PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cheez Itz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Bunker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Itz comes to the cage accompanied by do you really want to hurt me. Bunker has chosen The Beast as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Itz
vs
Bunker

193 cm
26
283 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

200 cm
24
250 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cheez Itz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randy Bunker!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Itz shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bunker manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Itz postures up.
Itz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bunker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bunker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Itz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bunker is adopting a defensive guard.
Bunker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Itz trying to control but Bunker is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Randy Bunker was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bunker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Itz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bunker works the jab nicely.
Itz misses with a takedown attempt - Bunker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bunker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Itz takes the fight into the clinch.
Bunker pushes Itz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Itz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Itz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bunker pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bunker cracks a nice hook into Itz's ribs.
Itz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Itz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Itz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Itz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bunker.
Bunker looks to score with a jab to the body but Itz is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Bunker has closed the distance and engaged Itz in a clinch.
Itz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bunker pushes off an throws an elbow but Itz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Itz breaks the clinch.
Bunker goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Itz just misses with a punch to the body.
Bunker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bunker misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Itz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Itz thows a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bunker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bunker thuds a left hand into Itz's body.
Bunker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunker scores with a hook to the body. Itz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Itz just misses with a punch to the body.
Bunker ducks under a wild hook from Itz.
Itz swats away the attempt to clinch by Bunker.
Itz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bunker.
Itz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bunker.
A left and a right from Bunker both land. Nice combination.
A swing and a miss from Bunker.
Bunker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Itz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Itz moves out of range as Bunker throws a body kick.
Itz takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Itz swings for the body but Bunker moves out of range.
Itz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bunker.
Bunker looks to score with a jab to the body but Itz is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Itz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bunker.
Bunker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bunker digs a good hook to Itz's body.
Itz dodges the punch combination from Bunker.
Bunker lands a jab to Itz's midsection.

Bunker moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hand to the body from Bunker.
Itz is breathing heavily.
Bunker tries to score a body lock takedown but Itz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bunker is trying to drag Itz to the mat but Itz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Itz takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Bunker dominated that round.
That's time! Itz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bunker scores with a nice strike.
Bunker lands with a nice body punch.
Itz misses with a two punch combination.
Bunker lands with a straight right. Itz didn't see that one coming.
Itz is looking to wear down Bunker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Itz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bunker.
An inside leg kick from Bunker misses.
Bunker swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Randy Bunker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bunker throws a lazy right hand but Itz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Bunker. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A shot to the body from Itz misses

and Bunker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A body shot lands from Itz.
Nice body punch from Bunker.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bunker looking to throw knees to the head but Itz is blocking nicely.
Itz tries to break the clinch but Bunker is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Itz fails to land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bunker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunker tries to throw a body punch but Itz avoids it by throwing Bunker back against the cage.
Bunker misses with a body punch.
Itz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Itz manages to break the clinch.
Bunker scores with a jab.
Bunker scores with a jab to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bunker misses with the head strike.
Bunker drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bunker prevents a body shot from Itz.
Bunker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Bunker.
Bunker goes for a takedown in the clinch but Itz prevents it.

Itz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Itz avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Itz swings for the body but Bunker moves out of range.

Bunker decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Itz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bunker slips a nice elbow through Itz's hands, connecting with Itz's forehead.
Bunker working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Itz regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itz keeping moving, preventing Bunker from controlling successfully.
Bunker postures up and lands a big shot to Itz's brow.
Bunker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Itz is keeping the position for now.

Itz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bunker defends well.
Bunker wants to pass the guard but Itz is keeping the position.
Bunker trying to control but Itz is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Randy Bunker hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Itz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Itz.

Bunker rushes Itz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Itz misses with a body punch.
Bunker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Itz is keeping busy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Bunker.
Bunker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bunker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Itz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bunker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bunker throws a punch but it's blocked by Itz.
Bunker prevents a body shot from Itz.
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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Bunker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice jab there from Itz.
Bunker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A big left from Itz misses.
Bunker misses with a body shot.
Itz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bunker.
Bunker loads up on a big right hand but Itz slips the punch.
Bunker tries to close the distance and clinch but Itz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bunker avoids the body shot from Itz.
Bunker lands a nice hook to Itz's body. Itz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cheez Itz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bunker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bunker tries to clinch up.
Bunker swings for the body but Itz moves out of range.
Bunker misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bunker there as he acknowledges the shot.
Itz takes a swing at Bunker's ribcage but misses.
Itz misses with a wild body shot.
Itz misses with a body shot.
Itz looks to land a combination but Bunker avoids it well.
Itz tries to bum rush Bunker with a series of wild strikes but Bunker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Itz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bunker.

Bunker gets a clinch.
Bunker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bunker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bunker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Itz avoiding damage as Bunker throws knees to the body.

Bunker has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Itz regains guard immediately.
Itz keeping full guard, as Bunker tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itz keeping moving, preventing Bunker from controlling successfully.
Bunker throws a big right hand that misses.
Bunker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Itz is keeping the position for now.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bunker looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bunker wants to control from the top but Itz keeps moving.
Bunker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Randy Bunker wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bunker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Itz throws a combination that misses
and Bunker counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunker tries to clinch but Itz moves out of range.
Itz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bunker.
Bunker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big left from Itz misses.
Bunker lands with a shot to the body.
Itz throws a big shot that misses.

Bunker takes the fight into the clinch.
Bunker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bunker has a couple of punches blocked by Itz.
Bunker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bunker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bunker is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Randy Bunker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunker misses with a punch to the body.
Bunker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bunker tries a body shot but Itz blocks it.
Itz misses with a punch to the body.
Bunker prevents a takedown attempt there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Itz has a couple of punches blocked by Bunker.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Itz pushes Bunker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Itz tries to throw a body punch but Bunker avoids it by throwing Itz back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Bunker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bunker 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Bunker!