PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Milo Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elwood Buckknuckle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winner comes to the cage accompanied by Anderson Silva Theme Song. This should be fireworks!

Winner
vs
Buckknuckle

185 cm
26
190 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

180 cm
25
198 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Milo Winner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elwood Buckknuckle!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Buckknuckle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winner.
Buckknuckle misses with a wild body shot.
Winner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Buckknuckle. Those never looked like landing.
Buckknuckle misses with a hook.
Winner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Buckknuckle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Winner misses with a wild combination.
Winner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Winner slips under a jab from Buckknuckle.
Buckknuckle misses with a wild combination.
Winner misses with a leg kick.
Winner ducks under a wild hook from Buckknuckle.
Winner slips a straight right by Buckknuckle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Buckknuckle tries to score a power double leg takedown but Winner sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Buckknuckle somewhat.
Buckknuckle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Winner tries to bum rush Buckknuckle with a series of wild strikes but Buckknuckle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Winner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Winner tries to bum rush Buckknuckle with a series of wild strikes but Buckknuckle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner throws a series of punches but Buckknuckle avoids them all with ease.
Winner throws a right and a left that Buckknuckle avoids nicely.
Nice defenses there by Winner.
Winner throws a right hand that Buckknuckle ducks under and follows up with a left that Buckknuckle also avoids with ease.
Winner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Buckknuckle slips a jab and a cross from Winner.
Buckknuckle shoots in but no luck this time.
Milo Winner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elwood Buckknuckle.
Buckknuckle lands a jab.
Winner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buckknuckle.
Buckknuckle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A cross from Buckknuckle lands.
Winner slips a jab and a cross from Buckknuckle.
Buckknuckle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Winner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Milo Winner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winner misses with a wild combination.
Winner throws a right and a left that Buckknuckle avoids nicely.

Winner 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Buckknuckle swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Winner got a little sloppy there for a moment and Buckknuckle has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Winner has managed to get both his arms back between Buckknuckle's legs - danger averted.
Winner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Buckknuckle isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Winner stacks Buckknuckle on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Winner!
Winner works to advance to full mount. Buckknuckle defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Buckknuckle is in all sorts of trouble here.
Buckknuckle sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Winner takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Winner thows a huge punch but Buckknuckle dodges it nicely.
Winner is looking to advance position but Buckknuckle won't allow it.
Winner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner wants to free his trapped foot but Buckknuckle is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Buckknuckle moves into full guard.
Winner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Buckknuckle lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Winner!
Winner is trying to stand.
Winner holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Buckknuckle tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

Buckknuckle has hold of Winner's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Winner manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckknuckle throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Buckknuckle looking to finish with strikes here!
Buckknuckle scoring with strikes but Winner is staying in there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winner really wants to buck Buckknuckle off and get back to his feet.
Buckknuckle is landing with some decent strikes but Winner is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buckknuckle with shots to the head and body - Winner looks very uncomfortable down there.
Buckknuckle landing strikes from the mount and Winner is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elwood Buckknuckle dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Winner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Winner does no damage.
Buckknuckle throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Buckknuckle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Winner.
Winner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Buckknuckle.
Winner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Buckknuckle circles away quickly and effectively.
Buckknuckle fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Winner avoids it really well and circles away.
Buckknuckle fails with a takedown attempt.
Winner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Buckknuckle looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Buckknuckle scores with a shot to the body.
Winner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Winner misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Buckknuckle is defended easily by Winner.
Milo Winner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elwood Buckknuckle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Winner misses.
Winner misses with the combination.
Buckknuckle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Some wild striking there from Buckknuckle.
Buckknuckle dodges the punch combination from Winner.
Buckknuckle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Buckknuckle throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Winner on the side of the head.

Winner gets a double leg takedown into Buckknuckle's guard.
Buckknuckle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Winner has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Winner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Winner postures up in Buckknuckle's guard and throws a big left but Buckknuckle blocks it.
Buckknuckle keeping full guard, as Winner tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!

Buckknuckle looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Buckknuckle is breathing heavily.
Buckknuckle can't keep his opponent in guard - Winner advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Winner scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from Winner there.
Buckknuckle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Winner.

Buckknuckle is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Winner pulls his head out easily.
Buckknuckle slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Winner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Winner won't allow Buckknuckle to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Buckknuckle looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Winner controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Winner passes Buckknuckle's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Winner has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Winner raining down shots from the mount!
BOOM! Winner connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Winner raining down hammerfists from mount.

Buckknuckle is rocked!
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!
Buckknuckle is trying to escape the mount.
Buckknuckle is still in real trouble! Can Winner finish him?
Winner postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Buckknuckle badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Winner around the waist but Winner pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Winner is the winner by TKO! Winner jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Milo Winner!
Our winner, Milo Winner, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.