PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Archie Bunker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fast Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bunker's entrance music is Edith singin Those were the days..... A fine choice. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Fast Lee was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Bunker
vs
Lee

170 cm
28
205 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

191 cm
24
205 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Fast

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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Archie Bunker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fast Lee!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bunker tries to clinch but Lee moves away
and Lee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bunker wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Bunker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lee defends it nicely.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bunker.
Bunker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Bunker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Bunker closes the distance and pushes Lee back into the cage.
Lee tries to break free but Bunker pushes him back against the cage.
Bunker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee wants to break free but Bunker has control.
Bunker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Bunker breaks the clinch.
Bunker looks for a takedown but Lee sprawls well.
Bunker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bunker tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bunker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bunker tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Bunker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bunker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunker throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bunker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Bunker tries to clinch up.
Bunker slips a jab from Lee.
Bunker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lee avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Archie Bunker. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunker tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Bunker defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Bunker tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Bunker throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Bunker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Bunker gets a double leg takedown into Lee's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bunker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bunker passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bunker working over Lee with some ground and pound. Lee looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bunker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bunker connects with a nice short shot to Lee's temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bunker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bunker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lee defending well though.
Bunker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bunker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bunker seems to be looking for submissions.
Lee wants to control but Bunker is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Archie Bunker dominated that round.
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.

Bunker tries to clinch but Lee moves away
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bunker moves to clinch but Lee breaks away
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bunker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lee sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bunker throws a head kick that misses
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bunker tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bunker.
Bunker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lee pinned against the cage. Lee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bunker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee swinging wildly here.
A big left from Lee misses.
Bunker throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Archie Bunker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Bunker clinches.
Bunker misses with a punch to the body.
Bunker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bunker working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Bunker has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Lee regains guard immediately.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bunker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
Bunker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bunker throws a big right hand that misses.
Bunker slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bunker gets full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee wanted to stand there but Bunker had control of the position.
Bunker keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Archie Bunker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Fast Lee has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bunker lands a head kick. Lee smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bunker.
Bunker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lee tries to avoid it but Bunker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lee to the ground. Lee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Archie Bunker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bunker slips a jab from Lee.
Lee leaves Bunker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Bunker.
Bunker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lee tries to avoid it but Bunker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lee to the ground. Lee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bunker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lee pinned against the cage. Lee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lee throws a right and a left that Bunker avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Archie Bunker dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bunker walks into a stiff left hand from Lee.
Lee takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lee stuffs the takedown.
Bunker throws a head kick that misses.
Lee lands a right hook to the body.
Bunker tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Bunker dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Bunker is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Bunker misses with a takedown attempt
and Lee counters with a three punch combo that has Bunker backing up. Bunker nods at Lee to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Bunker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lee sprawls well. Lee wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bunker gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Archie Bunker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee punishes Bunker's body with a nice straight punch.
A right-left combo lands from Lee.
Bunker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee swings widly with a right hand

and Bunker counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lee's guard now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lee keeping full guard, as Bunker tries to pass.
Bunker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bunker throws a strike but Lee rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bunker looking for subs off his back but Lee has passed one foot through into half guard.
Bunker is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bunker kicks off Lee and gets to his feet.

Bunker darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunker misses with a punch to the body.
Bunker looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bunker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bunker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Bunker is controlling the position.
Bunker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bunker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Bunker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bunker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lee sprawls well. Lee wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bunker gets slowly back to his feet.
Fast Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bunker tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Archie Bunker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bunker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Archie Bunker!