PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dougal McCraken (ranked 3201 p4p, 365 weight class) and Sergio Bujol (ranked 2832 p4p, 330 weight class). McCraken's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bulgine. Sergio Bujol is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

McCraken
vs
Bujol

184 cm
25
179 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

180 cm
41
167 lbs
33 - 20 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dougal McCraken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Sergio Bujol!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCraken lands a front kick.
Bujol lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McCraken backs up against the cage.
McCraken throws a big shot that misses.
Sergio Bujol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bujol looks to land a combination but McCraken avoids it well.
Bujol misses with a few strikes there.
McCraken takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Donk. McCraken catches Bujol right on the button with a cross.
No joy there for Bujol, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bujol bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bujol blocks a jab.
Bujol fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McCraken looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bujol scores with a head kick.
McCraken ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bujol checks a low kick from McCraken.
A big right from McCraken misses.
Nice shot lands for Bujol.
McCraken throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bujol stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McCraken throws a jab when Bujol was well out of range.
McCraken dodges the punch combination from Bujol.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bujol throws a right and a left that both miss.
McCraken lands a nice shot to the body.
McCraken misses with a wild body shot.
McCraken moves out of range as Bujol strikes.
McCraken loads up on a big right hand but Bujol slips the punch.
McCraken seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
McCraken tries to clinch there but Bujol circles away.
Bujol flicks out a counter leg kick but McCraken steps away.
McCraken misses with a low kick.
McCraken tries to work over Bujol's front leg with a kick but Bujol checks it.
Bujol's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bujol duly obliges.
A nice leg kick lands there from McCraken.
Bujol misses with a two punch combination.
McCraken misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Bujol.
Jab from Bujol.
Bujol has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bujol drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bujol scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McCraken just misses with a punch to the body.
McCraken throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCraken scores with a leg kick.
Bujol misses with the combination.
Bujol checks a leg kick.
Bujol misses with a series of wild punches.
Bujol misses with the combination.
McCraken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bujol.
Despite the aggression on Bujol's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bujol throws a right and a left that both miss.
McCraken tries to counter by clinching up but Bujol breaks away and moves out of range.
A head kick from McCraken lands but Bujol takes it in his stride.
McCraken clobbers Bujol with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bujol goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The fighters circling - McCraken throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McCraken blocks a head kick by Bujol.
McCraken scores with a nice body kick.
Bujol takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McCraken connects with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bujol swinging wildly here.
McCraken cracks the inside of Bujol's front leg.
McCraken throws a leg kick which misses Bujol's front leg but catches the back leg as Bujol tries to avoid it.
Bujol swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting McCraken counter with a right hand.
McCraken misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bujol throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McCraken stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bujol rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McCraken moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McCraken looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

McCraken takes the fight into the clinch.
Bujol digs a right hand into McCraken's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McCraken's gas tank.
Bujol scores with a hook to the body.
Bujol's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McCraken lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bujol backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCraken lands a left hand.
McCraken misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCraken throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bujol is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McCraken creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McCraken tries to work over Bujol's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, McCraken scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bujol misses with an elbow over the top.
Bujol has McCraken pressed against the cage, preventing McCraken from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McCraken swings wildly with an uppercut but Bujol uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCraken lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bujol backwards.
Bujol tries to throw a body punch but McCraken avoids it by throwing Bujol back against the cage.
McCraken scores with a hook to the body.
McCraken tries to work over Bujol's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bujol tries to work over McCraken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bujol tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCraken's elbow.
McCraken tries to throw a body punch but Bujol avoids it by throwing McCraken back against the cage.
Bujol misses with a punch to the body.
McCraken prevents a body shot from Bujol.
McCraken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dougal McCraken will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bujol avoids the body shot from McCraken.
Donk. McCraken catches Bujol right on the button with a cross.
Bujol blocks a jab.
McCraken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bujol was well out of range. Poor timing from McCraken.
As McCraken backs off Bujol throws a huge counter combo but McCraken manages to avoid it all.
Bujol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCraken.
McCraken throws a good cross that connects.
McCraken throws an off balance right hand
enabling Bujol to counter with a crisp jab.
Bujol takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bujol looks to throw the jab but McCraken is out of range.
McCraken tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bujol paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bujol ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McCraken defending well as Bujol loads up on a big left hand.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bujol in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCraken throws a head kick but Bujol moves out of range.
Bujol lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bujol.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab by McCraken.
McCraken moves in looking to clinch but Bujol pushes him off.
McCraken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bujol moves away.
McCraken is looking to slow Bujol down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCraken. Bujol does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bujol walks into a left hand.
Bujol looks to land a combination but McCraken avoids it well.
A quick step to the side and McCraken tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCraken connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McCraken blocks a leg kick.
McCraken lands a front kick.
McCraken is looking to land body kicks.
Bujol fails to land with a series of punches.
Bujol misses with a two punch combination.
McCraken dodges the punch combination from Bujol.
Bujol will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A counter left hand to the body from McCraken misses its target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bujol.
McCraken throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sergio Bujol is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bujol throws a right hand that McCraken ducks under and follows up with a left that McCraken also avoids with ease.
McCraken throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bujol lands with a right hand.
McCraken misses with an attempted mid kick.
McCraken scores with a head kick. Bujol tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bujol needs to keep his hands up - McCraken had a free shot at his head there.
Bujol moves forwards but McCraken connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McCraken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bujol.
Bujol blocks the body kick.
Bujol looks to land a combination but McCraken avoids it well.
Bujol throws a right hand that McCraken ducks under and follows up with a left that McCraken also avoids with ease.
McCraken pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bujol moves forwards but McCraken connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McCraken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bujol is looking for the big counter here.
Bujol misses with a double jab.
It looked like McCraken was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bujol.
McCraken throws a shot from downtown. Bujol moves away and avoids it.
Bujol takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bujol throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bujol fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from McCraken.
Bujol swinging wildly here.
McCraken throws a front kick that sends Bujol stumbling back into the cage.
McCraken swings for the body but Bujol moves out of range.
Bujol looks for the body kick but McCraken saw that one coming.
A left lands for McCraken.
Bujol keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bujol throws a right and a left that McCraken avoids nicely.
McCraken half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bujol throws a combination that misses
and Bujol takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bujol throws a sloppy head kick and McCraken moves out of range easily.
McCraken swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bujol lands with a shot to the body.
McCraken swings for the body but Bujol moves out of range.
As McCraken backs off Bujol throws a huge counter combo but McCraken manages to avoid it all.
McCraken throws a lazy right hand but Bujol sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good work by Bujol as he checks the leg kick.
A jab lands there for McCraken.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot lands for McCraken.
Bujol swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bujol throws a big shot that misses.
McCraken throwing a counter right hand but Bujol manages to avoid it.
McCraken cracks Bujol with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCraken. Bujol does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCraken dodges the punch combination from Bujol.
Bujol uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCraken.
McCraken throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McCraken, right into the meat.
Bujol throws a combination that misses
and McCraken connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bujol fails to land with a series of punches.
McCraken was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bujol's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bujol misses with a double jab
and McCraken connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bujol tries to bum rush McCraken with a series of wild strikes but McCraken uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A kick lands to the mid section there for McCraken.
McCraken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bujol manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dougal McCraken dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bujol throws a head kick that misses.
Bujol throws a right and a left that McCraken avoids nicely.
McCraken quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
McCraken scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bujol in his tracks.
Bujol rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McCraken moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McCraken lands a front kick.
Bujol misses with a wild body shot.
Bujol takes one on the button.
Bujol misses with a wild combination.
McCraken dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bujol. That did some damage!
Bujol throws a series of punches but McCraken moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCraken feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bujols jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McCraken misses with a body shot.
Bujol checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bujol has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from McCraken.

McCraken pushes Bujol up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCraken softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bujol lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCraken working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from McCraken.
McCraken lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bujol backwards.
McCraken scores with a shot to the side of Bujol's head.
McCraken digs a right hand underneath Bujol's ribcage. Bujol let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McCraken goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McCraken lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bujol doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bujol tries to work over McCraken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McCraken lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McCraken throws a head punch that misses.
Bujol blocks a body shot from McCraken.
A right hook to the body lands for McCraken.
McCraken lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from McCraken.
McCraken doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McCraken lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bujol throws an elbow that misses.
Bujol is trying to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCraken scores with a nice hook to the head.
McCraken prevents a body shot from Bujol.

McCraken breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from McCraken.
It seemed like Bujol was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A combination from Bujol does no damage.
A left and a right from Bujol both land. Nice combination.
McCraken tries a low kick but Bujol avoids it.
Despite the aggression on Bujol's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
McCraken thuds a left hand into Bujol's body.
McCraken looks to score with a jab to the body but Bujol is just out of range.
McCraken throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bujol counters with a nice leg kick.
Sergio Bujol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some wild striking there from Bujol.
McCraken throws a looping overhand right but Bujol ducks down to avoid it.
Bujol swinging wildly here.
An inside leg kick lands from McCraken.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bujol misses with a two punch combination.

McCraken closes the distance and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for McCraken.
A head punch on the inside from McCraken fails to land.
Bujol avoids a wild elbow strike from McCraken.
McCraken lands a nice shot to the body.
Bujol takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McCraken scores with a shot to the side of Bujol's head.
A hook to the body from McCraken.
Bujol lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bujol throws an elbow that misses.
McCraken misses with a punch to the body.
McCraken softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McCraken scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from McCraken.
McCraken lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bujol backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCraken misses with a punch to the body.
McCraken tries a body shot but Bujol blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCraken blocks a body shot from Bujol.

McCraken breaks from the clinch.
Bujol throws a leg kick but McCraken checks it.
Bujol moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McCraken scores with a punch to the head.
McCraken misses with a wild body shot.
Bujol lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bujol misses with a body kick.
McCraken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCraken scoring well with a low kick there.
Bujol rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McCraken moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McCraken throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bujol swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCraken wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCraken is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bujol swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dougal McCraken is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McCraken lands a jab to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dougal McCraken showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McCraken has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dougal McCraken!
After the fight, Dougal McCraken 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.