PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flash McPuggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buford Tannen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tannen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 1885 Theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buford Tannen acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

McPuggins
vs
Tannen

200 cm
23
220 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

190 cm
24
215 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Flash McPuggins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buford Tannen!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tannen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tannen misses with a lunging right hand
and McPuggins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tannen lands a body shot.
McPuggins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tannen.
Tannen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McPuggins backs up against the cage.
Tannen misses with a right hand
letting McPuggins counter with a right hand.
Tannen lands an overhand right.
Buford Tannen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tannen misses with a jab to the body
and Tannen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McPuggins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tannen.
Tannen cracks McPuggins with an open hand slap.
Tannen throws a hook to the side of McPuggins's head but McPuggins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tannen misses with a wild body shot.
Tannen throws a jab but it's blocked by McPuggins.
Tannen throws a hook but McPuggins avoids it easily.
McPuggins wants to clinch
and Tannen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tannen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tannen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tannen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab, jab by Tannen - just one landing.
Tannen looks to land a combination but McPuggins avoids it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tannen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McPuggins staying out of range there.
McPuggins looks to clinch
and Tannen counters with a straight right hand.
Tannen throws a hook but McPuggins avoids it easily.
Tannen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McPuggins wants to clinch
and Tannen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Tannen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming McPuggins to the mat! McPuggins manages to get full guard.
McPuggins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tannen throws and elbow that misses. McPuggins uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tannen's guard. Nice move by McPuggins!
Tannen is pulling down on McPuggins's head. It's preventing any offense from McPuggins, at least for the moment.
Tannen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tannen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McPuggins being controlled here momentarily.
Tannen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tannen controlling McPuggins's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Flash McPuggins just wasn't active enough.
Tannen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McPuggins momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPuggins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McPuggins doesn't manage to clinch there - Tannen circles away.
McPuggins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tannen misses with a looping right.
McPuggins takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McPuggins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tannen.
Tannen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tannen. McPuggins does a little dance to reset his feet.
McPuggins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McPuggins tries to clinch
and Tannen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tannen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McPuggins manages to avoid it.
McPuggins staying out of range there.
Tannen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tannen connects with a right hand. McPuggins shakes it off.
A punch combination from Tannen misses.
McPuggins dodges the punch combination from Tannen.
McPuggins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tannen.
McPuggins slips a straight right by Tannen.
Tannen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Tannen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tannen misses with the ground and pound.
Tannen working the ground and pound but McPuggins is defending the strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Tannen.
Tannen misses with the ground and pound.
McPuggins regains half guard, as Tannen was trying to land strikes.
Tannen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tannen winds up and cracks McPuggins with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tannen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buford Tannen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

McPuggins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tannen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

McPuggins has closed the distance and engaged Tannen in a clinch.
McPuggins blocks an uppercut.
McPuggins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tannen blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tannen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tannen.
Tannen lands a shot to the body.
Tannen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tannen gets through McPuggins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McPuggins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tannen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McPuggins fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tannen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McPuggins at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tannen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tannen lands a body shot.
A slow jab from Tannen misses its intended target.
Tannen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tannen throws a jab but it's blocked by McPuggins.
Tannen just misses with a punch to the body.
McPuggins tries to clinch up but Tannen circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tannen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McPuggins on the side of the head.
McPuggins slips under a jab.
Flash McPuggins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tannen throws a hook but McPuggins avoids it easily.
McPuggins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McPuggins on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tannen takes a swing at McPuggins's ribcage but misses.
Tannen digs a good hook to McPuggins's body.
Tannen throws a jab but it's blocked by McPuggins.
McPuggins fails in his attempt to clinch.
McPuggins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tannen.
Tannen stuns McPuggins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tannen throws a body punch but McPuggins moves out of range.
McPuggins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tannen connects with a looping right hand.
McPuggins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tannen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McPuggins circles away quickly and effectively.
McPuggins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tannen.
Tannen connects with a body shot that sends McPuggins's belly button to the back.
Tannen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tannen lands a head shot.
McPuggins tries to clinch up but Tannen circles away and keeps his distance.
Tannen just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tannen moves into range and connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tannen. McPuggins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tannen connects with a single shot there.
A lazy left from Tannen finds it's target.
McPuggins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McPuggins walks into a jab.

McPuggins is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
McPuggins on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Oh McPuggins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tannen drops McPuggins with a straight left! Oh this is bad for McPuggins! Tannen dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buford Tannen!