PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Bunkers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Smith
vs
Bunkers

182 cm
22
185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
186 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sean Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Bunkers!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Smith gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bunkers trying to hold on to Smith's head to control him but Smith postures up.
Bunkers taking some punishment here, with Smith in his half guard.
Bunkers keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bunkers moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bunkers is trying to control the position but Smith postures up.

Bunkers looking for a guillotine here but Smith defends easily.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Smith stands up over Bunkers, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Smith is working Bunkers over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bunkers looking to control.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Bunkers has wrist control.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bunkers is adopting a defensive guard.
Smith preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunkers keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Smith looking to pass the guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bunkers swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bunkers misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters with a right hand to the body.
Bunkers tries to move into range but Smith moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bunkers misses with a hook.
Smith avoids a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Smith lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bunkers doesn't seem phased though.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bunkers manages to avoid it.
Smith lands with a hook. Bunkers tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smith looks to land a combination but Bunkers avoids it well.
Bunkers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Bunkers moves away and avoids it.
Bunkers wants to clinch.

Smith drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here as Smith stalls from top position.
Bunkers tries to escape but Smith is in control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is staying tight to Bunkers's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Bunkers sneaks back into half guard.
Still in half guard, Smith seems content to control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bunkers keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith controlling the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith is stalling here. Bunkers is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Smith seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bunkers has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Smith parries the strikes from Bunkers easily there. Bunkers is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Smith to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Smith dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bunkers scores with a spinning back kick!
Smith lands a lovely overhand right.
Bunkers throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smith on the side of the head.

Smith drives through with a takedown into Bunkers's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Bunkers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Smith seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bunkers wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunkers punching from the bottom.
Smith wants to control from the top but Bunkers keeps moving.
Sean Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bunkers trying to control the position here.
Bunkers working a defensive guard here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smith slips under a jab.
Bob Bunkers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bunkers misses with a wild body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunkers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith throws a body punch but Bunkers moves out of range.
Bunkers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bunkers tries a head kick but it misses.
Bunkers fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smith is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bunkers.
Smith misses with a hook.
Smith throws a jab when Bunkers was well out of range.
Smith lands a really nice looking cross but Bunkers seems unphased.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bunkers lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Smith has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smith and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bunkers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunkers lands an overhand right.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bunkers was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith works the jab nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith jabs Bunkers right on the nose. Bunkers blinks but takes it well.
Bunkers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bunkers misses with a straight right.
Bunkers scores with the left hand. Smith knows he should have avoided that one.
Bunkers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bunkers fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Bunkers darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Bunkers is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bunkers is breathing heavily.
Smith trying to hold on to Bunkers's head to control him but Bunkers postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunkers looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Smith with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bunkers connects with a nice short shot to Smith's temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunkers misses with a head shot. Smith uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bunkers tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bunkers trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Bunkers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bunkers stuffs the takedown.

Bunkers scores a takedown into full mount!
Bunkers with the ground and pound from mount.

Bunkers goes for an armbar but Smith turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Smith.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Bunkers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Smith is fighting to break Bunkers's control of his arms but Bunkers is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bunkers keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Bunkers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bunkers can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Smith controls the pace.
Smith connects with a couple of short punches.
Bunkers keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bunkers stuffs the takedown attempt from Smith. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunkers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bunkers scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Smith jabs Bunkers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bunkers misses with a straight right.
A head kick misses from Bunkers.
Bob Bunkers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bunkers moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bunkers.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Bunkers slips the punch.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bunkers throws a good cross that connects.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands with a good body shot.
Bunkers thows a body shot but no joy.
Bunkers throws a good cross that connects.
Bunkers misses with a body shot.
Bunkers is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Smith moves into range and connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Bunkers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bunkers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Bunkers.
Bunkers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Bunkers misses with a body kick.
Bunkers has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bunkers looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bunkers scoring well with a low kick there.

Smith forces Bunkers back against the cage and clinches.
Bunkers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bunkers is defending well for now.
Smith scores with a hook to the body.
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!
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Bunkers controls his hands.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Smith throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bunkers is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smith as Bunkers tries to tie him up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bunkers tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sean Smith.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!