PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Bunting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Varg Veide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Veide's choice of entrance music: Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Taking Care of Business. 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
Veide

208 cm
32
267 lbs
31 - 13 - 0

195 cm
28
255 lbs
23 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Bunting!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Varg Veide!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunting misses the shot to the body.
Veide moves out of range of the body kick from Bunting.
Veide doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bunting.
Bunting keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Veide fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bunting manages to avoid it.
Veide moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Veide pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bunting back to the cage. Veide follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like John Bunting has been cut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bunting.
Veide chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bunting with a hook.
Veide takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunting misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Veide.
Bunting tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Veide was well out of range. Poor timing from Bunting.
Bunting throws a body punch but Veide moves out of range.
Bunting throws a body shot but no joy.
Bunting misses with a jab to the body
and Veide counters with a straight right hand.
Bunting is looking to wear down Veide with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bunting misses with a looping right.
Varg Veide is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunting gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A shot to the liver by Veide. Beautiful body shot.
Bunting walks into a straight right hand from Veide.
Bunting avoids the body shot from Veide.
Bunting swings for the body but Veide moves out of range.
Veide jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bunting connects with a right hand. Veide shakes it off.
Bunting tries a low kick but Veide avoids it.
As Bunting backs off Veide throws a huge counter combo but Bunting manages to avoid it all.
A slow jab from Bunting misses its intended target.
Veide uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bunting.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bunting. That's going to slow Veide down.
Bunting throws a sloppy head kick and Veide moves out of range easily.
Veide misses with a hook. Bunting ducked under it nicely.
As Veide backs away, Bunting returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bunting lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Veide misses with a body kick.
Veide feints and then cracks Bunting's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bunting down.
John Bunting seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bunting lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunting swings away with a body shot that misses
and Veide counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Bunting misses.
Bunting throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bunting fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Veide checks it well.
Bunting on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Veide. Veide obviously looking to wear him down.
Veide lands a nice shot to the body.
Bunting misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bunting lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Veide misses with a body shot.
Bunting uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Veide.
Veide scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bunting tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Veide was well out of range. Poor timing from Bunting.
Veide fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bunting looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Veide connects with a jab.

John Bunting's cut is getting worse.
A low kick from Bunting misses
and Veide counters with a nice uppercut.
Veide fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Bunting to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Bunting looks to clinch but Veide throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Bunting taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Varg Veide! Varg Veide retains his heavyweight title!
Varg Veide decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.