PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stevens Takedowner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Buu (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.

Takedowner
vs
Buu

180 cm
23
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
21
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stevens Takedowner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rich Buu!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Buu moves into the clinch.
Takedowner fails to pull guard.
Buu tries to pull guard but Takedowner won't allow it.
Buu fails to pull guard.
Buu tries for a takedown. No joy.
Stevens Takedowner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rich Buu.
Takedowner tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Buu just stands there and leans against the cage.
Buu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Takedowner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Takedowner looking for a takedown.
Takedowner wants to break free but Buu has control.
Buu has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Takedowner avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Takedowner tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Buu smiles and moves away.
Takedowner misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Buu.

Takedowner is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Buu's half guard.

Buu has one foot on Takedowner's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Takedowner doesn't manage to clinch there - Buu circles away.
Buu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Takedowner is fending him off so far but Buu persists. Nope, Takedowner circles away and we're back to standing.

Buu takes the fight into the clinch.
Takedowner working aggressively here.
Buu avoiding damage as Takedowner throws knees to the body.
Takedowner fails to pull guard.
Takedowner wants to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takedowner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Buu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Takedowner backwards.

Buu breaks the clinch.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Buu enables Takedowner to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Buu manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buu is trying to keep Takedowner in close.
Buu looking for a sweep. Not yet Buu, not yet.
Takedowner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Buu is keeping the position for now.
Takedowner slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buu wants to get back to full guard but Takedowner has mounted him!
Takedowner controlling from mount.
Takedowner trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Buu is looking to get to half guard.
Takedowner unloads with some shots from mount but Buu bucks and avoids them well.
Buu is squirming around, avoiding Takedowner's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takedowner controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takedowner trying to control but Buu is having none of it.
Takedowner landing strikes from the mount and Buu is in trouble!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buu tries to hold on but Takedowner postures up.
Buu is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stevens Takedowner dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Buu misses with a takedown

and Takedowner counters with a shoot takedown. Buu fights it but they end up in guard.
Buu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Takedowner is one step ahead there.
Takedowner is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Takedowner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Buu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Buu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Buu looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Takedowner puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Takedowner wants to stand but Buu has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takedowner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Buu's head.
Takedowner wants to stand up but Buu is controlling the position.
Buu wants to get back to full guard but Takedowner has mounted him!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buu wants to hold on but Takedowner pushes him away.
Buu is breathing heavily.
Takedowner controlling from mount.
Takedowner scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Buu?
Stevens Takedowner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Buu blocking the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takedowner punching from mount but Buu doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Takedowner punching from mount but Buu doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Takedowner sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Buu tries to hold on but Takedowner pushes him away.
Takedowner looking to control and managing it successfully.
Buu is trying desperately to improve position.

Takedowner working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takedowner controlling his opponent.
Takedowner throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Takedowner throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Takedowner controlling the pace for now.
Takedowner sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buu can't escape the position.
Buu holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Takedowner tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Buu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Takedowner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Takedowner sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Takedowner thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takedowner content just to control the position here.

Takedowner is working for a guillotine from mount but Buu frees his head quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stevens Takedowner dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Buu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Buu tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Takedowner defends well and Buu ends up having to push Takedowner into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Buu is pressed up against the cage. Takedowner has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Buu down to the mat. Buu avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Buu lands a jab-cross combination.
Buu tries to clinch but Takedowner moves out of range.
Buu shoots for a double leg takedown but Takedowner sprawls well. He's pushed Buu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Takedowner is looking to clinch but Buu is avoiding it.
Takedowner throws a sloppy head kick and Buu moves out of range easily.
Takedowner shoots in for a takedown but Buu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Takedowner darts in looking for a takedown but Buu gets double underhooks and turns Takedowner into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stevens Takedowner. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Buu manages to break the clinch.

Buu moves into the clinch successfully.
Buu jumps guard but Takedowner turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Buu tries to pull guard but Takedowner holds him up against the cage and eventually Buu drops back down to his feet.
Buu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Takedowner fails to pull guard.
Buu tries to pull guard but Takedowner won't allow it.
Takedowner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Takedowner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Takedowner tries to pull guard but Buu holds him up against the cage and eventually Takedowner drops back down to his feet.
Buu goes for a takedown in the clinch but Takedowner prevents it.
Buu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takedowner.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takedowner tries to pull guard but Buu forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Buu prevents a takedown attempt there.
Buu lands a shoulder strike.
Takedowner has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Buu after a bit of a struggle.
Takedowner gets underhooks to prevent Buu's takedown attempt.
Takedowner gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Buu.
Buu goes for a takedown in the clinch but Takedowner prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buu tries to pull guard but Takedowner forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Takedowner is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Buu gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Takedowner is trying to push Buu away but Buu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Takedowner working hard to break the clinch.

Buu ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Buu no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Takedowner trying to control the position from guard on top but Buu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Buu can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Takedowner controls the pace.
Buu wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Takedowner is now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takedowner looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Takedowner wants to work for an arm triangle but Buu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Takedowner perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Takedowner tries to stand but can't do so whilst Buu controls his leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buu tries to get to full guard but Takedowner has control of the leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rich Buu.
I think Takedowner has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Stevens Takedowner!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Stevens Takedowner!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Stevens Takedowner!

Stevens Takedowner wins by unanimous decision!