PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tumbu Bukasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bukasa
vs
Wayne

188 cm
20
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tumbu Bukasa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Wayne!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bukasa manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Bukasa.
Wayne lands a right hook to the body.

Bukasa lands a big head kick that sends Wayne tumbling to the mat! Bukasa takes a step backwards and waves Wayne back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Wayne is rocked!

It looks like Bruce Wayne has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wayne misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wayne is still on wobbly legs! Can Bukasa finish him?
Wayne throws a body punch but Bukasa moves out of range.
Bukasa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wayne seems to have recovered his senses.
An inside leg kick lands from Wayne.
Wayne misses with a body shot.
Wayne throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wayne misses with a kick to the body.
Bukasa tries a head kick but it misses.
Wayne misses the shot to the body.
Wayne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wayne throws a body punch but Bukasa moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne misses the shot to the body.

Bukasa moves into the clinch successfully.
Bukasa tries to land a knee to the head but Wayne blocks with his arms.
Wayne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wayne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bukasa avoids it.
Wayne misses with a punch to the body.
Wayne cracks Bukasa with a nice body shot.
Wayne working hard to break the clinch.

Bukasa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wayne lands with a cross.
Wayne cracks a nice hook into Bukasa's ribs.
Wayne looks to score with a jab to the body but Bukasa is just out of range.
Bukasa looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Wayne scores with a body shot.

Bukasa lands a big head kick that sends Wayne tumbling to the mat! Bukasa takes a step backwards and waves Wayne back to his feet - he wants the finish!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bukasa avoids the body shot from Wayne.
A head kick misses from Bukasa.
A head kick misses from Bukasa.
Wayne blocks a head kick by Bukasa.
Bukasa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bukasa throws a sloppy head kick and Wayne moves out of range easily.
Wayne moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bruce Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wayne throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice defenses there by Bukasa.
Bukasa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bukasa throws a sloppy head kick and Wayne moves out of range easily.
Wayne cracks Bukasa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws a hook but Bukasa blocks it.
Wayne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wayne misses with an uppercut.
Wayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bukasa was well out of range. Poor timing from Wayne.
Wayne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wayne clobbers Bukasa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wayne lands a right hook to the body.
Bukasa throws a head kick that misses.
Wayne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wayne is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bukasa rather than just go for the knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wayne. Bukasa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bukasa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wayne connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bukasa on the side of the head.
Wayne thows a body shot but no joy.
Wayne tries for a takedown but Bukasa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Bukasa.
Wayne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wayne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bukasa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bukasa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Bukasa tries to sprawl but Wayne drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Wayne trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tumbu Bukasa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Wayne's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A big left from Wayne misses.
Bukasa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wayne with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bukasa lands a big head kick that sends Wayne to the canvas! Bukasa follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tumbu Bukasa!
Tumbu Bukasa is the new light heavyweight champion!
A victorious Tumbu Bukasa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.