PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alan Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sabin Figaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bundy comes into the arena with Waka Flocka Flame - O Lets Do It blaring out of the sound system. Figaro has chosen Prospect - Warrior as his entrance music. 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 Sabin Figaro was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Bundy
vs
Figaro

182 cm
36
182 lbs
40 - 19 - 0

180 cm
36
180 lbs
34 - 13 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alan Bundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sabin Figaro!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bundy throws a jab but it's blocked by Figaro.

Figaro gets a takedown into half guard.
Bundy is trying to get back to full guard.
Bundy is controlling Figaro's trapped leg to prevent Figaro from advancing to side control.
Bundy tries to roll over but Figaro keeps him under control.
Bundy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Figaro is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy is looking for a sweep. Figaro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Figaro controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sabin Figaro wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bundy looks to throw the jab but Figaro is out of range.
Bundy scores with a head kick. Figaro tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Sabin Figaro has been cut.
Figaro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Figaro slips under a jab from Bundy.
Figaro cracks the inside of Bundy's front leg.
Figaro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bundy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figaro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Figaro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bundy fails to land with a series of punches.
Bundy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Figaro thows a leg kick but Bundy checks it

and Bundy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bundy.
Figaro looking to control.
Figaro has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bundy has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Bundy wants to control from the top but Figaro keeps moving.
Figaro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sabin Figaro was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bundy misses with a series of wild punches.
Bundy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bundy ducks under a wild hook from Figaro.
Nice body kick there by Figaro.
Bundy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bundy throws a shot to the body.
Bundy misses with an uppercut.
Bundy misses with a left hand

and Figaro counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bundy is looking to get back to full guard here but Figaro has managed to pass to side control instead.
Bundy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Figaro wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundy is trying to control Figaro's posture but Figaro avoids it.
Figaro slows the pace down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Figaro trying to control the action but Bundy is working from the bottom.
Figaro scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bundy to see if he's OK.
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 Alan Bundy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sabin Figaro's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bundy throws a poor cross that misses

and Figaro decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bundy's guard.

Bundy isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Figaro stacks Bundy on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Figaro!
Bundy is looking for a sweep.
Bundy regains half guard there - taking advantage of Figaro's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Figaro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bundy keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Figaro with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Figaro wants to free his trapped foot but Bundy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bundy is trying to control but can't.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sabin Figaro was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Bundy gets caught flat footed, as Figaro shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bundy looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figaro is working Bundy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Figaro trying to control the position from guard on top but Bundy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Bundy looking for subs off his back but Figaro has passed one foot through into half guard.
Bundy is looking for a sweep. Figaro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figaro is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bundy wants to get back to full guard.
Bundy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bundy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Figaro's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Figaro's back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bundy is looking for the choke from the back position but Figaro is controlling his hands well.
Bundy is looking to control Figaro but Figaro is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Figaro tries to escape but Bundy has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

Figaro is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Bundy struggling to keep hold of the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Figaro manages to reverse the position and now he's in Bundy's guard. Nice work there by Figaro.
Figaro cracks Bundy with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sabin Figaro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sabin Figaro's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bundy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Figaro avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Bundy misses.

Bundy gets caught flat footed, as Figaro shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bundy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Figaro looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bundy trying to keep a closed guard but Figaro is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bundy misses with a low kick as Figaro jumps back.
Figaro throws a body kick that misses.
Figaro staying out of range there.
Bundy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Figaro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bundy on the side of the head.
Bundy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bundy scores with a body shot.
Bundy blocks the body kick.
Alan Bundy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bundy thows a leg kick but Figaro checks it

and Figaro counters with a shoot takedown. Bundy fights it but they end up in guard.
Bundy keeping full guard, as Figaro tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bundy looking for a triangle here. Figaro is fighting it but it looks tight! Bundy pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Figaro is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Alan Bundy!
Our winner, Alan Bundy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.