PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between KING PUNCH (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KC Sunshine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). KING PUNCH looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

PUNCH
vs
Sunshine

150 cm
19
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

167 cm
20
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, KING PUNCH!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, KC Sunshine!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sunshine shoots for a takedown but PUNCH saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sunshine shoots for a double leg takedown but PUNCH sprawls well. He's pushed Sunshine's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Sunshine scores a takedown into full mount!
PUNCH taking shots to the head.
Sunshine with the ground and pound from mount.
The referee warns PUNCH that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sunshine landing strikes from the mount and PUNCH is in trouble!

PUNCH is rocked!
PUNCH is breathing heavily.
Sunshine landing strikes, looking to finish!
Oh PUNCH is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
PUNCH is bucking up trying to escape but Sunshine cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
PUNCH takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sunshine with a couple of short strikes.
Sunshine unloading with bombs!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunshine punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sunshine scoring with strikes but PUNCH is staying in there.
Sunshine lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sunshine punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sunshine putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sunshine lands a nice shot to the head.
PUNCH knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sunshine on the ground.
Sunshine throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for PUNCH because Sunshine loaded up on that one.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sunshine cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
PUNCH is bucking up trying to escape but Sunshine cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
PUNCH seems to have got his legs back now.
Sunshine putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sunshine in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunshine is landing with some decent strikes but PUNCH is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sunshine landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sunshine working PUNCH over with strikes here.
Sunshine with the ground and pound from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sunshine unloading with bombs!
Sunshine lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
PUNCH regains half guard.
Sunshine lands strikes from half guard.
Sunshine wants to free his trapped foot but PUNCH is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
PUNCH is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sunshine not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sunshine wants to control but PUNCH is keeping him busy.
Sunshine is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sunshine thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed PUNCH's head.
PUNCH might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sunshine will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
KING PUNCH has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of KC Sunshine.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
PUNCH swats away the attempt to clinch by Sunshine.
PUNCH swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
PUNCH moves out of range of the body kick from Sunshine.
Sunshine tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but PUNCH swivels and escapes.
Sunshine looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
PUNCH doesn't succeed with the takedown

so Sunshine counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sunshine postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sunshine advances to half guard.
Sunshine keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sunshine scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sunshine fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sunshine shoots for a takedown but PUNCH saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sunshine.
KING PUNCH has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of KC Sunshine.
Sunshine changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. PUNCH tries to avoid it but Sunshine manages to keep hold of a leg and drag PUNCH to the ground. PUNCH escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sunshine shoots in but no luck this time.
Sunshine shoots in for a double leg but PUNCH sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sunshine looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
KC Sunshine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sunshine tries to clinch up.
Nice takedown defense from PUNCH. No joy for Sunshine on that attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body kick there by Sunshine.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunshine shoots in and drives through. PUNCH sprawls well.
KING PUNCH is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
PUNCH looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sunshine shoots in looking for a takedown. PUNCH tries to sprawl out of it but Sunshine keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. PUNCH manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
PUNCH throws a right hand that Sunshine ducks under and follows up with a left that Sunshine also avoids with ease.
Sunshine fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Sunshine looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sunshine advances to half guard.
Sunshine landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
KC Sunshine has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunshine working PUNCH over with strikes.
Sunshine is nestled in close to PUNCH, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sunshine not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sunshine content to control rather than advance.
Sunshine missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sunshine has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
PUNCH is in trouble now - Sunshine has advanced to mount!
PUNCH is bucking up trying to escape but Sunshine cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
PUNCH is bucking up trying to escape but Sunshine cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunshine working PUNCH over with strikes here.
Sunshine dominating with strikes here.
Sunshine lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sunshine is landing with some decent strikes but PUNCH is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
PUNCH wants to hold on but Sunshine pushes him away.
Sunshine dominating with strikes here.
Sunshine raining down shots from the mount!
Sunshine lands a big shot there that rocks PUNCH but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sunshine looking to finish with strikes here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
PUNCH in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The referee warns PUNCH that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sunshine cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sunshine looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sunshine misses with a head shot.
Sunshine looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sunshine putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sunshine looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

KC Sunshine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! PUNCH's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Sunshine feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sunshine throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as PUNCH works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
PUNCH avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sunshine throwing strikes but missing.
PUNCH working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sunshine.
Sunshine loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sunshine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sunshine throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunshine won't allow PUNCH to get back to his feet.
Sunshine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sunshine looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
PUNCH looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Sunshine scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sunshine working PUNCH over with strikes.
Sunshine lands strikes from half guard.
Sunshine passes the guard and advances to mount!
Sunshine looking to finish PUNCH with some ground and pound. This is bad for PUNCH!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunshine scoring with strikes but PUNCH is staying in there.

Sunshine looking to secure an arm triangle but PUNCH defends it well.
BOOM! Sunshine connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sunshine controlling the pace for now.
PUNCH wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sunshine.
Sunshine sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunshine misses with a head shot.
Sunshine unloading with bombs!
Sunshine looking to ground and pound but PUNCH is blocking nicely.
Sunshine looking to finish PUNCH with some ground and pound. This is bad for PUNCH!
PUNCH is working to get back to half guard.
Sunshine postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. PUNCH looks a forlorn figure.
PUNCH taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sunshine with the ground and pound from mount.
KING PUNCH has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
PUNCH is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Sunshine looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sunshine in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sunshine throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
PUNCH is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sunshine looking to finish with strikes here!
Sunshine working PUNCH over with strikes here.

And that's the end of the fight!
KC Sunshine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sunshine winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... KC Sunshine!