PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dawindi Buktot (ranked 23917 p4p, 23875 weight class) and Walay Buut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Buktot
vs
Buut

182 cm
25
160
36 - 51 - 5

182 cm
25
160
48 - 41 - 4

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 51 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dawindi Buktot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 48 - 41 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walay Buut!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Buktot misses with an attempted mid kick.
Buut counters with a body kick.
Buut dives in and grabs Buktot's left leg, looking for a takedown. Buktot pushes down on Buut's head and hops out.
Buktot quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Buut shoots and misses
and Buktot counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Buktot will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Buut shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Buktot manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Buut is fighting to break Buktot's control of his arms but Buktot is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buktot looking to control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Buktot keeping moving, preventing Buut from controlling successfully.
Buut might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Buktot haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Buktot looking to control.

That's two 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.
Buut is stalling in the full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Buut stuffs the takedown attempt from Buktot. Buktot gets slowly back to his feet.
And Buut responds with a good body kick, but Buktot manages to step out the way in time.
Buktot fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Buut steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dawindi Buktot. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buktot closes the distance and clinches up with Buut, looking for a takedown. Buktot pushes Buut against the cage but Buut circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Buut has his takedown stuffed
and Buktot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Buut tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Buktot defends well and Buut ends up having to push Buktot into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Buktot shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Buut manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buktot wants to control from the top but Buut keeps moving.
Buut pulls Buktot in to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dawindi Buktot will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Buut closes this distance looking for a takedown but Buktot circles away.
Buktot shoots in looking for a takedown. Buut tries to sprawl out of it but Buktot keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Buut manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buktot looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Buut counters with a body kick.
Buut misses with a takedown attempt - Buktot sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And Buktot counters with a quick kick to the body but Buut blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Buut looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Buut is fighting to break Buktot's control of his arms but Buktot is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buut stopping the sweep attempt from Buktot.
Buut controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buut wants to control from the top but Buktot keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Buktot has his hands on Buut's head, controlling the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Buut stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Buut wants it to stay on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Buut is defended easily by Buktot.
Dawindi Buktot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walay Buut.
Buut tries for a takedown but Buktot sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Buktot tried to counter with a leg kick but Buut avoided it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Buktot shoots in but Buut avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Walay Buut will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Buktot fails with a takedown attempt.
Buut is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Buktot closes the distance and clinches up with Buut, looking for a takedown. Buktot pushes Buut against the cage but Buut circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Buut steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Buut misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Buktot was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Buut looking to score a takedown here. Buktot is defending well but Buut drives through and ends up in Buktot's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buut missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Buktot is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Buut is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Buktot seems keen to control Buut's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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.
Buut sitting in guard here, content to control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Buktot gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Buut is fighting to break Buktot's control of his arms but Buktot is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

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.
Buut engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Buut's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Buktot is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Walay Buut comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Buut 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walay Buut!