PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Andres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andjelo Buntic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andjelo Buntic is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Andres
vs
Buntic

200 cm
26
265 lbs
9 - 13 - 0

195 cm
18
230 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lyoto Andres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andjelo Buntic!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buntic with a poor takedown
and Andres counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Andjelo Buntic has been cut.

Andres bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Buntic tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Andres wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Andres scoring with punches from side control.
Buntic tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Andres wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Buntic is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Andres's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buntic tries to kick Andres off but Andres keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Buntic regains full guard. Nicely done.
Andres pushing down on Buntic's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Andres thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Buntic's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Andres lands a nice short elbow.
Andres working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buntic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Buntic flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Andres is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buntic works his way to full guard. Good work.
Buntic looks gassed!

Buntic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Andres gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Andres looking to pass the guard.
Andres works over Buntic with some ground and pound from guard.
Buntic working a defensive guard here.
Andres wants to control from the top but Buntic keeps moving.
Buntic wants to sweep here but Andres controlling him for the moment.

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.
Andres keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Buntic's head.
Andres is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Andres makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Buntic controls Andres momentarily but Andres frees himself.
Andres postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Andres landing with the ground and pound.
Andres stays in close to Buntic's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andres advances position into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andres looks up at the clock and then as Buntic takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Andres smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Andres decides to stand back up.

Buntic gets tackled into the cage by Andres. Andres maintains the clinch.
Buntic is trying to force a seperation but Andres has the dominant position.

Andres breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Andres shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Andres showed some decent athleticism there.
Andres is trying to control. Buntic wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Buntic moves into full guard.
Buntic is trying to control the position but Andres postures up.
Andres has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andres working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Andres postures up.
Andres stands up over Buntic, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Buntic looking to control but Andres passes into half guard.

Andres postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Buntic to stand up.
Buntic tries to clinch but Andres moves away

and Andres counters by clinching up.
Buntic is working for takedown but Andres is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Andres.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buntic fails to pull guard.
Lyoto Andres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andjelo Buntic.

Andres manages to break the clinch.
Andjelo Buntic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andres shoots in but no luck this time.

Buntic forces Andres back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyoto Andres dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andjelo Buntic's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Buntic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Andres paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Buntic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Andres counters with a takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here.
Buntic wants to control but Andres postures up.
Buntic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Andres is working Buntic over with some ground and pound from side control.
Andres cracks Buntic with a big right hand but Buntic just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Buntic wants to control but Andres postures up.
Buntic tries to buck Andres off but Andres is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Andres decides to stand back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Buntic throws a lazy right hand but Andres sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Andres throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Buntic on the side of the head.
A nice combination there by Buntic.
Buntic with a lazy takedown attempt

and Andres counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Buntic is trying to get back to full guard.
Buntic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Buntic looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Andres has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Andres postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Buntic looks a forlorn figure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andres lands a big elbow.
Buntic flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Buntic tries to lock up and control but Andres gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Andres has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Buntic's face.
Buntic is trying desperately to improve position.

Buntic reaches up and pulls Andres towards him, trying to control the position. Andres manages to get a guillotine from the mount though! This could be big trouble for Buntic! Buntic tries to roll over - now Andres is on the bottom but the guillotine is really deep and Buntic has to tap out! Great work there by Andres!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Lyoto Andres!