PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ray Bundles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bundles comes into the arena with It's Tricky by Run DMC blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bundles
vs
Pound

175 cm
23
165 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

176 cm
20
162 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Bundles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Pound!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pound feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bundless jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bundles misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bundles. Pound shrugs it off though.
Pound catches Bundles with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bundles throws a sloppy head kick
and Pound counters with a thumping low kick.
Pound misses with an uppercut.
Pound throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Bundles forces Pound back against the cage and clinches.
Bundles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pound struggles to land a body shot inside as Bundles controls his hands.
Bundles softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pound tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bundles prevents a body shot from Pound.
Pound blocks a body shot from Bundles.
We've been hearing reports that Bundles has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

Bundles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Bundles scores with a four punch combination!
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!
Pound keeps the fight on the outside.
Pound doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bundles wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pound dodges the punch combination from Bundles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundles ducks right into an uppercut from Pound.
Bundles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pound manages to avoid it.
Pound lands a really nice looking cross but Bundles seems unphased.
Bundles lunges at Pound with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pound's hand.
Bundles misses with a hook. Pound ducked under it nicely.
Ray Bundles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bundles looks to clinch
and Pound counters with a nice uppercut.
Bundles throws a nice looking combination but Pound bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pound swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bundles misses with a wild combination.
Pound connects with a nice looking jab.
Bundles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bundles throws a head kick but Pound moves out of range.
It seemed like Pound was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Pound.
Bundles throws a nice looking combination but Pound bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pound! But no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pound misses with a low kick as Bundles jumps back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pound throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bundles slips a straight right by Pound.
A cross from Pound lands.
Pound missing with a left hand there. Bundles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Bundles has closed the distance and engaged Pound in a clinch.
Bundles lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pound or not.
Bundles effectively controlling the action here.

Pound breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bundles throws a series of punches but Pound moves out of range.
Pound misses with a straight left.
Bundles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Pound on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bundles throws a head kick that misses
and Pound makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bundles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pound ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bundles moves away.
Bundles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pound.
Pound misses with an uppercut. Bundles saw that one coming.
Pound connects with a body shot that sends Bundles's belly button to the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundles changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bundles misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Bundles. Those never looked like landing.
Bundles lands with an overhand left.
Bundles throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Pound connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pound avoids the body shot from Bundles.
It seemed like Pound was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bundles throws a shot to the body.
Pound scores with a body shot.
Bundles explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bundles takes a swing at Pound's ribcage but misses.

Bundles gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pound lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bundles backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pound scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pound pushes Bundles back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pound scores with a shoulder strike.
Bundles takes a shot to the head.
Bundles tries to throw a body punch but Pound avoids it by throwing Bundles back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pound misses with a body punch.
Pound lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pound.
Pound softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pound working aggressively here.
Bundles lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pound scores with a shoulder strike.
Pound throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bundless head.
Pound lands with a right to the head.
Bundles trying to control the position but instead, Pound has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bundles into the cage.

Pound manages to break the clinch.
Bundles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bundles misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pound has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bundles throws a shot from downtown. Pound moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dick Pound will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pound jabs Bundles to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice body kick from Bundles.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pound in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Pound connects with a jab.
Pound blocks a head kick by Bundles.
Pound misses with a hook.
Bundles tries to clinch up but Pound circles away and keeps his distance.
Bundles is looking to wear down Pound with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bundles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pound. Bundles does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Pound misses.
Bundles throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bundles dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pound. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bundles throws an off balance right hand
letting Pound counter with a right hand.
Bundles thuds a left hand into Pound's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bundles throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Bundles does no damage.
Pound doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bundles lands with a slapping head kick.
Bundles connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundles fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pound looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A bone on bone clash there as Bundles blocks the leg kick.
Pound throws out a powerful jab.
Bundles throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pound throws a low kick, looking for Bundles's leg but Bundles calmly moves out of range.
Pound scores with a punch to the head.
Pound moves out of range as Bundles throws a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pound. Bundles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bundles doesn't manage to clinch there - Pound circles away.
Bundles walks into a stiff left hand from Pound.
No joy there for Bundles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bundles takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Bundles is rocked!
Bundles closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pound counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pound swats away the attempt to clinch by Bundles.
Bundles stuns Pound with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Bundles. Those never looked like landing.
Bundles defending well as Pound loads up on a big left hand.
Bundles avoids the body shot from Pound.

Bundles gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A body shot lands from Pound.
Pound tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Pound pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pound fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bundles lands with an overhand left.
Nice shot by Pound.
Pound throws a hook to the side of Bundles's head but Bundles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pound takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bundles rushes Pound and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bundles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Bundles.
Bundles lands a left hand.
Bundles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Pound - that landed with a thud.
Pound lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bundles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Pound's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pound connects with a single shot there.
Dick Pound seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bundles.
Pound looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bundles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pound scores with a hook.
Oh Bundles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bundles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pound throws a jab when Bundles was well out of range.
Bundles seems to have got his legs back now.
Bundles throws a sloppy head kick and Pound moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pound misses with a body shot.
A jab from Pound misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pound.
Bundles takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bundles checks a leg kick.
Pound looks to score with a jab to the body but Bundles is just out of range.
Pound looks to land a right hand but Bundles moved out of range.
Bundles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pound swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pound scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bundles shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pound scores with a nice right hand.
Bundles catches Pound with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bundles doesn't manage to clinch there - Pound circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bundles throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pound counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ray Bundles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pound scores with a jab to the body.
Bundles throws a body punch but Pound moves out of range.
Bundles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pound swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Pound showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bundles lands a nice hook to Pound's body. Pound takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Bundles checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bundles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheers as Pound lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bundles doesn't seem phased though.
Bundles lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pound takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Some wild striking there from Bundles.
Sloppy strikes from Bundles. Those never looked like landing.
A little jabbing left from Pound on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Good work by Bundles as he checks the leg kick.
Pound dips to his left and cracks Bundles with an uppercut!
Pound keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pound throws a leg kick which misses Bundles's front leg but catches the back leg as Bundles tries to avoid it.
Bundles misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Bundles.
Pound throws out a counter right but Bundles avoids it with no problem.
Bundles moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bundles looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundles fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bundles swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pound counters with a huge left! Bundles is in big trouble! He's backing up but Pound isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Bundles from any more damage. A dominating finish by Pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Pound!