PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Black Belt Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pauly Barone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bundy comes to the cage accompanied by Violate You--Chino XL. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Belt Bundy
vs
Barone

189 cm
25
202 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

195 cm
22
192 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Happy Pills -- 155Q Supps Only $10
Physical Entertainment Development Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Black Belt Bundy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Pauly Barone!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bundy tries to score with a low kick but Barone moves his leg out of the way.
Bundy scoring well with a low kick there.

Barone rushes Bundy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bundy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bundy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bundy swings wildly with an uppercut but Barone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barone trying to land knees to the body.
Bundy lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Bundy.
Bundy wants to break free but Barone has control.
Barone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bundy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barone backwards.
Bundy avoids the elbow strike from Barone, against the cage.

Bundy breaks from the clinch.
Bundy throws a shot to the body.
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!
Barone moves to clinch but Bundy breaks away
letting Bundy counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barone tries to clinch up.
Bundy scores with a hook.
Bundy throws a body punch but Barone moves out of range.
Bundy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Barone counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Barone putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bundy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bundy tries to work over Barone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bundy throws a head punch that misses.
Bundy lands with a right to the head.
Bundy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bundy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bundy avoids the elbow strike from Barone, against the cage.
Bundy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bundy misses with a punch on the inside.
Barone lands a good knee to the midsection. Bundy won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bundy being controlled against the cage.
Barone crunches a lovely knee into Bundy's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barone slows down the pace here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barone.
Barone lands an elbow inside that Bundy shrugs off.
The referee is keeping an eye on Barone - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Barone working aggressively here.
Barone scores with a knee to the head.
Barone displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bundy up against the cage.
Bundy avoids the elbow strike from Barone, against the cage.
Barone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barone's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bundy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barones head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Barone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bundy avoids it.
Bundy misses with a body punch.
Bundy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Barone pulls his leg out and moves away.
Barone is looking to clinch.
Barone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bundy throws the left hand but Barone avoids the punch easily.
Bundy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barone moves away.
Barone ducks under a wild hook from Bundy.
Bundy swats away the attempt to clinch by Barone.
Bundy throws a jab but it's blocked by Barone.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barone doesn't manage to clinch there - Bundy circles away.

Bundy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Barone quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

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

Bundy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Barone is just riding it out for now. Bundy eventually gives up the hold.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bundy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Black Belt Bundy will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Barone doesn't manage to clinch there - Bundy circles away.
Bundy lands a body shot.
Bundy is looking to slow Barone down with leg kicks.
Bundy misses with a right hand
and Barone counters with a three punch combo that has Bundy backing up. Bundy nods at Barone to acknowledge the strikes.
Bundy missing with a left hand there. Barone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bundy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barone.
Black Belt Bundy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bundy needs to keep his hands up - Barone had a free shot at his head there.
Bundy throws a looping overhand right but Barone ducks down to avoid it.
Bundy connects with a body shot that sends Barone's belly button to the back.
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!
Barone wants to clinch but Bundy slips to the side
and Bundy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Bundy misses.
Barone fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barone counters with a big head kick but Bundy shrugs it off.
Bundy fails with a takedown attempt.
Bundy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bundy moves out of range of the strikes.
Bundy throws a hook but Barone avoids it easily.
Barone slips a straight right by Bundy.
Bundy throws a leg kick
and Barone counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Barone checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bundy misses with a lunging right hand

and Barone counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bundy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barone lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barone tries to land knees in the clinch but Bundy avoids the damage to the body.
Pauly Barone seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bundy is defending well for now.
Barone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bundy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bundy wants to break free but Barone has control.
Barone displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bundy up against the cage.
Barone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barone misses with an elbow over the top.
Bundy misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bundy.
Barone throws an elbow that misses.
Barone lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bundy is trying to drag Barone to the mat but Barone just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bundy dodges an elbow strike from Barone.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy trying to stall but Barone improves his position.
Barone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bundy misses with some punches.
Bundy being controlled against the cage.
Bundy swings wildly with an uppercut but Barone uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Bundy.
Barone blocks a body shot from Bundy.
Barone throws an elbow that misses.
Bundy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barone is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bundy managing to block the knees to the body from Barone.
Bundy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bundy lands a body punch.
Barone takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barone blocks a body shot from Bundy.
A frustrated look appears on Bundy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Barone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bundy.
Bundy lands an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barone.
Bundy works on Barone's body with a couple of short punches.
Barone is breathing heavily.
Bundy lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Bundy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barone tries to close the distance and clinch but Bundy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bundy misses with a low kick.
Pauly Barone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bundy scores with a spinning back kick!
Bundy lands a jab to Barone's midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bundy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bundy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barone scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Black Belt Bundy dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bundy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bundy throws a hook but Barone blocks it.
Bundy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Barone counters with a one-two to the body.
Bundy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barone slips under a jab from Bundy.
Nice defenses there by Barone.
Barone moves to clinch but Bundy breaks away
and Bundy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barone slips a jab from Bundy.

Bundy tries to keep at a distance but Barone has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bundy struggles to land a body shot inside as Barone controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy dodges an elbow strike from Barone.
Barone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Bundy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bundy working aggressively here.
Barone tries to land knees in the clinch but Bundy avoids the damage to the body.
Bundy lands with a left to the head.

Barone is rocked!

Bundy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barone is still on wobbly legs! Can Bundy finish him?
A telegraphed right hand from Bundy misses the target.
Bundy misses with a looping right.
Black Belt Bundy is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Bundy misses.
Bundy misses with a hook
letting Barone counter with a right hand.
Bundy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bundy swings widly with a right hand
and Barone makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barone looks to clinch
and Bundy counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Barone falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Black Belt Bundy!
Black Belt Bundy retains his middleweight title!
Black Belt Bundy made sure to mention his sponsor, Happy Pills -- 155Q Supps Only $10 in his post fight interview.