PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bono Estente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernard Bucket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bono Estente has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Estente
vs
Bucket

190 cm
19
223 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bono Estente!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bernard Bucket!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Estente, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bucket misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bucket fakes the leg kick and cracks Estente in the body.
Bucket closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bucket closes this distance looking for a takedown but Estente circles away.
Bucket misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Estente throws a lazy head kick
and Bucket counters with a low kick, right behind Estente 's knee.
A big right from Bucket misses.
Estente tries to land a front kick but Bucket steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Estente keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bono Estente has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bernard Bucket.
Estente throws a wild body kick that Bucket sees coming a mile off.
A head kick by Bucket misses
and Estente counters with a nice uppercut.
Bucket has his takedown stuffed
and Estente counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Estente fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bucket manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bucket doesn't manage to clinch there - Estente circles away.
Estente looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bucket has his takedown stuffed
and Estente counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bucket is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Some wild striking there from Bucket.
Estente misses with a wild body shot.
Estente swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bucket counters with a good, hard body kick but Estente shrugs it off.
Bucket shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Estente defends it nicely.
Bucket looks gassed!
Bucket tries for a takedown but Estente circles away easily
and Estente counters with a straight right hand.
Bucket takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Estente misses with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estente looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bucket avoids a punch combination nicely.
Estente swings for the body but Bucket moves out of range.
Estente just misses with a punch to the body.
Estente throws a right and a left that Bucket avoids nicely.
A low kick from Estente misses
and Bucket counters with a stiff right hand.
Estente will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bucket misses with a low kick.
A head kick by Estente misses
and Bucket counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch lands to the side of Bucket 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Estente misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Estente does no damage.
Estente throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bucket counters with a slapping leg kick.
Estente scores with a decent looking hook.
Bucket slips a jab and a cross from Estente.
Estente throws a looping overhand right but Bucket ducks down to avoid it.
Bucket avoids a kick to the body.
Estente misses with a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Estente.
Estente throws a sloppy head kick
and Bucket counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Estente fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Estente throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bucket fails with the takedown
and Estente makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Estente slams his shin into Bucket's torso.
Estente throws a looping overhand right but Bucket ducks down to avoid it.
Bucket with a lazy takedown attempt
and Estente counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Estente looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Estente throws a right hand that Bucket ducks under and follows up with a left that Bucket also avoids with ease.
Estente throws a body kick that misses.
Estente swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Estente misses with a jab, cross combination.
Estente throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Estente looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Estente thows a body shot but no joy.
Estente ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bucket moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bono Estente dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Estente swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Estente takes a kick to the side of the head.

Bucket closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bucket lands in his opponent's guard.

Estente pushes Bucket off and scrambles back to his feet.
Estente is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bucket.
Bucket shoots for a double leg takedown but Estente sprawls well. He's pushed Bucket's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Estente misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bono Estente is winning the standup battle so far.
Estente missing with a left hand there. Bucket was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Estente pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Estente looks to score with a jab to the body but Bucket is just out of range.
Bono Estente is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bucket is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Estente misses with a series of wild punches.
Bucket throws a sloppy head kick and Estente moves out of range easily.
Bucket ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Estente moves away.
Bucket tries a head kick but it misses.
Estente thows a body shot but no joy.
Estente thows a body shot but no joy.
Estente throws a right hand that Bucket ducks under and follows up with a left that Bucket also avoids with ease.
Estente throws a right hand that Bucket ducks under and follows up with a left that Bucket also avoids with ease.
Bucket tries to score a power double leg takedown but Estente sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bucket somewhat.
Estente throws a right and a left that Bucket avoids nicely.

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.
Bucket misses with a wild body shot.
Bucket misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bucket ducks under a wild hook from Estente.
Bucket tries a head kick but it misses.
Estente swings for the body but Bucket moves out of range.
Bucket tries to land a body kick
and Estente counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bucket thinking.
A head kick by Estente misses
and Bucket counters with a solid body kick.
Estente has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A head kick from Estente lands but Bucket takes it in his stride.
Estente fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bucket manages to avoid it.
Bucket blocks the body kick.
Bucket has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Estente finds it's way round the side to connect with Bucket's head.
A combination from Estente does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estente scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Estente goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Estente throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Estente lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Estente throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Estente moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Estente is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bucket.
Estente is looking to wear down Bucket with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bucket walks into a straight right hand from Estente.
Some wild striking there from Estente.
Estente misses with a two punch combination.
Estente tries to bum rush Bucket with a series of wild strikes but Bucket uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estente throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Estente pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Estente looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bucket avoids a kick to the body.
Bucket shoots in looking for a takedown. Estente tries to sprawl out of it but Bucket keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Estente manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bono Estente has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bernard Bucket.
Bucket with a poor takedown
and Estente counters with a stiff right hand.
Bucket pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bucket avoids the head kick by Estente.
Bucket on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bucket avoids the head kick by Estente.
Bucket avoids the head kick by Estente.
Estente attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bono Estente dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Estente throws a series of punches but Bucket moves out of range.
Bucket misses with a head kick.
Bucket lands a jab to Estente's midsection.
Estente blocks the body kick.
Estente tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bucket was well out of range. Poor timing from Estente.
Estente avoids the head kick by Bucket.
Estente throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bucket with a poor takedown
and Estente counters with a stiff right hand.
Estente throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bucket takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Estente looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bucket shoots in looking for a takedown. Estente tries to sprawl out of it but Bucket keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Estente manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Estente misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Estente lands a jab to Bucket's midsection.
Estente throws the kick towards the body but Bucket avoids it.
Estente misses with a series of wild punches.
Estente throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bucket stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Estente swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bono Estente is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Estente misses the target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Estente throws a wild body kick that Bucket sees coming a mile off.
Horrible takedown by Bucket or perhaps it was just good defense by Estente which made him look bad.
Bono Estente has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bernard Bucket.
A head kick misses from Estente.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estente misses with a body punch

so Bucket counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Estente wriggles free and stands up.
Estente lands a two punch combo.
Estente cracks Bucket with an open hand slap.
Estente misses with a wild body shot.
Estente misses with a two punch combination.
Estente misses with a body kick.
Estente missing with a left hand there. Bucket was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Estente scores with a kick to the midsection.
Estente lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Estente.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estente is looking to land body kicks.
Bucket moves out of range of the body kick from Estente.
Estente misses with a series of wild punches.
Bucket just misses with a punch to the body.
Estente connects with the punch.
Nice defenses there by Bucket.
Estente motions for Bucket to come forward. Estente throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bucket misses with a takedown
and Estente counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bucket keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Estente moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estente swings for the body but Bucket moves out of range.
Estente throws out a loose jab but Bucket uses good head movement to avoid it.
Estente misses with a body shot
and Bucket counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Estente is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Estente looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Estente misses with the combination.
Estente takes a swing at Bucket's ribcage but misses.
Bono Estente is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bucket shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Estente counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Estente throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bucket.
Estente lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bucket circles away quickly and effectively.
Bernard Bucket has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Estente throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bono Estente showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Estente, 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bono Estente!