PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Runt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arjan Bhullar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bhullar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lords of the Underground - Chief Rocka. This should be fireworks!

Runt
vs
Bhullar

205 cm
20
275 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
265 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Project Mayhem

Amped Performance
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Runt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arjan Bhullar!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bhullar fails with a takedown attempt.
Runt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Runt throws a body shot but no joy.
Runt scores with a jab to the head.
Bhullar tries to clinch there but Runt circles away.
Runt 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.
Runt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bhullar manages to avoid it.
Bhullar has a takedown stuffed.
Runt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bhullar on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bhullar fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Runt to the ground. Bhullar is now in Runt's guard.
Bhullar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bhullar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bhullar's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhullar works over Runt with some ground and pound from guard.
Bhullar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Runt working a defensive guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Runt is on top in guard.

Bhullar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Runt wants to pass the guard but Bhullar is keeping the position.
Bhullar looking for a sweep. Not yet Bhullar, not yet.
Runt controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bhullar is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runt preventing the sweep.
Runt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bhullar is keeping the position for now.
Bhullar keeping moving, preventing Runt from controlling successfully.
Runt controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Runt looking to pass the guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bhullar misses with an uppercut. Runt saw that one coming.
Bhullar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Runt scores with a sloppy right hand. Bhullar should have avoided that one.

It looks like Arjan Bhullar has been cut.
Bhullar shoots in looking for a takedown but Runt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bhullar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Chris Runt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arjan Bhullar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar loads up on a big right hand but Runt slips the punch.
Bhullar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Runt.
Bhullar missing with a left hand there. Runt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bhullar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bhullar missing with a left hand there. Runt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bhullar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Runt sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Bhullar misses the target.
Runt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bhullar throws out the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Runt misses its target.
Runt throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jab, jab by Bhullar - just one landing.
A big right from Runt misses.
Runt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bhullar's head.
Runt avoids the body shot from Bhullar.
Runt misses with an uppercut. Bhullar saw that one coming.

Bhullar shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Runt napping and manages to drive through into side control!
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!
Bhullar throws a strike aimed at the side of Runt's head but Runt avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runt takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bhullar with the ground and pound but Runt regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Bhullar prevents Runt from standing back up.
Runt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bhullar.
Runt taking some punishment here, with Bhullar in his half guard.
Bhullar prevents Runt from improving his position.
Bhullar is keen to just control but Runt is a slippery customer.
Runt trying to hold on to Bhullar's head to control him but Bhullar postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Runt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arjan Bhullar'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.

A looping hook to the body misses from Runt. Bhullar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bhullar is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bhullar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Runt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Runt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bhullar dips to his left and cracks Runt with an uppercut!
Bhullar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Runt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bhullar needs to keep his hands up - Runt had a free shot at his head there.
A big left from Bhullar misses.
Runt lunges at Bhullar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bhullar's hand.
Bhullar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Runt at a distance.
Good shot there by Runt.
Bhullar shoots in but no luck this time.
Bhullar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Runt misses with an uppercut.
Runt avoids the body shot from Bhullar.
Chris Runt is winning the standup battle so far.
Bhullar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bhullar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Runt has had enough of the clinch but Bhullar keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhullar misses with a body punch.
Bhullar is pushing Runt up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Runt looking to throw knees to the head but Bhullar is blocking nicely.
Bhullar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Runt avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bhullar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Runt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Runt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Runt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bhullar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Runt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Runt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bhullar has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Runt stops a takedown attempt from Bhullar.
Chris Runt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arjan Bhullar.
Runt misses with an elbow over the top.
Bhullar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Runt's efforts to push away.
Bhullar tries to work over Runt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bhullar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bhullar has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Runt seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bhullar can turn it around.
Runt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bhullar has him pressed against the cage.
Bhullar's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bhullar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar stalls.
Bhullar wants a takedown.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bhullar - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bhullar is working for takedown but Runt is calmly controlling the position for now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bhullar takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bhullar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bhullar manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bhullar working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bhullar misses with a punch to the body.
The referee calls for Bhullar to work.
Bhullar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bhullar tries a body shot but Runt blocks it.
Bhullar throws a head punch that misses.
Bhullar stalling against the cage.
Bhullar stalling the fight.
The crowd are getting on Bhullar's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Arjan Bhullar.
Bhullar throws an overhand right that lands on Runt's shoulder, as Runt tries to avoid the shot.
Nice sprawl there from Runt as Bhullar shoots in.
Runt throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arjan Bhullar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arjan Bhullar's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Runt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Runt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Runt jabs Bhullar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bhullar moves out of range as Runt strikes.
Runt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Runt looks to score with a jab to the body but Bhullar is just out of range.

Runt gets tackled into the cage by Bhullar. Bhullar maintains the clinch.
Bhullar drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Runt gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Runt working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Runt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Runt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bhullars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Runt stuffs the takedown attempt from Bhullar. Bhullar gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhullar throws a hook but Runt blocks it.
Runt lands a jab to Bhullar's midsection.
Bhullar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Runt is fending him off so far but Bhullar persists. Nope, Runt circles away and we're back to standing.
Chris Runt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arjan Bhullar.
Runt displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bhullar.
Bhullar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Runt swings for the body but Bhullar moves out of range.
Runt connects with a jab.
Runt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bhullar.
Nice shot lands for Bhullar.
Jab from Runt.
Runt moves out of range as Bhullar strikes.
Runt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Runt.
Runt scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice uppercut there from Runt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Runt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bhullar needs to keep his hands up - Runt had a free shot at his head there.
Runt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big right from Bhullar misses.
Bhullar dives in and grabs Runt's left leg, looking for a takedown. Runt pushes down on Bhullar's head and hops out.
Runt stuffs the takedown attempt from Bhullar. Bhullar gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from Runt finds it's way through Bhullar's defenses.
Bhullar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Bhullar is rocked!
Runt throws a pinpoint strike between Bhullar's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Bhullar crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Runt scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chris Runt!
Chris Runt retains his heavyweight title!
Chris Runt decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.