PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Devin Buckner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and silly hands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying hands's choice of entrance music: a milli. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Buckner
vs
hands

173 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Devin Buckner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, silly hands!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buckner tries to clinch up.
Buckner wants to clinch.
hands tries for a takedown but Buckner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
hands is looking to clinch but Buckner is avoiding it.
hands keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
hands misses with a takedown attempt - Buckner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Buckner tries to clinch but hands is having none of it.
hands gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Buckner counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Devin Buckner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of silly hands.
hands wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Buckner has had enough of the clinch but hands keeps him there for the moment.

hands pulls Buckner into guard.
Buckner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. hands is keeping the position for now.
hands is trying to control the position from the bottom.
hands looks gassed!
Buckner prevents hands from getting back to his feet.
hands wants to get back to his feet but Buckner passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Buckner looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
hands is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Buckner scores with a couple of nice shots.
hands trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
A nice elbow there by Buckner.
Buckner punishing his opponent with strikes.

Buckner looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Buckner working hands over with strikes here.
Buckner landing strikes, looking to finish!
hands really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
hands is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckner landing shots from mount.
hands can't escape the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Buckner lands a big shot there that rocks hands but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Buckner prevents hands from getting the reversal.
hands wants to control but Buckner is having none of it.
hands is looking to get to half guard.
Buckner avoids the attempt from hands to control.
hands is trying desperately to improve position.
hands sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buckner lands strikes from half guard.
hands blocking the ground and pound attempt from Buckner.
hands is looking to get back to full guard here but Buckner has managed to pass to side control instead.
hands bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Buckner is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
hands wants to sweep here but Buckner controlling him for the moment.
hands really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Buckner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
hands throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
hands keeping full guard, as Buckner tries to pass.
hands seems keen to control Buckner's posture.
hands throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
hands has momentary wrist control but Buckner slips an elbow through the middle.
Buckner with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Buckner working some strikes from top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Buckner clinches up with hands and pushes him back against the ropes.

hands breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Buckner is looking to clinch.
Buckner tries to clinch

and hands counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Buckner's guard now.
Buckner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Buckner 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.
hands trying to control the position from guard on top but Buckner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
hands wants to pass the guard but Buckner is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckner looking to control.
hands takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Buckner wants to sweep but no luck.
Buckner throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
hands trying to control the position from guard on top but Buckner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Buckner swings for the body but hands moves out of range.
hands wants to clinch up but Buckner keeps it at a distance.
Buckner checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
hands avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Buckner closes the distance and clinches up with hands, looking for a takedown. Buckner pushes hands against the ropes but hands circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice body kick from hands.
Buckner tries to clinch up.
Buckner doesn't manage to clinch there - hands circles away.

Buckner rushes hands and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Buckner gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from hands.
hands prevents Buckner from breaking the clinch.
hands jumps guard but Buckner stands there with hands around his waist. hands gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

hands manages to break the clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

hands clinches with his opponent.
Buckner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Buckner stalling in the clinch but hands improves position.

hands has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Buckner regains guard immediately.
hands would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
hands trying to control the position from guard on top but Buckner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Buckner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Buckner manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
hands is in a horrible position here. Buckner smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
hands is looking to get to half guard.
hands is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
hands wants to control but Buckner is having none of it.

hands tries to improve his position but Buckner has taken his back! Buckner has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will hands tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Buckner Pushes hands away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Devin Buckner!