PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ola Badmus (ranked 838 p4p, 1052 weight class) and Charles Bukowski (ranked 108 p4p, 133 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Charles Bukowski enters the cage!

Badmus
vs
Bukowski

180 cm
27
185
7 - 2 - 0

183 cm
31
190
17 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Gatoroids

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ola Badmus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Bukowski!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badmus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bukowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Badmus.
Badmus takes a swing at Bukowski's ribcage but misses.
Bukowski scores with a jab to the body.
Bukowski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Bukowski gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bukowski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Badmus on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Badmus is looking to control Bukowski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Badmus avoid being mounted?
Bukowski performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bukowski landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bukowski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bukowski lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Badmus is refusing to be controlled, as Bukowski sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukowski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bukowski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bukowski thows a huge punch but Badmus dodges it nicely.
Bukowski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Badmus's head.

Badmus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bukowski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Badmus does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Badmus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bukowski is working away from the top position though.
Bukowski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bukowski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bukowski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bukowski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Badmus trying to control but Bukowski postures up.
Badmus is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bukowski is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bukowski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Badmus trying to hold on to Bukowski's head to control him but Bukowski postures up.
Bukowski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bukowski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Badmus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bukowski trying to control from half guard but Badmus is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badmus on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bukowski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Badmus looking for submissions off his back.
Badmus taking some punishment here, with Bukowski in his half guard.
Bukowski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bukowski connects with a nice short shot to Badmus's temple.
Bukowski is thwarting Badmus's attempts to control the position.
Bukowski lands strikes from half guard.
Bukowski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bukowski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badmus is trying to maintain the position but Bukowski is very close to passing his half guard.

Badmus actively working from the bottom here.

Badmus looking for submissions off his back.
Bukowski trying to control the action but Badmus is working from the bottom.

Badmus is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bukowski pulls his head out easily.
Badmus is looking to control Bukowski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Badmus avoid being mounted?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Badmus has hold of Bukowski's hands but Bukowski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Badmus is not content to let Bukowski control the position.
Badmus works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Bukowski dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bukowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Badmus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bukowski shoots in but no luck this time.
A telegraphed right hand from Badmus misses the target.

Bukowski throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Badmus tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bukowski is in Badmus's guard.
Bukowski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Badmus seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

Badmus throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bukowski escapes and throws Badmus's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Bukowski scores with punches from side control.
Bukowski is working Badmus over with some ground and pound from side control.
Badmus is looking for a sweep.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bukowski working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Bukowski scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bukowski cracks Badmus with a big elbow.
Bukowski working away.
Bukowski lands a decent elbow from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Badmus struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badmus is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Charles Bukowski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bukowski lands an elbow.
Bukowski lands an elbow.
Badmus wants to control but Bukowski postures up.
Badmus sneaks back into half guard.
Bukowski trying to control the pace.
Bukowski working over Badmus with some ground and pound. Badmus looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Badmus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bukowski lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badmus taking some punishment here, with Bukowski in his half guard.
Nice strikes from Bukowski there.
Bukowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bukowski is nestled in close to Badmus, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Badmus taking some punishment here, with Bukowski in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bukowski landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bukowski is nestled in close to Badmus, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Badmus is rocked!
Bukowski is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Badmus is hurt! He's hurt bad - Bukowski fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Badmus from any more punishment! Congratulations to Bukowski! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Bukowski!
After the fight, Charles Bukowski 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.