PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Skoal Citrus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adirake Bhuvanath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Citrus
vs
Bhuvanath

168 cm
25
140 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

170 cm
25
144 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Broken Halo Pride Nutrition
Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Skoal Citrus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adirake Bhuvanath!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Citrus scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bhuvanath regains full guard. Nicely done.
Citrus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bhuvanath works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Citrus postures up in Bhuvanath's guard and throws a big left but Bhuvanath blocks it.
Bhuvanath wants to stand and escape but Citrus is having none of it.
Citrus trying to control but Bhuvanath is working from the bottom.
Citrus tries to free his leg and advance position but Bhuvanath is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Citrus throws a big right hand that misses.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Citrus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bhuvanath. Bhuvanath circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Citrus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Citrus throws a push kick but Bhuvanath slaps the foot to one side.
Citrus tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bhuvanath sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Citrus somewhat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Citrus misses with an uppercut. Bhuvanath saw that one coming.
Citrus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bhuvanath looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bhuvanath avoids the body shot from Citrus.
Citrus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bhuvanath.
Bhuvanath throws a nice head kick!
Bhuvanath fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Citrus.
Bhuvanath throws a leg kick but Citrus moved away.
Adirake Bhuvanath is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Citrus.
Citrus throws a shot from downtown. Bhuvanath moves away and avoids it.
Citrus lands a head shot.
Donk. Citrus catches Bhuvanath right on the button with a cross.
Citrus misses with a body shot.
Bhuvanath ducks under a wild hook from Citrus.
Bhuvanath throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhuvanath throws and low kick but Citrus moves out of range easily.
Citrus misses with an uppercut.
Citrus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bhuvanath at a distance.
Citrus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bhuvanath finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bhuvanath throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Citrus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Citrus scores with a jab to the head.
Citrus throws the kick towards the body but Bhuvanath avoids it.
Bhuvanath throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bhuvanath tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Citrus missing with a left hand there. Bhuvanath was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bhuvanath fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Citrus.
Citrus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Citrus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bhuvanath doesn't seem bothered though.
Skoal Citrus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Citrus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Citrus lands with a straight right. Bhuvanath didn't see that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Citrus with a nice cross.
Citrus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bhuvanath.
Bhuvanath chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bhuvanath moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Citrus misses.
Bhuvanath throws a quick inside leg kick.

Citrus changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bhuvanath looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Citrus trying to control the action but Bhuvanath is working from the bottom.
Bhuvanath tries to improve position but can't.

Citrus goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Bhuvanath has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Citrus but great work by Bhuvanath.

Bhuvanath stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Citrus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bhuvanath can pounce on him.

Citrus fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bhuvanath sprawls well initially but Citrus persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Citrus is breathing heavily.

Citrus wants to work for an arm triangle but Bhuvanath is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Citrus is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Citrus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bhuvanath is trying to stand up here but Citrus is controlling him well.
Bhuvanath is looking for a sweep. Citrus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bhuvanath is doing well to control the position and prevent Citrus from advancing to side control.
Citrus trying to control the action but Bhuvanath is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Skoal Citrus dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bhuvanath chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bhuvanath misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Citrus lands with a shot to the body.
Bhuvanath tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Citrus was well out of range. Poor timing from Bhuvanath.
Bhuvanath slips a straight right by Citrus.
Citrus tests Bhuvanath's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bhuvanath ducks under a wild hook from Citrus.
Citrus scores with a hook.
Good leg kick by Bhuvanath there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Citrus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Citrus throws a head kick that misses.
Bhuvanath slips under a jab from Citrus.
Skoal Citrus is winning the standup battle so far.
Citrus tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Citrus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Bhuvanath.
Citrus closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bhuvanath circles away.
A cross from Citrus lands.
Citrus throws a head kick that misses
and Bhuvanath counters with an outside leg kick.
Bhuvanath throws a hook but Citrus blocks it.
Citrus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bhuvanath ducks under a wild hook from Citrus.
Citrus misses with a looping right.
Citrus misses with a looping left.
Bhuvanath pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Citrus misses.
Good exchange - Citrus coming out on top.
Bhuvanath avoids the head kick by Citrus.
Bhuvanath blocks a jab.
Citrus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bhuvanath was well out of range. Poor timing from Citrus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhuvanath avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bhuvanath ducks right into an uppercut from Citrus.
Nice uppercut there from Bhuvanath.
Bhuvanath blocks a head kick by Citrus.
Citrus throws the left hand but Bhuvanath avoids the punch easily.
Citrus connects with a looping right hand.
Bhuvanath throws a head kick that misses.
A left lands for Bhuvanath.
Citrus throws a hook but Bhuvanath blocks it.
Bhuvanath blocks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bhuvanath, right into the meat.
Bhuvanath chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice takedown defense from Bhuvanath. No joy for Citrus on that attempt.
Bhuvanath cracks the inside of Citrus's front leg.
Citrus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Citrus misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Citrus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Citrus looks to land a right hand but Bhuvanath moved out of range.
Bhuvanath misses with a leg kick
and Citrus counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Citrus misses.
Citrus throws a shot from downtown. Bhuvanath moves away and avoids it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bhuvanath, as that shot connected.
Citrus takes a swing at Bhuvanath's ribcage but misses.
Citrus swinging wilding here.
Citrus lands a head shot.
Citrus lands a slapping body shot.

Bhuvanath rushes Citrus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Citrus can't break the clinch.
Bhuvanath misses with a knee to the head.
Bhuvanath working Citrus over with knees to the body.
Bhuvanath misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bhuvanath stops a takedown attempt from Citrus.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Skoal Citrus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bhuvanath working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Citrus tries to break free but Bhuvanath pushes him back against the cage.
Bhuvanath tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Citrus avoids it.
Citrus tries to break free but Bhuvanath pushes him back against the cage.

Citrus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Citrus cracks Bhuvanath with a right hand to the side of the head.
Citrus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bhuvanath keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Citrus looks to land a right hand but Bhuvanath moved out of range.
Bhuvanath lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Citrus checks a leg kick nicely.
Citrus punishes Bhuvanath's body with a nice straight punch.
Citrus lands with an uppercut that bounces Bhuvanath off the cage and back into rage.
Citrus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Citrus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bhuvanath throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Citrus closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bhuvanath circles away.
Citrus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adirake Bhuvanath showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Citrus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Citrus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bhuvanath looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bhuvanath throws out a leg kick but Citrus moves out of range and Bhuvanath only half commits.
Citrus throws a jab but it's blocked by Bhuvanath.
Citrus throws a shot from downtown. Bhuvanath moves away and avoids it.

Citrus shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Citrus trying to control the action but Bhuvanath is working from the bottom.

Citrus is working for a kimura but Bhuvanath is defending it quite comfortably.
Citrus is pressing down on Bhuvanath's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bhuvanath is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Citrus is looking for a kimura but Bhuvanath is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Citrus to get the leverage.
Bhuvanath is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Citrus thows a huge punch but Bhuvanath dodges it nicely.
Citrus stalling away here and it's allowed Bhuvanath to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Bhuvanath wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Citrus moves away from the strike by Bhuvanath.

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.
Bhuvanath avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bhuvanath takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bhuvanath slips a straight right by Citrus.
Citrus tries a head kick but it misses.
Bhuvanath thows a body kick. Citrus tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A swing and a miss from Citrus.
Bhuvanath misses with a double jab.
Citrus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bhuvanath.
Citrus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick from Bhuvanath misses.
Citrus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bhuvanath swivels and escapes.
Citrus scores with a kick to the midsection.

Citrus shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bhuvanath manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Citrus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bhuvanath is keeping the position for now.
Citrus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhuvanath wants to stand and escape but Citrus is having none of it.
Citrus sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bhuvanath is trying to control the position but Citrus postures up.
Citrus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Citrus throws a big right hand that misses.
Bhuvanath keeping moving, preventing Citrus from controlling successfully.
Citrus is looking to work some ground and pound but Bhuvanath has wrist control.

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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A lazy left from Citrus finds it's target.
Citrus digs a good body shot into Bhuvanath's ribs.
Bhuvanath ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bhuvanath throws a sloppy head kick and Citrus moves out of range easily.
A big right from Citrus misses.
Citrus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bhuvanath. Bhuvanath circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bhuvanath pivots, looking for a leg kick but Citrus is out of range and Bhuvanath settles back down.
Citrus with a nice cross.
The fighters circle momentarily. Citrus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Citrus misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Citrus is defended easily by Bhuvanath.
The fighters circling - Citrus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Skoal Citrus showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Citrus has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Skoal Citrus!