nice shot to the body.
Buckets lands a right hand.
Buckets lands a knee to the head.
Buckets unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Buckets is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Buckets.
Guy tries for a takedown but Buckets manages to get underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Buckets.
Buckets misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guy is working for takedown but Buckets is calmly controlling the position for now.
Buckets lands an elbow just above Guy 's eye.
Buckets working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Buckets lands a good knee to the midsection. Guy won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pension Buckets dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Markus Guy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Buckets fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Buckets sprawls and moves away.
Markus Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buckets tries to clinch up but Guy circles away and keeps his distance.

Guy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Buckets wants to improve his position but Guy is controlling well.

Guy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Buckets is just riding it out for now. Guy eventually gives up the hold.
Buckets wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buckets is looking to control Guy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Buckets avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Guy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Guy working Buckets over with strikes.
Buckets tries to get to full guard but Guy has control of the leg.
Buckets tries to kick Guy off but Guy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Buckets has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Guy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Guy trying to control the pace.
Buckets keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Buckets taking some punishment here, with Guy in his half guard.
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. Guy connects with a nice short shot to Buckets's temple.
Ground and pound from Guy.
Guy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Guy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Buckets's head.
Guy is looking to take a break and control but Buckets is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Guy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Buckets is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Guy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Guy's back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy trying to control but not successfully.
Guy turns into Buckets and is now in his guard.
Guy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Guy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Buckets works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Guy is stalling in the full guard.
Guy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Buckets works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Buckets wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Guy is now in half guard.
Guy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckets wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Guy.
Guy trying to control the action but Buckets is working from the bottom.
Guy 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.
Guy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Buckets avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Guy.
Buckets has hold of Guy's hands but Guy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Buckets is looking for a sweep. Guy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Guy there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guy 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Markus Guy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Markus Guy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Buckets avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Buckets ducks under a wild hook from Guy.

Buckets closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Buckets tries to land knees in the clinch but Guy avoids the damage to the body.
Buckets unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Still in the clinch, Buckets scores with a nice short uppercut.
Buckets lands a left hand.

Buckets drops Guy with a big knee straight up the middle! Guy is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Buckets moves into range and clinches up with Guy.
Buckets dips a shoulder and cracks Guy with a mighty uppercut! Guy falls back against the cage and Buckets unloads with a barrage of strikes! Guy is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Buckets screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pension Buckets!
Our winner, Pension Buckets, 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.