PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Bounty (ranked 1516 p4p, 219 weight class) and Gunnar Wylde (ranked 1037 p4p, 155 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wylde's choice of entrance music: Black Label Society - Parade of the Dead. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bounty
vs
Wylde

188 cm
32
197 lbs
25 - 11 - 0

196 cm
38
215 lbs
25 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Sportivité

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamie Bounty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Wylde!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bounty blocks a jab.
Bounty is looking to counter punch.
Bounty takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wylde stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bounty swats away the attempt to clinch by Wylde.
Bounty throwing a counter right hand but Wylde manages to avoid it.

Wylde rushes Bounty and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bounty working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Wylde.
Still in the clinch, Bounty scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wylde lands an uppercut.
Bounty struggles to land a body shot inside as Wylde controls his hands.
Wylde blocks a body shot from Bounty.
Wylde blocking some punches.
Wylde is trying to break free.
Wylde working aggressively here.
Bounty scores with a hook to the body.
Wylde tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bounty lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
Bounty lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wylde is trying to break the clinch but Bounty has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bounty digs a right hand into Wylde's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wylde's gas tank.
Bounty blocks an uppercut.
Bounty struggles to land a body shot inside as Wylde controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Bounty.
Wylde takes a shot to the head.
Wylde tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wylde is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bounty takes a shot to the head.
Bounty presses Wylde against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wylde looks winded!

Wylde escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bounty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wylde.
Wylde misses with a left hand
and Bounty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Gunnar Wylde has been cut.

Wylde darts in and clinches Bounty up against the cage.
Bounty misses with a body punch.
Bounty lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wylde backwards.

Wylde breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wylde fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bounty is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gunnar Wylde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bounty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wylde.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wylde throws a looping overhand right but Bounty ducks down to avoid it.
Bounty takes one to the side of the head.

Wylde moves into the clinch successfully.
Bounty misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bounty creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Wylde manages to break the clinch.
Wylde misses with a left hand

and Bounty counters with a nice right hand that sends Wylde toppling to the canvas! Wylde scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bounty finish him?!
Bounty scores with a jab to the body.
Wylde misses with a straight left.
Bounty throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bounty works Wylde's body with a nice hook.
Bounty lands a slapping body shot.
Bounty slips a straight right by Wylde.
Bounty misses with a low kick.
Wylde just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bounty moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Bounty misses the target.
Wylde throws a jab but it's blocked by Bounty.
Wylde darts in trying to clinch
and Bounty counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That has opened up Gunnar Wylde's cut even more.
Bounty slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bounty. Wylde does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wylde is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bounty.
Wylde lands with an overhand left.
Bounty takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bounty throws a hook but Wylde avoids it easily.
Wylde turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wylde tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bounty appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bounty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wylde.
Wylde is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wylde looks to land a right hand but Bounty moved out of range.
It looked like Bounty was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wylde.
Nice uppercut there from Bounty.
Wylde misses the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bounty throws an overhand right that lands on Wylde's shoulder, as Wylde tries to avoid the shot.
Wylde swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wylde misses with a left hand
and Bounty makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wylde lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bounty's sensitive parts.
Wylde scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bounty moves away from the strike by Wylde.
Bounty ducks under a wild hook from Wylde.
Bounty is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wylde looks to land a left hand but Bounty moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wylde throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Bounty to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Bounty finds it's way through Wylde's defenses.

The cut above Gunnar Wylde's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wylde throws the left hand but Bounty avoids the punch easily.
Wylde moves away from the strike by Bounty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Bounty dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Wylde's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bounty throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wylde tries to clinch but Bounty moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Bounty misses the target.
Bounty throws a push kick but Wylde slaps the foot to one side.
Wylde throws a lazy uppercut
and Bounty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wylde throws an off balance right hand
and Bounty counters with a stiff right hand.

Wylde is rocked!
Bounty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wylde is still on wobbly legs! Can Bounty finish him?
Bounty checks a low kick from Wylde.
Wylde seems to have recovered his senses.
Bounty is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wylde can do to turn this around?
Bounty throws a hook but Wylde blocks it.
Wylde keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bounty.
Bounty uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wylde.
Bounty throwing a counter right hand but Wylde manages to avoid it.
Wylde looks to score with a jab to the body but Bounty is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wylde. Bounty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bounty went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wylde moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bounty slips a straight right by Wylde.
Jamie Bounty is winning the standup battle so far.
Wylde misses with a right hand
and Bounty counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wylde throws a hook but Bounty avoids it easily.
Wylde connects with an inside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Bounty misses
and Wylde counters with a low kick, right behind Bounty 's knee.
Wylde ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bounty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wylde moves away.
Wylde attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bounty connects with a leg kick. Wylde looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wylde swings for the body but Bounty moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Wylde scores with a four punch combination!
Wylde throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bounty makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bounty takes one to the chin there.
Wylde is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bounty swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bounty on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Bounty catches Wylde right on the button with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wylde looks to throw the jab but Bounty is out of range.
Wylde throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A counter left hand to the body from Bounty misses its target.
Wylde swings widly with a right hand
and Bounty counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Wylde moves into range and clinches up with Bounty.
Bounty can't find room to land a body shot as Wylde controls the action.
Bounty lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bounty prevents Wylde from breaking the clinch.
Bounty working aggressively here.
Wylde blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bounty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bounty.

Gunnar Wylde's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bounty working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Wylde.
Bounty gets through Wylde's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wylde.

Wylde breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bounty here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wylde misses with a leg kick
and Bounty makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wylde is breathing heavily.
Bounty misses with a kick to the body.
Wylde tests Bounty's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bounty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wylde tries to clinch but Bounty is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Bounty misses the target.
Bounty walks into a left hand.
Wylde throws a poor cross that misses
and Bounty counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wylde misses with a hook.
Wylde misses with a straight right.
Wylde attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wylde throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wylde. That's going to slow Bounty down.
Bounty moves out of range of the strikes.
Bounty is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wylde misses with a straight left.
Bounty feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Wylde looks to land a left hand but Bounty moved out of range nicely.
Wylde throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Bounty to counter with a crisp jab.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gunnar Wylde's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jamie Bounty!