PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Buckley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martion Rob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Buckley
vs
Rob

182 cm
24
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

172 cm
23
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phil Buckley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Martion Rob!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rob misses with a takedown
and Buckley counters with a right hand to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rob.

Rob manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Buckley on his heels. He'll look to pass Buckley's guard now, I'm sure.
Buckley wants to get back to his feet but Rob is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rob wants to control from the top but Buckley keeps moving.

Buckley working for a triangle but Rob defends it easily.
Buckley can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rob controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rob wants to get up but he can't break Buckley's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Buckley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rob on the ground.
Rob trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rob looking to sit in guard and control but Buckley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Buckley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rob has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Buckley has managed to get both his arms back between Rob's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buckley stops Rob from standing up.
Buckley throwing strikes from guard but Rob blocks nicely.
Buckley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Buckley content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buckley trying to control but Rob is working from the bottom.
Buckley stays in close to Rob's body and controls the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Phil Buckley wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rob with a lazy takedown attempt

and Buckley counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Buckley.
Phil Buckley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martion Rob.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rob working a defensive guard here.
Buckley passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Buckley wants to stand but Rob has his arm trapped.
Rob tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Buckley wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rob struggling a bit here.

Buckley is trying to get an arm triangle but Rob is defending well.
Rob is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Buckley is controlling him well.
Rob looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckley controlling the position from side mount.
Buckley works to advance to full mount. Rob defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Rob wants to hold on but Buckley pushes him away.
Buckley takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buckley lands a heavy elbow.
Rob wants to hold on but Buckley pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Buckley dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Buckley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Phil Buckley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rob wants to clinch but Buckley slips to the side

and Buckley counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Buckley.
Rob not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Buckley engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Rob looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Buckley tries to stand but Rob is controlling from the bottom.
Buckley trying to control but Rob is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Phil Buckley has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rob tries to clinch but Buckley moves out of range.

Buckley takes the fight into the clinch.
Buckley drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rob gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Rob is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Buckley can't fight it off and eventually Rob manages to take the fight to the floor. Buckley looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Buckley has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rob has passed into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckley is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Buckley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Buckley is not content to let Rob control the position.
Rob wants to stand but Buckley has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Rob trying to control the position from guard on top but Buckley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckley controlling Rob's posture.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rob trying to control the position from guard on top but Buckley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Martion Rob wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rob needs to keep his hands up - Buckley had a free shot at his head there.

Buckley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Buckley has Rob pressed against the cage.

Rob breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rob tries for a takedown but Buckley circles away easily
and Buckley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A combination from Rob does no damage.
Rob is breathing heavily.
Rob misses with a leg kick.
Rob closes the distance looking to clinch
and Buckley counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Martion Rob has been cut.

Buckley clinches up with Rob and pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Buckley successfully pulls guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buckley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rob is looking to stand up but Buckley won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Buckley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Martion Rob's cut.
That's time! Buckley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Buckley closes the distance and pushes Rob back into the cage.

Rob jumps guard.

Buckley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rob has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Buckley has managed to get both his arms back between Rob's legs - danger averted.
Rob wants to improve his position but instead Buckley has moved into half guard.
Buckley is looking to advance position but Rob won't allow it.
Rob wants to get back to full guard.
Buckley slows the pace down in half guard.
Buckley works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rob is wriggling around trying to escape.
Buckley looking to control and managing it successfully.
Buckley is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rob wants to hold on but Buckley pushes him away.
Buckley landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rob takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Buckley with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Buckley with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Rob is trying to escape the mount.
Buckley tries to control but Rob wriggling away.
Rob tries to lock up and control but Buckley gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Buckley working for a submission but Rob is keeping him at bay.
Rob is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rob tries to hold on but Buckley postures up.
Buckley wants to control the pace but Rob is squirming around nicely.
Buckley controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rob is in all sorts of trouble here.
Buckley takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Phil Buckley just wasn't active enough.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Buckley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Buckley 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Buckley!