PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alan Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forever War (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bundy's entrance music is God Hates a Coward. A fine choice. War has chosen War Ensemble as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Forever War has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Bundy
vs
War

182 cm
29
180 lbs
26 - 9 - 0

186 cm
26
178 lbs
21 - 6 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alan Bundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Forever War!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
War lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by War.
War dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
War just misses with a punch to the body.
War slips under a jab from Bundy.
Bundy lands with an overhand left.
Bundy moves out of range of the leg kick from War.
War tries a head kick but it misses.
Bundy takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Bundy feints and as War raises his hands in defense, Bundy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
War managing to control the position.
War trying to keep a closed guard but Bundy is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
War trying to control the position here.
Bundy postures up in War's guard and throws a big left but War blocks it.
Bundy trying to control the position from guard on top but War is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
War is pulling down on Bundy's head. It's preventing any offense from Bundy, at least for the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Forever War.
War goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
War lands a glancing blow to the side of Bundy's head.
War throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
War thows a body shot but no joy.
Bundy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bundy throws a jab but it's blocked by War.
Bundy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice straight punches there by War. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of War.
Bundy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bundy avoids a kick to the body.
War keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
War is looking to slow Bundy down with leg kicks.
Bundy tries to score a power double leg takedown but War sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bundy somewhat.
War throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bundy on the side of the head.
War blocks the body kick.
War lands a nice looking body shot.
War throws a body kick that misses.
War ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
War lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
War fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bundy checks it well.
War throws a head kick that Bundy semi-blocks.
War looks to land a left hand but Bundy moved out of range nicely.
War fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Forever War seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for War.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy throws a shot to the body.
War throws a leg kick which misses Bundy's front leg but catches the back leg as Bundy tries to avoid it.
War throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bundy's head.
War just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body kick there by War.
War bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bundy throws a looping overhand right but War ducks down to avoid it.
Forever War is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
War buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from War is predictable there
and Bundy counters with a left and a right that stings War.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bundy shoots in but War avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bundy takes a swing at War's ribcage but misses.
Bundy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
War tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bundy is able to avoid easily.
Bundy avoids the head kick by War.
War lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bundy is trying hard to land a takedown here. War sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alan Bundy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crunch! Bundy slams his shin into War's torso.
Bundy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
War thows a body kick. Bundy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A punch lands to the side of War 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A low kick from Bundy is predictable there
and War counters with a body kick.
War lands with a good body shot.
Bundy moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bundy sizes up War with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bundy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but War manages to avoid it.
Bundy throws a right hand that War ducks under and follows up with a left that War also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Forever War dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bundy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
War tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from War 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 Bundy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bundy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
War waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bundy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from War, right into the meat.
War stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and War wants it to stay on the feet.
War displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bundy.
War walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bundy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fighters circling - Bundy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bundy throws a low kick, looking for War's leg but War calmly moves out of range.
Bundy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bundy tries to clinch but War is having none of it.
Forever War seems to be getting the better of the standup.
War lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bundy dives in and grabs War's left leg, looking for a takedown. War pushes down on Bundy's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alan Bundy. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
War chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bundy misses with a looping left.
War throws a body punch but Bundy moves out of range.
Bundy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts War as he jumps to the side.
War scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
War stuns Bundy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
War misses with a body kick.
War looks for the body kick but Bundy saw that one coming.
Good leg kick by War there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A bone on bone clash there as Bundy blocks the leg kick.
Bundy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
War cracks Bundy with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from War.
War connects with a single shot there.
Bundy fails to land the takedown.
War lands a head kick. Bundy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bundy misses with an uppercut.
War avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
War's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bundy under the eye.
War misses with a low kick.
War fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bundy on the side of the head.
Bundy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
War turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bundy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
War misses with a wild body shot.
Bundy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but War moves away.

Bundy moves into the clinch successfully.
War has a couple of punches blocked by Bundy.
Bundy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. War smiles and moves away.
War tries to land a front kick but Bundy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice straight punches there by War. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of War.
Bundy shoots in for a takedown but War shows good takedown defense.
Bundy throws a lazy right hand but War sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
War misses with a body shot.
War lands a jab.
Bundy is looking to land body kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
War throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bundy.
War will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A jab from Bundy misses.
War throws a quick inside leg kick.
War scores with a jab to the jaw.
War connects with a leg kick. Bundy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
War bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
War scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Bundy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
War with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
War lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
War dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Forever War showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

War walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bundy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bundy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
War connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Bundy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bundy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bundy punching from mount but War doing a good job of avoiding damage.
War wants to hold on but Bundy pushes him away.
Bundy misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bundy thowing shots but they're missing.
Bundy lands with some vicious ground and pound - can War hang on?
War working to try and regain half guard.
Bundy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
War in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

It looks like Forever War has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
War tries to hold on but Bundy postures up.
Bundy prevents War from getting the reversal.
War tries to hold on but Bundy postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
War really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
War sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
War is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bundy lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
War is trying to get back to full guard.
War blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bundy.
Bundy slows the pace down in half guard.
War trying to control from the bottom.
War is positioning himself well to prevent Bundy advancing to mount.
War is looking for a sweep. Bundy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
War makes his way to full guard. A much better position for War.
Bundy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. War is keeping the position for now.
War is trying to control the position but Bundy postures up.
Bundy wants to control from the top but War keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
War connects with a leg kick. Bundy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bundy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but War moves away.
War goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bundy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bundy throws a hook to the side of War's head but War sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
War swats away the attempt to clinch by Bundy.
War lands with a nice body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
War looks for the body kick but Bundy saw that one coming.
Bundy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bundy throws a body kick that misses.
War misses with an uppercut.
War delivers a nice body kick.
Bundy throws a body punch but War moves out of range.
War avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
War lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
War goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
War moves out of range of the body kick from Bundy.
Bundy ducks under a wild hook from War.
War tried to score with a low kick but Bundy checks it.
War misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before War can pounce on him.
War fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bundy takes one on the button.
Some bone on bone action there as War checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
War jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bundy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
War lands a slapping body shot.
War cracks the inside of Bundy's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bundy checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
War throws a hook but Bundy blocks it.
War misses with a low kick.
War throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bundy shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Forever War just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Forever War's cut.
That's time! Bundy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bundy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bundy throws a push kick but War slaps the foot to one side.
Bundy slips a jab from War.
War fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bundy.
Bundy staying out of range there.
War swings away with a leg kick that misses.
War misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bundy.
That kick from War tenderised Bundy's leg. Bundy is trying to keep his angry face on.
War lands a nice looking body kick.
That kick from War tenderised Bundy's leg. Bundy is trying to keep his angry face on.
War moves away from the strike by Bundy.
War stuffs the takedown.
Bundy will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
War scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
War scoring well with a low kick there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from War - that will leave a mark!
A big right from War misses.
War throws a sloppy head kick and Bundy moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Bundy misses its intended target.
War uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bundy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bundy.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
War misses with a looping right.
Bundy thows a body shot but no joy.
War lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
War throws a hook but Bundy avoids it easily.
Bundy takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
War lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bundy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bundy missing with a left hand there. War was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
War tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bundy was well out of range. Poor timing from War.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bundy.

That has opened up Forever War's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
War connects with an inside leg kick.
Bundy throws a jab when War was well out of range.
Bundy throws a big shot that misses.
Bundy slips under a jab.
War moves out of range of the body kick from Bundy.
Bundy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bundy scores with a body shot.
War scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy misses the jab.
Bundy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
War cracks Bundy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bundy takes a swing at War's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for War.
A head kick from War lands but Bundy takes it in his stride.
War throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bundy shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alan Bundy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bundy walks forward, straight into a front kick from War.
War tries to work over Bundy's front leg with a kick but Bundy checks it.
War jabs Bundy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bundy is looking to slow War down with leg kicks.
War thumps Bundy with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
War misses with a head kick.
Bundy checks a low kick from War.
War connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bundy. Bundy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
War connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bundy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by War.
War throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
War throws a body punch but Bundy moves out of range.
War fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Bundy moves into the clinch successfully.
War goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bundy manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Bundy looking for submissions from the bottom but instead War passes into half guard.
War is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Forever War dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Forever War's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

War wants to land a leg kick but Bundy is out of range.
Bundy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from War.
War misses with a body shot

and Bundy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
War managing to control the position.
Bundy slips nicely into half guard.
Bundy is pressing down on War's thigh, looking to free his foot. War is holding on for now.
War trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
War controlling the position for now.
Bundy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed War's head.
Bundy throwing shots but War is blocking nicely.
Bundy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed War's head.
Bundy thows a huge punch but War dodges it nicely.
War moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bundy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of War's head.
Bundy throws a big elbow that misses.
War not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
War preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
War looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bundy throws a big elbow that misses.
War looking to control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Alan Bundy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Forever War has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
War cracks the inside of Bundy's front leg.
War slaps away a takedown attempt from Bundy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
War checks a low kick from Bundy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
War lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
War circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bundy fails with the takedown.
War throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
War avoids the body shot from Bundy.
War circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
War connects with an inside leg kick.
War lands a nice shot that snaps Bundy's head back.
Bundy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bundy with a hook.
War throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
War throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
War lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
War stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alan Bundy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Bundy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
War dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bundy. That did some damage!
A lazy body kick from Bundy
and War finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bundy throws a leg kick
and War counters with a thumping low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by War!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
War scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
War misses with a kick to the body

and Bundy counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in War's guard now.
War has Bundy pulled in close to control his posture.
War is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
War keeping moving, preventing Bundy from controlling successfully.
Bundy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alan Bundy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bundy being controlled here momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Forever War is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Forever War has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Bundy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alan Bundy.
I think War has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 46:49
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Forever War!
A relieved looking Forever War thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.