PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Burduada No Cranio (ranked 3402 p4p, 2214 weight class) and Billy Cubbedge (ranked 478 p4p, 321 weight class). 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.

Burduada No Cranio
vs
Cubbedge

188 cm
34
196
16 - 20 - 0

190 cm
31
199
14 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Burduada No Cranio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Cubbedge !
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cubbedge avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cubbedge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burduada No Cranio moves away.
Cubbedge throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch combination from Cubbedge misses.
Burduada No Cranio slips a straight right by Cubbedge .
Burduada No Cranio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burduada No Cranio tries to clinch but Cubbedge moves out of range.
Burduada No Cranio throws a right and a left that Cubbedge avoids nicely.
Jab by Burduada No Cranio.

It looks like Billy Cubbedge has been cut.
Burduada No Cranio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Burduada No Cranio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Burduada No Cranio with a knee to the head.
Cubbedge trying to control the position but instead, Burduada No Cranio has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cubbedge into the cage.
Burduada No Cranio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a punch on the inside.
Burduada No Cranio landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Burduada No Cranio lands a hook that snaps the head of Cubbedge backwards.

Cubbedge has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Burduada No Cranio regains guard immediately.
Cubbedge stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Burduada No Cranio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Burduada No Cranio has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Burduada No Cranio is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cubbedge is controlling him.
Cubbedge postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Burduada No Cranio has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Cubbedge off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Cubbedge tries to keep at a distance but Burduada No Cranio has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge has Burduada No Cranio pressed against the cage, preventing Burduada No Cranio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Burduada No Cranio landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burduada No Cranio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burduada No Cranio is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Burduada No Cranio avoiding damage as Cubbedge throws knees to the body.
Cubbedge goes for a takedown in the clinch but Burduada No Cranio prevents it.
Cubbedge misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio trying to stall but Cubbedge improves his position.
Burduada No Cranio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cubbedge throws a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Burduada No Cranio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cubbedge can't get the takedown.
Cubbedge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Burduada No Cranio.
Cubbedge misses with a punch to the body.
Burduada No Cranio missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cubbedge looks winded!
Burduada No Cranio fails to pull guard.
Burduada No Cranio utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Burduada No Cranio displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cubbedge up against the cage.
Burduada No Cranio lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Burduada No Cranio scores with a knee to the head.

Cubbedge is rocked!
Cubbedge swings wildly with an uppercut but Burduada No Cranio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cubbedge is still on wobbly legs! Can Burduada No Cranio finish him?

Burduada No Cranio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cubbedge seems to have recovered his senses.
Burduada No Cranio throws a series of punches but Cubbedge avoids them all with ease.
Cubbedge throws a looping overhand right but Burduada No Cranio ducks down to avoid it.
Burduada No Cranio delivers a nice body kick.
Burduada No Cranio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burduada No Cranio throws a head kick that misses.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burduada No Cranio moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Burduada No Cranio looks to land a combination. Cubbedge sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Burduada No Cranio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Burduada No Cranio looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Good leg kick by Burduada No Cranio.

Burduada No Cranio darts in and clinches Cubbedge up against the cage.
Cubbedge tries to score a body lock takedown but Burduada No Cranio shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Cubbedge .
Burduada No Cranio scores with a shoulder strike.

Burduada No Cranio breaks from the clinch.
Burduada No Cranio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burduada No Cranio wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Burduada No Cranio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Cubbedge 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Burduada No Cranio lands a brutal head kick. Cubbedge looks out on his feet and Burduada No Cranio throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Ricardo Burduada No Cranio!
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.