PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Justin Bullard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morgan Bunch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bullard
vs
Bunch

180 cm
27
141 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

164 cm
28
141 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Justin Bullard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Morgan Bunch!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bullard manages to avoid it.
Bullard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bunch moves away.
Bullard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bunch gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bunch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bullard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bunch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bunch just misses with a punch to the body.
Bunch connects with a body shot that sends Bullard's belly button to the back.
Bunch misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Bunch misses its intended target.
Bunch throws a lazy right hand but Bullard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bunch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bunch scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bullard in his tracks.
Bunch misses with a looping left.
Bunch is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bullard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bunch connects with the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bunch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bullard scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunch throws the left hand but Bullard avoids the punch easily.
Bunch misses with a body shot.
Bullard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bunch throws out the jab.
Bunch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bullard avoids the body shot from Bunch.
Bullard loads up on a big right hand but Bunch slips the punch.
Bunch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bullard throws a jab when Bunch was well out of range.
Bunch avoids the body shot from Bullard.
Bullard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body punch from Bullard.
Bullard avoids the body shot from Bunch.
Bullard avoids a kick to the body.
Bunch thows a body shot but no joy.
Bunch throws a looping overhand right but Bullard ducks down to avoid it.
Bullard looks to land a right hand but Bunch moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Bullard.
Bunch takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bullard scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunch throws a nice looking combination but Bullard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice defenses there by Bullard.
Bunch has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bullard finds it's way round the side to connect with Bunch's head.
Bullard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bullard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bullard walks into a jab.
Morgan Bunch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bullard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bunch was well out of range. Poor timing from Bullard.
Nice cross by Bullard.
Bunch misses with a head kick.
Bullard moves away from the strike by Bunch.
Bunch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bullard throws out the jab.
Bullard cracks Bunch with an open hand slap.
Bullard is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bullard throws a looping overhand right but Bunch ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Bunch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullard misses with a wild combination.
Bullard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bullard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bullard looks to land a left hand but Bunch moved out of range nicely.
Bunch misses with an uppercut.
Bunch throws a right hand that Bullard ducks under and follows up with a left that Bullard also avoids with ease.
Bunch throws a lazy right hand but Bullard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bullard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bunch in his tracks.
Bunch moves away from the strike by Bullard.
Bullard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bunch closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bullard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bunch lands a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullard slips a jab and a cross from Bunch.
Bullard is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bullard lands a nice looking body shot.
Bunch looks gassed!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bullard, as that shot connected.
Bunch takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bullard shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bunch eats them both and turns towards Bullard to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bunch moves away from the strike by Bullard.
Bunch connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bullard's hands.
Bunch misses with a left hand
and Bullard counters with a left to the body.
Bullard misses the shot to the body.
Bunch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bullard.
Bunch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bullard moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bullard with a jab.
Bunch throws a lazy right hand but Bullard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bullard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bullard slips a jab from Bunch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bunch cracks Bullard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bunch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bullard counters with a straight right hand.
Bullard ducks under a wild hook from Bunch.
Bullard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bunch.
A combination from Bunch does no damage.
Bunch thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Bunch misses.
Bunch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bunch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bullard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bunch.
Bunch connects with a right hand. Bullard shakes it off.
Bunch lands a jab to Bullard's midsection.
Bullard throws a right hand that Bunch ducks under and follows up with a left that Bunch also avoids with ease.
Bullard connects with a jab.
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!
Bunch throws out a loose jab but Bullard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bullard slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunch misses with a body shot.
A cross from Bullard lands.
Bunch throws a hook to the side of Bullard's head but Bullard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bunch lands with a hook. Bullard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bullard scores with a sloppy right hand. Bunch should have avoided that one.
Bunch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bullard.
Bunch takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bullard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bullard slips a jab from Bunch.
Bullard scores with a punch to the head.

Bunch is rocked!
Bunch is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bullard Throws a clean left jab. Bullard Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Bunch's chin! Bunch crumbles to the ground and Bullard follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Bullard!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Justin Bullard!