PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maddy Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Banana Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bunga comes to the cage accompanied by Andina. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Bunga
vs
Man

180 cm
21
165 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

189 cm
21
179 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maddy Bunga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Banana Man!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunga tries to clinch up.
Bunga wants to clinch up but Man keeps it at a distance.
Bunga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Bunga.
Bunga checks a low kick from Man.
Man keeps the fight on the outside.
Bunga takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Bunga moves in looking to clinch but Man pushes him off.
Bunga throws the kick towards the body but Man avoids it.
Good leg kick by Man there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bunga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bunga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Man throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bunga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunga is looking to clinch.
Man plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bunga throws a quick inside leg kick.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Bunga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bunga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Man throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bunga.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunga tries to clinch there but Man circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bunga.
Man fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bunga checks it well.
Man tries to clinch up.
Bunga tries to clinch up but Man circles away and keeps his distance.
Bunga tries to clinch but Man is having none of it.
Bunga does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bunga is looking to slow Man down with leg kicks.
Bunga throws a wild body kick that Man sees coming a mile off.
Man throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bunga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bunga throws a lazy head kick
and Man makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Man circles away from the clinch attempt

and Man counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Man.
Bunga has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Man's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bunga wants to break free but Man has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunga is trying to break the clinch but Man is controlling him.
Man throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bunga blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bunga throws an elbow but misses.
Bunga looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Bunga manages to break the clinch.
Bunga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bunga. That's going to slow Man down.
The fighters circling - Bunga throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bunga throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bunga tries to clinch up

and Man counters by clinching up.
Bunga tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Bunga.
Bunga is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bunga looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bunga managing to block the knees to the body from Man.
Bunga lands a body punch.
Man with a knee to the head.
Bunga tries a knee to the head but Man blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Man.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bunga is looking to break free of the clinch but Man has double underhooks.

Bunga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Man forces Bunga back against the cage and clinches.
Bunga wants to break free but Man has control.
Man controlling the action here for a moment.
Bunga scores with a shoulder strike.
Man keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bunga's efforts to push away.
Man with a knee to the head.
Man connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bunga's face.
Bunga tries to break free but Man pushes him back against the cage.

Bunga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bunga tries a head kick but it misses.
Bunga throws a leg kick
and Man counters with a low kick, right behind Bunga 's knee.
Good leg kick by Man there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bunga misses with a two punch combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bunga. That's going to slow Man down.
Man blocks the body kick.
Bunga closes the distance but Man moves to the side
and Man counters with a leg kick.
Bunga wants to clinch but Man slips to the side
and Man counters with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunga tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Man counters with a head kick. That will keep Bunga thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Bunga is rocked!

Man darts in and clinches Bunga up against the cage.
Oh Bunga is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Man with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bunga throws a head punch that misses.
Man connects with a knee to the head.
Man stalling.
Man looking to throw knees to the head but Bunga is blocking nicely.
Man working Bunga over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man working Bunga over with knees to the body.
Man is struggling to control the position.
Bunga seems to have got his legs back now.
Man landing knees to the head.
Bunga managing to block the knees to the body from Man.
Come on Man - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bunga is looking to break free of the clinch but Man has double underhooks.
Man crunches a lovely knee into Bunga's ribcage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bunga with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Man throws a knee to the head but misses.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Bunga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bunga tries to clinch up
and Man counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Banana Man dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bunga tries to clinch but Man moves away
and Man counters with a nice leg kick.
Bunga throws a right hand that Man ducks under and follows up with a left that Man also avoids with ease.
Bunga throws a one two combo.
Man throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bunga darts in trying to clinch
and Man counters with a nice leg kick.
Man misses with a head kick.
Bunga tries to land a body kick

and Man counters with a head kick that drops Bunga to the mat! Bunga scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Man circles away from the clinch attempt
and Man counters with a good low kick that Bunga was not able to check.
Bunga lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bunga throws a sloppy head kick

and Man counters by clinching up.
Bunga working hard to break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bunga just misses with a elbow thrown towards Man's brow.
Bunga tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
Bunga tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bunga is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bunga tries to break the clinch but Man is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bunga trying to land knees to the body.
Bunga lands a damaging elbow.
Bunga on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Man has Bunga pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Bunga is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Man - that's hurt Bunga badly! Oh, another knee lands and Bunga is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Bunga doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Banana Man!