PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kane Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gonzo Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson's entrance music is The Disintegrators by Megadeth. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jackson
vs
Bunga

182 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
158 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Russia GOLD (only real 159 in st petes)
Urban Vandal fight gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kane Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gonzo Bunga!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson lands with a right hand.
Jackson tries to clinch but Bunga moves out of range.
Bunga avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kane Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson cracks Bunga with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson tries to clinch but Bunga is having none of it.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson drops Bunga with a left and a right! Oh, Bunga is hurt - Jackson dives into side control looking to finish!

Bunga is rocked!

It looks like Gonzo Bunga has been cut.
Bunga sneaks back into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunga trying to control from the bottom.
Bunga is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bunga throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Bunga desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Bunga is looking to improve his position.
Jackson wants to stand but Bunga has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Bunga wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big left from Jackson misses.

Bunga looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jackson!
Jackson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bunga stalling away here and it's allowed Jackson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Jackson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bunga controls the pace.

Bunga is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jackson wants to stand and escape but Bunga is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Bunga from controlling successfully.

Bunga drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jackson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jackson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jackson!
Bunga looking for a sweep but Jackson has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Bunga looks gassed!
Jackson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jackson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jackson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bunga is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bunga is trying desperately to improve position.
Bunga is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jackson punching from mount but Bunga doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bunga working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kane Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gonzo Bunga's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jackson lands a slapping body shot.
Jackson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Bunga counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bunga looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jackson is on top in guard.

Bunga has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Jackson is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bunga.
Jackson tries to stand but Bunga is controlling his head.
Bunga manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bunga is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunga is taking a breather. Jackson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bunga is keen to just control but Jackson is a slippery customer.
Jackson is trying to stand up here but Bunga is controlling him well.
Bunga is keen to just control but Jackson is a slippery customer.
Jackson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jackson punching from the bottom.
Bunga is keen to just control but Jackson is a slippery customer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson darts in trying to clinch

and Bunga counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jackson gets underhooks to prevent Bunga's takedown attempt.

Jackson breaks the clinch.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bunga.
Jackson with a lazy takedown attempt

and Bunga counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Bunga is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jackson defends it well.

Jackson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Jackson cracks Bunga with a good jab.
Jackson darts in trying to clinch

and Bunga counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunga trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Bunga looking to sit in guard and control but Jackson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Bunga is looking for a triangle but Jackson pushes his legs off easily.
Jackson tries to stand but Bunga is controlling from the bottom.

Bunga is looking for a triangle but Jackson pushes his legs off easily.
Gonzo Bunga has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jackson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bunga really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jackson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Jackson stands up and beckons Bunga to his feet.
Jackson tries to clinch but Bunga moves away

and Bunga counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bunga takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jackson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bunga's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bunga's back!
Jackson struggling to land strikes to the head as Bunga covers up.
Jackson is trying to stick to Bunga's back but Bunga is turning into Jackson. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Jackson's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bunga.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bunga!
Jackson prevents Bunga from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gonzo Bunga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gonzo Bunga's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bunga takes one to the chin there.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Bunga circles away.
Kane Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.

Jackson gets a clinch.

Bunga wants the takedown. Jackson is fighting it off but Bunga persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Jackson's guard against the cage.
Bunga trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bunga tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.
Bunga trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Jackson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Bunga 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Bunga won't let him.
Jackson preventing the sweep.

Bunga had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Jackson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Bunga Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Jackson's back instead.
Jackson is trying to stand back up.
Jackson prevents Bunga from getting a body triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Jackson fending off the submission attempt from Bunga.
Jackson holding both Bunga 's hands and preventing any damage.
Bunga doesn't have the hooks in and Jackson manages to turn into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunga manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jackson manages to get himself to full guard.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Bunga isn't so interested in that idea.
Jackson is trying to keep Bunga in close.
Bunga must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jackson wants to stand but Bunga is controlling the position.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Jackson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bunga doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bunga manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bunga wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bunga advances to half guard.
Bunga prevents Jackson from improving his position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bunga dodges the punch combination from Jackson.

Bunga looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson tries to get to full guard but Bunga has control of the leg.
Bunga wants to pass to mount but Jackson is defending the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gonzo Bunga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bunga 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gonzo Bunga!