PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maksymilian Gracie (ranked 1321 p4p, 144 weight class) and Borg Bunting (ranked 795 p4p, 90 weight class). Gracie's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, King of Leon - Closer. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gracie
vs
Bunting

194 cm
31
251 lbs
16 - 7 - 1

187 cm
35
278 lbs
21 - 10 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 180$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maksymilian Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Borg Bunting!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Bunting sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bunting looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maksymilian Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bunting displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie with a jab.
Bunting takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Bunting pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gracie is out of range and Bunting settles back down.
Bunting is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunting scores with a jab.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bunting.

Gracie has closed the distance and engaged Bunting in a clinch.

Gracie ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gracie no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bunting can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Gracie is looking for a triangle but Bunting pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gracie throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bunting escapes and throws Gracie's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Gracie is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie seems a little lost for a moment, as Bunting dominates the positioning.
Bunting tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Gracie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bunting stalling.
Bunting is continuing to stall.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Bunting is controlling well.
Bunting with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Bunting jumps into side control!
Gracie is trying to improve his position.
Gracie wants to control but Bunting postures up.
Gracie is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face as Bunting controls the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands with a good body shot.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Bunting.
Bunting throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gracie's head.

It looks like Maksymilian Gracie has been cut.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Bunting saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bunting on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Bunting scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie moves out of range as Bunting strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Borg Bunting dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maksymilian Gracie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bunting fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.
Bunting's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bunting working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Bunting digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.

Bunting breaks from the clinch.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gracie lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie connects with the punch.
A solid body kick from Bunting.
Bunting misses with an uppercut
and Gracie counters with a straight right hand.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown but Bunting manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bunting throws out the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Gracie misses its target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunting scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bunting closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bunting takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bunting scores with a jab to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bunting, as that shot connected.
Bunting slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maksymilian Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Bunting misses.

Bunting clinches with his opponent.
Gracie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bunting lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gracie wants to get back to striking at distance but Bunting won't allow it.
A right hand to the body from Bunting.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Bunting lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Bunting turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Bunting breaks from the clinch.
Gracie shoots in but Bunting avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bunting lands a right hook to the body.
Gracie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bunting connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gracie scrambles back to his feet.
Bunting has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Borg Bunting seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bunting stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bunting wants it to stay on the feet.
Bunting clobbers Gracie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Maksymilian Gracie's cut is getting worse.
A head kick misses from Bunting.
Bunting pushes Gracie away with a front kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bunting. That's going to slow Gracie down.
Borg Bunting seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Borg Bunting is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bunting tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bunting sizes up Gracie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bunting pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Bunting avoids nicely.
Bunting throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie attempts a counter takedown but Bunting avoids it well and moves away.
Bunting throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bunting throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bunting tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie is looking to counter punch.
Bunting keeps Gracie at a distance using the push kick.
Bunting loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
As Bunting looks to move away, Gracie throws a big counter combo but Bunting just gets out of the way.
Bunting connects with a body shot that sends Gracie's belly button to the back.
Bunting lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Bunting avoids them all with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Bunting.
Gracie moves forwards but Bunting connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Bunting moves away and avoids it.

Bunting lands a big head kick that sends Gracie tumbling to the mat! Bunting takes a step backwards and waves Gracie back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bunting looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bunting connects with a leg kick. Gracie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gracie works the jab nicely.
Bunting connects with a nice looking jab.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bunting but Bunting pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bunting scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Borg Bunting showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Maksymilian Gracie's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bunting buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bunting fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gracie slips a straight right by Bunting.
Gracie feinted with a counter takedown.
Bunting loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Decent striking displayed by Gracie there.
Bunting is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bunting works the jab nicely.

Maksymilian Gracie's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunting swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bunting swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bunting moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Gracie misses.
Bunting lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunting on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bunting misses with a body shot.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Bunting counters with a right hand to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bunting.
Bunting lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bunting.
Bunting doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bunting goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bunting takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gracie's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Bunting lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head.
Bunting throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
Bunting works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Bunting throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Bunting tries to score with a low kick but Gracie moves his leg out of the way.
Gracie changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bunting counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunting misses with a hook.
Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bunting tries to counter by closing the distance.

Gracie gets the takedown into side control.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bunting keeps working.
Gracie fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gracie controlling from side mount.

Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunting tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gracie trying to control the action but Bunting is working from the bottom.
Bunting avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gracie.
Maksymilian Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bunting knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bunting tries to buck Gracie off but Gracie is having none of it.
Borg Bunting is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bunting has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bunting is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gracie is trying to ground and pound but Bunting uses the momentary lack of control by Gracie to regain half guard.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Borg Bunting comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bunting winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Borg Bunting!
An out of breath and clearly excited Borg Bunting thanked Kalashnikov Nutrition & Supplements (160Q) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).