PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gary Bunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bunn's entrance music is Go to Sleep - Eminem. A fine choice. Patton has chosen Marilyn Manson - Born Villain as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bunn
vs
Patton

178 cm
31
155 lbs
29 - 8 - 0

175 cm
33
162 lbs
43 - 14 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent
Reaper Combatwear

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gary Bunn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Patton!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Patton on the side of the head.
Patton throws a body punch but Bunn moves out of range.
Bunn shoots in for a takedown but Patton shows good takedown defense.

Bunn shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bunn lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Patton regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bunn seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bunn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patton keeping moving, preventing Bunn from controlling successfully.
Bunn wants to pass the guard but Patton is keeping the position.
Patton is trying to keep Bunn in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Patton working for a triangle but Bunn defends it easily.
Bunn passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bunn in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Patton keeps working.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Patton tries to improve position but can't.
Bunn creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bunn 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.
Bunn misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Patton struggling a bit here.
Bunn trying to control the position but Patton is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton sneaks back into half guard.
Patton is trying to control but can't.
Bunn wants to take a breather but Patton is having none of it.
Bunn wants to pass to mount but Patton is defending the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Bunn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bunn misses with a straight left.
Bunn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Patton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bunn.
Bunn cracks Patton with a good jab.
The fighters circling - Bunn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bunn scores with a nice right hand.
Patton lunges at Bunn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bunn's hand.
Patton throws a jab but it's blocked by Bunn.
Patton tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bunn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bunn stuns Patton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bunn tries a head kick but it misses.
Patton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Patton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Michael Patton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bunn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Patton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bunn throws a head kick that misses.
Bunn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patton moves away.
Patton throws a chopping leg kick but Bunn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bunn throws a head kick that misses
and Patton counters with an outside leg kick.
Patton throws a hook but Bunn blocks it.
Patton misses with a low kick.
Patton takes a swing at Bunn's ribcage but misses.
Bunn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Patton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bunn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Patton is out of range and Bunn settles back down.
Patton cracks Bunn with an open hand slap.
Patton throws an overhand right that lands on Bunn's shoulder, as Bunn tries to avoid the shot.
Bunn thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton throws a big shot that misses.
Patton throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bunn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bunn thumps Patton with a low kick.
Patton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Patton throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Bunn counters with a nice double leg into side control. Patton won't be happy with that.
Patton defending against the ground and pound.
Patton can't do much from the bottom here.
Bunn trying to control the action but Patton is working from the bottom.
Patton regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunn trying to control the action but Patton is working from the bottom.
Patton wants to control but Bunn is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Patton is trying to control but Bunn manages to pass to mount!
Patton wants to hold on but Bunn pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunn scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bunn wants to control but instead Patton manages to regain half guard.
Bunn is trying to control the action in half guard but Patton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Bunn moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Patton.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patton is not content to let Bunn control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Gary Bunn will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bunn jabs at Patton's body.
Bunn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Horrible takedown by Bunn or perhaps it was just good defense by Patton which made him look bad.
Bunn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bunn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Patton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bunn thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Bunn misses.
Bunn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Patton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Patton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bunn misses with a low kick.
Patton throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Patton.
Patton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bunn.
Patton tries to work over Bunn's front leg with a kick but Bunn checks it.
Bunn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Patton.
A chopping leg kick lands by Patton.
Bunn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Patton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bunn checks a leg kick.
Bunn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Patton as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Bunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from Patton.
Bunn misses the shot to the body.
Bunn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Patton blocks a leg kick.
Patton throws a jab but it's blocked by Bunn.
Bunn misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunn misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patton tries to land a leg kick but Bunn saw it coming and moves away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bunn is defended easily by Patton.
Bunn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Patton.
Bunn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Patton can pounce on him.
Patton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Patton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bunn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bunn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bunn lands with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Patton. Bunn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Patton throws a jab when Bunn was well out of range.
A good leg kick by Bunn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunn scores with a sloppy right hand. Patton should have avoided that one.
Bunn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Patton.
Gary Bunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patton throws a body punch but Bunn moves out of range.
Patton moves out of range as Bunn throws a body kick.
Bunn scores with a sloppy right hand. Patton should have avoided that one.
Patton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Patton lands a leg kick that knocks Bunn off balance momentarily.
Bunn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Patton.
Bunn tries a low kick but Patton avoids it.
Bunn cracks a nice hook into Patton's ribs.
Bunn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Patton misses with a low kick.
Bunn misses with a leg kick.
Patton misses with a looping right.
A lazy left from Bunn finds it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton thows a body shot but no joy.
Patton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bunn.
Patton looks to score with a jab to the body but Bunn is just out of range.
Bunn tries a low kick but Patton avoids it.
Bunn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Patton as he jumps to the side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bunn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Patton's sensitive parts.
Patton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bunn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bunn will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A leg kick checked by Patton.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patton takes one to the side of the head.
Bunn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bunn throws a looping overhand right but Patton ducks down to avoid it.
Patton connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Michael Patton just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bunn scoring well with a low kick there.
Horrible takedown by Bunn or perhaps it was just good defense by Patton which made him look bad.
Patton motions for Bunn to come forward. Patton throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Patton moves out of range as Bunn strikes.
Bunn throws a leg kick that misses.
Bunn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patton.
Patton moves out of range as Bunn strikes.
Patton moves out of range as Bunn strikes.
Bunn throws a leg kick
and Patton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bunn lands a really nice looking cross but Patton seems unphased.
Bunn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Patton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bunn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bunn takes a swing at Patton's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Patton throws out the jab.
Bunn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Patton has time to react.
Bunn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Patton displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bunn.
Bunn avoids the head kick by Patton.
Bunn pushes Patton away with a front kick.
Bunn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patton.
Patton moves out of range of the strikes.
Bunn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bunn looks for the body kick but Patton saw that one coming.
Bunn throws a lazy right hand but Patton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Patton checks a low kick from Bunn.
Bunn connects with a solid leg kick.
Michael Patton seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunn loads up on a big right hand but Patton slips the punch.
A low kick from Bunn is predictable there
and Patton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bunn tries to work over Patton's front leg with a kick but Patton checks it.
Bunn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Patton.
A low kick from Bunn misses
and Bunn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Bunn is rocked!
Bunn throws a head kick that misses
and Patton counters with an inside leg kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nice defenses there by Bunn.
Bunn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Patton's sensitive parts.
Bunn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Patton counters with an outside leg kick.
Bunn throws a leg kick
and Patton counters with an outside leg kick.
Patton feints and then cracks Bunn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bunn down.
Patton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Patton misses with a looping right.
Patton plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Oh Bunn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Patton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Patton.
Patton lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Bunn falls backwards - clearly groggy! Patton dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Patton!
Michael Patton is the new lightweight champion!
After winning the bout, Michael Patton thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.