PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Giorgio Valentino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bucky The Badger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Badger comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jump Around kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Bucky The Badger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Valentino
vs
The Badger

190 cm
30
166 lbs
22 - 9 - 1

160 cm
32
160 lbs
22 - 12 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Giorgio Valentino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bucky The Badger!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentino pivots, looking for a leg kick but The Badger is out of range and Valentino settles back down.
Valentino misses with a wild body shot.
The Badger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Valentino.
Valentino drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The Badger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Valentino has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The Badger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Valentino misses with a shot to the body

and The Badger moves into the clinch.
The Badger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The Badger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valentino lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Badger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The Badger misses with an elbow over the top.
Valentino lands an uppercut.
The Badger goes for a takedown attempt but Valentino pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The Badger throws a low kick but Valentino moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Valentino is predictable there
and The Badger counters with a nice uppercut.
Valentino really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Badger throws a looping overhand right but Valentino ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from The Badger.
The Badger misses the jab.
Valentino avoids the head kick by The Badger.
The Badger tries to close the distance and clinch but Valentino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Valentino wants to land a leg kick but The Badger is out of range.
Valentino throws a chopping leg kick but The Badger manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The Badger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valentino manages to avoid it.
Valentino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Badger moves away.
Valentino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Badger.
The Badger uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The Badger blocks a jab.
The Badger misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentino moves forwards but The Badger connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Valentino scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The Badger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Valentino paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Badger swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheers as The Badger lands an impressive looking overhand right. Valentino doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valentino slips under a jab.
Valentino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Badger.
The Badger misses the shot to the body.
Valentino takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Valentino tries to close the distance and clinch but The Badger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Badger cracks the inside of Valentino's front leg.
The Badger throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The Badger scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Valentino is looking to wear down The Badger with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The Badger slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Badger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Valentino staying out of range there.
The Badger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valentino was well out of range. Poor timing from The Badger.
Valentino walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. The Badger checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Valentino looks to score with a jab to the body but The Badger is just out of range.
The Badger is looking to slow Valentino down with leg kicks.
The Badger jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Valentino slips under a jab.
Nice body kick from Valentino.
A big left from Valentino misses.
The Badger ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Valentino drops his hands momentarily and The Badger takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Valentino swings for the body but The Badger moves out of range.
The Badger throws a hook to the side of Valentino's head but Valentino sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Badger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Valentino closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Badger throws an elbow but it misses.
The Badger lands with a light punch inside.
Valentino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Badger throws a head punch that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, The Badger just misses with a elbow thrown towards Valentino's brow.
Valentino can't find room to land a body shot as The Badger controls the action.
The Badger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valentino has a couple of punches blocked by The Badger.
Valentino lands with a light punch inside.
Valentino lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Valentino lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Badger backwards.
Valentino avoids the elbow strike from The Badger, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Badger goes for a takedown in the clinch but Valentino prevents it.
Valentino misses with a punch on the inside.
The Badger blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bucky The Badger 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.

The Badger throws a leg kick which misses Valentino's front leg but catches the back leg as Valentino tries to avoid it.
Valentino scores with a decent looking hook.
The Badger loads up on a big right hand but Valentino slips the punch.
The Badger bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The Badger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Valentino clinches.
The Badger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Valentino pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Valentino misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, The Badger just misses with a elbow thrown towards Valentino's brow.
The Badger throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from The Badger.
The Badger missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, The Badger just misses with a elbow thrown towards Valentino's brow.
The Badger misses with the head strike.
The Badger lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Badger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The Badger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Valentino backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Badger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valentino misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Badger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Valentino lands with a left to the head.
The Badger works on Valentino's body with a couple of short punches.
The Badger swings wildly with an uppercut but Valentino uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Badger throws an elbow but it misses.
The Badger is leaning against Valentino and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The Badger throws a punch but it's blocked by Valentino.
A head punch on the inside from Valentino fails to land.
The Badger lands an elbow just above Valentino 's eye.
Valentino lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Valentino tries to throw a body punch but The Badger avoids it by throwing Valentino back against the cage.
The Badger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters up against the cage, The Badger throws an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Valentino.
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!
The Badger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Valentino's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Badger gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The Badger tries to land a knee to the head but Valentino blocks with his arms.
The Badger throws a punch but it's blocked by Valentino.
The Badger struggles to land a body shot inside as Valentino controls his hands.
Valentino avoids a wild elbow strike from The Badger.
The Badger throws an elbow that misses.
The Badger has a couple of punches blocked by Valentino.
The referee calls for The Badger to work.
Valentino scores with a shoulder strike.
Valentino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Badger's elbow.
The Badger is trying to drag Valentino to the mat but Valentino just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The Badger avoids the elbow strike from Valentino, against the cage.
The Badger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valentino lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The Badger blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Badger has Valentino pressed against the cage, preventing Valentino from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Valentino blocks a body shot from The Badger.
The Badger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Valentino throws a punch but it's blocked by The Badger.
Valentino throws a punch but it's blocked by The Badger.
The Badger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valentino.
The Badger looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The Badger drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Badger.
The Badger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valentino.

Valentino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Valentino closes the distance but The Badger moves to the side
and The Badger counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bucky The Badger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Valentino bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps The Badger's head backwards.
Valentino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Badger wants to clinch up but Valentino keeps it at a distance.
The Badger is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Badger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Badger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Valentino thows a left - swing and a miss!
Valentino lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Badger bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Valentino instigates a clinch.
Valentino struggles to land a body shot inside as The Badger controls his hands.
Valentino scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valentino blocks the elbow strike.
Valentino blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Badger.
Valentino throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bucky The Badger will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Valentino feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Badger's calf.
Valentino has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from The Badger finds it's way round the side to connect with Valentino's head.
Valentino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Badger fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Badger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Badger connects with a body shot.
The Badger misses the shot to the body.
The Badger jabs Valentino to the body, keeping him at a distance.

The Badger forces Valentino back against the cage and clinches.
Valentino lands an elbow that stopped The Badger in his tracks for a moment.
The Badger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valentino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Valentino.
The Badger drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Valentino gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Valentino avoiding damage as The Badger throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Badger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Valentino is defending well for now.
Valentino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valentino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Badger misses with an elbow over the top.
The Badger tries to work over Valentino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Badger.
The Badger blocks a body shot from Valentino.
Valentino is looking to control The Badger's arms but The Badger gets an underhook and turns him. Now Valentino has his back to the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Valentino just misses with a elbow thrown towards The Badger's brow.
The Badger unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Valentino throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by The Badger.
The Badger avoiding damage as Valentino throws knees to the body.
The Badger lands a right hand.
Valentino avoids the elbow strike from The Badger, against the cage.
Bucky The Badger seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The Badger lands a body shot.
Giorgio Valentino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Badger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Badger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Valentino has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Valentino working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Valentino's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Valentino is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Valentino lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Badger backwards.
The Badger working aggressively here.
The Badger lands with a short shot to the head.
Valentino makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Badger blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Badger.
Valentino trying to control the position but instead, The Badger has worked for underhooks and has pushed Valentino into the cage.
The Badger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Valentino backwards.
The Badger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Valentino has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Valentino is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The Badger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Valentino blocks an elbow strike from The Badger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentino softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Valentino looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Badger.
The Badger working aggressively here.
Valentino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Badger creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, The Badger just misses with a elbow thrown towards Valentino's brow.
The Badger avoiding damage as Valentino throws knees to the body.
A short left from Valentino.
The Badger blocks an elbow strike from Valentino.
The Badger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Valentino misses with some punches.
The Badger misses with an elbow strike.
Valentino is trying to stall.
Valentino lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentino avoids the elbow strike from The Badger, against the cage.
The Badger dodges an elbow strike from Valentino.
Valentino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Badger's elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The Badger.
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!
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Badger.
The Badger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Badger looking to throw knees to the head but Valentino is blocking nicely.
Valentino scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Valentino.
Valentino misses with an elbow strike.
Valentino lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. The Badger obliges.
The Badger misses with an elbow strike.
The Badger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valentino lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Badger gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Valentino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valentino lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bucky The Badger.
Well The Badger has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bucky The Badger!
Bucky The Badger made sure to mention his sponsor, Milwaukee's Best 160 in his post fight interview.