PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bronko Strunz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fun Fest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fun Fest told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Strunz
vs
Fest

178 cm
27
175 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

185 cm
27
180 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bronko Strunz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fun Fest!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strunz throws a leg kick which misses Fest's front leg but catches the back leg as Fest tries to avoid it.
Fest drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Strunz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Strunz wants it to stay on the feet.
It looked like Strunz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fest moves out of range of the leg kick from Strunz.
Fest takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fest changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Strunz tries to avoid it but Fest manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Strunz to the ground. Strunz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fest moves away from the strike by Strunz.
Strunz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Strunz slips a jab from Fest.
Fest walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Strunz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Strunz lands a really nice looking cross but Fest seems unphased.
Nice uppercut there from Strunz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Strunz misses the target.
Strunz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Strunz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fest now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strunz misses with a straight right.
Strunz misses with an uppercut. Fest saw that one coming.
Strunz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fest ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fest swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Strunz is looking to counter punch.
Strunz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Strunz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fest uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strunz.
Strunz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Strunz throws a big shot that misses.
Fest tries to counter with a clinch but Strunz shakes him off and moves away.
Strunz lands with an uppercut that bounces Fest off the cage and back into range.
Fest ducks under a wild hook from Strunz.
Fest now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Strunz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab from Strunz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fest takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fest uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strunz.
Bronko Strunz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strunz misses with a right hand
and Fest makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A big right from Strunz misses.
Strunz throws a hook but Fest blocks it.
Fest tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fest misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Strunz misses its intended target.
Fest tries to counter with a clinch but Strunz shakes him off and moves away.
Strunz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fest slips under a jab from Strunz.
Strunz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fest doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Strunz tries to score with a low kick but Fest moves his leg out of the way.
Fest now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Strunz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fest ducks under a wild hook from Strunz.
Fest swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Strunz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Strunz misses with an uppercut
and Strunz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strunz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Strunz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fest counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Strunz slips under a jab from Fest.
Strunz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fest's hands.
Strunz throws a hook but Fest avoids it easily.
Fest takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fest digs a good body shot into Strunz's ribs.

Strunz tries to keep at a distance but Fest has taken the fight into the clinch.
Strunz lands a shot to the body.
Strunz lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Strunz.
Fest swings wildly with an uppercut but Strunz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strunz swings wildly with an uppercut but Fest uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strunz misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Strunz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Strunz.
Fest fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fest is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Strunz is defending well for now.
Fest with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
I was talking to Strunz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fest scores with a hook to the body.
Fest tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Strunz's elbow.
Strunz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strunz.
Strunz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Strunz.
Strunz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Strunz scores with a nice short uppercut.

Strunz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strunz throws a jab when Fest was well out of range.
Strunz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fest sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Strunz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bronko Strunz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Strunz throws a looping overhand right but Fest ducks down to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Fest misses.
Strunz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice side step and Fest releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Strunz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Strunz throws a hook but Fest avoids it easily.
Bronko Strunz is winning the standup battle so far.
Strunz throws a body punch but Fest moves out of range.
Fest takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Donk. Strunz catches Fest right on the button with a cross.
Strunz misses with an uppercut
and Fest connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Strunz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fests jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Strunz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A shot to the body from Strunz misses
and Fest counters with a nice uppercut.
Strunz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strunz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fest's head backwards.
Strunz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fest sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strunz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fest takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Strunz scores with a jab. Fest acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fest displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Strunz throws out the jab.
Fest uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strunz.
Fest wants to counter the offense by Strunz and move into the clinch position.
Fest swings away with a body shot that misses
and Strunz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fest steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strunz.
Fest uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Strunz.
Strunz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fest can do to turn this around?
Fest slips under a jab from Strunz.
Strunz throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Fest counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fest avoids the body shot from Strunz.
Fest slips a straight right by Strunz.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fest! But no joy.
Strunz misses with a looping left.
Strunz misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strunz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Strunz throws a jab when Fest was well out of range.
A big right from Strunz misses.
Strunz misses with an uppercut.
Fest now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strunz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fest.
Strunz looks to score with a jab to the body but Fest is just out of range.
Strunz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fest shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fest slips a straight right by Strunz.
Fest with the counter takedown but Strunz avoids it easily.
Fest takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Strunz scores with a sloppy right hand. Fest should have avoided that one.
Strunz connects with a crisp jab.
Strunz cracks Fest with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strunz looks to land a right hand but Fest moved out of range.
Strunz throws a hook but Fest avoids it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Strunz.
Strunz throws a hook but Fest blocks it.
Strunz misses with a straight left.
Strunz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fest.
A nice side step and Fest releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Strunz swings widly with a right hand
letting Fest counter with a right hand.
Fest takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fest has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Strunz misses the jab.
Fest looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fest slips a jab from Strunz.
Strunz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Strunz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fest.
It seemed like Fest was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fest throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strunz throws a jab when Fest was well out of range.
Fest throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Strunz's waist but Strunz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fest off to one side.
Bronko Strunz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Strunz misses the shot to the body.
Strunz connects with a body shot.
Strunz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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!
Fest ducks under a wild hook from Strunz.
Jab from Strunz.
Fest slips a jab from Strunz.
A big right from Strunz misses.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fest closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Strunz did well to prevent Fest getting side control.
Fest looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Strunz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fest throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Strunz to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bronko Strunz dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Strunz lands with a straight right. Fest didn't see that one coming.
A big left from Strunz misses.
A leg kick checked by Fest.
Strunz throws a lazy right hand but Fest sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Strunz throws an overhand right that lands on Fest's shoulder, as Fest tries to avoid the shot.
Fest is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fest has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Strunz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Strunz connects with an inside leg kick.
Strunz throws a looping overhand right but Fest ducks down to avoid it.
Strunz throws a jab but it's blocked by Fest.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strunz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fest sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fest dives in for a single leg takedown but Strunz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Fest steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strunz.
Strunz misses with a hook. Fest ducked under it nicely.
Fest steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Strunz.
Strunz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Fest on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fest decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fest controlling the pace.
Fest prevents Strunz from standing back up.

Strunz kicks off Fest and gets to his feet.
A jab from Strunz misses.
Fest throws out a counter right but Strunz avoids it with no problem.
Fest bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Strunz throws a leg kick that is checked

and Fest moves into the clinch.
Fest misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Strunz.
Strunz letting Fest take a breather here.
Fest fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fest tries a body shot but Strunz blocks it.
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!
Strunz swings wildly with an uppercut but Fest uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fest misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fest lands an uppercut.
Strunz blocks an elbow strike.
Fest can't get the takedown.
A hook to the body from Fest.
Fest working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Strunz.

Strunz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fest slips a straight right by Strunz.
Fest uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strunz.
Strunz thows a leg kick but Fest checks it
and Fest counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Strunz lands with an overhand left.
Strunz connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strunz throws a shot from downtown. Fest moves away and avoids it.
Fest changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Strunz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fest displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Strunz throws out the jab.
Fest looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Strunz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fest is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fest misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strunz.
Nice shot by Strunz.
Fest uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Strunz.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strunz. Fest does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fest looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fest throws a right and a left that Strunz avoids nicely.
Strunz throws out a loose jab but Fest uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strunz thows a leg kick but Fest checks it
and Fest counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fest steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strunz.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fest! But no joy.
Strunz misses with an uppercut. Fest saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fest takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Strunz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Strunz lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fest defending well as Strunz loads up on a big left hand.
Strunz misses with an uppercut.
Strunz throws a lazy right hand but Fest sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Strunz throws out a loose jab but Fest uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Fest.

Fest drives through with a takedown into Strunz's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fest in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fest makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fun Fest has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fest throwing strikes but missing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bronko Strunz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Strunz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bronko Strunz!