PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Bueno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leif Nygard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nygard is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dread Zeppelin - Immigrant Song. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bueno
vs
Nygard

188 cm
35
192 lbs
33 - 15 - 0

182 cm
32
200 lbs
27 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 33 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pedro Bueno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leif Nygard!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bueno walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nygard.
Nygard misses the jab.
Nygard misses with a right hand
and Bueno counters with a left to the body.
Nygard thuds a left hand into Bueno's body.
Nygard stuns Bueno with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nygard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bueno.
We've been hearing reports that Bueno has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nygard sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bueno lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nygard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bueno.
Bueno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nygard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bueno misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nygard throws out a leg kick but Bueno moves out of range and Nygard only half commits.
Nygard throws a hook but Bueno blocks it.

Bueno gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nygard blocks a body shot from Bueno.
Bueno lands a shoulder strike.
Bueno working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueno throws a punch but it's blocked by Nygard.
Bueno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bueno throws a punch but it's blocked by Nygard.
Nygard tries to circle away but Bueno has him pinned against the cage.
Nygard prevents a body shot from Bueno.
Nygard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bueno working aggressively here.
Nygard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Pedro Bueno has been cut.
Nygard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bueno misses with some punches.
Nygard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bueno.
Bueno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nygard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice elbow from Nygard.
Nygard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nygard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bueno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bueno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bueno misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bueno tries a body shot but Nygard blocks it.
Bueno misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Nygard fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Bueno - that landed with a thud.
Nygard can't find room to land a body shot as Bueno controls the action.
Nygard lands a shot to the body.
Bueno misses with a body punch.
Nygard blocks a body shot from Bueno.
Nygard scores with a shoulder strike.
Bueno has a couple of punches blocked by Nygard.
A short left from Nygard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bueno.
Bueno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bueno misses with the head strike.
Bueno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bueno lands with a light punch inside.
Bueno swings wildly with an uppercut but Nygard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nygard swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueno working aggressively here.
Bueno lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Bueno - that landed with a thud.
Nygard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bueno has him pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Bueno.
Bueno struggles to land a body shot inside as Nygard controls his hands.
Nygard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bueno misses with a punch on the inside.
Bueno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nygard misses with a punch to the body.
Bueno scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bueno misses with a body punch.
Bueno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nygard blocking some punches.
Bueno lands a hook that snaps the head of Nygard backwards.
Bueno misses with a short punch on the inside.

Nygard breaks the clinch.
Bueno throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nygard on the side of the head.

It looks like Leif Nygard has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bueno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nygard manages to avoid it.
Bueno throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nygard scores with a body shot.
A big left from Nygard misses.

Bueno closes the distance and clinches.
Bueno working aggressively here.
Nygard working aggressively here.
Bueno misses with the head strike.
Nygard throws a punch but it's blocked by Bueno.
Nygard lands a good knee to the midsection. Bueno won't want to take too many of those.
Bueno lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nygard backwards.
Bueno lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nygard gets through Bueno's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nygard working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bueno.
Bueno throws a head punch that misses.
Bueno tries to work over Nygard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Bueno dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bueno avoids the body shot from Nygard.
Bueno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nygard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nygard keeps the fight on the outside.
Nygard throws a low kick but Bueno avoids it.
Bueno takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bueno throws a jab when Nygard was well out of range.
Nygard connects with the punch.
Bueno lands a head shot.
A big left from Nygard misses.
Bueno misses with an uppercut. Nygard saw that one coming.
Nygard staying out of range there.
Bueno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nygard was well out of range. Poor timing from Bueno.
Bueno scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nygard tries to work over Bueno's front leg with a kick but Bueno checks it.
Nygard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nygard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bueno tries to clinch but Nygard is having none of it.
Bueno scoring well with a low kick there.

Bueno takes the fight into the clinch.
Bueno works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nygard lands a nice knee to the body.
Nygard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nygard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nygard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Nygard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nygard loads up on a big right hand but Bueno slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Bueno.
Nygard walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bueno checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pedro Bueno is winning the standup battle so far.
Nygard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bueno.
Bueno chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nygard can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bueno takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bueno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nygard was well out of range. Poor timing from Bueno.
A nice combination there by Bueno.
Bueno throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Nygard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bueno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nygard.
Bueno tries to close the distance and clinch but Nygard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nygard throws a shot from downtown. Bueno moves away and avoids it.
Bueno scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nygard misses with a hook. Bueno ducked under it nicely.
A jab lands there for Bueno.
Nygard slips a straight right by Bueno.
Nygard bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nygard slips under a jab from Bueno.
Bueno blocks the body kick.
Nygard slips a straight right by Bueno.
Nygard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bueno sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nygard moves away.
Bueno wants to land a leg kick but Nygard is out of range.
Donk. Bueno catches Nygard right on the button with a cross.

Bueno moves into the clinch.
Bueno lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bueno can't find room to land a body shot as Nygard controls the action.
Bueno working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Nygard breaks from the clinch.
Nygard lands with a nice body punch.
Bueno loads up on a big right hand but Nygard slips the punch.
Nygard fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bueno is out of range.
Nygard misses with a hook.
Nice body punch from Bueno.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bueno throws a looping overhand right but Nygard ducks down to avoid it.
Bueno has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nygard.
Bueno slips a straight right by Nygard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nygard keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bueno. Nygard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bueno takes a swing at Nygard's ribcage but misses.
Bueno blocks the body kick.
Nygard lands a nice looking body kick.
Bueno throws a shot from downtown. Nygard moves away and avoids it.
Nygard throws a leg kick
and Nygard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nygard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bueno slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Bueno moves into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bueno.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bueno tries to work over Nygard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nygard has a couple of punches blocked by Bueno.
Bueno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nygard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Bueno dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Nygard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bueno.
Decent striking displayed by Bueno there.

Nygard is rocked!
Bueno cracks Nygard with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pedro Bueno!
A very excited looking Pedro Bueno made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.