PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Buck Shmuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Somebody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Shmuck
vs
Somebody

174 cm
19
135 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

154 cm
23
133 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Balco Boys - Hilo
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Buck Shmuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Somebody!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Shmuck.
Shmuck displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Somebody.
Shmuck lands with a nice body kick.
Shmuck doesn't manage to clinch there - Somebody circles away.
Shmuck connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Somebody's hands.
Somebody shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Shmuck lands a jab.
Somebody with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shmuck to score with a decent uppercut.
Shmuck comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shmuck ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shmuck scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shmuck lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Joe Somebody has been cut.
Shmuck tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shmuck throws a right and a left that Somebody avoids nicely.
Shmuck with a nice cross.
Shmuck lands a high kick!
Shmuck darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Somebody on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice takedown defense from Shmuck. No joy for Somebody on that attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shmuck swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Somebody.
Shmuck lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Shmuck shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Shmuck was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Shmuck takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shmuck looking to control but Somebody is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Somebody working to try and regain half guard.
Shmuck trying to control but Somebody is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shmuck looking to control and managing it successfully.
Somebody sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Somebody wants to sweep but Shmuck has passed to side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Somebody tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shmuck is looking to take a break and control but Somebody is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shmuck will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Somebody gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buck Shmuck dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Somebody's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Shmuck throws out a powerful jab.

Shmuck shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Somebody napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Somebody is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Somebody's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Shmuck has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Shmuck lands with an overhand left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Somebody tries for a takedown but Shmuck circles away easily
and Shmuck counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Somebody shoots and misses
and Shmuck connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Somebody has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Somebody shoots and misses
and Shmuck counters with a nice uppercut.
Buck Shmuck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Somebody.
Shmuck plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Somebody doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shmuck cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Somebody is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Somebody takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shmuck swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Somebody walks into a stiff left hand from Shmuck.
Somebody shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shmuck counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Somebody thinking.
A punch combination from Shmuck misses.
Somebody takes one on the button.
Shmuck throws a combination. Somebody tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somebody has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Somebody avoids a punch combination nicely.
Somebody gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shmuck.

Shmuck moves into the clinch.

Shmuck breaks the clinch.
Somebody fails with the takedown
and Shmuck counters with a three punch combo that has Somebody backing up. Somebody nods at Shmuck to acknowledge the strikes.
Buck Shmuck is winning the standup battle so far.
Shmuck lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Somebody is rocked!
Shmuck lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Somebody is still on wobbly legs! Can Shmuck finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Somebody gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Shmuck to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Somebody seems to have recovered his senses.
Somebody is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shmuck is looking to stand up but Somebody won't let him.
Shmuck has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Somebody looking for subs off his back but Shmuck has passed one foot through into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Somebody gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buck Shmuck dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Somebody's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Somebody drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shmuck connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shmuck is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Somebody misses with a takedown
and Shmuck counters with a nice uppercut.

Shmuck moves into range and clinches up with Somebody.
Shmuck is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shmuck tries to circle away but Somebody has him pinned against the cage.
Somebody drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shmuck gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Shmuck manages to break the clinch.
Shmuck circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shmuck counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Somebody misses with a takedown
and Shmuck counters with a stiff right hand.
Buck Shmuck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Somebody.
Somebody misses with a takedown attempt
and Shmuck counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Somebody takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shmuck listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Shmuck throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Somebody was covering up waiting for the punch and Shmuck finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Somebody looking to control.
Buck Shmuck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Somebody looking for subs off his back but Shmuck has passed one foot through into half guard.
Somebody wants to get back to full guard but Shmuck has passed into side control.
Shmuck controlling from the full mount.
Somebody is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shmuck looking to control and managing it successfully.
Somebody is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Shmuck trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Somebody is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Shmuck controlling his opponent.
Shmuck tries to control but Somebody wriggling away.
Somebody is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Joe Somebody has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Somebody tries to lock up and control but Shmuck gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Somebody throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buck Shmuck showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shmuck has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buck Shmuck!