PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abel Darent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oedline Buntington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Darent
vs
Buntington

180 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
22
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Abel Darent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Oedline Buntington!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buntington throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Buntington throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Darent.
Buntington stuffs the takedown.
Darent shoots in and drives through. Buntington sprawls well.
Buntington moves out of range as Darent strikes.
Buntington scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Abel Darent has been cut.
Buntington connects with a looping right hand.
Buntington fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Darent shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abel Darent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buntington scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darent shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Darent is breathing heavily.
Darent shoots for a takedown but Buntington saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Buntington misses with a double jab.
Buntington connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Buntington drops Darent with a right and a left! Buntington comes rushing in but Darent regains his composure and manages to keep Buntington in guard.

Darent is rocked!
Buntington wants to get up but he can't break Darent's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Oh Darent is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Darent seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darent thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Buntington trying to stand up but can't free himself from Darent's guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Darent is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Buntington throws a shot to the body.
Buntington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Buntington misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Buntington.

Darent decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Darent lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Darent.
Darent throwing shots but Buntington is blocking nicely.
Buntington really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Darent. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Darent prevents Buntington from standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darent thows a huge punch but Buntington dodges it nicely.
Darent missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Buntington tries to kick Darent off but Darent keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Darent working Buntington over with strikes.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Darent darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Darent 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.
Buntington is trying to stand up here but Darent is controlling him well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Darent missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darent not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Buntington can do anything to dispel that myth.
Darent missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buntington wants to stand back up but Darent manages to pass into side control.
Buntington bucks up and tries to throw Darent off but instead Darent has got his back!
Darent thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Buntington looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Darent lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Buntington covering up well and avoiding damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darent scores with strikes from the back.
Buntington trying to get back to his feet but Darent is in full control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oedline Buntington dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abel Darent's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Darent will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Buntington misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Abel Darent is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Buntington ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darent shoots in and drives through. Buntington sprawls well.
Darent takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Buntington throws a right hand that Darent ducks under and follows up with a left that Darent also avoids with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Buntington. No joy for Darent on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abel Darent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buntington lands a jab to the nose.
Buntington moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Buntington scores with a one two! Darent had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Darent on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darent misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Darent looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Buntington is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Buntington darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Buntington moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Buntington scores with a nice head shot.
Buntington throws a combination. Darent tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Darent has a takedown stuffed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Buntington.
Darent defending well as Buntington loads up on a big left hand.
Darent shoots in looking for a takedown. Buntington tries to sprawl out of it but Darent keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Buntington manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Darent closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Darent fails to land the takedown.
Buntington lands a really nice looking cross but Darent seems unphased.
Buntington might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Buntington will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darent staying out of range there.

Darent looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Buntington!
Buntington wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Darent postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Buntington looks a forlorn figure.
Darent fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Darent lands a nice shot to the head.
Darent is landing with some decent strikes but Buntington is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Buntington that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Darent landing strikes from the mount and Buntington is in trouble!
Buntington is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Darent throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Darent scoring with strikes but Buntington is staying in there.
Buntington is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Buntington wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Darent.
Buntington wants to try and get back to his feet.
Darent postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Buntington looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oedline Buntington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Abel Darent'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. And we move into the final round!

Buntington misses with the combination.
Darent gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Buntington ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Darent shoots in for a double leg but Buntington sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Darent gets the takedown into side control.
Buntington is trying to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Darent is putting a hurting on Buntington here, landing some big shots from side control.
Darent is working Buntington over with some ground and pound from side control.
Buntington on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buntington is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Darent has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Buntington sneaks out the side door and pushes Darent away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Nice takedown defense from Buntington. No joy for Darent on that attempt.
Darent throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darent dodges the punch combination from Buntington.
Buntington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Darent moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Buntington misses.
Buntington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darent.
Darent shoots in and drives through. Buntington sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abel Darent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buntington lands with an uppercut that bounces Darent off the cage and back into rage.
Oedline Buntington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A right-left combo lands from Buntington.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Darent slips a jab and a cross from Buntington.

Darent decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Darent wants to pass to mount but Buntington is defending the position.
Darent missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Buntington tries to kick Darent off in order to stand up. Darent Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Darent lands a nice forearm strike.
Darent sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Buntington is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Darent throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Darent working the head and body with strikes.
Darent scores with punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buntington is trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Check out the look on Darent's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Darent is chipping away with strikes.
Darent in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Good shot there by Buntington.
Buntington throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Darent fails to land the takedown.
Buntington moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Buntington lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Buntington.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Darent tries for a takedown but Buntington sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Buntington. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Buntington.
Buntington misses with the combination.
Darent throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Buntington tries to bum rush Darent with a series of wild strikes but Darent uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Buntington scores with the left hand. Darent knows he should have avoided that one.

Darent shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Buntington's guard.
Buntington utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Darent postures up and lands a big shot to Buntington's brow.
Darent in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abel Darent showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Buntington 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oedline Buntington!