PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Buckner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sethen Cloud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cloud has chosen Thousand Foot Krutch - The Art Of Breaking as his entrance music. Sethen Cloud acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Buckner
vs
Cloud

185 cm
20
174 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

176 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Buckner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sethen Cloud!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buckner shoots in and drives through. Cloud sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Cloud. No joy for Buckner on that attempt.
Cloud keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Buckner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cloud misses with a takedown attempt

and Buckner counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cloud won't be happy with that.
Buckner postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Cloud can't do much from the bottom here.

Buckner goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Cloud has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Buckner but great work by Cloud.
Buckner struggling a bit here.
Buckner regains half guard there - taking advantage of Cloud's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Buckner looks like he's trying to stand up.

Cloud is looking for a kimura here.
Buckner is in trouble now - Cloud has advanced to mount!
Cloud looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckner gets back to half guard.
Buckner makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Buckner.
Buckner is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cloud is controlling him.
Buckner looking to control.
Buckner is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cloud is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Buckner wants to stand and escape but Cloud is having none of it.
Cloud wants to control from the top but Buckner keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Buckner is on top in guard.
Buckner is stalling in the full guard.
Buckner throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloud avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cloud is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cloud wants to control from the top but Buckner keeps moving.
Cloud is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Buckner wants to stand up but Cloud is controlling him.
Cloud postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Buckner looking to control.
Buckner is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Buckner wants to sweep but no luck.

Buckner is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Buckner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Buckner had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Cloud is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Buckner Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Cloud's back instead.
Buckner somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Buckner throwing sloppy strikes.
Buckner somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Buckner throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Buckner missing with strikes.
Buckner missing with strikes from the back.
Buckner wants to control the position but Cloud frees himself and scrambles - Buckner manages to regain control in side control.
Buckner trying to control the action but Cloud is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Buckner looks to land a combination. Cloud sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Buckner misses with a takedown attempt

and Cloud counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cloud.
Cloud drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Buckner gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Buckner gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Cloud regains guard.
Buckner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Buckner passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Buckner stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Horrible takedown by Buckner or perhaps it was just good defense by Cloud which made him look bad.

Buckner clinches.

Cloud manages to pull guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cloud looking for a sweep. Not yet Cloud, not yet.
Cloud is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cloud lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Buckner!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Buckner dominated that round.
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.

Buckner misses with a series of wild punches.
Cloud fails with the takedown

and Buckner counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Cloud looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Buckner stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Buckner tries to clinch there but Cloud circles away.

Buckner closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Buckner has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Cloud works to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cloud is on top in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Buckner wants to sweep here but Cloud controlling him for the moment.
Buckner keeping moving, preventing Cloud from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Buckner looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Buckner looking for a sweep. Not yet Buckner, not yet.
Tim Buckner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Buckner pushes Cloud off and scrambles back to his feet.
Buckner tries to clinch but Cloud moves out of range.

Buckner looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cloud!
Buckner looking to finish with strikes here!
Buckner thowing shots but they're missing.
Buckner sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Buckner sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Buckner thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Cloud is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckner sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Cloud avoids a series of strikes thrown by Buckner.
Buckner 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.
Cloud tries to reverse the position but Buckner maintains control.
Buckner sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Cloud regains half guard.
Cloud is looking for a sweep. Buckner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cloud tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Buckner has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Buckner is landing with some decent strikes but Cloud is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Buckner throwing strikes here but Cloud is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Cloud is looking to get to half guard.
Cloud holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Buckner tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

Cloud defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Buckner.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloud wants to control but Buckner is having none of it.
Buckner throws some wild stikes that Cloud manages to avoid easily.
Cloud blocking the ground and pound.
Cloud is trying desperately to improve position.
Cloud tries to lock up and control but Buckner gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Buckner tries to control but Cloud wriggling away.

Buckner with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Buckner trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Buckner postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cloud looks a forlorn figure.
Cloud blocking the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckner can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cloud is looking to escape.
Cloud tries to reverse the position but Buckner maintains control.
Buckner unloads with some shots from mount but Cloud bucks and avoids them well.
Cloud wants to control but Buckner is having none of it.
Buckner takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Buckner misses with a head shot.
Buckner avoids the attempt from Cloud to control.
Buckner looking to control but Cloud is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buckner sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Buckner thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Buckner thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Buckner dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Buckner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tim Buckner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Buckner.
Buckner misses with a takedown

and Cloud counters with a shoot takedown. Buckner fights it but they end up in guard.
Buckner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Buckner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cloud wants to control from the top but Buckner keeps moving.
Buckner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cloud looking to pass the guard.
Buckner throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Buckner wants to get back to his feet but Cloud is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cloud swats away the attempt to clinch by Buckner.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Buckner takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cloud breaks the clinch.

Buckner feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Buckner tries to free his leg and advance position but Cloud is retaining full guard.

Cloud escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Buckner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Buckner stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Cloud changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Buckner looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Buckner is trying to get back to half guard.
Buckner sneaks back into half guard.

Cloud looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Buckner wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckner throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Cloud is thwarting Buckner's attempts to control the position.
Buckner slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Buckner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cloud's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cloud is on top in guard.

Buckner pushes Cloud off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Cloud gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Buckner counters with an outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Buckner looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cloud!
Buckner thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Cloud tries to reverse the position but Buckner maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckner looking to ground and pound but Cloud is blocking nicely.
Buckner wants to control the pace but Cloud is squirming around nicely.
Cloud is looking to get to half guard.
Buckner thowing shots but they're missing.
Buckner throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cloud because Buckner loaded up on that one.
Poor strikes thrown by Buckner there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Cloud is desperately trying to improve his position but Buckner has a good base and remains in mount.
Cloud's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Cloud keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Buckner unloads with some shots from mount but Cloud bucks and avoids them well.
Cloud avoids a series of strikes thrown by Buckner.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Buckner with the ground and pound from mount.
Buckner throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Buckner misses with a head shot.
Cloud can't escape the position.
Buckner punching from mount but Cloud doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Buckner cracks Cloud with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Cloud is rocked!
Buckner with shots to the head and body - Cloud looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cloud is still in real trouble! Can Buckner finish him?
Buckner looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Buckner unloading with bombs!
Buckner scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cloud?
Buckner lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Buckner working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sethen Cloud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cloud is in all sorts of trouble here.
Buckner fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cloud is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Buckner putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Buckner cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
A nice elbow there by Buckner.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Buckner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Buckner 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Buckner!