PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Bunker (ranked 1094 p4p, 116 weight class) and Tomas Lindberg (ranked 1739 p4p, 174 weight class). Lindberg has chosen At The Gates - The Book of Sand as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bunker
vs
Lindberg

173 cm
26
144 lbs
16 - 9 - 2

169 cm
26
145 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
RAGS of a RONIN

BuriedAlive// Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Bunker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tomas Lindberg!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bunker.
Lindberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Bunker is just out of range.
Lindberg has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bunker finds it's way round the side to connect with Lindberg's head.
Lindberg throws a right hand that Bunker ducks under and follows up with a left that Bunker also avoids with ease.
Bunker drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lindberg sprawls and moves away.
Bunker with a nice cross.
A jab from Lindberg misses.
Bunker feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bunker. That's going to slow Lindberg down.
Lindberg misses with a hook. Bunker ducked under it nicely.
Bunker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bunker throws a lazy uppercut
and Lindberg counters with a left to the body.
Bunker throws a body punch but Lindberg moves out of range.
Lindberg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bunker lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lindberg scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lindberg lands a nice hook to Bunker's body. Bunker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tomas Lindberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindberg's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bunker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lindberg scrambles back to his feet.
Lindberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bunker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lindberg.
Lindberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bunker is looking to counter punch.
Tomas Lindberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bunker tries to work over Lindberg's front leg with a kick but Lindberg checks it.
Bunker throws a sloppy head kick and Lindberg moves out of range easily.
Lindberg slips under a jab from Bunker.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lindberg! But no joy.
Lindberg misses with a looping left.
Bunker lands a leg kick that knocks Lindberg off balance momentarily.
Lindberg connects with the punch.
Lindberg moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bunker digs a good body shot into Lindberg's ribs.
Bunker throws a body kick that misses.
Bunker jabs Lindberg right on the nose. Lindberg blinks but takes it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lindberg. Bunker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bunker slips a straight right by Lindberg.
Bunker scores with a punch to the head.
Lindberg fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bunker slips a jab from Lindberg.
Lindberg tries to bum rush Bunker with a series of wild strikes but Bunker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lindberg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lindberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bunker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bunker thinks about countering with a head kick.
Lindberg misses with an uppercut. Bunker saw that one coming.
Bunker lands a body shot.
Lindberg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bunker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lindberg checks a low kick from Bunker.
Lindberg misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Lindberg misses the target.
A counter left hand to the body from Bunker misses its target.
Lindberg misses with a straight left.
Bunker dodges the punch combination from Lindberg.
Bunker connects with a single shot there.
Bunker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lindberg.
A lazy left from Lindberg finds it's target.
Lindberg misses with a two punch combination.
Lindberg swinging wildly here.
Lindberg throws an overhand right that lands on Bunker's shoulder, as Bunker tries to avoid the shot.
Bunker lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lindberg takes a step back to recover.
Bunker looks to land a body kick but Lindberg moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunker slips a straight right by Lindberg.
Bunker needs to keep his hands up - Lindberg had a free shot at his head there.
Bunker scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lindberg throws out a loose jab but Bunker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lindberg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bunker.
The crowd cheers as Lindberg lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bunker doesn't seem phased though.
Lindberg lands a nice hook to Bunker's body. Bunker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bunker.
No joy there for Bunker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bunker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bunker connects with a high kick.
Lindberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bunker manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lindberg lands a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bunker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tomas Lindberg will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bunker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lindberg throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bunker on the side of the head.
Lindberg takes a swing at Bunker's ribcage but misses.
Bunker misses with a kick to the body.
Bunker throws a body shot but no joy.
Lindberg moves out of range of the leg kick from Bunker.
Lindberg throws a hook to the side of Bunker's head but Bunker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Bunker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lindberg misses with a hook
letting Bunker counter with a right hand.
Lindberg looks to land a combination but Bunker avoids it well.
It appears Bunker was looking to counter with a kick there.
Lindberg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bunker. That's going to slow Lindberg down.
Bunker throws a jab when Lindberg was well out of range.
Bunker misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Lindberg misses the target.
Lindberg throws a jab but it's blocked by Bunker.
Bunker is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bunker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bunker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lindberg's head.
Lindberg jabs Bunker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lindberg misses the body punch
and Bunker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Bunker clinches up with Lindberg and pushes him back against the cage.
Bunker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lindberg tries to throw a body punch but Bunker avoids it by throwing Lindberg back against the cage.
A short right from Lindberg.
Lindberg throws a punch but it's blocked by Bunker.
Lindberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lindberg blocks an uppercut.
Lindberg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lindberg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bunker's elbow.

Bunker has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lindberg clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lindberg can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is taking a good look at Lindberg as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Bunker!
Bunker controlling from the back.
Lindberg is covering up but some of the strikes from Bunker are getting through and doing damage.
Bunker lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Lindberg hold on?!
Lindberg is covering up but some of the strikes from Bunker are getting through and doing damage.
Can Lindberg hold on?! Bunker is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.

Lindberg is rocked!
Bunker softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Lindberg is still in real trouble! Can Bunker finish him?
Bunker lands strikes from the back and Lindberg isn't doing enough to escape the position. The referee steps in to end the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Bunker!
A very excited looking Tony Bunker made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.