PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Bunting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Drama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bunting comes to the cage accompanied by Shell Shocked. John Bunting has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Bunting
vs
Drama

208 cm
40
267 lbs
41 - 20 - 0

188 cm
27
240 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!
Voodoo Nutrition

Vandal & Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Bunting!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Drama!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drama throws a leg kick but Bunting moved away.
Bunting fires out a quick counter leg kick but Drama just manages to avoid it.
Drama looks to land a left hand but Bunting moved out of range nicely.
Drama connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bunting. Bunting circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Drama throws a right hand that misses
and Bunting counters with a nice low kick that buckles Drama's knee momentarily.
Drama connects with a crisp jab.

It looks like John Bunting has been cut.
Drama throws a right hand that misses
and Bunting counters with a stiff right hand.
Drama throws a shot from downtown. Bunting moves away and avoids it.
Johnny Drama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drama looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Drama throws a lazy uppercut
and Bunting counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bunting blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drama fails with an attempt to clinch.

Drama gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bunting throws a punch but it's blocked by Drama.

Bunting breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bunting throws a leg kick but Drama moved away.
Drama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bunting throws a quick counter head kick but Drama was just out of range.
Drama throws a chopping leg kick but Bunting manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Drama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bunting steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drama.
Drama throws a poor cross that misses
and Bunting counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Drama.
Bunting throws a jab when Drama was well out of range.
Drama misses with a wild body shot.
Drama misses with a hook to the body
and Bunting counters with a nice uppercut.
Drama scores with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drama misses with a right hand
and Bunting counters with a stiff right hand.
Bunting ducks under a wild hook from Drama.
Bunting appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bunting gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bunting feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dramas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Drama catches Bunting right on the button with a cross.
Bunting moves out of range as Drama throws a body kick.
Bunting ducks under a wild hook from Drama.
Bunting is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bunting throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bunting fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Drama is out of range.
Drama missing with a left hand there. Bunting was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bunting appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Drama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bunting rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bunting tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drama was well out of range. Poor timing from Bunting.
Drama is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bunting is looking to counter punch.
Bunting ducks under a wild hook from Drama.
Bunting seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That kick from Drama tenderised Bunting's leg. Bunting is trying to keep his angry face on.
Drama cracks the inside of Bunting's front leg.
Bunting takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Drama throws out a loose jab but Bunting uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Bunting on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bunting throws a right and a left that Drama avoids nicely.
Drama stuns Bunting with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drama comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Drama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Bunting's cut.
That's time! Bunting's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Drama throws the kick towards the body but Bunting avoids it.
Bunting uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drama.
Drama pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bunting is out of range and Drama settles back down.
Bunting throwing a counter right hand but Drama manages to avoid it.
Drama misses with the body kick
and Bunting counters with a stiff right hand.
Drama rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bunting moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bunting throws a body punch but Drama moves out of range.
Drama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bunting.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drama throws a series of punches but Bunting moves out of range.
Drama misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunting misses with a body shot.
Bunting throws a chopping leg kick but Drama manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Drama lands with a shot to the body.
Bunting takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Drama has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Drama lands a head shot.
Drama throws a wild body kick that Bunting sees coming a mile off.
Drama fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bunting blocks a leg kick.
Bunting throws a big counter combination but Drama scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Drama walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bunting checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drama misses with a head kick.
Bunting connects with a good right hand that stumbles Drama. Drama circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Drama throws a body punch but Bunting moves out of range.
Drama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by Drama.
Drama has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bunting throws a body punch but Drama moves out of range.
Bunting missing with a left hand there. Drama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bunting scores with a jab.
Bunting moves out of range as Drama throws a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drama gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Drama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bunting is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bunting fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Drama does it's job there.
Drama throws an overhand right that lands on Bunting's shoulder, as Bunting tries to avoid the shot.
Drama connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bunting momentarily.

John Bunting's cut is getting worse.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bunting.
Drama scores with a sloppy right hand. Bunting should have avoided that one.
Drama connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bunting's hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunting takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drama tries to land a front kick but Bunting steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Drama scores with a jab to the body.
Drama lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Drama throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bunting takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Drama gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bunting.
Drama throws a punch but it's blocked by Bunting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Drama showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Bunting's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A nice leg kick lands there from Drama.
A telegraphed right hand from Bunting misses the target.
Drama cracks the inside of Bunting's front leg.
Drama misses with a hook
and Bunting counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drama lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bunting misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drama loads up on a big right hand but Bunting slips the punch.
Drama looks for the body kick but Bunting saw that one coming.
Bunting connects with a single shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drama misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Bunting wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Drama takes a swing at Bunting's ribcage but misses.
Bunting was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bunting thuds his right hand into Drama's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Drama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bunting.
Drama throws a front kick that sends Bunting stumbling back into the cage.
Johnny Drama seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Drama lands a big right hand that sends Bunting crashing to the mat! Drama stays standing though and waves Bunting back to his feet!
Drama throws a right hand that misses
and Bunting counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drama connects with a right hand. Bunting shakes it off.

Bunting is rocked!

John Bunting's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Drama ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Bunting out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Drama!
Johnny Drama took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Vandal & Laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.