PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bue Buxley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glen Burnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glen Burnett is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Buxley
vs
Burnett

225 cm
19
155 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

180 cm
21
150 lbs
2 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

5th Round

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bue Buxley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Glen Burnett!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buxley misses with a series of wild punches.
Burnett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Buxley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Buxley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Burnett tries to avoid it but Buxley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Burnett to the ground. Burnett escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Burnett lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Buxley backs up against the cage.

It looks like Bue Buxley has been cut.
Buxley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Burnett tries to avoid it but Buxley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Burnett to the ground. Burnett escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Buxley throws a series of punches but Burnett moves out of range.
Burnett misses with a takedown attempt

and Buxley counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Buxley.
Burnett is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Buxley is controlling him.
Buxley throwing strikes from guard but Burnett blocks nicely.
Buxley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Burnett wants to get back to his feet but Buxley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Buxley with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnett is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Buxley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Buxley working some strikes from top position.
Buxley wants to control from the top but Burnett keeps moving.
Burnett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Buxley lands a couple of digs.
Buxley sitting in guard here, content to control.
Burnett trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buxley sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Burnett's guard.
Burnett flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Burnett wants to get back to his feet.
Buxley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Burnett on the ground.
Burnett is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Buxley connects with a nice short shot to Burnett's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burnett is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Buxley scores with a couple of nice shots.
Burnett taking some punishment here, with Buxley in his half guard.
Buxley is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Burnett looks gassed!
Buxley working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Buxley passes the guard and advances to mount!
Buxley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Buxley lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buxley working Burnett over with strikes here.
Buxley working the ground and pound effectively.
Buxley dominating with strikes here.
BOOM! Buxley connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Burnett keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Buxley landing shots from mount.
Buxley working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Buxley controlling the pace for now.
BOOM! Buxley connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Buxley takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Burnett in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Buxley connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Buxley controlling from the full mount.
Buxley has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Burnett's face.
Buxley raining down shots from the mount!
Buxley lands a heavy elbow.
Buxley cracks Burnett with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Buxley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Buxley fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buxley lands a big shot there that rocks Burnett but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Buxley with shots to the head and body - Burnett looks very uncomfortable down there.
Buxley cracks Burnett with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Buxley with shots to the head and body - Burnett looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bue Buxley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bue Buxley's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Burnett looks to land a combination but Buxley avoids it well.
Buxley misses with a few strikes there.
Burnett avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bue Buxley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burnett tries to clinch up.
A combination from Burnett does no damage.
Buxley misses with a series of wild punches.
Buxley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burnett misses with the combination.

Buxley shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Burnett is breathing heavily.
Buxley is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnett is staying active underneath Buxley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Buxley looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Buxley has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Buxley looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Buxley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Burnett defending well though.
Buxley content to control rather than advance.
Buxley lands strikes from half guard.
Buxley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Buxley connects with a nice short shot to Burnett's temple.

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.
Buxley scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Buxley wants to work for an arm triangle but Burnett is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Buxley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Buxley tries to pass the half guard into mount. Burnett knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Buxley looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Burnett with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Burnett misses with a series of wild punches.
Buxley looks to land a left hand but Burnett moved out of range nicely.
Burnett looks to throw the jab but Buxley is out of range.

Buxley rushes Burnett and presses him up against the cage.
Burnett blocking some punches.
Burnett tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Buxley just stands there and leans against the cage.
Buxley swings wildly with an uppercut but Burnett uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buxley is trying to force a seperation but Burnett has the dominant position.
Buxley tries to work over Burnett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Buxley drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Buxley. Burnett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Buxley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Buxley misses with a body kick.
Buxley slips a jab and a cross from Burnett.

Buxley shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Buxley showed some decent athleticism there.
Buxley lands with a punch from half guard.
Buxley sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buxley seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Buxley there.

Buxley is looking for a kimura but Burnett is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Buxley to get the leverage.
Buxley seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Burnett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Buxley.
Buxley looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Burnett with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Buxley slips a nice elbow through Burnett's hands, connecting with Burnett's forehead.
Buxley looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Burnett with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Buxley working Burnett over with strikes.
Burnett is staying active underneath Buxley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ground and pound from Buxley.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burnett is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Buxley scores with a couple of nice shots.
Buxley winds up and cracks Burnett with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Buxley seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bue Buxley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bue Buxley's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Buxley clinches up against the cage.

Burnett breaks the clinch.
Buxley throws and low kick but Burnett moves out of range easily.
Burnett misses with a takedown attempt

and Buxley counters with a nice double leg into side control. Burnett won't be happy with that.
Burnett takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Buxley postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Buxley fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Buxley taking a breather here.

Buxley working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Burnett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Buxley tries to score with some ground and pound. Burnett controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnett trying to remain calm as Buxley controls from the top position.
Buxley advances to mount.
Bue Buxley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Buxley lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Burnett hang on?
Burnett tries to hold on but Buxley postures up.
Buxley landing punches.
Burnett is bucking up trying to escape but Buxley cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Burnett really wants to buck Buxley off and get back to his feet.
Buxley looking to control and managing it successfully.
Buxley lands a heavy elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Buxley connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Buxley scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Burnett?
Buxley looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Buxley looking to control and managing it successfully.
Buxley is landing with some decent strikes but Burnett is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Buxley punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Buxley cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Buxley pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Buxley controlling the position easily from mount.
Burnett taking shots to the head.
Buxley controlling from mount.
Buxley scoring with strikes but Burnett is staying in there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buxley looking to control but Burnett is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Burnett taking shots to the head.
Burnett is bucking up trying to escape but Buxley cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Buxley lands a nice shot to the head.
Buxley in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Buxley takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Buxley punishing his opponent with strikes.
Buxley raining down shots from the mount!
Buxley controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burnett is bucking up trying to escape but Buxley cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Buxley looking to finish Burnett with some ground and pound. This is bad for Burnett!
Buxley scoring with strikes but Burnett is staying in there.
Buxley controlling his opponent.
Buxley won't let Burnett get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Buxley lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Glen Burnett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burnett tries to hold on but Buxley pushes him away.
Buxley lands a big shot there that rocks Burnett but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A nice elbow there by Buxley.
Buxley controlling his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bue Buxley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Buxley, 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bue Buxley!