PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Bundy (ranked 23131 p4p, 6641 weight class) and Sammy King (ranked 678 p4p, 658 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Bundy
vs
King

195 cm
28
265
10 - 13 - 0

198 cm
32
235
4 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Bundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Sammy King!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bundy tries to bum rush King with a series of wild strikes but King uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bundy swats him away and circles back towards the center.

King has Bundy up against the ropes in a clinch.
King working aggressively here.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Bundy won't allow it.
Bundy displaying some good clinch control by pressing King up against the ropes.
King has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bundy lands with a light punch inside.
King is trying to break the clinch but Bundy is controlling him.
King looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
I was talking to Bundy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bundy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
King tries to circle away but Bundy has him pinned against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
King being controlled against the ropes.
Bundy stalling in the clinch but King improves position.
Bundy is looking to control King's arms but King gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bundy has his back to the ropes.
Bundy stalling in the clinch but King improves position.
King has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bundy seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if King can turn it around.

King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

King gets a clinch.
Bundy leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Solomon Bundy.
Bundy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice jab there from Bundy.

King pushes Bundy up against the ropes in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Bundy as King shoots in.
Bundy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
King looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
King is looking to clinch but Bundy is avoiding it.
Bundy throws a big counter combination but King scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bundy connects with a crisp jab.

It looks like Sammy King has been cut.

Bundy has King up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bundy trying to control the position but instead, King has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bundy into the ropes.
Bundy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King tries to circle away but Bundy has him pinned against the ropes.
King is trying to push Bundy away but Bundy has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
King is trying to break free.
King tries to circle away but Bundy has him pinned against the ropes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bundy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
King tries to pull guard but Bundy forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Solomon Bundy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy King.
Bundy blocking some punches.
Bundy has King pressed against the ropes, preventing King from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

King breaks from the clinch.
Bundy swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
Bundy misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
King ducks under a wild hook from Bundy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bundy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bundy keeps the fight on the outside.
Bundy throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
Solomon Bundy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Bundy gets tackled into the ropes by King. King maintains the clinch.
King is trying to force a seperation but Bundy has the dominant position.
King is trying to break free.
King is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
King shoots in but Bundy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bundy appears to be looking for a big counter.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bundy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
King has his takedown stuffed
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Bundy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sammy King's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bundy.
Bundy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King throws a counter combo.
King moves in looking to clinch but Bundy pushes him off.
Bundy slaps away a takedown attempt from King, before circling back to the center of the mat.
King moves out of range of the body kick.
Bundy keeps the fight on the outside.
King is looking to clinch but Bundy is avoiding it.
Bundy throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
Bundy throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King tries to clinch up
letting Bundy counter with a right hand.
Sammy King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bundy clinches up with King and pushes him back against the ropes.
Bundy looking to slow down the pace here.
King has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bundy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
Bundy scores with a nice hook to the head.

King manages to break the clinch.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Bundy cracks King with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Bundy has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning King to stand back up!
King tries to clinch up but Bundy circles away and keeps his distance.
Solomon Bundy is winning the standup battle so far.
Bundy keeps the fight on the outside.
Bundy appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bundy cracks King with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King tries to clinch there but Bundy circles away.
It looked like Bundy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from King.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

King fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bundy, pushing him back against the ropes.
King wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
King tries to circle away but Bundy has him pinned against the ropes.
Bundy is pushing King up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The referee calls for Bundy to work.
King wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bundy prevents King from breaking the clinch.
Bundy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bundy.
King is trying to push Bundy away but Bundy has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
King is trying to break the clinch but Bundy has him pressed against the ropes.

King breaks the clinch.
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Bundy circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Bundy misses the target.
King shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bundy pinned against the ropes. Bundy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A low kick lands for Bundy.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bundy connects with a solid leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King is looking to break free of the clinch but Bundy has double underhooks.
Bundy taking a breather.
Bundy looking to stall.
Bundy misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Bundy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Bundy won't allow it.
Bundy lands a nice uppercut.
Bundy prevents King from breaking the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Bundy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sammy King's cut.
That's time! Bundy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bundy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bundy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King is looking to clinch but Bundy is avoiding it.
King tries for a takedown but Bundy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bundy swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
Bundy throws a shot to the body.
King slips a jab and a cross from Bundy.
King swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bundy moves into range and clinches up with King.
King jumps guard but Bundy turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
King scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bundy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Solomon Bundy has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bundy has him pressed against the ropes.
King wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bundy displaying some good clinch control by pressing King up against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Bundy.
Bundy displaying some good clinch control by pressing King up against the ropes.
King is trying to break free.
King wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bundy leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Bundy slowing the pace effectively.
Bundy seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
King tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bundy smiles and moves away.
Solomon Bundy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy King.
Bundy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bundy wants it to stay on the feet.
Bundy throws a counter high kick but King was just alert enough to avoid it.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bundy.
Bundy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.

Bundy clinches up against the ropes.
King looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bundy avoiding damage.
Bundy is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King letting Bundy take a breather here.
Bundy wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Solomon Bundy.
King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bundy counters with a series of strikes. King will be more careful next time no doubt.
King gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bundy counters with a nice uppercut.
Solomon Bundy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bundy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
King takes one on the chin but seems OK.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King throws a lazy right hand but Bundy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bundy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
King takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bundy with the inside leg kick.
Bundy throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
King tries to clinch up.
A combination from Bundy does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bundy lands a head shot.
Bundy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bundy slips a straight right by King.
Bundy is looking for a counter combo.
Bundy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
King misses with an uppercut. Bundy saw that one coming.
Bundy lands a jab to the head.
Sammy King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bundy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

And that's the end of the fight!
Solomon Bundy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bundy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Solomon Bundy!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Solomon Bundy waved his t-shirt featuring Urban Fighter's logo in front of the cameras.