PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garrett Bukovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Fantastic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bukovsky comes to the cage accompanied by Grubson feat. donGURALesko - Moc. Fantastic comes into a darkened arena with his song building. System Of A Down-Cigaro kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bukovsky
vs
Fantastic

183 cm
29
177 lbs
16 - 10 - 1

180 cm
29
172 lbs
20 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Modern Wear Apparel

Hellbent
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Garrett Bukovsky!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Fantastic!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fantastic misses the shot to the body.
Bukovsky wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bukovsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fantastic.
Fantastic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fantastic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bukovsky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnny Fantastic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fantastic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bukovsky sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bukovsky missing with a left hand there. Fantastic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fantastic throws a low kick but Bukovsky avoids it.
Fantastic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic throws a sloppy head kick and Bukovsky moves out of range easily.
A big right from Bukovsky misses.
Fantastic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bukovsky's calf.
Bukovsky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fantastic can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fantastic throws a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantastic scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fantastic cracks Bukovsky with a good jab.
Bukovsky scores with a decent looking hook.
Bukovsky gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fantastic.
Fantastic avoids the head kick by Bukovsky.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fantastic.
Fantastic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic looks to land a right hand but Bukovsky moved out of range.
Fantastic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Fantastic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bukovsky wants to get back to his feet.
Fantastic happy to just control the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bukovsky keeps working.
Sloppy strikes there by Fantastic.
Fantastic throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bukovsky is trying to escape the position but Fantastic is controlling the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Fantastic.
Bukovsky is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fantastic trying to control the action but Bukovsky is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukovsky tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fantastic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bukovsky keeps working.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Fantastic lands with a straight right. Bukovsky didn't see that one coming.

It looks like Garrett Bukovsky has been cut.
Fantastic lands with a right hand.
Bukovsky is looking to chop away at Fantastic's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bukovsky throws a head kick that misses.
Bukovsky misses with a wild body shot.
That kick from Fantastic tenderised Bukovsky's leg. Bukovsky is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fantastic swings for the body but Bukovsky moves out of range.
Fantastic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bukovsky stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fantastic.
Bukovsky moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic throws a push kick but Bukovsky slaps the foot to one side.
Fantastic connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fantastic lands a leg kick that knocks Bukovsky off balance momentarily.
Bukovsky takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bukovsky's calf.
Nice defenses there by Bukovsky.
Fantastic takes a swing at Bukovsky's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Fantastic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Garrett Bukovsky's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fantastic misses with a low kick.
Fantastic blocks a low kick nicely.
Bukovsky tests Fantastic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic throws a body punch but Bukovsky moves out of range.
Fantastic lands a nice looking body shot.
Bukovsky does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fantastic misses with an uppercut. Bukovsky saw that one coming.
Johnny Fantastic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bukovsky throws the kick towards the body but Fantastic avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fantastic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bukovsky.
Fantastic scores with a sloppy right hand. Bukovsky should have avoided that one.
Fantastic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bukovsky slips a straight right by Fantastic.
Bukovsky tries to land a leg kick but Fantastic saw it coming and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantastic scores with a kick to the midsection.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bukovsky throws a head kick but Fantastic moves out of range.
Fantastic shoots in and drives through. Bukovsky sprawls well.
Fantastic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bukovsky takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bukovsky.
Bukovsky moves out of range of the strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fantastic.
A low kick from Bukovsky misses

and Fantastic counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fantastic working aggressively here.
A short right from Fantastic on the inside.
Bukovsky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bukovsky scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic blocking some punches.
Bukovsky lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bukovsky tries to throw a body punch but Fantastic avoids it by throwing Bukovsky back against the cage.
Bukovsky is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fantastic.
Bukovsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bukovsky lands a hook that snaps the head of Fantastic backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Fantastic fails to land.
Bukovsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bukovsky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bukovsky lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bukovsky lands a hook that snaps the head of Fantastic backwards.
Bukovsky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bukovsky misses with a body punch.
Fantastic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fantastic.
Fantastic blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic blocks a body shot from Bukovsky.
Fantastic blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Fantastic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bukovsky misses with some punches.
Bukovsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bukovsky lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Fantastic - that landed with a thud.
Bukovsky has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A short right from Fantastic on the inside.
Fantastic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bukovsky's elbow.
Fantastic can't find room to land a body shot as Bukovsky controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fantastic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bukovsky throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fantastic.
Fantastic can't find room to land a body shot as Bukovsky controls the action.
Bukovsky blocks a body shot from Fantastic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bukovsky lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fantastic backwards.
Fantastic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fantastic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bukovsky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastic misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fantastic.
A short body shot lands from Bukovsky as the two fighters clinch.
Bukovsky blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bukovsky backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Bukovsky fails to land.
Fantastic wants to get back to striking at distance but Bukovsky won't allow it.
Johnny Fantastic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bukovsky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bukovsky.
Fantastic blocks a body shot from Bukovsky.
Fantastic scores with a shoulder strike.
Bukovsky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bukovsky lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Bukovsky on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Fantastic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Garrett Bukovsky's cut.
That's time! Bukovsky's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bukovsky throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fantastic.
Bukovsky moves forwards but Fantastic connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Bukovsky is rocked!
Bukovsky walks straight into a right hand from Fantastic - that's dropped him! Fantastic jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Bukovsky from any more punishment! Bukovsky complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Johnny Fantastic! Johnny Fantastic retains his welterweight title!
In his post fight interview, Johnny Fantastic started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.