PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Albani (ranked 21477 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pension Buckets (ranked 4210 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckets comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Candyman - Knockin' Boots kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Albani
vs
Buckets

206 cm
24
272 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
30
265 lbs
8 - 12 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Leonardo Albani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Pension Buckets!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Buckets pushes Albani up against the cage in a clinch.
Buckets looking to throw knees to the head but Albani is blocking nicely.

Albani's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Buckets has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Buckets lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Leonardo Albani has been cut.
Pension Buckets seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buckets slips under a jab from Albani.

Buckets has closed the distance and engaged Albani in a clinch.
Buckets creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Albani jumps guard.
Albani bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Buckets's guard.

Buckets is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Albani dives into side control.

Albani is trying to get an arm triangle but Buckets is defending well.
Buckets really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Albani. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buckets is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Albani has just dragged him back down to the mat.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buckets wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Albani thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckets is not content to let Albani control the position.
Buckets is trying to get back to his feet.

Albani is trying to get an arm triangle but Buckets is defending well.
Albani working the ground and pound but Buckets is defending the strikes.
Buckets is pushing Albani's head away, looking to escape. Albani manages to hold on to the position though.
Albani wants to lay and pray for a moment but Buckets keeps working.

Albani decides to stand up, so the ref orders Buckets to his feet.
Pension Buckets is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Buckets clinches up with Albani and pushes him back against the cage.
Buckets connects with a nasty looking knee right to Albani's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albani blocking some punches.
Albani tries to circle away but Buckets has him pinned against the cage.
Buckets lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Albani backwards.
Buckets with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Buckets utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Buckets tries to land knees in the clinch but Albani avoids the damage to the body.
Albani is trying to pull guard but Buckets has him pressed against the cage.
Albani trying to control the position but instead, Buckets has worked for underhooks and has pushed Albani into the cage.
Albani is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Buckets is defending well.
Albani looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Buckets pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Buckets throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Albani blocks it with crossed arms.
Buckets lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckets connects with a nasty looking knee right to Albani's face.
Albani is breathing heavily.
Albani jumps guard but Buckets stands there with Albani around his waist. Albani gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonardo Albani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Albani avoids a wild elbow strike from Buckets.
Buckets landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Buckets can't find room to land a body shot as Albani controls the action.
Nice elbow from Buckets.

Leonardo Albani's cut is getting worse.
Buckets unloads a knee to the mid-section. Albani lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Buckets gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Buckets lands a good knee to the midsection. Albani won't want to take too many of those.
Buckets with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Buckets lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Leonardo Albani's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Buckets lands a shot to the body.
Buckets lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Buckets.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Buckets lands a hook that snaps the head of Albani backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckets digs a right hand underneath Albani's ribcage. Albani let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Buckets lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Buckets.
Buckets makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Buckets lands a right hand that snaps the head of Albani backwards.
Buckets utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Buckets presses Albani against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Buckets lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Albani backwards.
Buckets lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Albani backwards.
A body shot lands from Buckets.
Albani takes an elbow to the temple.
Buckets stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Buckets throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Buckets.
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 Leonardo Albani's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Buckets has managed to clinch.
Albani misses with a hook to the ribs.
Buckets lands an uppercut.
Buckets crunches a lovely knee into Albani's ribcage.

Buckets lands a vicious elbow to the side of Albani's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Buckets tries to finish him with strikes but Albani still seems able to defend himself so Buckets steps back and lets Albani get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Buckets fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Buckets scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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!
A nice inside leg kick there by Buckets. That's going to slow Albani down.
Buckets throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Buckets closes the distance and pushes Albani back into the cage.
Nice elbow from Buckets.

Jeez, Leonardo Albani's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Buckets lands with a left to the head.
Albani blocks a body shot from Buckets.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Buckets lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Albani taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckets lands a shot to the body.
Buckets landing knees to the body.
Buckets stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Buckets lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Leonardo Albani's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). 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.