PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stack Bundles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Brasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bundles
vs
Brasco

190 cm
26
223 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

195 cm
28
217 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stack Bundles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Donnie Brasco!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bundles dives in and scores a takedown into Brasco's guard.
Bundles advances to half guard.
Brasco pushes Bundles off looking to stand but Bundles dives back in and keeps control.
Bundles thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brasco's head.

Bundles wants to work for an arm triangle but Brasco is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bundles prevents Brasco from improving his position.
Bundles lands strikes from half guard.
Brasco looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bundles winds up and cracks Brasco with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bundles thows a huge punch but Brasco dodges it nicely.
Bundles scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bundles 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.

Bundles is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasco trying to control but Bundles postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bundles passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Brasco!
Bundles thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

Bundles jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Brasco manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Bundles lands some shots froms side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brasco is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bundles asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bundles in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Brasco is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bundles off and has taken his back!
Bundles tries to escape but Brasco has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Bundles rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Bundles moves into full guard.
Brasco slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundles manages to work his way to half guard, despite Brasco's best efforts.
Bundles is looking for a sweep. Brasco is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bundles makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bundles.

Bundles is looking for a triangle but Brasco pushes his legs off easily.
Brasco trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Bundles manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundles loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brasco 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bundles accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bundles pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brasco is keeping the position for now.
Brasco manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bundles manages to get himself to full guard.
Brasco is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stack Bundles dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bundles misses with a lunging right hand
and Brasco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brasco misses with a low kick.
Bundles ducks under a wild hook from Brasco.

Brasco throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bundles tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Brasco is in Bundles's guard.
Brasco throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bundles wants to sweep but no luck.

Bundles is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bundles is on top in guard.
Bundles working some strikes from top position.
Bundles stopping the sweep attempt from Brasco.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundles postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brasco really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bundles. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bundles is looking to work some ground and pound but Brasco has wrist control.
Brasco wants to stand but Bundles is controlling the position.
Bundles advances to half guard.
Bundles missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bundles lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bundles thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brasco's head.
Bundles winds up and cracks Brasco with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bundles not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brasco is looking to escape.
Brasco is breathing heavily.
Ground and pound from Bundles.
Bundles throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brasco keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brasco is trying to control but can't.
Bundles lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bundles working Brasco over with strikes.
Bundles not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bundles lands a nice short elbow.
Brasco wants to improve his position but Bundles is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brasco is trying to stand up here but Bundles is controlling him well.
Bundles working over Brasco with some ground and pound. Brasco looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Brasco avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bundles.

Bundles is looking for a kimura but Brasco is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bundles to get the leverage.
Bundles wants to advance to full mount but Brasco doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Stack Bundles overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brasco lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bundles!
Bundles is bucking up trying to escape but Brasco cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundles gets back to half guard.
Brasco tries to pass to full mount but Bundles defends it.
Brasco is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Brasco is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bundles is pressing down on Brasco's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Brasco connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stack Bundles dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Brasco.
Bundles regains half guard.
Bundles is pressing down on Brasco's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Brasco stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bundles swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bundles manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Brasco is working to get back to half guard.
Brasco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundles lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Brasco hang on?
Bundles lands a big shot there that rocks Brasco but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Brasco is desperately trying to improve his position but Bundles has a good base and remains in mount.
Bundles fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Brasco is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bundles with the ground and pound from mount.
Bundles pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bundles is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Brasco can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bundles unloading with bombs!
Brasco is looking to get to half guard.
Donnie Brasco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundles raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bundles working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Brasco in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Brasco is desperately trying to improve his position but Bundles has a good base and remains in mount.
Bundles lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bundles with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bundles cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bundles fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Brasco taking shots to the head.
Brasco is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundles punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bundles lands a heavy elbow.
Brasco takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bundles working the ground and pound effectively.
Bundles lands a nice shot to the head.
Bundles postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Brasco looks a forlorn figure.
Brasco is in a horrible position here. Bundles smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Brasco is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundles landing punches.
Brasco keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bundles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brasco can do to turn this around?
Bundles scoring with strikes but Brasco is staying in there.
Bundles connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Brasco is in all sorts of trouble here.
Brasco in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bundles is landing with some decent strikes but Brasco is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bundles connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bundles lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stack Bundles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bundles, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Stack Bundles!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Stack Bundles!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Stack Bundles!

Stack Bundles wins by unanimous decision!