PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Bunting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bart Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Bunting
vs
Simpson

208 cm
31
267 lbs
28 - 13 - 0

205 cm
31
280 lbs
21 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Conquer

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 28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Bunting!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bart Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bunting tries to counter with a takedown but Simpson is quick to defend against it.

Simpson has Bunting up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Bunting.

It looks like Bart Simpson has been cut.
A short body shot lands from Bunting as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Bunting.
Bunting fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bunting lands a hook that snaps the head of Simpson backwards.
Bunting scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bunting lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Simpson scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Bunting.
Nice body punch from Bunting.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bunting is trying to break the clinch but Simpson has him pressed against the cage.
Bunting on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Simpson has a couple of punches blocked by Bunting.
Bunting working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Bunting.
Bunting lands a left hand that snaps the head of Simpson backwards.
Bunting doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bunting tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Simpson pushes Bunting back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Simpson prevents a body shot from Bunting.
The referee calls for Bunting to work.
Bunting drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bunting has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bunting misses with a short punch on the inside.
Simpson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bunting tries a body shot but Simpson blocks it.
Bunting throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunting works on Simpson's body with a couple of short punches.
Bunting blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bunting lands a shoulder strike.
Simpson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Simpson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bunting lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Simpson backwards.

That has opened up Bart Simpson's cut even more.
Simpson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simpson misses with the head strike.
Bunting working aggressively here.
Bunting lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Simpson backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Simpson fails to land.
Simpson misses with some punches.
Simpson prevents Bunting from breaking the clinch.
Bunting can't find room to land a body shot as Simpson controls the action.
Bunting wants a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bunting.

Bunting gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Simpson regains guard.
Bunting controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bunting slips nicely into half guard.
Simpson is not content to let Bunting control the position.
Simpson looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Simpson pushes Bunting off and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunting keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Simpson.
Bunting throws a wild body kick that Simpson sees coming a mile off.
Bunting ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Bunting shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simpson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bunting controls the pace.
Simpson wants to get back to his feet but Bunting is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bunting wants to control from the top but Simpson keeps moving.

Simpson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Bunting dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bart Simpson'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.

Simpson moves in looking to clinch but Bunting pushes him off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Simpson.
Bunting thumps Simpson with a low kick.
Simpson scores with a nice strike.

It looks like John Bunting has been cut.
Simpson stuffs the takedown attempt from Bunting. Bunting gets slowly back to his feet.
Simpson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bunting.
Bunting bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bunting misses with a body kick.
Simpson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simpson moves out of range as Bunting throws a body kick.
Simpson lands a jab to the head.
Simpson just misses with a punch to the body.
Bunting throws a leg kick but Simpson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Simpson slaps away a takedown attempt from Bunting, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunting on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good exchange - Simpson coming out on top.
Bunting is looking to land body kicks.
Bunting walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Simpson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Simpson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Simpson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bart Simpson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simpson cracks Bunting with a right hand to the side of the head.
Simpson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bunting was well out of range. Poor timing from Simpson.
Simpson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bunting in his tracks.
Jab, jab by Bunting - just one landing.
Simpson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bunting misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bunting.
Simpson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Simpson leaves Bunting with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Bunting. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Simpson misses.
Bunting checks the leg kick.
Simpson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bunting shoots in but Simpson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Simpson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Simpson moves out of range as Bunting throws a body kick.
Bunting looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bunting looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Simpson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bunting tries to work over Simpson's front leg with a kick but Simpson checks it.
Bunting tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Simpson swivels and escapes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson misses with a straight left.
Bunting feinted with a counter takedown.
Bunting staying out of range there.
Bunting moves out of range of the body kick from Simpson.
Simpson misses with the combination.
Simpson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Simpson moves out of range as Bunting throws a body kick.
Bunting lands a slapping body shot.

Simpson darts in and clinches Bunting up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Bunting as the two fighters clinch.
Bunting throws a punch but it's blocked by Simpson.

Bunting pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Simpson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bunting on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bunting keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunting tests Simpson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simpson tries to clinch but Bunting moves out of range.
Simpson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bunting takes a step back to recover.
Bunting slips a straight right by Simpson.
Bunting misses with a head kick.
Bunting looks to land a right hand but Simpson moved out of range.
Simpson tries to bum rush Bunting with a series of wild strikes but Bunting uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bunting uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Simpson.
Bunting appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bunting punishes Simpson's body with a nice straight punch.
Bunting throws out a powerful jab.
Simpson is breathing heavily.
Bunting connects with a solid leg kick.
Bunting bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Simpson's head.

The cut above Bart Simpson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bunting is looking to chop away at Simpson's legs.
Simpson throws a head kick that misses.
Bunting throws out a powerful jab.
Bunting works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bart Simpson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Bunting's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Simpson scores with a shot to the body.
Simpson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bunting looks to land a body kick but Simpson moved away.
Simpson is looking for the big counter here.
Bunting keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Simpson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bunting feinted with a counter takedown.
Bunting displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Simpson throws out the jab.
Simpson is looking to clinch.
Bunting checks a leg kick.
Bunting attempts a counter takedown but Simpson avoids it well and moves away.
Bunting scores with a leg kick.
Simpson misses with a combination

and Bunting counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunting is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bunting missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Simpson is looking to stand back up but Bunting counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Simpson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunting keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bunting trying to mount his opponent but Simpson defends it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bunting lands a nice short elbow.
Bunting not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bunting missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bunting has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bunting throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunting wants to control the pace but Simpson is squirming around nicely.
Bunting throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bunting in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bart Simpson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John Bunting!
John Bunting seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.