PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ted Bundy (ranked 487 p4p, 483 weight class) and Pittsburgh Steelers (ranked 18 p4p, 17 weight class). Pittsburgh Steelers will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Bundy
vs
Steelers

225 cm
27
300
15 - 5 - 0

200 cm
39
285
24 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Vegan Gains
Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ted Bundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pittsburgh Steelers!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steelers takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Steelers tries a head kick but it misses.
Steelers misses with a two punch combination.

Steelers gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bundy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Steelers wants to stand and escape but Bundy is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bundy wants to control from the top but Steelers keeps moving.
Steelers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bundy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Steelers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bundy chips away with some ground and pound.
Bundy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bundy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steelers keeping moving, preventing Bundy from controlling successfully.
Bundy prevents Steelers from getting back to his feet.
Steelers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bundy.
Bundy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bundy prevents Steelers from getting back to his feet.
Bundy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bundy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bundy is looking to work some ground and pound but Steelers has wrist control.
Bundy pushes down on Steelers's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bundy thows a huge punch but Steelers dodges it nicely.
Bundy throwing shots but Steelers is blocking nicely.
Bundy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy with the ground and pound but Steelers uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bundy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Steelers keeping moving, preventing Bundy from controlling successfully.
Bundy throws a big elbow that misses.
Steelers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Steelers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bundy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Steelers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Steelers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bundy tries to free his leg and advance position but Steelers is retaining full guard.
Steelers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bundy.
Bundy throws a big elbow that misses.
Bundy with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bundy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Steelers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bundy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bundy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Steelers keeping moving, preventing Bundy from controlling successfully.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
No luck for Bundy with that takedown attempt.

Bundy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bundy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Steelers parries the strikes from Bundy easily there. Bundy is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Steelers to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundy misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bundy throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bundy tries to score with some ground and pound. Steelers controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bundy misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bundy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Bundy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bundy 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.
Bundy works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bundy wants to control but Steelers is keeping him busy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bundy throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Steelers works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ted Bundy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bundy takes one to the chin there.

It looks like Ted Bundy has been cut.
Bundy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Steelers looks to land a left hand but Bundy moved out of range nicely.
Steelers lands a jab.

Bundy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Steelers is trying to defend but Bundy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steelers is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bundy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bundy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Steelers defending well though.
Bundy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bundy working the head and body with strikes.
Bundy throwing shots but Steelers is blocking nicely.
Bundy is nestled in close to Steelers, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bundy thows a huge punch but Steelers dodges it nicely.

Bundy is working for a kimura but Steelers is defending it quite comfortably.
Bundy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Steelers with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Bundy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Steelers has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bundy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Steelers keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bundy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steelers can do to turn this around?
Bundy is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ted Bundy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Steelers on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bundy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Steelers defending well though.
Bundy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bundy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Steelers avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bundy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Steelers manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Bundy keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.

Steelers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steelers misses with a combination
and Bundy counters with a nice uppercut.
Steelers throws a leg kick but Bundy moved away.
Bundy connects with a body shot that sends Steelers's belly button to the back.
Nice defenses there by Bundy.

Bundy clinches up against the cage.
Steelers tries to work over Bundy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bundy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bundy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steelers is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Bundy scores with a nice short uppercut.

Bundy drags the fight down to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bundy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Steelers is one step ahead there.

Steelers stands up from Bundy's guard - Steelers perhaps looking for a knockout.
Steelers misses with a right hand
and Bundy counters with a nice uppercut.
Steelers throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Ted Bundy's cut is getting worse.
Bundy misses the shot to the body.
Bundy lands a head shot.
Steelers throws a lazy uppercut
and Steelers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Steelers is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ted Bundy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ted Bundy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bundy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Steelers counters with a left to the body.
A head kick misses from Steelers.
Pittsburgh Steelers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steelers shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bundy eats them both and turns towards Steelers to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bundy goes for a double leg but Steelers avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Steelers continues to drive forward.
Bundy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Steelers gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Steelers scrambles and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steelers feints with a jab and clips Bundy right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Bundy is sent crashing into the canvas and Steelers leaps in for the kill! Bundy tries to get to his feet but Steelers is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Bundy is in need of a savior and steps in!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pittsburgh Steelers!
After the fight, Pittsburgh Steelers 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.