PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esko Morko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bundy comes to the cage accompanied by Bad to The Bone. Morko has chosen The Sound Of Thunder as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bundy
vs
Morko

182 cm
29
212 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

190 cm
28
210 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Al Bundy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Esko Morko!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morko takes one on the button.
Bundy misses with a body shot.
Morko misses with a hook

and Bundy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Morko is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bundy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Morko is trying to get back to full guard.
Morko has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bundy is working away from the top position though.
Bundy trying to control the action but Morko is working from the bottom.
Bundy seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bundy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy thows a huge punch but Morko dodges it nicely.
Bundy wants to pass the guard but Morko is defending well.
Morko looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Morko manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bundy trying to control the position from guard on top but Morko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bundy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Bundy is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Morko is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Morko has escaped and now he's on top!
Morko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bundy looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy is trying to keep Morko in close.

We're going to have a standup here because Al Bundy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bundy blocks a head kick by Morko.
Nice shot lands for Bundy.
Bundy lands a jab to the nose.
Morko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bundy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Morko avoids it really well and circles away.
Bundy misses with a lunging right hand
and Morko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bundy.
Nice takedown defense from Morko. No joy for Bundy on that attempt.

Bundy looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundy trying to advance position but Morko counters by regaining guard.
Morko throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Morko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bundy wants to control from the top but Morko keeps moving.
Bundy trying to move into half guard but instead Morko has managed to sweep!
Bundy lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Morko!
Morko is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Al Bundy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Morko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bundy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morko counters with a thumping low kick.
Morko wants to clinch up but Bundy keeps it at a distance.
Morko tries to clinch up but Bundy circles away and keeps his distance.
Morko defending well as Bundy loads up on a big left hand.
Morko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Morko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bundy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bundy throws a good cross that connects.
Bundy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Morko's head.
Morko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bundy.
Bundy misses with a hook. Morko ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Morko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bundy.

Morko drives through and clinches with Bundy against the cage.

Morko is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bundy is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Morko to the mat. Morko regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Bundy wants to control from the top but Morko keeps moving.
Morko wants to sweep here but Bundy controlling him for the moment.
Bundy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Morko tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy postures up.
Bundy preventing the sweep.

We're going to have a standup here because Al Bundy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bundy misses with a left hand
and Morko counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bundy digs a good hook to Morko's body.
Bundy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Morko's hands.
Bundy misses with a hook. Morko ducked under it nicely.
Bundy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morko finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Morko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bundy was well out of range. Poor timing from Morko.
Bundy misses with an uppercut
and Morko counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morko just misses with a punch to the body.
Morko throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Morko misses with a kick to the body.
Bundy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Morko.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bundy swings widly with a right hand
and Morko counters with a body kick that stops Bundy in his tracks momentarily.
Morko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bundy shoots in and drives through. Morko sprawls well.
Morko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morko lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bundy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Al Bundy has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Morko.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morko. Bundy does a little dance to reset his feet.

Morko drops Bundy with a beautiful combination! Bundy stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Morko is looking for the KO!
Morko throws a head kick that misses.
Morko lands with a thumping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Morko.
Morko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bundy as he avoids it easily.
Bundy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morko counters with a thumping low kick.
Morko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bundy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bundy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Morko thuds his shin into the meat of Bundy's side.
Morko tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Esko Morko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Al Bundy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Morko connects with a solid leg kick.

Bundy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bundy showed some decent athleticism there.
Morko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bundy is stalling here. Morko is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bundy seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Morko has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Morko trying to control the action but Bundy is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy is looking to regain half guard here but Morko keeps moving and retains side control.
Morko throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Morko working the ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Bundy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bundy wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Morko tries to move to mount but Bundy blocks the move with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Morko taking a breather here.
Morko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bundy keeps working.
Morko creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bundy sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bundy manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bundy trying to hold on to Morko's head to control him but Morko postures up.
Al Bundy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bundy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Morko lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Morko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Bundy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Morko throws a strike but Bundy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bundy tries to free his leg and advance position but Morko is retaining full guard.
Bundy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Morko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bundy is one step ahead there.

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.
Morko looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bundy puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Morko is not content to let Bundy control the position.
Bundy controlling the pace.
Morko is looking for a sweep. Bundy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Esko Morko just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Al Bundy's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Morko fails with an attempt to clinch.
A shot to the body from Bundy misses
and Morko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bundy thinking.
Morko throws a chopping leg kick but Bundy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Morko thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bundy if he has to take too many more of those.
Bundy throws a leg kick
and Morko counters with an outside leg kick.
Morko throws a head kick but Bundy moves out of range.
Bundy throws a right hand that misses
and Morko counters with a nice body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bundy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morko misses with a low kick.
Morko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy misses the body punch
and Morko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Morko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bundy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Morko counters with a good low kick that Bundy was not able to check.
Morko connects with a right hand. Bundy shakes it off.
Morko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Morko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morko scores with a hook.
Bundy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Morko.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morko throws the kick towards the body but Bundy avoids it.
Morko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bundy defends it nicely.
Morko scores with a nice strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy swings widly with a right hand
enabling Morko to counter with a crisp jab.
Bundy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Morko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bundy.
Bundy slips a jab and a cross from Morko.
Morko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Morko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bundy works Morko's body with a nice hook.
Morko throws a combination. Bundy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Morko stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morko wants it to stay on the feet.
Morko tries to clinch but Bundy is having none of it.
Bundy misses with a double jab
and Morko counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bundy's sensitive parts.
A nice inside leg kick there by Morko. That's going to slow Bundy down.
Morko throws a leg kick which misses Bundy's front leg but catches the back leg as Bundy tries to avoid it.
Morko 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.
Bundy moves out of range of the body kick from Morko.
Morko thumps Bundy with a low kick.
Bundy keeps the fight on the outside.
Morko connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morko connects with a solid leg kick.
Bundy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morko.
Bundy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Morko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bundy somewhat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Morko. Those never looked like landing.
Bundy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Morko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bundy was well out of range. Poor timing from Morko.
Morko scores with a spinning back kick!
Bundy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bundy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Morko misses with a few strikes there.
Morko throws a body punch but Bundy moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morko throws a shot from downtown. Bundy moves away and avoids it.
Bundy will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bundy misses with a hook to the body
and Morko counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Esko Morko dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Al Bundy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A nice leg kick lands there from Morko.
Morko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bundy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Morko throws the kick towards the body but Bundy avoids it.
Morko thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bundy if he has to take too many more of those.
Morko misses with a hook.
Morko lands a leg kick that knocks Bundy off balance momentarily.
Morko misses with a looping left.
Morko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Al Bundy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morko is looking to clinch.
Good work by Bundy as he checks the leg kick.
Morko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bundy.
Bundy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy shoots in and drives through. Morko sprawls well.
Bundy misses with a body shot

and Morko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Morko.

Morko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morko throws an off balance right hand
and Bundy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bundy moves out of range of the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bundy. Morko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morko throws a wild body kick that Bundy sees coming a mile off.
Bundy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morko.
Morko jabs at Bundy's body.
Morko pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bundy back to the cage. Morko follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morko throws a leg kick but Bundy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Morko throws a series of punches but Bundy moves out of range.
Morko scores with a leg kick.
Morko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bundy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morko is looking to slow Bundy down with leg kicks.
Bundy tests Morko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bundy is out of range and Morko settles back down.

Bundy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bundy lands in his opponent's guard.
Al Bundy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bundy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morko looking to control but Bundy passes into half guard.
Bundy controlling the pace.

Bundy is looking for a kimura but Morko is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bundy to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morko is positioning himself well to prevent Bundy advancing to mount.
Morko is trying to maintain the position but Bundy is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bundy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bundy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Morko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bundy uses his free foot to push down on Morko's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Morko.
Morko wants to control but Bundy is having none of it.
Bundy working away from the top, dropping strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Esko Morko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Morko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 45:49
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 45:49
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 45:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esko Morko!
Esko Morko is the new light heavyweight champion!