PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Cunningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Willis
vs
Cunningham

185 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
22
142 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bubba Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sean Cunningham!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunningham throws a nice looking combination but Willis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Willis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cunningham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cunningham throws a right and a left that Willis avoids nicely.
Cunningham swinging wildly here.
Willis slips a jab and a cross from Cunningham.
Cunningham misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Cunningham, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice combination there by Cunningham.
A punch combination from Cunningham misses.
Cunningham throws a nice looking combination but Willis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cunningham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cunningham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willis dives in and grabs Cunningham's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cunningham pushes down on Willis's head and hops out.
Cunningham throws a nice looking combination but Willis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cunningham throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Cunningham, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cunningham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Willis closes the distance and clinches up with Cunningham, looking for a takedown. Willis pushes Cunningham against the cage but Cunningham circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bubba Willis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cunningham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Willis.
Sean Cunningham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Willis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Cunningham, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Willis dodges the punch combination from Cunningham.
A punch combination from Cunningham misses.
Cunningham misses with a wild combination.
Willis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cunningham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Willis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cunningham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cunningham misses with a wild combination.
Cunningham misses with a double jab.
Cunningham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Willis circles away quickly and effectively.
Sean Cunningham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cunningham.
Cunningham tries to bum rush Willis with a series of wild strikes but Willis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Willis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Willis is looking to clinch.
Willis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cunningham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Willis.
Cunningham tries to bum rush Willis with a series of wild strikes but Willis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Willis fails with an attempt to clinch.

Willis closes the distance and clinches.
Cunningham tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Willis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Willis is trying to break the clinch but Cunningham is controlling him.
Cunningham prevents Willis from breaking the clinch.

Willis pulls Cunningham into guard.
Cunningham is looking to stand up but Willis won't let him.
Willis looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Cunningham wants to stand but Willis has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis trying to control the position.
Cunningham wants to stand but Willis is controlling his posture from full guard.
Willis wants to sweep but no luck.
Cunningham postures up.
Cunningham is looking to stand up but Willis won't let him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Willis shoots in and drives through. Cunningham sprawls well.
Willis closes the distance and clinches up with Cunningham, looking for a takedown. Willis pushes Cunningham against the cage but Cunningham circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Willis is breathing heavily.
Cunningham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cunningham misses with the combination.

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.
Cunningham throws a series of punches but Willis moves out of range.
Cunningham's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Cunningham duly obliges.
Cunningham throws a right and a left that Willis avoids nicely.
Cunningham misses with a few strikes there.

Willis shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cunningham manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cunningham is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Willis trying to control the position from guard on top but Cunningham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Willis is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cunningham is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sean Cunningham will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Willis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cunningham.

Willis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Willis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cunningham is trying to stand.
Willis thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Cunningham to regain full guard.

Willis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Willis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Willis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis trying to control the position from guard on top but Cunningham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Cunningham has his feet on Willis's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Cunningham misses with a few strikes there.
Cunningham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Some wild striking there from Cunningham.
Cunningham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Willis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cunningham throws a series of punches but Willis moves out of range.
Cunningham misses with a two punch combination.
Cunningham misses with a double jab.

Willis looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Cunningham scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Cunningham looks to land a combination. Willis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cunningham misses with a wild combination.
Willis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cunningham throws a series of punches but Willis avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Cunningham duly obliges.
Cunningham misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cunningham scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cunningham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cunningham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Willis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cunningham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Willis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cunningham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Willis.
Willis closes the distance and clinches up with Cunningham, looking for a takedown. Willis pushes Cunningham against the cage but Cunningham circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Willis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cunningham.
Cunningham goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cunningham lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cunningham tries to bum rush Willis with a series of wild strikes but Willis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cunningham's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Cunningham duly obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham tries to bum rush Willis with a series of wild strikes but Willis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cunningham misses with a double jab.
A right-left combo lands from Cunningham.
Cunningham throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cunningham misses with a wild combination.
Cunningham tries to bum rush Willis with a series of wild strikes but Willis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cunningham throws a series of punches but Willis moves out of range.
No joy there for Cunningham, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cunningham misses with a series of wild punches.
Cunningham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cunningham throws a right hand that Willis ducks under and follows up with a left that Willis also avoids with ease.

Willis shoots in and bounces Cunningham off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Willis decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cunningham, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bubba Willis will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Cunningham swinging wildly here.
A nice combination there by Cunningham.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Willis is defended easily by Cunningham.
Cunningham throws a series of punches but Willis moves out of range.
No joy there for Cunningham, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cunningham lands with a nice combination. Willis backs away looking to recover.
Bubba Willis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cunningham misses with the combination.
Cunningham moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cunningham throws a right and a left that Willis avoids nicely.
Cunningham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Willis misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Willis.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Willis shoots in looking for a takedown. Cunningham tries to sprawl out of it but Willis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cunningham manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Willis fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bubba Willis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Willis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cunningham sprawls well. Cunningham wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Willis gets slowly back to his feet.
Cunningham misses with a two punch combination.
Cunningham lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cunningham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Willis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cunningham is working the combinations to good effect here.
No joy there for Cunningham, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cunningham throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham misses with the combination.
Cunningham throws a nice looking combination but Willis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Cunningham.
Willis slips a jab and a cross from Cunningham.
Cunningham tries to bum rush Willis with a series of wild strikes but Willis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cunningham throws a nice looking combination but Willis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cunningham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cunningham scores with a one two! Willis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cunningham misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Cunningham does no damage.
Willis slips a jab and a cross from Cunningham.
Willis slips a jab and a cross from Cunningham.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham misses with a two punch combination.
Willis shoots in for a takedown but Cunningham shows good takedown defense.
Cunningham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Willis.
Cunningham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cunningham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cunningham tries to bum rush Willis with a series of wild strikes but Willis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cunningham moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Willis avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Cunningham does no damage.
Cunningham throws a right and a left that Willis avoids nicely.
Willis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cunningham throws a right hand that Willis ducks under and follows up with a left that Willis also avoids with ease.

That's four 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.
No joy there for Cunningham, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cunningham throws a series of punches but Willis avoids them all with ease.
Cunningham swinging wildly here.
Willis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cunningham circles away.
Cunningham lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cunningham throws a combination. Willis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Willis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cunningham misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cunningham misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cunningham throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cunningham throws a series of punches but Willis avoids them all with ease.
Cunningham stuffs the takedown attempt from Willis. Willis gets slowly back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Cunningham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cunningham has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Cunningham!