PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stomp Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Nasty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Nasty has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Stomp Bunga's chin.

Bunga
vs
Nasty

190 cm
20
180 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

190 cm
21
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stomp Bunga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Nasty!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunga slaps away a takedown attempt from Nasty, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nasty takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Jack Nasty has been cut.
Bunga misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bunga is looking to clinch but Nasty is avoiding it.
Nice sprawl there from Bunga as Nasty shoots in.
Nasty tries to clinch there but Bunga circles away.

Nasty has taken the fight to the clinch.

Bunga breaks from the clinch.

Nasty shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bunga's guard.
Bunga looking for a sweep. Not yet Bunga, not yet.
Bunga is trying to control the position but Nasty postures up.
Bunga wants to sweep here but Nasty controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bunga is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunga wants to control from the top but Nasty keeps moving.
Bunga controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bunga would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bunga throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nasty works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bunga wants to control from the top but Nasty keeps moving.
Bunga is really struggling to control Nasty but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bunga distracts Nasty with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bunga trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nasty really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bunga. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bunga closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nasty circles away.
Bunga fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stomp Bunga. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Nasty gets caught flat footed, as Bunga shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bunga wants to stand but Nasty is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunga landing with the ground and pound.
Nasty managing to control the position.
Bunga in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bunga stands and throws Nasty's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bunga scoring with punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasty is not content to let Bunga control the position.
Nasty wants to control but Bunga postures up.
Nasty is trying to get back to his feet.

Bunga decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Nasty looks gassed!
Bunga shoots and misses

and Nasty counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bunga!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nasty pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
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 Stomp Bunga will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Nasty's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nasty attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bunga throws a head kick that misses.
Stomp Bunga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bunga lands a jab-cross combination.

Nasty rushes Bunga and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nasty tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bunga smiles and moves away.

Bunga closes the distance and clinches.
Nasty tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bunga smiles and moves away.
Nasty is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bunga fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nasty avoids it really well and circles away.
Bunga dives in and grabs Nasty's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nasty pushes down on Bunga's head and hops out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nasty doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bunga counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nasty is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Stomp Bunga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Nasty.

Bunga moves into the clinch.
Bunga lands an elbow inside.
Nasty is breathing heavily.

Bunga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bunga shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nasty as he jumps to the side.
Nasty looks for the body kick but Bunga saw that one coming.

Nasty drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bunga is pulling down on Nasty's head. It's preventing any offense from Nasty, at least for the moment.
Nasty trying to control the position from guard on top but Bunga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunga trying to keep a closed guard but Nasty is proving a slippery customer.
Nasty stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bunga swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nasty wants to control from the top but Bunga keeps moving.
Nasty trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nasty postures up.
Nasty trying to control the position from guard on top but Bunga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nasty takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nasty on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nasty swats away the attempt to clinch by Bunga.

Bunga gets a clinch.
Bunga prevents Nasty from breaking the clinch.
Nasty throws a punch but it's blocked by Bunga.
Bunga has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nasty is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bunga lands a knee to the head.
Bunga comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Bunga pulls guard effortlessly.
Nasty looking to sit in guard and control but Bunga gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bunga advances to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunga keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nasty is trying to control but Bunga passes into side control!
Bunga wants to control but Nasty is keeping him busy.
Bunga is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Bunga is looking to take a break and control but Nasty is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stomp Bunga dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Nasty's cut.
That's time! Bunga's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Bunga cracks the inside of Nasty's front leg.
Bunga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bunga uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nasty has time to react.
Bunga tries to clinch up but Nasty circles away and keeps his distance.
Bunga will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Nasty looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bunga!
Bunga tries to hold on but Nasty postures up.
Bunga gets back to half guard.

Bunga is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Nasty pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasty controlling the action here.
Bunga trying to control but Nasty postures up.
Bunga looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bunga moves into full guard.
Jack Nasty has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bunga trying to control the position.
Nasty wants to get up but he can't break Bunga's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bunga keeping moving, preventing Nasty from controlling successfully.
Bunga controls Nasty momentarily but Nasty frees himself.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nasty takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasty shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bunga sprawls well. Bunga wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nasty gets slowly back to his feet.
Bunga fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nasty avoids it really well and circles away.
Bunga tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nasty sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bunga somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stomp Bunga. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bunga has Nasty up against the cage in a clinch.
Bunga tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nasty smiles and moves away.
Bunga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch but Nasty swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nasty clinches but Bunga breaks the clinch
and Bunga connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nasty shoots and misses

and Bunga counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bunga is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nasty gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bunga unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nasty lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Bunga jumps guard and drags Nasty to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Bunga wriggles free and stands up.
Bunga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bunga fails to land the takedown.

Bunga drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nasty is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bunga is controlling him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stomp Bunga showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bunga 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stomp Bunga!