PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Prince Buckleberry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Goon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Prince Buckleberry has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Buckleberry
vs
Goon

189 cm
21
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

213 cm
21
234 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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 Sydney, Prince Buckleberry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Goon!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Goon shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Buckleberry's guard.
Goon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Goon wants to stand but Buckleberry has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Buckleberry trying to control the position.
Goon wants to control from the top but Buckleberry keeps moving.
Goon throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckleberry working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Goon.
Goon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Goon wanted to stand there but Buckleberry had control of the position.
Goon tries to free his leg and advance position but Buckleberry is retaining full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Goon tries for a takedown but Buckleberry sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Buckleberry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goon swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two 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.

Goon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Buckleberry.
Goon looks gassed!
Buckleberry lands a knee to the body.
Buckleberry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Buckleberry landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Buckleberry manages to break the clinch.

Buckleberry drives through and clinches with Goon against the cage.
Buckleberry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Goon blocks it with crossed arms.
Buckleberry with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Buckleberry.
Buckleberry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Buckleberry lands with a right to the head.
Goon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Buckleberry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Goon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A left hand lands to the body for Buckleberry.
Buckleberry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Goon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Buckleberry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Goon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Buckleberry wants to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckleberry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Goon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buckleberry.

Buckleberry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Goon keeps the fight on the outside.
Buckleberry connects with a solid leg kick.
Buckleberry connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Buckleberry tries to clinch

and Goon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Goon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buckleberry wants to sweep but no luck.
Buckleberry keeping moving, preventing Goon from controlling successfully.
Buckleberry is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckleberry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goon wants to stand but Buckleberry has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Buckleberry looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Prince Buckleberry dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Buckleberry lands with a thumping leg kick.
Buckleberry thuds his right hand into Goon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Goon tries to clinch up
and Buckleberry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick misses from Goon.
A head kick misses from Goon.
Buckleberry is looking to clinch but Goon is avoiding it.
Goon is breathing heavily.
Goon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Buckleberry counters with an outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goon blocks a head kick by Buckleberry.
Goon shoots in but Buckleberry avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Buckleberry misses with a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Buckleberry.
Buckleberry lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Buckleberry throws a head kick but Goon moves out of range.
Buckleberry lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buckleberry throws out a powerful jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Buckleberry.
Goon takes a kick to the side of the head.
Buckleberry is looking to clinch but Goon is avoiding it.
Buckleberry scores with a spinning back kick!
Goon swats away the attempt to clinch by Buckleberry.
Goon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Buckleberry.
Goon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Goon.
Prince Buckleberry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Goon.
Goon sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Buckleberry buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buckleberry dips to his left and cracks Goon with an uppercut!
Buckleberry with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckleberry lands a head kick. Goon smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Buckleberry scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Buckleberry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Buckleberry.
A head kick misses from Buckleberry.
Buckleberry tries to close the distance and clinch but Goon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Goon fails with the takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body kick from Buckleberry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Prince Buckleberry dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Buckleberry bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Buckleberry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goon can do to turn this around?
Buckleberry tries to clinch there but Goon circles away.
Buckleberry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A chopping leg kick lands by Buckleberry.
Prince Buckleberry is winning the standup battle so far.
Buckleberry sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Goon to the ground! Buckleberry dives into full mount looking to finish!

Goon is rocked!

It looks like John Goon has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Buckleberry looking to ground and pound but Goon is blocking nicely.
Buckleberry trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckleberry fails to advance to Goon's back.

Buckleberry looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Goon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Buckleberry can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Goon is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Buckleberry manages to capitalize on a mistake by Goon to take his back!
Buckleberry struggling to keep hold of the position.

Buckleberry is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Goon defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.

Goon defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Goon can't escape the position.

That's four 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.
Buckleberry struggling to keep hold of the position.
Prince Buckleberry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Goon is trying to get back to his feet but Buckleberry has full control of the position and if anything, Goon has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Buckleberry trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Goon rolls, trying to escape but Buckleberry keeps control of the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Prince Buckleberry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Buckleberry, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight for Prince Buckleberry!
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Prince Buckleberry!
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight for Prince Buckleberry!

Prince Buckleberry wins by unanimous decision!