PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Puukko Bulevardi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Star Dust (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bulevardi comes to the cage accompanied by Northern Kings - They Don't Really Care About Us. Dust has chosen Die for Metal as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Puukko Bulevardi has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Puukko Bulevardi seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Bulevardi
vs
Dust

177 cm
27
166 lbs
7 - 2 - 1

174 cm
26
154 lbs
10 - 4 - 1

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition

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 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Puukko Bulevardi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Star Dust!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dust sizes up Bulevardi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dust throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been told by Bulevardi's head coaches at gym closing that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dust uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dust slips a jab from Bulevardi.
Dust misses with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Dust. Beautiful body shot.
Bulevardi throws a big shot that misses.
Dust tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bulevardi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Star Dust seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dust misses with a low kick.
Dust lands a head kick!
Bulevardi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bulevardi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dust counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dust swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bulevardi.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dust.
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!
Dust keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bulevardi.
Dust throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dust throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulevardi throws a hook but Dust blocks it.
Star Dust is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bulevardi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dust.
Dust misses with a few strikes there.
Bulevardi misses with a wild body shot.
Dust uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bulevardi.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dust.
A low kick from Dust is predictable there

and Bulevardi counters with a shoot takedown. Dust fights it but they end up in guard.
Bulevardi trying to control but Dust is working from the bottom.
Bulevardi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bulevardi trying to control but Dust is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dust looking for a sweep. Not yet Dust, not yet.
Bulevardi throws a big right hand that misses.
Bulevardi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Dust has his foot on Bulevardi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bulevardi works his way back into a safe position though.
Dust pulls Bulevardi in close to his closed guard and prevents Bulevardi from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dust keeping full guard, as Bulevardi tries to pass.
Dust tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dust looks to land a right hand but Bulevardi moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dust misses the shot to the body.
Dust tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bulevardi was well out of range. Poor timing from Dust.
Bulevardi misses with a wild body shot.
Bulevardi blocks a low kick nicely.
Bulevardi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dust throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bulevardi checks a leg kick.
Dust is looking to chop away at Bulevardi's legs.
Dust is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bulevardi rather than just go for the knockout.
Dust misses with a wild body shot.
Bulevardi swings for the body but Dust moves out of range.
Dust appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
No luck for Bulevardi with that takedown attempt.
Dust fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bulevardi manages to avoid it.
Dust plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bulevardi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dust tries to avoid it but Bulevardi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dust to the ground. Dust escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dust gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Bulevardi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulevardi throws an elbow that misses. Dust uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bulevardi's guard. Nice move by Dust!

This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bulevardi controls Dust momentarily but Dust frees himself.
Dust trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bulevardi trying to keep a closed guard but Dust is proving a slippery customer.
My spies in Heavy Metal inform me that Dust has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Dust keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bulevardi's head.

Dust avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dust sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Star Dust dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bulevardi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Bulevardi has closed the distance and engaged Dust in a clinch.
Bulevardi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dust misses with a punch on the inside.
Dust misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dust lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bulevardi misses with a body punch.
Dust has a couple of punches blocked by Bulevardi.
Nice body punch from Bulevardi.
Dust has a couple of punches blocked by Bulevardi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bulevardi lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Bulevardi.
Bulevardi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dust misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dust misses with a punch on the inside.
Bulevardi blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dust misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Bulevardi.
Dust lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dust works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bulevardi throws a head punch that misses.
Dust swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bulevardi lands a left hand.
Bulevardi has a couple of punches blocked by Dust.
Dust throws a punch but it's blocked by Bulevardi.
A head punch on the inside from Dust fails to land.
Bulevardi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dust lands a hook that snaps the head of Bulevardi backwards.
Bulevardi lands a shoulder strike.
Bulevardi lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Bulevardi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dust is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dust.
Puukko Bulevardi has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dust throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bulevardis head.
Dust misses with a punch on the inside.
Dust misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bulevardi pushes Dust back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dust blocking some punches.
Bulevardi looking to slow down the pace here.
Bulevardi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dust's elbow.
Bulevardi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dust backwards.
Dust working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bulevardi working aggressively here.
Bulevardi lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Dust.
Bulevardi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Dust manages to break the clinch.
Dust cracks a nice hook into Bulevardi's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulevardi lands the left hand.
Dust lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dust. Bulevardi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bulevardi misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot lands for Bulevardi.
Dust throws a leg kick

and Bulevardi counters with a shoot takedown. Dust fights it but they end up in guard.
Bulevardi trying to control the position from guard on top but Dust is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dust has control of Bulevardi's left arm, preventing Bulevardi from doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dust is on top in guard.

Bulevardi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulevardi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dust controls the pace.
Dust must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Bulevardi has his foot on Dust's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dust works his way back into a safe position though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Dust avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dust postures up in Bulevardi's guard and throws a big left but Bulevardi blocks it.
Dust looking to sit in guard and control but Bulevardi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Bulevardi trying to control but Dust is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Puukko Bulevardi dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Dust lands a slapping body shot.
Dust wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Some bone on bone action there as Bulevardi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dust tries to clinch there but Bulevardi circles away.
Bulevardi misses with a looping left.
Dust buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Bulevardi blocks the low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dust.
Dust throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bulevardi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dust.

Bulevardi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dust keeping moving, preventing Bulevardi from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dust looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bulevardi is one step ahead there.
Bulevardi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bulevardi trying to control but Dust is working from the bottom.
Dust can't keep his opponent in guard - Bulevardi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dust gets back to full guard.

Dust throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bulevardi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bulevardi is stalling in the full guard.
Bulevardi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bulevardi trying to control but Dust is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dust throws a series of punches but Bulevardi moves out of range.
Star Dust seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dust on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bulevardi tries to clinch up but Dust circles away and keeps his distance.
Dust steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bulevardi.
Dust looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bulevardi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bulevardi lands a glancing blow to the side of Dust's head.
Bulevardi shoots in for a takedown but Dust shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dust throws a low kick but Bulevardi avoids it.
Dust connects with an inside leg kick.
Dust fails in his attempt to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Bulevardi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bulevardi dives in and grabs Dust's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dust pushes down on Bulevardi's head and hops out.
Dust replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bulevardi blocks it well.
Dust connects with a right hand. Bulevardi shakes it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dust throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dust connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dust throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bulevardi.
Bulevardi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bulevardi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dust throws a nice looking combination but Bulevardi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bulevardi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dust tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Bulevardi counter with a right hand.
Dust walks into a stiff left hand from Bulevardi.
Dust lands an overhand right.
Bulevardi misses the shot to the body.
Dust was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bulevardi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dust. Dust obviously looking to wear him down.
Dust lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Star Dust.
I think Dust has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Star Dust!
After the fight, Star Dust was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.