PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kid Buu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Danzig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danzig has chosen the Smiths - Meat Is Murder as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Buu
vs
Danzig

170 cm
27
140 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

170 cm
27
146 lbs
11 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kid Buu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mac Danzig!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Danzig doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Buu counters with a solid body kick.
Danzig wants to clinch but Buu slips to the side
and Buu counters with a nice body kick.
Danzig tries to clinch but Buu is having none of it.
Danzig looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Danzig fails in his attempt to clinch.
Danzig misses with an uppercut.
Danzig tries to clinch but Buu is having none of it.
Buu throws a leg kick which misses Danzig's front leg but catches the back leg as Danzig tries to avoid it.
Danzig tries to clinch up but Buu circles away and keeps his distance.
Mac Danzig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Danzig.
Kid Buu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mac Danzig.
Danzig is trying hard to land a takedown here. Buu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Buu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Danzig has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Buu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danzig fails with the takedown.
Buu throws a leg kick which misses Danzig's front leg but catches the back leg as Danzig tries to avoid it.
Danzig tries to score a power double leg takedown but Buu sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Danzig somewhat.
Buu tries a head kick but it misses.
Buu lands with a kick to the temple. Danzig shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Buu misses the shot to the body.
Danzig tries to clinch there but Buu circles away.
Danzig avoids a kick to the body.
Danzig throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Buu counters with an outside leg kick.
Danzig misses with a double jab.
Buu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Danzig has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danzig fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Buu throws a wild body kick that Danzig sees coming a mile off.
Buu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Buu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Buu thumps Danzig with a low kick.
Buu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kid Buu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Buu lands a head kick!
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!
Buu throws a leg kick that misses.
Danzig tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Buu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Buu - that will leave a mark!
Danzig is looking to clinch but Buu is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danzig feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Buus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Danzig tries to clinch but Buu is having none of it.
Danzig doesn't manage to clinch there - Buu circles away.
Danzig tries to clinch but Buu is having none of it.
Buu throws a sloppy head kick and Danzig moves out of range easily.
Buu throws the kick towards the body but Danzig avoids it.
Danzig tries to clinch up
and Buu counters with a head kick. That will keep Danzig thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Danzig tries to clinch but Buu is having none of it.
Buu blocks a head kick by Danzig.
Some wild striking there from Danzig.
Danzig throws a right and a left that Buu avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buu connects with a solid leg kick.
Danzig's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Danzig takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Danzig blocks a low kick nicely.
Buu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Danzig throws a head kick that misses.
Danzig tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Buu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Danzig tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Danzig misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Danzig rushes Buu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Danzig pulls guard successfully.
Buu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Danzig is looking for a triangle but Buu pushes his legs off easily.

Danzig uses the cage to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kid Buu will probably get the nod.
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.

Buu thumps Danzig with a low kick.
Buu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Buu leaves Danzig with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Buu's corner calls for a 1-2. Buu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Buu tries to work over Danzig's front leg with a kick but Danzig checks it.
Buu throws a chopping leg kick but Danzig manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Danzig closes the distance and clinches.

Buu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Buu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Danzig checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Danzig closes the distance and clinches up with Buu, looking for a takedown. Danzig pushes Buu against the cage but Buu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Buu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Buu looks for the body kick but Danzig saw that one coming.
Buu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A looping hook to the body misses from Buu. Danzig does a little dance to reset his feet.
Danzig takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Danzig tries to clinch up
and Buu counters with a left and a right that stings Danzig.
Buu swats away the attempt to clinch by Danzig.
Danzig throws a sloppy head kick and Buu moves out of range easily.
Danzig fails in his attempt to clinch.
Buu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Danzig.
Buu throws a solid leg kick but Danzig takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Buu.
A chopping leg kick lands by Buu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Danzig.
Buu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Buu cracks Danzig with a right hand to the side of the head.
Buu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Danzig tries a head kick but it misses.
Buu is looking to slow Danzig down with leg kicks.
Danzig shoots in looking for a takedown but Buu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Danzig's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kid Buu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mac Danzig.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buu feints and then cracks Danzig's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Danzig down.
Buu is looking to chop away at Danzig's legs.
Buu thumps Danzig with a low kick.
Buu throws a head kick that misses.
Danzig scores with a punch to the head.
Danzig throws a push kick but Buu slaps the foot to one side.
Mac Danzig is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danzig shoots in but no luck this time.
Buu throws a sloppy head kick and Danzig moves out of range easily.
Buu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Buu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Danzig takes a step back to recover.
Horrible takedown by Danzig or perhaps it was just good defense by Buu which made him look bad.
Nice body kick there by Buu.
Danzig goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kid Buu is winning the standup battle so far.
Buu lands a head kick. Danzig smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Danzig tries to clinch there but Buu circles away.
Danzig has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Buu.
Buu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Danzig fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Danzig is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danzig tries to clinch up but Buu circles away and keeps his distance.
Buu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Buu is looking to slow Danzig down with leg kicks.
Danzig is trying hard to land a takedown here. Buu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Danzig. That did some damage!
Danzig wants to clinch up but Buu keeps it at a distance.
Buu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Danzig throws a hook to the side of Buu's head but Buu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Buu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Danzig shoots in but Buu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Buu throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Danzig counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kid Buu dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Buu scores with a leg kick.
Buu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Buu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Danzig chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Buu can pounce on him.
Danzig tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Buu.
Danzig takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Danzig tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Buu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Buu tries to land a front kick but Danzig steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Buu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Danzig shoots for a takedown but Buu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Buu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Danzig if he has to take too many more of those.
Danzig just misses with a punch to the body.

Danzig closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Buu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Danzig moves in looking to clinch but Buu pushes him off.

Danzig rushes Buu and presses him up against the cage.
Danzig is looking to take this one to the mat.
Danzig working hard to break the clinch.

Buu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Buu feints and then cracks Danzig's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Danzig down.
Buu throws a leg kick which misses Danzig's front leg but catches the back leg as Danzig tries to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Buu.
Danzig tries to clinch up but Buu circles away and keeps his distance.
Buu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Danzig.
Kid Buu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mac Danzig.
Danzig takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A slapping body kick lands there for Buu.
Buu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Danzig has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Buu cracks the inside of Danzig's front leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Buu.
Buu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Danzig has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good leg kick by Buu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danzig takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Danzig tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Buu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Buu scores with a one two! Danzig had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Danzig shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Buu pinned against the cage. Buu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Buu lands a head kick. Danzig smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Danzig tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Buu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Danzig avoids a kick to the body.
Buu is looking to wear down Danzig with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buu throws a nice head kick!
Buu misses with a low kick.
Buu scores with a kick to the body.
Danzig throws the left hand but Buu avoids the punch easily.
Danzig tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Buu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Danzig dives in and grabs Buu's left leg, looking for a takedown. Buu pushes down on Danzig's head and hops out.
Danzig on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Danzig fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Buu lands a high kick!
Buu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Buu.
Danzig doesn't manage to clinch there - Buu circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danzig wants to clinch but Buu slips to the side
and Buu counters with a body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Buu.
Danzig tries to clinch up but Buu circles away and keeps his distance.
Buu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Danzig.
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!
Danzig steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Buu. That one must have hurt.
Buu scores with a push kick.
Danzig tries to close the distance and clinch up but Buu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Buu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kid Buu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Buu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Danzig's calf.
Buu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mac Danzig has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Buu gets tackled into the cage by Danzig. Danzig maintains the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kid Buu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Buu, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kid Buu!
A determined Kid Buu didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!