PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Al Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinjill Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Vinjill Chavez was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Bundy
vs
Chavez

182 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
20
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Al Bundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vinjill Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chavez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bundy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bundy stopping the sweep attempt from Chavez.
Bundy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chavez looking to control but Bundy passes into half guard.
Bundy is thwarting Chavez's attempts to control the position.
Bundy content to control rather than advance.
Bundy trying to pass the guard but Chavez defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez is trying to stand back up but Bundy is controlling him
Chavez wants to get back to full guard but Bundy has passed into side control.
Bundy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bundy avoids the attempt from Chavez to control.
Chavez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bundy kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Chavez is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chavez tries to control the position but Bundy now has his back.

Chavez showing good submission defense here.
Bundy controlling well, preventing Chavez from escaping the position.
Chavez looks gassed!
I would not like to be Chavez right now.
Bundy scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Chavez is looking for a way out.
Bundy avoiding Chavez 's attempts to control his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy biding his time, controlling Chavez.
Bundy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chavez on the ground.

Chavez preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Bundy.
Bundy lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Chavez hold on?!
Bundy has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Chavez's body.

Bundy looking for the choke from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundy has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Chavez's body.
Bundy lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Chavez.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chavez is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Chavez misses with a takedown

and Bundy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bundy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chavez is trying to control but can't.
Bundy seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Bundy postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Chavez to stand up.
Al Bundy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chavez is breathing heavily.
Chavez wants to clinch

and Bundy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bundy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bundy's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bundy has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bundy is looking to advance position but Chavez won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Chavez is trying to control but Bundy manages to pass to mount!
Bundy controlling from mount.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Al Bundy just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Bundy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Chavez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Chavez tries to improve position but can't.
Al Bundy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bundy working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Bundy stalls from top position.
Bundy has control of an arm but Chavez manages to advance to Bundy's back!

Chavez looking for the choke but no joy.
Bundy trying to control the position but Chavez manages to sink in the hooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Chavez is striking from the back but Bundy escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
Bundy wants to get back to his feet.
Bundy is staying active underneath Chavez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Bundy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Chavez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bundy is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Al Bundy dominated that second round.
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 closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Chavez manages to get back to half guard.
Bundy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bundy wants to stand up but Chavez is controlling the position.
Bundy wants to pass to mount but Chavez is defending the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chavez wants to get back to his feet.
Bundy prevents Chavez from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy wants to stand up but Chavez has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Chavez is looking to control Bundy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chavez avoid being mounted?

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Bundy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bundy postures up.
Chavez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bundy bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bundy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chavez is trying to control the position but Bundy postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy prevents Chavez from getting back to his feet.
Bundy postures up.
Chavez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bundy working some strikes from top position.
Chavez trying to keep a closed guard but Bundy is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Bundy scores a takedown into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundy looking to control but Chavez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bundy controlling from mount.
Bundy scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Chavez?
Bundy landing strikes from the mount.
Chavez tries to buck Bundy off but he can't manage it.
Vinjill Chavez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Al Bundy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bundy cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

And that's the end of the fight!
Al 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Al Bundy!