PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Bunker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolaos Demetriou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bunker comes to the cage accompanied by The Beast. Demetriou has chosen Boom - POD as his entrance music. Randy Bunker has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Bunker
vs
Demetriou

200 cm
21
255 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

189 cm
24
250 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randy Bunker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nikolaos Demetriou!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Demetriou.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bunker is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Demetriou throws a body punch but Bunker moves out of range.
Demetriou fails with an attempt to clinch.
Demetriou tries to clinch up.

Demetriou rushes Bunker and presses him up against the cage.
Demetriou avoiding damage.
Demetriou throws an elbow but it misses.
Demetriou tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bunker avoids it.
Bunker pushes off an throws an elbow but Demetriou leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Demetriou missing with knees to the body.
Bunker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bunker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Demetriou lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bunker is trying to drag Demetriou to the mat but Demetriou just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Demetriou digs a right hand underneath Bunker's ribcage. Bunker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bunker blocks the elbow strike.
Demetriou pushes off an throws an elbow but Bunker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Demetriou works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Demetriou lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Randy Bunker has been cut.
Demetriou lands a nice uppercut.
Demetriou lands a hook to the side of the head.
Demetriou stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Demetriou blocks an uppercut.
Bunker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Demetriou cracks Bunker with a nice body shot.
Knees to the body from Demetriou.
A right handed body shot lands from Demetriou.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Demetriou.
A body shot lands from Demetriou.
Nice body punch from Demetriou.
Demetriou creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bunker's defenses.
A short right from Demetriou.
The referee calls for Demetriou to work.
Demetriou lands with a left to the head.
Demetriou lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bunker backwards.
Demetriou makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bunker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Demetriou is stalling here.
Bunker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Demetriou is pushing Bunker up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bunker tries to work over Demetriou's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Demetriou throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bunker misses with a punch to the body.
Demetriou working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bunker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Demetriou scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Demetriou is trying to drag Bunker to the mat but Bunker just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bunker throws a head punch that misses.
Demetriou lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunker tries to break the clinch but Demetriou is controlling the position.
Demetriou prevents the takedown attempt.
Demetriou lands a hook that snaps the head of Bunker backwards.
Demetriou controlling the action here for a moment.
Demetriou creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bunker's defenses.
Demetriou lands a nice shot to the body.
Demetriou creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Demetriou lands a nice shot to the body.
Demetriou cracks Bunker with a nice body shot.
Demetriou lands with a short shot to the head.
Demetriou makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Demetriou works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Demetriou lands an elbow just above Bunker 's eye.
A shot in the inside from Demetriou.
Demetriou stalling.
A right hook to the body lands for Demetriou.
A right hook to the body lands for Demetriou.

Demetriou is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bunker can't fight it off and eventually Demetriou manages to take the fight to the floor. Bunker looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Demetriou chips away with some ground and pound.
Demetriou pushing down on Bunker's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demetriou not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Demetriou looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bunker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Demetriou thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bunker's head.
Demetriou not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Demetriou really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bunker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Demetriou is nestled in close to Bunker, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bunker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Demetriou tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bunker knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Demetriou lands strikes from half guard.
Demetriou not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Demetriou lands a nice short elbow.
Demetriou is pressing down on Bunker's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bunker is holding on for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demetriou thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Demetriou connects with a nice short shot to Bunker's temple.
Demetriou with the ground and pound but Bunker uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Demetriou throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bunker seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Demetriou won't allow Bunker to sweep him here.
Bunker will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Demetriou throws a strike but Bunker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bunker being controlled here momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bunker looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolaos Demetriou dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Bunker's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bunker shoots in looking for a takedown but Demetriou manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bunker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bunker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Demetriou avoids it really well and circles away.
Bunker lands a jab to the head.
Demetriou swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Demetriou throws a hook but Bunker blocks it.
Bunker scores with a hook to the body. Demetriou takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Demetriou connects with a jab.
Demetriou throws a series of punches but Bunker moves out of range.
A left lands for Bunker.
Bunker scores with the left hand. Demetriou knows he should have avoided that one.
Bunker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Bunker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bunker lands a lovely overhand right.
Randy Bunker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bunker defending well as Demetriou loads up on a big left hand.
Demetriou moves out of range of the body kick.
Bunker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bunker throws a head kick that Demetriou semi-blocks.
Demetriou tests Bunker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Demetriou instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunker goes for a takedown in the clinch but Demetriou prevents it.
Demetriou misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bunker.
Bunker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bunker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Demetriou lands a body shot.
Demetriou scores with a shoulder strike.
Demetriou lands a nice uppercut.
Bunker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Demetriou is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short right from Demetriou on the inside.
Demetriou scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bunker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bunker tries to land knees in the clinch but Demetriou avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Demetriou presses Bunker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A bit of stalling here from Demetriou.
Demetriou is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bunker lands with a short shot to the head.
Demetriou misses with some punches.
Demetriou is working Bunker over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Demetriou as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Demetriou creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demetriou is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Come on Demetriou - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bunker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Demetriou has him pressed against the cage.
Demetriou stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Demetriou trying to land knees to the body.
Demetriou pushes Bunker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Demetriou lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Demetriou as the two fighters clinch.
Demetriou lands an elbow inside that Bunker shrugs off.
Stalling in the clinch from Demetriou.
Bunker managing to block the knees to the body from Demetriou.
Nice body punch from Demetriou.
Demetriou lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Demetriou missing with knees to the body.
Demetriou tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bunker avoids it.
Bunker is pressed up against the cage. Demetriou has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bunker down to the mat. Bunker avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bunker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bunker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Demetriou doesn't seem bothered though.
Bunker lands with a hook. Demetriou tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bunker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Demetriou looks to land a combination but Bunker avoids it well.
Bunker scores with a jab. Demetriou acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demetriou tries to close the distance and clinch but Bunker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nikolaos Demetriou is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Demetriou fails in his attempt to clinch.
Demetriou throws a hook but Bunker avoids it easily.
Bunker fails with the takedown.

Bunker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Demetriou, pushing him back against the cage.
Demetriou throws a head punch that misses.
Demetriou has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bunker has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Demetriou avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Demetriou pushes off an throws an elbow but Bunker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Demetriou lands a shot to the body.
Demetriou leaning against his opponent.
Demetriou lands a right hand.
Demetriou lands an elbow inside that Bunker shrugs off.
Bunker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Demetriou keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bunker's efforts to push away.
Demetriou tries to land knees in the clinch but Bunker avoids the damage to the body.
Bunker wants a takedown but no success here.
Bunker takes an elbow to the temple.
Demetriou cracks Bunker with a nice body shot.
Bunker takes a shot to the head.
Bunker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bunker blocks an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunker tries to throw a body punch but Demetriou avoids it by throwing Bunker back against the cage.
Demetriou is leaning against Bunker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Demetriou lands a shoulder strike.
Demetriou lands with a right to the head.
Nikolaos Demetriou seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Demetriou lands a left hand.
Demetriou is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bunker is defending well for now.
Demetriou lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bunker or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demetriou gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Demetriou makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bunker is trying to break the clinch but Demetriou has him pressed against the cage.
Demetriou is leaning against Bunker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Demetriou scores with a shoulder strike.
Bunker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Demetriou lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Demetriou lands an elbow that stopped Bunker in his tracks for a moment.
Demetriou lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bunker backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Demetriou.
Bunker avoiding damage as Demetriou throws knees to the body.
Demetriou slows down the pace here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Demetriou throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bunkers head.
A body shot lands from Bunker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolaos Demetriou showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Randy Bunker's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Bunker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Demetriou.
Bunker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bunker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Demetriou as he avoids it easily.
Bunker takes a swing at Demetriou's ribcage but misses.
Bunker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Demetriou scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bunker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bunker throws a body punch but Demetriou moves out of range.
Demetriou throws the left hand but Bunker avoids the punch easily.
Demetriou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Demetriou on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Demetriou avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bunker moves in looking to clinch but Demetriou pushes him off.
Demetriou wants to clinch up but Bunker keeps it at a distance.
Nice cross by Bunker.
Bunker moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nikolaos Demetriou seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Demetriou moves out of range of the strikes.

Demetriou drives through and clinches with Bunker against the cage.
Demetriou lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demetriou avoids a wild elbow strike from Bunker.
Demetriou has Bunker pressed against the cage, preventing Bunker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Demetriou lands a knee to the body.
Demetriou manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Demetriou lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Demetriou looking to stall.
Demetriou lands a left hand.
Demetriou digs a right hand underneath Bunker's ribcage. Bunker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Demetriou.
Demetriou lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bunker takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demetriou has Bunker pressed against the cage.
Demetriou comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Demetriou lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bunker.
Demetriou working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Demetriou lands a body shot.
Demetriou lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bunker.

Demetriou gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Bunker keeping moving, preventing Demetriou from controlling successfully.
Demetriou in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demetriou throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bunker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bunker is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Demetriou with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bunker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bunker lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Demetriou!
Bunker looking to control but Demetriou is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Randy Bunker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demetriou working to try and regain half guard.
Bunker trying to control but he's not successful this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Demetriou can do anything to dispel that myth.

Bunker has hold of Demetriou's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Demetriou manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Nikolaos Demetriou is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Bunker pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Bunker landing strikes from the mount and Demetriou is in trouble!
Bunker misses with a head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Demetriou blocking the ground and pound.
Bunker throwing strikes here but Demetriou is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolaos Demetriou comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Demetriou has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolaos Demetriou!