PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Bunting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brady Helix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brady Helix is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Bunting
vs
Helix

208 cm
31
267 lbs
27 - 12 - 0

200 cm
25
268 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Conquer

Conquer
Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Bunting!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brady Helix!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Bunting.
Bunting throws a body punch but Helix moves out of range.
Helix throws the left hand but Bunting avoids the punch easily.
Helix tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bunting swivels and escapes.
Helix throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bunting uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bunting connects with a single shot there.
John Bunting seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Helix finds it's target.

It looks like John Bunting has been cut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bunting, as that shot connected.
Helix is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bunting.
Bunting blocks a jab.
Nice body kick there by Bunting.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helix shoots and misses

and Bunting counters with a right hand that sends Helix tumbling to the canvas! Can Bunting finish him? He dives into Helix's guard looking to do just that!

Helix is rocked!
Helix keeping full guard, as Bunting tries to pass.
Bunting is in close to Helix's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Helix is still in real trouble! Can Bunting finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunting content to stall in guard here.
Helix seems to have recovered his senses.

Helix is looking for a triangle but Bunting pushes his legs off easily.
Bunting is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Helix is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Helix keeping moving, preventing Bunting from controlling successfully.

Helix has his foot on Bunting's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bunting works his way back into a safe position though.
Helix trying to keep a closed guard but Bunting is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Helix keeping moving, preventing Bunting from controlling successfully.

Helix looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Helix is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bunting works over Helix with some ground and pound from guard.
Bunting throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Helix works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Helix looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bunting postures up.
Bunting controls from within his opponent's guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bunting looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Bunting.
Bunting takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Bunting connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Helix to the floor! Bunting dives in looking for the finish!

It looks like Brady Helix has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Helix wants to get back to full guard.
Helix has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bunting is working away from the top position though.
Helix on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Helix keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bunting working the head and body with strikes.
Bunting is thwarting Helix's attempts to control the position.
Bunting is keen to just control but Helix is a slippery customer.
Bunting scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunting is keen to just control but Helix is a slippery customer.
Bunting not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Helix wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Bunting.
Helix is trying to maintain the position but Bunting is very close to passing his half guard.
Bunting throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Helix is trying to maintain the position but Bunting is very close to passing his half guard.
Bunting working the head and body with strikes.
Bunting working Helix over with strikes.
Bunting lands strikes from half guard.
Bunting landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Helix regains full guard. Nicely done.

Helix working for a triangle but Bunting defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Bunting dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Helix shoots in for a takedown but Bunting shows good takedown defense.

Bunting shoots in and gets a takedown into Helix's guard.
Helix is looking to sweep but instead, Bunting has passed into half guard.
Bunting wants to pass the guard but Helix is defending well.
Bunting seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Helix trying to control from the bottom.
Bunting trying to control from half guard but Helix is working away.
John Bunting overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bunting is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunting scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bunting is trying to control the action in half guard but Helix is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Helix controlling the position well.
Helix is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix trying to hold on to Bunting's head to control him but Bunting postures up.
Helix is not content to let Bunting control the position.

Helix looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Helix works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bunting with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bunting throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Helix works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bunting postures up.
Helix wants to control but Bunting passes easily into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helix is trying to control but can't.
Helix is not content to let Bunting control the position.

Helix looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Helix is looking to control Bunting's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Helix avoid being mounted?
Helix keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bunting slows the pace down in half guard.

Helix looking for submissions off his back.
Bunting landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunting prevents Helix from improving his position.
Helix is trying to maintain the position but Bunting is very close to passing his half guard.
Bunting is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Helix!
Bunting with shots to the head and body - Helix looks very uncomfortable down there.
Helix is desperately trying to improve his position but Bunting has a good base and remains in mount.
Bunting dominating with strikes here.
Bunting can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Helix is looking to escape.
Bunting 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.
A nice elbow there by Bunting.
Bunting lands a big shot to the head and Helix winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). John Bunting!
Our winner, John Bunting, 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.