PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mulberry Bulbury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Sugato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Bulbury
vs
Sugato

168 cm
19
143 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

169 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mulberry Bulbury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Sugato!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bulbury closes the distance and clinches.
Sugato wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sugato is trying to maintain a safe position but Bulbury gets an underhook and turns Sugato into the cage.
Sugato wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bulbury has him pressed against the cage.
Sugato misses with the head strike.
Bulbury stalling.
Sugato tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Come on Bulbury - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Bulbury for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Knees to the body from Bulbury.
Bulbury prevents Sugato from breaking the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bulbury holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sugato takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulbury working Sugato over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bulbury obliges.
Bulbury tries to land a knee to the head but Sugato blocks with his arms.
Bulbury stalls.
Bulbury with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bulbury misses with a punch to the body.
Bulbury taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bulbury tries to land a knee to the head but Sugato blocks with his arms.
Bulbury connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sugato's face.
Bulbury tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bulbury has Sugato pressed against the cage, preventing Sugato from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bulbury with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bulbury tries to land a knee to the head but Sugato blocks with his arms.
Bulbury leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sugato trying to stall but Bulbury improves his position.
Bulbury using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sugato has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bulbury tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sugato avoids it.
Sugato wants to break free but Bulbury has control.
Sugato avoiding damage as Bulbury throws knees to the body.
Bulbury working Sugato over with knees to the body.
Sugato trying to stall but Bulbury improves his position.
Bulbury with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bulbury blocks a body shot from Sugato.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bulbury throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bulbury putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sugato in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bulbury takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sugato working aggressively here.
Bulbury with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bulbury misses with a knee to the head.
Sugato wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bulbury misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Bulbury.
Bulbury misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sugato trying to stall but Bulbury improves his position.
Bulbury landing knees to the head.
Bulbury scores with a knee to the head.
Sugato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bulbury stalling against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sugato managing to block the knees to the body from Bulbury.
Bulbury tries a knee to the head but Sugato blocks it.
Bulbury content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bulbury missing with knees to the body.
Sugato on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sugato misses with a punch on the inside.
Bulbury effectively controlling the action here.
Bulbury gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mulberry Bulbury.
Sugato fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bulbury stuffs the takedown attempt from Sugato. Sugato gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sugato keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mulberry Bulbury dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bulbury closes the distance and clinches.
Sugato is looking to break free of the clinch but Bulbury has double underhooks.
Sugato looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sugato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sugato is trying to force a seperation but Bulbury has the dominant position.
Bulbury has Sugato pushed against the cage.
Bulbury seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Bulbury fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bulbury lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bulbury using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sugato has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulbury keeps control of Sugato as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sugato blocks an uppercut.
Bulbury has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bulbury avoiding damage.
Bulbury landing knees to the body.
Sugato is trying to break free.
Bulbury with a knee to the head.
Sugato managing to block the knees to the body from Bulbury.
Bulbury landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bulbury putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sugato in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bulbury taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bulbury trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sugato is trying to push Bulbury away but Bulbury has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bulbury misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bulbury utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bulbury misses with a knee strike.
Bulbury tries to land a knee to the head but Sugato blocks with his arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bulbury with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bulbury throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sugato tries to break the clinch but Bulbury is controlling the position.
Bulbury tries a knee to the head but Sugato blocks it.
The referee calls for Bulbury to work.
Bulbury lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bulbury takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bulbury tries a knee to the head but Sugato blocks it.
Bulbury stalling.
Bulbury has Sugato pressed against the cage, preventing Sugato from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bulbury unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sugato lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bulbury has Sugato pushed against the cage.
Bulbury misses with a knee strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bulbury obliges.
Bulbury misses with a knee to the head.
Mulberry Bulbury has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bulbury prevents Sugato from breaking the clinch.
Bulbury landing knees to the head.
Sugato trying to control the position but instead, Bulbury has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sugato into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulbury tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bulbury tries to land a knee to the head but Sugato blocks with his arms.
Bulbury tries a knee to the head but Sugato blocks it.
Sugato letting Bulbury take a breather here.
Sugato looking to slow down the pace here.
Bulbury is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sugato is defending well for now.
Bulbury with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Bulbury.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bulbury misses with a knee strike.
Bulbury's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sugato misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bulbury.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mulberry Bulbury dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Sugato looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sugato throws a nice looking combination but Bulbury bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sugato sizes up Bulbury with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sugato misses with an uppercut.
Sugato misses with a looping right.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bulbury lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sugato has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sugato and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sugato throws out a loose jab but Bulbury uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sugato looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bulbury is fending him off so far but Sugato persists. Nope, Bulbury circles away and we're back to standing.

Bulbury drives through and clinches with Sugato against the cage.
Bulbury using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sugato has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Bulbury.
Sugato takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bulbury with a knee to the head.
Bulbury scores a nice knee to the body.
Bulbury stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulbury unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sugato lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bulbury with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bulbury using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sugato has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bulbury leaning against his opponent.
Bulbury with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sugato on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sugato is looking to break free of the clinch but Bulbury has double underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from Bulbury.
Bulbury with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bulbury using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sugato has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sugato avoiding damage as Bulbury throws knees to the body.
Bulbury avoids a wild elbow strike from Sugato.
Sugato is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sugato is looking to break free of the clinch but Bulbury has double underhooks.
Sugato looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulbury tries a knee to the head but Sugato blocks it.
A knee to the head by Bulbury.
Sugato tries to break free but Bulbury pushes him back against the cage.
Bulbury stalling against the cage.
Bulbury with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bulbury with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bulbury trying to stall but Sugato improves his position.
Sugato wants to break free but Bulbury has control.
The referee calls for Bulbury to work.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bulbury is pushing Sugato up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sugato tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bulbury avoids it.
Sugato wants to break free but Bulbury has control.
A head punch on the inside from Bulbury fails to land.
Bulbury misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sugato.
Sugato stalling in the clinch but Bulbury improves position.
Bulbury tries to land a knee to the head but Sugato blocks with his arms.
Bulbury with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sugato tries to break free but Bulbury pushes him back against the cage.
Bulbury using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sugato has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bulbury throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bulbury tries to land a knee to the head but Sugato blocks with his arms.
The referee calls for Bulbury to work.
Mulberry Bulbury is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulbury taking a breather.
Sugato blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sugato takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bulbury trying to control the position but instead, Sugato has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bulbury into the cage.
Bulbury with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bulbury tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sugato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tony Sugato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bulbury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mulberry Bulbury showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bulbury, 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mulberry Bulbury!
Mulberry Bulbury seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.