PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Buflienko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Denver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Buflienko
vs
Denver

175 cm
25
174 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Buflienko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Don Denver!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Denver darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Denver displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Denver lands with a nice body punch.
Denver lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Denver.
Denver stalks Buflienko and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Buflienko's face. Buflienko staggers backwards, shaken.
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!
Buflienko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Denver. Denver circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Denver misses with the combination.
Denver blocks the body kick.
Denver has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Denver there as he acknowledges the shot.
A combination from Denver does no damage.
Denver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Denver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buflienko.

Buflienko closes the distance and clinches.
Buflienko wants to get back to striking at distance but Denver won't allow it.
Denver lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Ivan Buflienko has been cut.
Denver takes a shot to the head.
Denver wants to break free but Buflienko has control.

Buflienko breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denver takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Buflienko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Denver connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Buflienko momentarily.
Denver lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Buflienko backs up against the cage.
Buflienko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Denver connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Buflienko is rocked!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buflienko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oh Buflienko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Denver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Buflienko seems to have got his legs back now.
Buflienko moves forwards but Denver connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Denver swinging wildly here.
Denver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buflienko.
Buflienko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Denver goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Denver looks winded!

Buflienko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Buflienko lands with a left to the head.
Buflienko leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denver comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A frustrated look appears on Denver's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Buflienko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Denver is trying to force a seperation but Buflienko has the dominant position.
Denver has Buflienko pressed against the cage, preventing Buflienko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Buflienko has Denver pressed against the cage, preventing Denver from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Buflienko tries to land knees in the clinch but Denver avoids the damage to the body.
Denver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Buflienko.
Buflienko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Denver.
Denver looking to throw knees to the head but Buflienko is blocking nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Denver.
The referee calls for Buflienko to work.
Nice body punch from Buflienko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buflienko has Denver pressed against the cage, preventing Denver from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Denver keeps control of Buflienko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Buflienko.
Buflienko can't break the clinch.
Denver scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Denver has had enough of the clinch but Buflienko keeps him there for the moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Denver pushes Buflienko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Denver is trying to break free.
Denver is trying to push Buflienko away but Buflienko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Denver takes a shot to the head.
Denver wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Denver wants to get back to striking at distance but Buflienko won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Denver as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Buflienko.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Denver.
Nice body punch from Buflienko - that landed with a thud.
Buflienko pushes Denver back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denver can't break the clinch.
Denver wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Denver prevents Buflienko from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Buflienko throws an elbow but misses.
Buflienko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Denver wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Denver misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Denver connects with a nasty looking knee right to Buflienko's face.
Buflienko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Buflienko is looking to break free of the clinch but Denver has double underhooks.
Denver is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Denver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Buflienko'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.

Buflienko tries to clinch but Denver moves out of range.

Buflienko moves into the clinch.
Ivan Buflienko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Denver tries to break free but Buflienko pushes him back against the cage.

Buflienko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Buflienko rushes Denver and presses him up against the cage.
Denver tries to break the clinch but Buflienko is controlling the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Buflienko.
Buflienko prevents Denver from breaking the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Buflienko as the two fighters clinch.
Denver tries to break the clinch but Buflienko is controlling the position.
Buflienko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Denver tries a body shot but Buflienko blocks it.
Buflienko is trying to break the clinch but Denver has him pressed against the cage.
Denver can't break the clinch.
Buflienko lands with a left to the head.
Buflienko is pushing Denver up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Buflienko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Buflienko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Buflienko breaks from the clinch.
Ivan Buflienko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Denver checks the leg kick.
Denver misses with the combination.
Denver swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Buflienko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Buflienko takes one on the button.
Denver is breathing heavily.

Buflienko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Denver has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Denver wants to break the clinch but can't.
Buflienko misses with an elbow over the top.
A short left from Buflienko.
Buflienko takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denver tries a body shot but Buflienko blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Denver blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Buflienko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Buflienko lands with a right to the head.
Denver lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Buflienko prevents Denver from breaking the clinch.
Denver is trying to push Buflienko away but Buflienko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Denver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Buflienko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Buflienko stalling against the cage.
Denver is trying to break the clinch but Buflienko has him pressed against the cage.
Denver has had enough of the clinch but Buflienko keeps him there for the moment.
Buflienko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Buflienko manages to break the clinch.
Denver lands with a good body shot.
Buflienko misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Buflienko.
Denver lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Buflienko lands with a nice body punch.
Denver throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Buflienko.
Ivan Buflienko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buflienko lands a body shot.

Buflienko pushes Denver up against the cage in a clinch.

Buflienko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Buflienko digs a good hook to Denver's body.
Buflienko is looking to wear down Denver with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Buflienko rushes Denver and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Buflienko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Denver's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Buflienko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buflienko getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Buflienko scores with a jab. Denver acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Denver rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Buflienko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Buflienko throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buflienko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Denver counters with a stiff right hand.
Buflienko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Buflienko lands a glancing blow to the side of Denver's head.
Buflienko throws a low kick but Denver moves out of range easily.
Buflienko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Denver is able to avoid easily.
Buflienko lands a really nice looking cross but Denver seems unphased.
Don Denver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Denver throws a right and a left that Buflienko avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Denver. Those never looked like landing.
Buflienko dodges the punch combination from Denver.
A lazy left from Buflienko finds it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Denver fails to land with a series of punches.
Buflienko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Denver stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Buflienko rushes Denver and presses him up against the cage.
Denver misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Buflienko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Buflienko's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Buflienko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Buflienko lands with a good body shot.

Buflienko moves into the clinch.
Buflienko prevents Denver from breaking the clinch.
Buflienko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Denver backwards.
Buflienko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice body punch from Buflienko - that landed with a thud.

Buflienko manages to break the clinch.
Denver throws a left and a right that both miss
and Buflienko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Buflienko jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Denver throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Buflienko cracks Denver with a right hand to the side of the head.

Buflienko drops Denver with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Denver looks back up at him and smiles so Buflienko waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Denver is rocked!
Buflienko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Denver is still on wobbly legs! Can Buflienko finish him?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Buflienko throws a monster overhand right that drops Denver! Buflienko follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Buflienko!