PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Tunjic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boy Bubby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tunjic comes to the cage accompanied by More then a Feeling. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tunjic
vs
Bubby

177 cm
31
173 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

183 cm
27
175 lbs
22 - 8 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent
Conviction

Reaper Combatwear

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 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Tunjic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boy Bubby!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Tunjic.
Bubby pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bubby has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bubby, right into the meat.

Tunjic closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bubby did well to prevent Tunjic getting side control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bubby manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bubby looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tunjic throwing strikes from guard but Bubby blocks nicely.
Tunjic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tunjic throwing strikes from guard but Bubby blocks nicely.
Tunjic wants to control from the top but Bubby keeps moving.
Tunjic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tunjic looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bubby working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tunjic.
Tunjic postures up.
Bubby looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tunjic is one step ahead there.
Tunjic is looking to work some ground and pound but Bubby has wrist control.
Tunjic throwing strikes from guard but Bubby blocks nicely.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bubby is on top in guard.
Tunjic working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tunjic is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bubby loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tunjic is trying to hold Bubby in close to prevent damage but Bubby has managed to pass into half guard.
Tunjic manages to get to full guard.
Bubby landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubby is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Bubby got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tunjic has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bubby has managed to get both his arms back between Tunjic's legs - danger averted.
Tunjic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tunjic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bubby taking some punishment here, with Tunjic in his half guard.
Bubby is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bubby wants to control but Tunjic is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bubby blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tunjic.
Tunjic not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Tunjic.
Tunjic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bubby defending well though.
Tunjic lands strikes from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tunjic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tunjic working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tunjic prevents Bubby from improving his position.
Tunjic working the head and body with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bubby is looking for a sweep. Tunjic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tunjic takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tunjic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Tunjic fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bubby to the ground. Tunjic is now in Bubby's guard.
Tunjic throws a strike but Bubby rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tunjic is looking to sweep but instead, Bubby has passed into half guard.
Tunjic wants to sweep but Bubby has passed to side control!
Bubby working the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bubby throwing shots but missing, from side control.
You can see the frustration on Tunjic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bubby in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Tunjic on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bubby lands a decent elbow from side control.
Tunjic is looking for a sweep.
Tunjic is working hard here to advance position.
Bubby in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bubby creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tunjic dodges the ground and pound from Bubby.
Bubby has control of an arm but Tunjic manages to advance to Bubby's back!
Tunjic has the hooks in. Bubby is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Tunjic landing with strikes.
Tunjic is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Tunjic gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Tunjic gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Tunjic apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Bubby wants to clinch

so Tunjic counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tunjic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bubby is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tunjic trying to control the position from guard on top but Bubby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tunjic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bubby looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tunjic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tunjic postures up in Bubby's guard and throws a big left but Bubby blocks it.
Tunjic preventing the sweep.
Tunjic postures up.
Bubby manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tunjic manages to get himself to full guard.
Ivan Tunjic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Bubby avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tunjic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bubby manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bubby wants to hit a switch here but Tunjic passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Bubby there!
Bubby tries to reverse the position but Tunjic maintains control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bubby is still trying to improve 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 Ivan Tunjic will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bubby takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tunjic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bubby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Bubby finds it's way through Tunjic's defenses.
Bubby tries to clinch up.
Bubby connects with a solid leg kick.
Bubby clobbers Tunjic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tunjic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bubby connects with an inside leg kick.
Bubby misses with a body shot.
Tunjic misses with a kick to the body.
Bubby lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bubby leaves Tunjic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunjic swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bubby counters with a nice body kick.
Nice cross by Bubby.
A head kick misses from Tunjic.
Tunjic lands a right hook to the body.
Tunjic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Bubby fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tunjic, pushing him back against the cage.
Tunjic blocking some punches.

Tunjic gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Bubby makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bubby.
Bubby is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tunjic being controlled here momentarily.
Boy Bubby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tunjic preventing the sweep.
Bubby is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tunjic connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Bubby throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bubby wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tunjic keeps working.
Bubby thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tunjic's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Bubby there.
Bubby thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tunjic's head.
Bubby working the head and body with strikes.

Tunjic looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Tunjic looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bubby is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Tunjic 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bubby landing shots from mount.
Bubby postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tunjic looks a forlorn figure.
Tunjic is desperately trying to improve his position but Bubby has a good base and remains in mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bubby in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Tunjic is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bubby looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Tunjic covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boy Bubby!
Boy Bubby seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.