PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Cahill (ranked 2292 p4p, 257 weight class) and Simon Budimon (ranked 2193 p4p, 248 weight class). Simon Budimon has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Cahill
vs
Budimon

172 cm
22
175 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

180 cm
28
184 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Cahill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Budimon!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cahill swinging wildly here.
Budimon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Budimon has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cahill throws a jab but it's blocked by Budimon.
Cahill has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ramirez School Of Excellence in the buildup to the fight.
Tim Cahill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Cahill. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cahill.
Budimon missing with a left hand there. Cahill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Budimon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cahill on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Budimon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cahill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cahill on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cahill on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cahill throws a right and a left that Budimon avoids nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Budimon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A combination from Cahill does no damage.
Budimon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Budimon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cahill fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Budimon moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Budimon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cahill's sensitive parts.
Cahill misses with a two punch combination.
Cahill lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Budimon circles away quickly and effectively.
Budimon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cahill moves away.
Good shot there by Cahill.
Cahill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Budimon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cahill on the side of the head.
Cahill lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Budimon at a distance.
Cahill throws a left and a right that both miss
and Budimon counters with a nice kick to the body.
Budimon cracks Cahill with a right hand to the side of the head.
Budimon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cahill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cahill looks to land a combination but Budimon avoids it well.
Budimon avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little jabbing left from Budimon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
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!
Budimon misses with a head kick.
Cahill looks to land a left hand but Budimon moved out of range nicely.
Cahill misses with a hook. Budimon ducked under it nicely.
Budimon throws a big counter head kick but Cahill avoids it with no problem.
Budimon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budimon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cahill was well out of range. Poor timing from Budimon.
Budimon throws the left hand but Cahill avoids the punch easily.
Cahill lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cahill on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cahill thuds a left hand into Budimon's body.
Cahill misses with a looping left.
Cahill feints a jab promting Budimon to slip. Cahill then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Budimon slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Budimon throws out a loose jab but Cahill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cahill went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cahill swings for the body but Budimon moves out of range.
Cahill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Budimon throws a shot from downtown. Cahill moves away and avoids it.
Budimon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cahill misses with the combination.
Budimon looks to land a right hand but Cahill moved out of range.
Cahill connects with a single shot there.
A punch combination from Cahill misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cahill throws a shot from downtown. Budimon moves away and avoids it.
Cahill throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Budimon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cahill will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slow jab from Budimon misses its intended target.
Cahill feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Budimons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cahill throws a nice looking combination but Budimon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Budimon loads up on a big right hand but Cahill slips the punch.
Budimon looks for the body kick but Cahill saw that one coming.
Cahill throws out a powerful jab.
Cahill lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Budimon misses with a looping left.
Budimon misses with a leg kick.
Budimon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cahill gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Budimon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cahill has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cahill there as he acknowledges the shot.
Budimon avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cahill avoids a kick to the body.
Cahill takes one on the button.

Cahill is rocked!
Budimon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cahill.
Cahill throws a hook but Budimon blocks it.
It seemed like Budimon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Budimon takes a swing at Cahill's ribcage but misses.
Budimon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cahill lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Budimon throws the kick towards the body but Cahill avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Cahill tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cahill throws a nice looking combination but Budimon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cahill throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Budimon.
A punch combination from Cahill misses.
Cahill misses the jab.
It seemed like Budimon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cahill is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Budimon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Budimon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cahill.
Cahill with a hook.
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 Tim Cahill will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cahill lands with a hook. Budimon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cahill just misses with a punch to the body.
Budimon throws a hook but Cahill avoids it easily.
Tim Cahill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Budimon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cahill.
Budimon scores with a head kick. Cahill tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Oh Cahill is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Budimon drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Cahill right on the button. Cahill goes down! Budimon follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Budimon gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Budimon!
A very excited looking Simon Budimon made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.