PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Esteban Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Bunker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Oliveira
vs
Bunker

175 cm
26
156 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

173 cm
19
144 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Esteban Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Bunker!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira misses with a straight left.
Bunker misses with a body punch
and Oliveira counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Oliveira misses its intended target.
Bunker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Oliveira lands with a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Oliveira misses the target.
Oliveira swinging wildly here.
Bunker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oliveira.
Bunker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bunker throws a hook but Oliveira avoids it easily.
Oliveira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bunker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Oliveira takes a swing at Bunker's ribcage but misses.
Bunker throws an overhand right that lands on Oliveira's shoulder, as Oliveira tries to avoid the shot.
Oliveira takes a swing at Bunker's ribcage but misses.
Bunker throws a push kick but Oliveira slaps the foot to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira throws a series of punches but Bunker avoids them all with ease.
Oliveira lunges at Bunker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bunker's hand.
A solid body kick from Bunker.
Oliveira scores with the left hand. Bunker knows he should have avoided that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bunker.
Oliveira looks to land a left hand but Bunker moved out of range nicely.
Bunker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oliveira throws out a powerful jab.
Oliveira throws a body punch but Bunker moves out of range.
Bunker feints a counter leg kick.
Oliveira misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bunker counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Esteban Oliveira has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from Bunker.
Oliveira loads up on a big right hand but Bunker slips the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch lands to the side of Bunker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oliveira keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira throws a body shot but no joy.
Oliveira ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bunker scores with a leg kick.
Oliveira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bunker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oliveira takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Esteban Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bunker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bunker ducks under a wild hook from Oliveira.
Oliveira misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bunker avoids the body shot from Oliveira.

Bunker closes the distance and pushes Oliveira back into the ropes.
Oliveira is trying to force a seperation but Bunker has the dominant position.
Oliveira misses with a body punch.
A short right from Bunker.
Oliveira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bunker's elbow.
Bunker pushes Oliveira back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira lands with a right to the head.
Bunker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bunker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oliveira misses with a body punch.

Bunker decides to pull guard.
Bunker lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Bunker lands a couple of elbows.
Bunker trying to control the position from guard on top but Oliveira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bunker is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bunker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bunker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Oliveira is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunker is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bunker distracts Oliveira with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bunker landing with the ground and pound.
Bunker postures up and lands a big shot to Oliveira's brow.
Bunker wants to control from the top but Oliveira keeps moving.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bunker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bunker stops Oliveira from standing up.
Bunker is standing up over Oliveira. Oliveira looks to escape but Bunker dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tony Bunker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Esteban Oliveira's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Oliveira misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Oliveira.
Oliveira's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bunker under the eye.
Bunker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Oliveira.
Oliveira misses with a lunging right hand
and Bunker counters with a left to the body.
Oliveira avoids the head kick by Bunker.
Oliveira lands with a hook. Bunker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oliveira takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bunker walks into a left hand.
Nice body kick there by Bunker.

Bunker darts in and clinches Oliveira up against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliveira tries a body shot but Bunker blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bunker.
Oliveira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oliveira misses with a punch to the body.
Oliveira scores with a hook to the body.
Bunker lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oliveira backwards.
Bunker lands with a light punch inside.
Oliveira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oliveira.
A head punch on the inside from Oliveira fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Oliveira.
Bunker jumps guard but Oliveira turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Bunker prevents a body shot from Oliveira.
Bunker blocking some punches.
Bunker tries to work over Oliveira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oliveira tries a body shot but Bunker blocks it.
Oliveira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bunker blocks a body shot from Oliveira.
Bunker misses with a body punch.
Oliveira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bunker is working Oliveira over against the ropes.
Bunker prevents a body shot from Oliveira.
A short left from Bunker.
Oliveira misses with a punch to the body.
Bunker digs a right hand underneath Oliveira's ribcage. Oliveira let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hand to the body from Oliveira.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunker lands a shoulder strike.
Oliveira has a couple of punches blocked by Bunker.
Nice body punch from Oliveira.
Oliveira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bunker lands a left hand.
Oliveira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bunker scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bunker.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bunker lands a hook that snaps the head of Oliveira backwards.

Bunker gets control of Oliveira's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bunker will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bunker is controlling Oliveira's posture.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bunker looking for a sweep. Not yet Bunker, not yet.
Oliveira wants to stand and escape but instead Bunker has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Bunker won't allow Oliveira to get back to his feet.
Bunker sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Oliveira's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunker looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bunker connects with a nice short shot to Oliveira's temple.
Bunker content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Oliveira on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Oliveira is trying to stand up here but Bunker is controlling him well.
Oliveira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bunker lands a nice short elbow.
Oliveira knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bunker on the ground.
Oliveira trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Bunker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunker lands a heavy elbow.
Bunker scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Oliveira?
Bunker putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Oliveira is rocked!
Bunker with a couple of short strikes.
Oh Oliveira is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oliveira tries to lock up and control but Bunker gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Oliveira on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Oliveira tries to get out of the position.
Bunker loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Oliveira scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Bunker land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Bunker stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Bunker!
Tony Bunker seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.