PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mr Blue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Bunk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Bunk is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Blue
vs
Bunk

188 cm
23
192 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

176 cm
23
200 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Blue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Bunk!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blue tries to clinch
and Bunk counters with a straight right hand.
Good exchange - Blue coming out on top.
Blue moves to clinch but Bunk breaks away
and Bunk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Blue throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blue fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bunk throws a series of punches but Blue avoids them all with ease.
Blue throws a right hand that misses
letting Bunk counter with a right hand.
Blue misses with an uppercut
and Bunk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blue moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blue circles away quickly and effectively.
Blue tries to clinch but Bunk moves away
and Bunk counters with a thumping low kick.
Blue takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bunk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blue.
Blue misses with an uppercut
letting Bunk counter with a right hand.
Bunk slips under a jab.
Blue fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blue swings widly with a right hand
and Bunk counters with a left and a right that stings Blue.
Mr Blue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blue tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bunk counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue swings widly with a right hand

and Bunk counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Blue is looking for a sweep. Bunk is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bunk tries to stand and escape but Blue is controlling the position.
Bunk keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Blue is trying to stand.

Bruce Bunk has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Blue misses with an uppercut
and Bunk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mr Blue is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bunk swats away the attempt to clinch by Blue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bunk.
Blue looks to clinch
and Bunk counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blue closes the distance but Bunk moves to the side
and Bunk counters with a nice uppercut.
Blue lands a jab to the head.
Blue has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bunk finds it's way round the side to connect with Blue's head.
Bunk wants to slow Blue down by chopping away at his legs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bunk lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Blue has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Blue and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blue rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bunk counters with a straight right hand.
Blue tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bunk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blue rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bunk counters with a nice body shot.
Blue is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bunk.
Blue is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Blue rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bunk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slow jab from Blue misses its intended target.
Bunk misses the shot to the body.
Bunk tries to land a leg kick but Blue saw it coming and moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Blue 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Bunk dominated that round.
That's time! Blue's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bunk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blue throws a nice looking combination but Bunk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blue scores with a decent looking hook.
A slow jab from Bunk misses its intended target.
Blue tries to clinch up but Bunk circles away and keeps his distance.
Blue throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bunk counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blue throws the left hand but Bunk avoids the punch easily.
Blue darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blue looks to land a combination but Bunk avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Blue throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blue swings widly with a right hand
and Bunk counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Blue misses with a left hand
and Bunk counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Blue swings widly with a right hand
and Bunk counters with a right hand to the body.
Blue lands a jab to Bunk's midsection.
Blue throws a right hand that misses
and Bunk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blue takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Blue tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Bunk counter with a right hand.
Blue misses with a left hand
and Bunk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bunk.
Bunk tries to work over Blue's front leg with a kick but Blue checks it.
Blue misses with a lunging right hand

and Bunk counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bunk decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Blue, up you get!
Bunk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blue moves away.
A nice combination there by Blue.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blue digs a good hook to Bunk's body.
Blue tries to clinch
and Bunk counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blue thinking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue misses with a right hand
and Bunk makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bunk ducks under a wild hook from Blue.
Blue misses with a hook

and Bunk decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Blue's guard.
Bunk must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Blue trying to control the position.
Blue wants to get back to his feet but Bunk is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bunk trying to stand up but can't free himself from Blue's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blue keeping full guard, as Bunk tries to pass.

Mr Blue has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Blue darts in trying to clinch
and Bunk counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blue cracks Bunk with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bruce Bunk will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Blue looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blue misses with a lunging right hand
and Bunk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blue misses with the combination.
Blue throws a jab when Bunk was well out of range.
Bunk swats away the attempt to clinch by Blue.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blue wants to clinch but Bunk slips to the side

and Bunk counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Blue!
Bunk can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Blue is looking to escape.
Blue slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue pushes Bunk off looking to stand but Bunk dives back in and keeps control.
Bunk trying to control from half guard but Blue is working away.
Bunk controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Bruce Bunk has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Bunk clinches with his opponent.
Bunk takes a shot to the head.
Bunk dodges an elbow strike from Blue.
Bunk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blue throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Blue lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blue lands an elbow just above Bunk 's eye.
Blue gets through Bunk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blue misses with an elbow over the top.
A short left from Bunk.
Blue lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bunk blocks an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Blue.
Bunk taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Blue throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Blue lands an elbow inside that Bunk shrugs off.
Bunk blocks an elbow strike.
Blue creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blue creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Blue.
Bunk avoids a wild elbow strike from Blue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunk is trying to drag Blue to the mat but Blue just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bunk lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blue.
Blue misses with a punch on the inside.
Bunk takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice body punch from Bunk.
Blue misses with an elbow over the top.
Bunk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blue's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blue.
Blue prevents a body shot from Bunk.
A head punch on the inside from Blue fails to land.
Mr Blue has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blue throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blue just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bunk's brow.
Blue misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bunk.
Bunk is working Blue over against the cage.
Bunk blocks an elbow strike from Blue.
Bunk dodges an elbow strike from Blue.
Bunk blocks the elbow strike.
Blue tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blue lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Bunk.
Blue misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bunk.
Bunk avoids the elbow strike from Blue, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blue.
Blue lands an elbow that stopped Bunk in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blue misses with an elbow over the top.

Bunk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blue wants to clinch
and Bunk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blue misses with an uppercut.
Bruce Bunk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blue throws a poor cross that misses
and Bunk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blue misses with a body shot.
Blue throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bunk counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bunk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mr Blue is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bunk throws a good cross that connects.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bruce Bunk.
I've got Bunk winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Bunk!