PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Bunkers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Assisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bunkers comes to the cage accompanied by Bully. Assisi has chosen In The Morning as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Bunkers
vs
Assisi

190 cm
26
200 lbs
14 - 9 - 1

188 cm
25
218 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Red Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Bunkers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francis Assisi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Assisi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bunkers holds on and takes a little breather.
Bunkers wants to stand but Assisi is controlling the position.
Bunkers looking to control.
Assisi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Assisi trying to control the position from guard on top but Bunkers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Assisi shoots in for a double leg but Bunkers sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Assisi shoots in looking for a takedown. Bunkers tries to sprawl out of it but Assisi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bunkers manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Bunkers forces Assisi back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assisi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bunkers gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bob Bunkers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francis Assisi.
Assisi wants a takedown but no success here.
Bunkers leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bunkers unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Assisi wants a takedown.
Assisi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bunkers obliges.
Bunkers connects with a nasty looking knee right to Assisi's face.
Bunkers has Assisi pushed against the cage.
Assisi wants to take the fight to the mat but Bunkers manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bunkers lands a nice knee to the body.
Assisi looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Assisi takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Francis Assisi has been cut.
Knees to the body from Bunkers.
Bunkers connects with a knee to the head.
Bunkers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bunkers pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunkers scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bunkers obliges.
Assisi has Bunkers pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bunkers manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bunkers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Assisi takes an elbow to the temple.
Bunkers lands an elbow just above Assisi 's eye.

Assisi is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bunkers can't fight it off and eventually Assisi manages to take the fight to the floor. Bunkers looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bunkers has his hands on Assisi's head, controlling the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bunkers trying to control the position.
Assisi throws a big right hand that misses.
Assisi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunkers is trying to keep Assisi in close.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Assisi looking to pass the guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Bob Bunkers wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A solid body kick from Bunkers.
Francis Assisi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Bunkers.
Bunkers moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Assisi gets a double leg takedown into Bunkers's guard.
Bunkers looking to control.
Assisi throws an elbow that misses. Bunkers uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Assisi's guard. Nice move by Bunkers!
Assisi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bunkers is one step ahead there.

Assisi has his foot on Bunkers's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bunkers works his way back into a safe position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bunkers pushes down on Assisi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bunkers is taking a breather. Assisi says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bunkers prevents Assisi from improving his position.
Bunkers not doing much here.
Bunkers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Assisi is refusing to be controlled, as Bunkers sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Bunkers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Francis Assisi's cut.
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.

Bunkers throws a nice head kick!
Bob Bunkers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bunkers leaves Assisi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bunkers scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bunkers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Assisi. That did some damage!
Assisi shoots for a double leg takedown but Bunkers sprawls well. He's pushed Assisi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Assisi.
Bob Bunkers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francis Assisi.

Bunkers forces Assisi back against the cage and clinches.
Assisi avoiding damage as Bunkers throws knees to the body.
Assisi fails to pull guard.
Assisi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bunkers connects with a nasty looking knee right to Assisi's face.
Assisi is breathing heavily.

Assisi is trying to trip Bunkers. He has hold of a leg but Bunkers is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Assisi persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Assisi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Assisi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bunkers tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunkers has control of Assisi's left arm, preventing Assisi from doing any damage.
Bunkers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bunkers is really struggling to control Assisi but he's trying to hold on to the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bob Bunkers.
Bunkers fakes the leg kick and cracks Assisi in the body.

Assisi has closed the distance and engaged Bunkers in a clinch.
Assisi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bunkers gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bunkers obliges.
Assisi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bunkers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bob Bunkers has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bunkers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bunkers with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assisi takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short body shot lands from Bunkers as the two fighters clinch.
Bunkers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bunkers lands an elbow that stopped Assisi in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bunkers.
Bunkers avoiding damage.
Assisi is trying to pull guard but Bunkers has him pressed against the cage.
Bunkers connects with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Bunkers - that landed with a thud.
Bunkers is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bunkers lands a body punch.
Bunkers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bunkers lands a nice knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Bunkers.
Bunkers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bunkers is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Bunkers.
Bunkers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bunkers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bunkers lands an elbow inside that Assisi shrugs off.
A knee to the head by Bunkers.
Assisi looking for a takedown.
Assisi tries to pull guard but Bunkers forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bunkers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bunkers lands a knee to the body.
Bunkers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bunkers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Knees in the clinch landing for Bunkers.
Bunkers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Assisi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bunkers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bunkers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Assisi manages to pull guard.
Bunkers seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bunkers gets to his feet - Assisi follows without any prompting.

Assisi rushes Bunkers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Assisi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bunkers just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bunkers is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bunkers lands an elbow inside that Assisi shrugs off.
Assisi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bunkers just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bunkers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bunkers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bunkers unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Assisi takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Bunkers.
Bunkers lands a good knee to the midsection. Assisi won't want to take too many of those.
Bunkers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Bunkers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Francis Assisi's cut.
That's time! Bunkers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Assisi instigates a clinch.
Bunkers tries to land knees in the clinch but Assisi avoids the damage to the body.
Bunkers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bunkers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Assisi can do to turn this around?
Bunkers avoiding damage.
Assisi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bunkers missing with knees to the body.
Bunkers landing knees to the body.

Assisi drags the fight down to the ground.
Bunkers wants to control from the top but Assisi keeps moving.

Assisi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bunkers gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bunkers with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bunkers has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Assisi looking to control.
Bunkers trying to control but Assisi is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Assisi is looking for a triangle but Bunkers pushes his legs off easily.
Assisi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Assisi is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Bunkers rolls with it to try and escape but Assisi cranks on the arm and Bunkers is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Francis Assisi!
Francis Assisi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.