PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronan Gaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sticky Buds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Gaara
vs
Buds

190 cm
20
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
208 lbs
9 - 14 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ronan Gaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sticky Buds!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buds tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gaara misses with a head kick.
Gaara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Buds paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gaara lands with a kick to the temple. Buds shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Buds tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gaara looks to land a combination but Buds avoids it well.
Buds throws a head kick that misses.
Buds dodges the punch combination from Gaara.
Buds pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Buds circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gaara avoids the head kick by Buds.
Buds throws a head kick that misses.
Gaara moves in looking to clinch but Buds pushes him off.
Buds throws a head kick but Gaara moves out of range.
Buds tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gaara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gaara scores with a nice right hand.
Gaara avoids the head kick by Buds.
Buds slips a jab and a cross from Gaara.
Buds tries to clinch up.
Buds throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buds doesn't manage to clinch there - Gaara circles away.
Buds is looking to clinch but Gaara is avoiding it.
Gaara is looking to clinch but Buds is avoiding it.
Buds throws a sloppy head kick
and Gaara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gaara blocks a head kick by Buds.
Buds tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gaara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gaara throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Buds's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gaara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gaara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Gaara.
Gaara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sticky Buds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaara tries to clinch there but Buds circles away.
Buds pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gaara takes a swing at Buds's ribcage but misses.
Buds tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Buds throws a sloppy head kick and Gaara moves out of range easily.
Buds throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Buds misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buds takes a kick to the side of the head.
Buds moves in looking to clinch but Gaara pushes him off.
Buds tries a head kick but it misses.
Buds throws a head kick that misses
and Gaara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Buds looks winded!
Buds tries a head kick but it misses.
Gaara misses with an uppercut. Buds saw that one coming.
Gaara lands with a kick to the temple. Buds shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
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!
Gaara blocks a head kick by Buds.
Gaara scores with a spinning back kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by Gaara.
Gaara plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Buds pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Buds tries a head kick but it misses.
Buds misses with a head kick.
Gaara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Buds throws a head kick that misses

and Gaara counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gaara wants to break free but Buds has control.
Buds throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gaara blocks it with crossed arms.
Gaara misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaara tries to throw a body punch but Buds avoids it by throwing Gaara back against the cage.
Buds misses with a knee to the head.
Buds tries a knee to the head but Gaara blocks it.
Gaara throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Buds blocks it with crossed arms.
Gaara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Gaara on the inside.
Buds with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gaara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Buds throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gaara blocks it with crossed arms.
Buds tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gaara lands a hook that snaps the head of Buds backwards.
Gaara taking a breather.
A short left from Gaara.
Buds with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Buds with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Buds looking to throw knees to the head but Gaara is blocking nicely.
Buds misses with a knee to the head.
Gaara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gaara throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Buds blocks it with crossed arms.
Gaara looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaara tries to break free but Buds pushes him back against the cage.
Buds misses with a knee to the head.
Buds misses with a knee to the head.
Gaara looking to throw knees to the head but Buds is blocking nicely.
Gaara throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Buds blocks it with crossed arms.
Buds throws a knee to the head but misses.
Buds on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gaara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Buds misses with a knee to the head.
Gaara lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaara wants to break the clinch but can't.
A bit of stalling here from Gaara.
Buds blocks a body shot from Gaara.
Gaara lands with a left to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buds tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Buds blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Gaara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Buds tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronan Gaara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sticky Buds's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A head kick from Gaara lands but Buds takes it in his stride.
Gaara avoids the head kick by Buds.
Gaara wants to clinch up but Buds keeps it at a distance.
Ronan Gaara is winning the standup battle so far.
Buds pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Buds misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Buds throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Buds throws a head kick but Gaara moves out of range.
Buds keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gaara.
Crunch! Gaara slams his shin into Buds's torso.
Gaara is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gaara misses with a head kick.
Gaara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gaara misses with a double jab.
A head kick by Buds misses
and Gaara counters with a head kick.
Gaara wants to clinch.
Gaara throws a head kick that misses.
Buds throws a sloppy head kick
and Gaara counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaara avoids the head kick by Buds.
Buds is breathing heavily.
Gaara is looking to clinch.
Buds takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Buds has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gaara.
Buds throws a sloppy head kick and Gaara moves out of range easily.
Gaara avoids the head kick by Buds.
Buds pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Buds throws a lazy head kick
and Gaara counters with a big head kick but Buds shrugs it off.
Gaara throws a sloppy head kick and Buds moves out of range easily.
Gaara thows a body kick. Buds tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gaara scores with a crisp jab that stopped Buds in his tracks.
Buds takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Buds pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gaara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gaara throws out a loose jab but Buds uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buds throws a sloppy head kick
and Gaara counters with a head kick. That will keep Buds thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gaara tries to clinch but Buds is having none of it.
Gaara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Buds.
Buds throws a sloppy head kick and Gaara moves out of range easily.
Gaara lands a glancing blow to the side of Buds's head.
Gaara connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buds throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Buds throws a head kick but Gaara moves out of range.
Gaara tries to clinch but Buds moves out of range.

Gaara has taken the fight to the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Gaara.
Gaara is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gaara misses with some punches.
Gaara wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gaara wants to get back to striking at distance but Buds won't allow it.
Buds takes a knee right on the jaw!
Buds tries to land a knee to the head but Gaara blocks with his arms.
Buds tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gaara wants to break free but Buds has control.
Gaara wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaara unloads a knee to the mid-section. Buds lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buds.
Buds with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gaara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Buds tries to land a knee to the head but Gaara blocks with his arms.
Buds keeps control of Gaara as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gaara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buds.
Gaara wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Buds avoiding damage as Gaara throws knees to the body.
Buds tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Buds tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gaara wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Buds misses with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Buds misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaara tries a body shot but Buds blocks it.
Buds misses with a knee to the head.
Gaara unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gaara using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Buds has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gaara misses with a punch on the inside.
Gaara tries to break the clinch but Buds is controlling the position.
Buds with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Buds with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gaara is trying to break the clinch but Buds is controlling him.
Gaara scores with a shot to the side of Buds's head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaara working hard to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buds using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gaara has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Buds with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gaara with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gaara lands a nice uppercut.
Buds with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronan Gaara dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sticky Buds's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Gaara loads up on a big right hand but Buds slips the punch.
Gaara avoids the head kick by Buds.
Gaara throws a head kick that misses.
Gaara avoids the head kick by Buds.
Buds throws a lazy head kick
and Gaara counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gaara throws a head kick that misses.
Buds throws a head kick but Gaara moves out of range.
Gaara avoids the head kick by Buds.
Gaara bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gaara connects with a high kick.
Gaara lands a head kick. Buds smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gaara tries to close the distance and clinch but Buds swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Buds slips under a jab from Gaara.
Gaara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Buds throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Buds throws a head kick that misses.
Buds throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Buds misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaara throws a series of strikes that have Buds backpedaling.
Buds swats away the attempt to clinch by Gaara.
Gaara jabs Buds right on the nose. Buds blinks but takes it well.
Buds throws a head kick that misses.
Gaara tries to clinch but Buds moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Buds avoids the head kick by Gaara.
Gaara throws a head kick that half lands.
Gaara explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gaara connects with a crisp jab.
Buds tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gaara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Buds blocks a head kick by Gaara.
Buds throws a sloppy head kick and Gaara moves out of range easily.
Buds throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gaara tries to close the distance and clinch but Buds swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gaara lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Buds throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buds throws a head kick that misses
and Gaara counters with a body kick that stops Buds in his tracks momentarily.
Buds takes one on the button.
Gaara moves in looking to clinch but Buds pushes him off.
A head kick from Gaara lands but Buds takes it in his stride.
Buds throws a head kick that misses
and Gaara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Buds tries to clinch but Gaara moves out of range.

Gaara clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buds tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Gaara.
Buds has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gaara.
Buds using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gaara has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gaara misses with a knee to the head.
Buds with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gaara is trying to stall.
Gaara struggles to land a body shot inside as Buds controls his hands.
Buds tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Buds throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gaara blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaara scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Gaara on the inside.
Gaara misses with a body punch.
Buds throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gaara blocks it with crossed arms.
Gaara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gaara tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gaara wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Buds has him pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gaara obliges.
Buds tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Buds using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gaara has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gaara scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gaara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Buds's elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gaara has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Buds throws a knee to the head but misses.
Buds tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gaara tries to break free but Buds pushes him back against the cage.
Buds throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gaara blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaara scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Gaara.
Sticky Buds has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buds with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ronan Gaara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gaara is trying to maintain a safe position but Buds gets an underhook and turns Gaara into the cage.
Buds tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Buds keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gaara's efforts to push away.
Buds tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gaara lands with a right to the head.
Buds misses with a knee to the head.
Gaara swings wildly with an uppercut but Buds uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gaara obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gaara lands a shoulder strike.
Buds keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gaara's efforts to push away.
Gaara wants to break free but Buds has control.
Ronan Gaara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Buds misses with a knee strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronan Gaara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gaara 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronan Gaara!
Ronan Gaara tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.