PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bump Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deon Reddings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Reddings's choice of entrance music: Hurt. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Bunga
vs
Reddings

176 cm
18
134 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
140 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bump Bunga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Deon Reddings!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Reddings closes the distance and clinches.

Reddings gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bunga regains guard.
Reddings stays in close to Bunga's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reddings wants to control from the top but Bunga keeps moving.
Reddings controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Reddings tries to free his leg and advance position but Bunga is retaining full guard.
Bunga really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Reddings is standing up over Bunga. Bunga looks to escape but Reddings dives into side control.
Bunga wants to get back to his feet.
Bunga knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Reddings on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunga is looking to get back to his feet here but Reddings is keeping cool and he's managed to take Bunga's back.
Bunga is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Reddings.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Reddings punishes Bunga with strikes from the back mount.
Reddings controlling the position well here. Bunga rolled but Reddings kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Reddings connects with a big shot to the side of Bunga's head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Reddings trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Bunga doesn't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Deon Reddings just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reddings swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bunga tries to clinch but Reddings moves away

and Reddings holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bunga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Reddings manages to break the clinch.
Bunga tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Reddings counters with a single leg into guard. Bunga didn't expect that.
Bunga is looking to stand up but Reddings isn't so interested in that idea.
Reddings is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunga is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reddings accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reddings sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Deon Reddings 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.

Bunga moves out of range of the body kick from Reddings.

Reddings decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bunga wants to stand back up but Reddings manages to pass into side control.
Reddings advances to mount.
Reddings pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bunga taking shots to the head.
Reddings lands a heavy elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reddings lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Reddings punishing his opponent with strikes.
You get the feeling that Bunga really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Reddings takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bunga squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Bunga has left one of his arms exposed and Reddings doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Bunga screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Deon Reddings!