PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Oliver Buddington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Danielson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danielson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cult of Personality . I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Buddington
vs
Danielson

188 cm
30
182 lbs
17 - 17 - 1

190 cm
30
192 lbs
12 - 9 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class boxer
Good gas tank

Dauntless
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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 17 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oliver Buddington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Danielson !
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buddington misses with a straight right.
Buddington has been working on his boxing with his coaches at *****POLAR***** in the buildup to the fight.
Johnny Danielson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danielson feints and then cracks Buddington's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Buddington down.
Danielson lands with a good body shot.
A good leg kick by Danielson .
Buddington takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Danielson gets a clinch.
Danielson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Buddington is defending well for now.
Danielson lands an uppercut.
Danielson is leaning against Buddington and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Buddington pushes Danielson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Danielson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Danielson .
Danielson thows a left - swing and a miss!
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!
Buddington throws a solid leg kick but Danielson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Buddington.
Buddington swinging wildly here.

Danielson pushes Buddington up against the ropes in a clinch.
Danielson prevents a body shot from Buddington.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danielson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Buddington lands an elbow inside.
Buddington keeps control of Danielson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Buddington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Danielson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Danielson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Buddington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Danielson .
Danielson throws a punch but it's blocked by Buddington.
Danielson lands with a left to the head.
Danielson working hard to break the clinch.
Danielson has a couple of punches blocked by Buddington.
Buddington is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Danielson is defending well for now.
Danielson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Danielson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Buddington seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Danielson can turn it around.
Danielson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Buddington is defending well for now.
Danielson tries a body shot but Buddington blocks it.
Buddington tries to land knees in the clinch but Danielson avoids the damage to the body.
Danielson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Buddington throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Danielson s head.
Danielson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Buddington fails to land.
Danielson misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buddington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Danielson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Buddington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Danielson misses with the head strike.
Danielson lands with a right to the head.
Danielson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Danielson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Buddington trying to land knees to the body.

Danielson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Danielson darts in and clinches Buddington up against the ropes.
Danielson can't find room to land a body shot as Buddington controls the action.
Danielson lands with a left to the head.
Buddington tries to work over Danielson 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Danielson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Buddington avoids it.
Good body shot from Buddington.
A head punch on the inside from Danielson fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buddington missing with knees to the body.
Buddington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Buddington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Buddington.
Danielson is trying to break the clinch but Buddington is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Danielson dominated that round.
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.

Buddington misses with an uppercut. Danielson saw that one coming.
A leg kick checked by Buddington.
Buddington throws a sloppy head kick and Danielson moves out of range easily.

Danielson closes the distance and clinches.
Johnny Danielson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Buddington is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Danielson is defending well for now.
Buddington lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Danielson or not.
Buddington blocks an uppercut.
Buddington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Danielson .
Buddington lands a nice uppercut.

Danielson 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice jab there from Danielson .

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Danielson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Danielson lands a hook that snaps the head of Buddington backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Danielson .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buddington creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Danielson 's defenses.
Buddington keeps control of Danielson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Danielson has a couple of punches blocked by Buddington.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danielson blocks a body shot from Buddington.
Buddington managing to block the knees to the body from Danielson .
Buddington struggles to land a body shot inside as Danielson controls his hands.
Buddington working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Buddington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Buddington throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Danielson struggles to land a body shot inside as Buddington controls his hands.
A short left from Buddington.
Buddington misses with a knee to the head.
Danielson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Danielson throws a head punch that misses.
Buddington tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Buddington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Buddington lands with a left to the head.
Good body shot from Buddington.
Danielson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Buddington working Danielson over with knees to the body.
Buddington lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Danielson backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buddington.
Buddington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Buddington scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buddington lands an elbow inside that Danielson shrugs off.

Danielson manages to break the clinch.
Danielson tries to land a leg kick but Buddington saw it coming and moves away.

Danielson rushes Buddington and presses him up against the ropes.
Buddington digs a right hand underneath Danielson 's ribcage. Danielson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Buddington lands a left hand that snaps the head of Danielson backwards.
Buddington lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Buddington misses with a body punch.
Danielson misses with a body punch.
Danielson has a couple of punches blocked by Buddington.
Buddington lands a left hand that snaps the head of Danielson backwards.
Buddington scores with a nice hook to the head.
Buddington landing knees to the body.
Danielson is breathing heavily.
Buddington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Buddington slows down the pace here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Danielson .
Buddington misses with a punch to the body.
Danielson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Buddington dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Danielson misses with a leg kick
and Buddington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Danielson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Danielson clinches up with Buddington and pushes him back against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Buddington.
Buddington lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Buddington missing with knees to the body.
Danielson prevents a body shot from Buddington.
Buddington blocking some punches.
Buddington blocks an uppercut.
Buddington avoiding damage.
Danielson misses with the head strike.
Buddington lands a hook that snaps the head of Danielson backwards.
Danielson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Buddington scores with a knee to the head.

Danielson is rocked!

It looks like Johnny Danielson has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Buddington.
Danielson is still on wobbly legs! Can Buddington finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buddington scores with a nice hook to the head.
Buddington creates a bit of space and fires a knee right up the middle, almost lifting Danielson off his feet and sending him crashing to the canvas! Danielson is trying to get back to his feet but his equilibrium is completely gone! The referee has called it off! This fight is over! Buddington is jumping up and down like a mad man, celebrating with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Oliver Buddington!
During a confident post fight interview, Oliver Buddington thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.