PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gary Bunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaoklai Khanomtom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bunn comes to the cage accompanied by Go to Sleep - Eminem. The crowd seem to be enjoying Khanomtom's choice of entrance music: Jill Tracy - Pulling Your Insides Out. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bunn
vs
Khanomtom

178 cm
32
155 lbs
29 - 11 - 0

178 cm
32
161 lbs
30 - 9 - 3

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Hellbent
Reaper Combatwear

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gary Bunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kaoklai Khanomtom!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khanomtom attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Khanomtom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gary Bunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khanomtom missing with a left hand there. Bunn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bunn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Bunn.
Bunn tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Khanomtom defends well and Bunn ends up having to push Khanomtom into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Bunn.
Khanomtom blocks an uppercut.
Bunn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bunn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bunn misses with a punch to the body.
Khanomtom misses with an elbow over the top.
Khanomtom throws an elbow that misses.
Bunn is trying to break the clinch but Khanomtom is controlling him.
Nice body punch from Khanomtom - that landed with a thud.

Bunn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bunn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bunn checks it well.
Bunn throws out a loose jab but Khanomtom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bunn checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bunn misses with a hook. Khanomtom ducked under it nicely.
Khanomtom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bunn fakes the leg kick and cracks Khanomtom in the body.
Bunn delivers a nice body kick.
Khanomtom ducks under a wild hook from Bunn.
Khanomtom slaps away a takedown attempt from Bunn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Bunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bunn throws a leg kick

and Khanomtom counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Khanomtom misses with a punch to the body.
Khanomtom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khanomtom throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bunn working hard to break the clinch.
Khanomtom blocking some punches.
Khanomtom prevents a body shot from Bunn.
Bunn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bunn avoids a wild elbow strike from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom misses with an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunn wants to get back to striking at distance but Khanomtom won't allow it.
Bunn is trying to push Khanomtom away but Khanomtom has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bunn dodges an elbow strike from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khanomtom throws an elbow that misses.
Khanomtom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khanomtom misses with a body punch.
Bunn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Khanomtom prevents a body shot from Bunn.
Bunn can't find room to land a body shot as Khanomtom controls the action.
Khanomtom using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bunn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Khanomtom blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Khanomtom misses with an elbow over the top.
Khanomtom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khanomtom lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Gary Bunn has been cut.
Bunn lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Khanomtom lands a left hand.
Bunn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Bunn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bunn seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bunn fails to land with a series of punches.

Bunn shoots in and bounces Khanomtom off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bunn with a nice head shot there.
Bunn throws a big right hand that misses.
Khanomtom wants to sweep but no luck.
Bunn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunn content to stall in guard here.
Bunn stopping the sweep attempt from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom managing to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bunn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khanomtom works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Bunn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gary Bunn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Khanomtom walks into a straight right hand from Bunn.
Bunn throws a head kick that misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Khanomtom crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bunn - the referee stops the clock and Khanomtom gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bunn. Khanomtom manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bunn takes one to the chin there.
Bunn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Khanomtom misses with an attempted mid kick.
Khanomtom staying out of range there.
Khanomtom lands with a good body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Khanomtom lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bunn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bunn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Khanomtom throws a leg kick that misses.
Khanomtom is looking to clinch.
Bunn cracks the inside of Khanomtom's front leg.
Bunn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bunn. Khanomtom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bunn cracks the inside of Khanomtom's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bunn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bunn is looking to slow Khanomtom down with leg kicks.
Khanomtom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Khanomtom bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bunn's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanomtom takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Khanomtom blocks a head kick by Bunn.

Bunn scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Bunn seems to be working for a kimura but Khanomtom defends the submission attempt.
Khanomtom is refusing to be controlled, as Bunn sits in half guard.
Khanomtom is controlling Bunn's trapped leg to prevent Bunn from advancing to side control.
Khanomtom has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Bunn thows a huge punch but Khanomtom dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom is staying active underneath Bunn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bunn keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Khanomtom regains full guard. Nicely done.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Khanomtom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Gary Bunn just wasn't active enough.
Khanomtom takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khanomtom throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Khanomtom swings for the body but Bunn moves out of range.
Khanomtom is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunn is looking to chop away at Khanomtom's legs.
Khanomtom throws a nice outside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bunn.
Bunn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Khanomtom pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bunn is out of range and Khanomtom settles back down.
Kaoklai Khanomtom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bunn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bunn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Bunn gets a double leg takedown into Khanomtom's guard.
Bunn throws a strike but Khanomtom 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.
Khanomtom postures up.
Bunn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunn unloading with bombs!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khanomtom blocking the ground and pound.
Khanomtom bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Khanomtom pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bunn is keeping the position for now.
Gary Bunn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bunn has his foot on Khanomtom's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Khanomtom works his way back into a safe position though.

Bunn has his foot on Khanomtom's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Khanomtom works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Bunn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gary Bunn's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Bunn tries to work over Khanomtom's front leg with a kick but Khanomtom checks it.
Khanomtom tries to move into range but Bunn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Khanomtom misses with a shot to the body

and Bunn decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Khanomtom's guard.
Khanomtom has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bunn has passed into side control.
Khanomtom being controlled for a moment.
Khanomtom can't do much from the bottom here.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunn sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Khanomtom is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bunn in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Khanomtom can't do much from the bottom here.
Bunn wants to control but Khanomtom is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunn working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Khanomtom sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Khanomtom is controlling Bunn's position as best he can from this difficult position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bunn misses with a body kick.
Khanomtom scores with a jab to the body.
Bunn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Khanomtom misses the shot to the body.
Khanomtom connects with a body shot that sends Bunn's belly button to the back.
Bunn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khanomtom can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bunn misses with a hook.
Khanomtom is looking to slow Bunn down with leg kicks.
Khanomtom ducks under a wild hook from Bunn.
Bunn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bunn throws a sloppy head kick and Khanomtom moves out of range easily.
Kaoklai Khanomtom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khanomtom throws a series of punches but Bunn moves out of range.
Khanomtom looks for the body kick but Bunn saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Khanomtom.
Bunn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Khanomtom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khanomtom looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bunn cracks Khanomtom with a right hand to the side of the head.
Khanomtom dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bunn. That did some damage!
Bunn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bunn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bunn checks a low kick from Khanomtom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Bunn blocks the leg kick.
Khanomtom on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bunn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Khanomtom. Khanomtom circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khanomtom uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Khanomtom is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bunn rather than just go for the knockout.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bunn - that will leave a mark!
Khanomtom with a jab.
A good leg kick by Bunn.
Khanomtom drops his hands momentarily and Bunn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gary Bunn is winning the standup battle so far.
Khanomtom throws a left and a right that both miss

and Bunn counters with a shoot takedown. Khanomtom fights it but they end up in guard.
Bunn looking to sit in guard and control but Khanomtom gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bunn looking for a sweep. Not yet Bunn, not yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bunn working for submissions but it's allowed Khanomtom to get to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Bunn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bunn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Bunn!
Gary Bunn gave a mention to Hellbent in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).