PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Priebcko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Bunker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Priebcko comes to the cage accompanied by Sweet Dreams. Bunker has chosen The Beast as his entrance music. Randy Bunker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Priebcko
vs
Bunker

190 cm
21
240 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

200 cm
23
252 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

1337 ANZAC

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Priebcko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randy Bunker!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunker misses with a hook
and Priebcko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bunker tries to clinch but Priebcko moves out of range.
Randy Bunker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Priebcko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bunker to score with a decent uppercut.
Bunker misses with a body punch
enabling Priebcko to counter with a crisp jab.
Bunker swings away with a body shot that misses
and Priebcko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bunker throws a jab but it's blocked by Priebcko.
Bunker throws an off balance right hand
and Priebcko counters with a left to the body.
Priebcko misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunker moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Priebcko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bunker swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Priebcko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bunker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Priebcko counters with a right hand to the body.
No joy there for Bunker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bunker tries to clinch up but Priebcko circles away and keeps his distance.
Priebcko takes one to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunker misses with a jab to the body
and Priebcko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bunker moves in looking to clinch but Priebcko pushes him off.
Bunker misses with a shot to the body
and Priebcko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Priebcko has closed the distance and engaged Bunker in a clinch.
Bunker works on Priebcko's body with a couple of short punches.
Priebcko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Priebcko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bunker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Priebcko backwards.
Priebcko misses with an elbow strike.
A hook to the body from Bunker.
Bunker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from Priebcko.
Bunker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Priebcko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Priebcko is pressed up against the cage. Bunker has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Priebcko down to the mat. Priebcko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bunker throws a poor cross that misses
and Priebcko counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A swing and a miss from Bunker.
Priebcko is looking to wear down Bunker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Priebcko slaps away a takedown attempt from Bunker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ivan Priebcko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Bunker.
Priebcko just misses with a punch to the body.
Bunker misses with a takedown
and Priebcko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priebcko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bunker.
Nice body punch from Bunker.
Bunker misses with a looping left.
Bunker swings widly with a right hand
and Priebcko makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Priebcko scores with a decent looking hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bunker misses with a shot to the body
and Priebcko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
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 Ivan Priebcko will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bunker misses with a double jab

and Priebcko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Priebcko.
Priebcko tries to stall but Bunker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bunker avoiding damage as Priebcko throws knees to the body.
Bunker works on Priebcko's body with a couple of short punches.
Bunker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bunker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Priebcko gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bunker.
Bunker blocking some punches.
Priebcko taking a breather.
A body shot lands from Bunker.

Bunker manages to break the clinch.
A shot to the body from Priebcko misses
and Bunker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bunker digs a good hook to Priebcko's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Priebcko.
Bunker lands a nice looking body shot.
Priebcko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Bunker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Priebcko tries to circle away but Bunker has him pinned against the cage.
Bunker avoids the elbow strike from Priebcko, against the cage.
Priebcko looking to stall.
Bunker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Priebcko.
Priebcko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bunker scores with a shot to the side of Priebcko's head.
Bunker is trying to break free.
Priebcko taking a breather.
Randy Bunker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Bunker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priebcko misses with some punches.

Bunker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bunker throws a sloppy head kick and Priebcko moves out of range easily.
Bunker closes the distance and clinches up with Priebcko, looking for a takedown. Bunker pushes Priebcko against the cage but Priebcko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bunker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bunker looks to score with a jab to the body but Priebcko is just out of range.
Bunker throws a lazy uppercut
and Priebcko counters with an outside leg kick.

Priebcko tries to sprawl but Bunker drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bunker is keen to just control but Priebcko is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bunker frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
A nice elbow there by Bunker.
Bunker putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Priebcko wants to control but Bunker is having none of it.
Bunker controlling the pace for now.
Bunker can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Priebcko is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunker working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bunker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bunker throwing strikes here but Priebcko is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bunker prevents Priebcko from getting the reversal.
Priebcko wants to control but Bunker is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Priebcko is working to get back to half guard.
Priebcko is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Bunker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bunker misses with a lunging right hand
letting Priebcko counter with a right hand.
Bunker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Priebcko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Priebcko connects with a body shot.
Bunker avoids the body shot from Priebcko.
Bunker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bunker throws a lazy uppercut
and Priebcko counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Priebcko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bunker.
Bunker throws a lazy right hand but Priebcko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bunker throws a lazy head kick
and Priebcko counters with a nice body shot.
Ivan Priebcko is winning the standup battle so far.
Bunker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Priebcko counters with a right hand to the body.
Bunker misses with an uppercut
and Priebcko makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bunker lands with an overhand left.
Priebcko misses with a jab to the body
enabling Bunker to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunker slips under a jab.
Priebcko lands a body shot.
Bunker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Priebcko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Priebcko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Priebcko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bunker misses with a takedown attempt
and Priebcko counters with a left to the body.
Priebcko swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Priebcko as he avoids it easily.
Ivan Priebcko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Bunker.
Bunker is looking to clinch.
Bunker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Priebcko counters with a nice body shot.
Bunker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Priebcko swings away with a body shot that misses

and Bunker counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Priebcko's guard now.
Priebcko pulls Bunker in close to his closed guard and prevents Bunker from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bunker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bunker looking to sit in guard and control but Priebcko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priebcko wants to stand and escape but instead Bunker has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bunker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bunker looking to sit in guard and control but Priebcko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bunker is controlling Priebcko's posture.
Priebcko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Priebcko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Bunker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Priebcko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Priebcko has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Priebcko!