PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Bugaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommaso Baroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommaso Baroni has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bugaev
vs
Baroni

185 cm
26
215 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

191 cm
35
208 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Sydney Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Bugaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommaso Baroni!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bugaev misses with a hook. Baroni ducked under it nicely.
Baroni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baroni misses with a kick to the body.
Baroni lands a high kick!
Bugaev throws an off balance right hand
and Baroni counters with a low kick, right behind Bugaev 's knee.
Bugaev takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Baroni throws a solid leg kick but Bugaev takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Baroni.
Bugaev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baroni.
Baroni is looking to slow Bugaev down with leg kicks.
Baroni throws a poor cross that misses
and Bugaev counters with a series of strikes. Baroni will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bugaev tries a low kick but Baroni avoids it.
Baroni misses with a right hand
letting Bugaev counter with a right hand.

It looks like Tommaso Baroni has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baroni turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bugaev misses with a body kick.
Baroni lands a front kick.
Baroni looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Baroni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baroni throws a right hand that Bugaev ducks under and follows up with a left that Bugaev also avoids with ease.
Bugaev scoring well with a low kick there.
Bugaev attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Baroni is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Baroni fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Baroni ducks right into an uppercut from Bugaev.

Bugaev shoots in and bounces Baroni off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bugaev trying to control but Baroni is working from the bottom.
Bugaev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Baroni has his hands on Bugaev's head, controlling the position.
Baroni keeping moving, preventing Bugaev from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bugaev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bugaev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Baroni's head.
Bugaev throws a strike but Baroni rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bugaev seems keen to control Baroni's posture.
Bugaev working a defensive guard here.
Baroni controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bugaev working a defensive guard here.
Baroni sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bugaev has his hands on Baroni's head, controlling the position.
Baroni trying to control but Bugaev is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bugaev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Baroni scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tommaso Baroni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bugaev is looking to slow Baroni down with leg kicks.
Baroni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bugaev attempts a counter takedown but Baroni avoids it well and moves away.
Bugaev fails with a takedown attempt.
Bugaev works Baroni's body with a nice hook.
Baroni takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bugaev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A lazy left from Bugaev finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that David Bugaev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tommaso Baroni's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bugaev looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Baroni!
Bugaev misses with the ground and pound.
Bugaev working the strikes but Baroni uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Bugaev looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bugaev is trying to control the action in half guard but Baroni is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bugaev has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bugaev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Baroni regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bugaev.
Bugaev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bugaev slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bugaev tries to free his leg and advance position but Baroni is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baroni avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bugaev stays in close to Baroni's body and controls the position.
Bugaev postures up in Baroni's guard and throws a big left but Baroni blocks it.
Bugaev postures up in Baroni's guard and throws a big left but Baroni blocks it.
Bugaev won't allow Baroni to sweep him here.
Bugaev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Baroni is trying to keep Bugaev in close.
Bugaev postures up in Baroni's guard and throws a big left but Baroni blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Baroni preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bugaev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bugaev trying to control the position from guard on top but Baroni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baroni avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Baroni preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Baroni fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bugaev on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bugaev fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Baroni on the side of the head.
Bugaev is looking to chop away at Baroni's legs.
A slow jab from Bugaev misses its intended target.
Tommaso Baroni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Bugaev misses.
Bugaev lands a body shot.
Bugaev throws a jab when Baroni was well out of range.
Baroni unleashes a big counter combination but Bugaev bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baroni tried to score with a low kick but Bugaev checks it.

Bugaev fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Baroni to the ground. Bugaev is now in Baroni's guard.
Bugaev scoring with some ground and pound.
Baroni pulls Bugaev in close to prevent any damage.
Baroni avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bugaev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baroni can do to turn this around?
Baroni preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Baroni looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bugaev wants to pass the guard but Baroni is keeping the position.
Bugaev pushes down on Baroni's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bugaev looks to land a strike but Baroni avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Bugaev throws a big elbow that misses.
Bugaev controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bugaev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Baroni working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bugaev.
Bugaev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bugaev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Baroni working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bugaev.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bugaev throws an elbow that misses. Baroni uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bugaev's guard. Nice move by Baroni!

Bugaev 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Bugaev dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommaso Baroni's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Baroni smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bugaev avoids the body shot from Baroni.

Bugaev shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Baroni napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bugaev sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Baroni is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bugaev trying to control the position but Baroni is working away.
You can see the frustration on Baroni's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bugaev is looking to take a break and control but Baroni is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baroni can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Bugaev crashes against the mat.
Baroni is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bugaev connects with a decent elbow.
Baroni dodges the ground and pound from Bugaev.
Baroni is looking to regain half guard here but Bugaev keeps moving and retains side control.
An elbow from Bugaev crashes against the mat.
Baroni tries to buck Bugaev off but Bugaev is having none of it.
Bugaev trying to control the position but Baroni is working away.
Baroni prevents Bugaev from moving into mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baroni dodges the ground and pound from Bugaev.
Bugaev is working Baroni over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bugaev controlling from side mount.
Bugaev sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Baroni is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Baroni is looking for a sweep.
Bugaev trying to control the action but Baroni is working from the bottom.
Bugaev is putting a hurting on Baroni here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bugaev misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baroni is letting Bugaev control him for a moment.

Bugaev tries for a kimura but Baroni is defending well.
Bugaev misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bugaev connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Baroni some visible discomfort.

That has opened up Tommaso Baroni's cut even more.
Bugaev creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Tommaso Baroni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The cut above Tommaso Baroni's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Baroni avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bugaev.
Bugaev working the strikes but Baroni uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bugaev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
David Bugaev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bugaev is keen to just control but Baroni is a slippery customer.
Bugaev takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Baroni is staying active underneath Bugaev, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Baroni avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bugaev.
Bugaev looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bugaev is nestled in close to Baroni, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Tommaso Baroni's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tommaso Baroni's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). David Bugaev!