PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Statham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Buck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Statham
vs
Buck

183 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
181 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jason Statham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trevor Buck!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buck tries to clinch up but Statham circles away and keeps his distance.
Statham tries to score a power double leg takedown but Buck sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Statham somewhat.
Buck shoots in for a takedown but Statham shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Statham goes for a double leg but Buck avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Buck continues to drive forward.
Statham prevents a takedown attempt there.

Statham successfully pulls guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Buck scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Buck throwing strikes but missing.
Buck has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Buck is fighting to break Statham's control of his arms but Statham is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Statham looking for a sweep. Not yet Statham, not yet.
Statham working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Buck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Statham tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Statham wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Buck drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Buck jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Buck wants to get up but he can't break Statham's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Buck works over Statham with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Buck accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Statham wants to sweep here but Buck controlling him for the moment.
Buck in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Buck works over Statham with some ground and pound from guard.
Buck trying to control the position from guard on top but Statham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Buck looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Buck postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buck landing with the ground and pound.

Buck thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Buck is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Buck works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buck prevents Statham from standing back up.
Statham has hold of Buck's hands but Buck slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Buck missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Buck lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buck is thwarting Statham's attempts to control the position.
Statham is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buck working over Statham with some ground and pound. Statham looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Statham has hold of Buck's hands but Buck slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Buck winds up and cracks Statham with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Buck throwing shots but Statham is blocking nicely.

Buck looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Statham is trying to get back to full guard.

Buck wants to work for an arm triangle but Statham is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Statham tries to roll over but Buck keeps him under control.
Statham throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Statham knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Buck on the ground.
Statham misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Statham keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Buck wants to take a breather but Statham is having none of it.
Buck lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Buck is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Statham sees it coming and defends easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buck lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trevor Buck dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

No luck for Statham with that takedown attempt.

Statham drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Buck is on top in guard.
Statham is controlling Buck's posture.
Statham keeping moving, preventing Buck from controlling successfully.
Statham working a defensive guard here.
Buck tries to free his leg and advance position but Statham is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buck wants to control from the top but Statham keeps moving.
Buck loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Statham dives in for a single leg takedown but Buck sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Statham fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Statham. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Buck has clasped his hands together around Statham's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Statham is looking to regain half guard here but Buck keeps moving and retains side control.
Buck lands a decent elbow from side control.
Check out the look on Buck's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Buck thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Buck in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buck grinds an elbow into Statham's temple.
Statham takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Statham on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Buck tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Buck has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Buck is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Statham knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Buck landing a few strikes.
Buck working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Statham struggling a bit here.

Buck working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Statham takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Statham takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Buck is looking to take a break and control but Statham is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Buck scores with punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Buck's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Statham is trying to buck Buck off.
Buck working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buck working away.
Buck wants to control but Statham is keeping him busy.
Buck in side control lands a decent elbow.
Buck landing a few strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buck trying to control the action but Statham is working from the bottom.
Buck might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Statham haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trevor Buck showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! 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.

Buck throws a head kick that misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Buck looking for a takedown.
Statham tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Buck just stands there and leans against the cage.

Statham breaks from the clinch.

Statham tries to sprawl but Buck drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Statham is trying is best to control the position here.
Buck landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Buck slips a nice elbow through Statham's hands, connecting with Statham's forehead.

Statham has one foot on Buck's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice sprawl there from Statham as Buck shoots in.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Statham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Statham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Buck dives in and grabs Statham's left leg, looking for a takedown. Statham pushes down on Buck's head and hops out.
Jason Statham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevor Buck.
Statham fails with a takedown attempt.
Statham doesn't manage to clinch there - Buck circles away.
Statham closes the distance but Buck moves to the side
and Buck counters with a nice low kick that buckles Statham's knee momentarily.
Jason Statham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slapping leg kick lands for Buck.
Buck wants to clinch up but Statham keeps it at a distance.
Buck shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Statham pinned against the cage. Statham gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Buck tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Statham defends well and Buck ends up having to push Statham into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Statham stalling in the clinch.

Statham breaks from the clinch.

Buck gets a double leg takedown into Statham's guard.
Buck keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Statham's head.
Buck postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Buck avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Statham thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Statham keeping moving, preventing Buck from controlling successfully.
Buck postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Statham is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Buck is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Buck's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Buck lands a couple of elbows.
Buck looking to pass the guard.
Buck content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Buck is in close to Statham's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Buck with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buck is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Buck cracks Statham with a solid left hand.
Buck loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Buck wants to control from the top but Statham keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buck makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Buck working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Buck with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Buck with a nice head shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buck trying to control but Statham is working from the bottom.
Buck stands up over Statham, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trevor Buck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Buck winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trevor Buck!