PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wilber Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bue Buxley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Bue Buxley is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Williams
vs
Buxley

171 cm
22
153 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

225 cm
19
155 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wilber Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bue Buxley!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Williams throws a head kick but Buxley moves out of range.
Buxley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Williams is out of range and Buxley settles back down.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Buxley.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Buxley.

Buxley drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Buxley working the head with strikes.
A lull in the action here.
Buxley postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Buxley tries to move into full mount but can't pass Williams's legs.
Buxley scoring with punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buxley working the body and head with strikes.
Buxley creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Williams sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Williams takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
A lull in the action here.
Buxley creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Buxley creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Williams sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Williams might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Buxley taking a breather here.
Buxley scoring with punches and elbows.
Williams seems a little lost for a moment, as Buxley dominates the positioning.
Buxley working the ground and pound from side control.
Buxley cracks Williams with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Buxley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Buxley controlling from side mount.
Buxley in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buxley in side control, throwing shots but Williams defends.
Buxley looks up at the clock and then as Williams takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Buxley smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Check out the look on Buxley's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Williams is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Buxley working the ground and pound.
Buxley fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Buxley landing strikes.
Buxley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Williams. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Buxley in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Buxley lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Williams down.
Williams taking punishment in the form of punches.
Buxley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williams keeps working.
Williams taking a bit of punishment here - Buxley scoring with strikes.
Buxley throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Buxley controls the position from side control.
Buxley is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to strike but it doesn't land.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Buxley shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Williams's guard.
Buxley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet.
Buxley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Buxley avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Buxley scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buxley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Buxley trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Buxley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Buxley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Buxley bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Buxley lands a nice forearm strike.
Buxley misses with the ground and pound.
Check out the look on Buxley's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Buxley wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.
Williams is trying to improve his position.
Williams seems a little lost for a moment, as Buxley dominates the positioning.
Williams tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bue Buxley dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Buxley throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Williams was covering up waiting for the punch and Buxley finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Williams throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Buxley trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Buxley controlling from the top position.
Buxley throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.
Williams doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Buxley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buxley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Buxley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Buxley drops back looking for a leg! Williams is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Williams manages to kick Buxley off! Buxley jumps back into Williams's guard.
Buxley lands a couple of digs.
Buxley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Buxley looking to pass the guard.

That's two 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.

Williams escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Buxley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Buxley throws a big right hand that misses.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Buxley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Buxley misses with a double jab.

Buxley closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Buxley lands in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Buxley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Williams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Buxley scoring with some ground and pound.
Buxley is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buxley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Buxley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Buxley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Buxley throws a big right hand that misses.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Buxley darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Williams tries to get to full guard but Buxley has control of the leg.
Buxley content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Buxley takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bue Buxley has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buxley wants to pass to mount but Williams is defending the position.
Buxley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Buxley with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Williams tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Buxley has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Buxley landing shots from mount.
Buxley is landing with some decent strikes but Williams is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Buxley with good strikes from the mount here!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Buxley working the ground and pound effectively.
Buxley landing shots from mount.
Buxley controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bue Buxley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Buxley scores a takedown into full mount!
Buxley lands a big shot there that rocks Williams but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Buxley landing punches.
Williams is trying desperately to improve position.
Buxley lands with some strikes.
Buxley sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
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!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Buxley working Williams over with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BOOM! Buxley connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is trying to escape the mount.
Williams is working hard here to advance position.
The referee warns Williams that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
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 Williams's face.
Williams is bucking up trying to escape but Buxley cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Buxley lands a heavy elbow.
Buxley dominating with strikes here.
Buxley raining down shots from the mount!
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 can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Williams is looking to escape.
Williams is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wilber Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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 looking to control and managing it successfully.
Buxley looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Buxley lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Buxley connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Buxley controlling from the full mount.
Williams is squirming around, avoiding Buxley's attempts to control the action.
Buxley controlling from mount.
Williams taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buxley with good strikes from the mount here!
Buxley scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Williams?
Buxley blocks Williams's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Williams tries to reverse the position but Buxley maintains control.
Buxley controlling the position easily from mount.
Buxley looking to finish Williams with some ground and pound. This is bad for Williams!
Buxley lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Williams hang on?
Buxley with the ground and pound from mount.
Buxley working Williams over with strikes here.
Buxley with a couple of short strikes.
Buxley postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Williams looks a forlorn figure.
Buxley lands with some strikes.
Buxley with shots to the head and body - Williams looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buxley with the ground and pound from mount.
Williams tries to reverse the position but Buxley maintains control.
Buxley scoring with strikes but Williams is staying in there.
Williams is trying desperately to improve position.
Buxley controlling the position easily from mount.
Williams takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Williams is looking to get to half guard.
Buxley lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Buxley unloading with bombs!
Williams taking shots to the head.
Williams working to try and regain half guard.
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 Williams's face.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bue Buxley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Buxley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30

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