PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reece Edward Duenas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duenas comes to the cage accompanied by California Gurls. Reece Edward Duenas has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Edward Duenas
vs
Bundy

182 cm
36
162 lbs
29 - 19 - 1

166 cm
20
165 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Reece Edward Duenas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Al Bundy!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bundy darts in and clinches Duenas up against the cage.
Duenas tries to throw a body punch but Bundy avoids it by throwing Duenas back against the cage.
Duenas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Duenas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Duenas swings wildly with an uppercut but Bundy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duenas can't find room to land a body shot as Bundy controls the action.
Duenas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Duenas pushes Bundy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Duenas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duenas gets through Bundy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bundy struggles to land a body shot inside as Duenas controls his hands.
Stalling in the clinch from Bundy.
Bundy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duenas tries to throw a body punch but Bundy avoids it by throwing Duenas back against the cage.
Duenas tries a body shot but Bundy blocks it.
Duenas can't find room to land a body shot as Bundy controls the action.
Bundy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duenas struggles to land a body shot inside as Bundy controls his hands.
Bundy has a couple of punches blocked by Duenas.
Bundy with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Duenas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Duenas takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Duenas misses with a body punch.
Duenas wants to take the fight to the mat but Bundy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bundy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Duenas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Duenas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bundy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bundy slowing the pace effectively.
Bundy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bundy controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Duenas fails to land.
Bundy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duenas letting Bundy take a breather here.
Duenas blocks a body shot from Bundy.
Duenas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bundy smiles and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy throws a low kick but Duenas moves out of range easily.
Duenas wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bundy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bundy wants to clinch but Duenas slips to the side
and Duenas counters with a right hand to the body.
Bundy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duenas keeps the fight on the outside.
Bundy tries to clinch but Duenas moves out of range.
Bundy moves to clinch but Duenas breaks away
and Duenas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bundy thinking.
Bundy lands with a straight right. Duenas didn't see that one coming.
Bundy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Duenas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bundy somewhat.
Duenas looks for a takedown but Bundy sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reece Edward Duenas. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duenas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Duenas tries to clinch but Bundy is having none of it.

Duenas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bundy can't find room to land a body shot as Duenas controls the action.
Duenas tries a body shot but Bundy blocks it.
Duenas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Duenas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bundy has a couple of punches blocked by Duenas.
Duenas lands with a light punch inside.
Bundy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Duenas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Duenas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duenas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bundy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundy struggles to land a body shot inside as Duenas controls his hands.
Duenas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bundy backwards.
Duenas tries to throw a body punch but Bundy avoids it by throwing Duenas back against the cage.
Bundy misses with a punch to the body.
Duenas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Duenas misses with a body punch.
Duenas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bundy throws a punch but it's blocked by Duenas.
Duenas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bundy is keeping busy.
Duenas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bundy is leaning against Duenas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hand to the body from Duenas.
Duenas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duenas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duenas has a couple of punches blocked by Bundy.
Duenas pushes Bundy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Duenas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reece Edward Duenas dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A nice leg kick lands there from Bundy.
Bundy is looking to clinch but Duenas is avoiding it.

Duenas instigates a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Bundy.
Duenas can't find room to land a body shot as Bundy controls the action.
Duenas digs a right hand underneath Bundy's ribcage. Bundy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bundy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Duenas prevents a body shot from Bundy.
Bundy swings wildly with an uppercut but Duenas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duenas pushes Bundy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bundy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Duenas's defenses.
Duenas lands a body shot.
Duenas misses with a punch to the body.
Duenas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duenas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bundy lands an elbow inside.
Bundy lands an elbow that stopped Duenas in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duenas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duenas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bundy's elbow.
Duenas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duenas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bundy.
Bundy tries to work over Duenas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duenas gets through Bundy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Duenas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Duenas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bundy's elbow.
Bundy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Duenas.
Duenas has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bundy after a bit of a struggle.
Bundy struggles to land a body shot inside as Duenas controls his hands.

Duenas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bundy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Duenas dives in and grabs Bundy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bundy pushes down on Duenas's head and hops out.
Nice sprawl there from Bundy as Duenas shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reece Edward Duenas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duenas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bundy on the side of the head.

Duenas clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy missing with knees to the body.
Bundy throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bundy misses with a punch to the body.
Bundy tries to land knees in the clinch but Duenas avoids the damage to the body.
Bundy throws a head punch that misses.
Duenas struggles to land a body shot inside as Bundy controls his hands.
Duenas prevents a body shot from Bundy.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bundy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Duenas.
Duenas misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Duenas.
Duenas avoiding damage as Bundy throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Duenas.
Bundy swings wildly with an uppercut but Duenas uses good head movement to avoid it.

Duenas breaks the clinch.
Reece Edward Duenas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bundy tries to clinch but Duenas moves out of range.
Bundy tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Duenas pushes Bundy up against the cage in a clinch.
Bundy avoiding damage as Duenas throws knees to the body.
Bundy is pushing Duenas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch on the inside from Bundy fails to land.
Bundy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bundy blocks a body shot from Duenas.
Duenas lands a nice shot to the body.
Duenas wants to get back to striking at distance but Bundy won't allow it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duenas.
Duenas throws a punch but it's blocked by Bundy.
Duenas is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bundy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Duenas trying to control the position but instead, Bundy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Duenas into the cage.
Duenas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bundy struggles to land a body shot inside as Duenas controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duenas lands with a left to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Duenas is trying to force a seperation but Bundy has the dominant position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bundy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bundy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Duenas is defending well for now.
Bundy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bundy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bundy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Duenas.
Bundy has a couple of punches blocked by Duenas.
Bundy missing with knees to the body.
Bundy misses with a hook to the ribs.

Duenas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Duenas closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Duenas grinds an elbow into Bundy's temple.
Duenas prevents Bundy from escaping the position.
Duenas is chipping away with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reece Edward Duenas dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Duenas cracks the inside of Bundy's front leg.
Bundy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duenas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Duenas swats away the attempt to clinch by Bundy.
Bundy moves in looking to clinch but Duenas pushes him off.

Bundy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Duenas, pushing him back against the cage.

Duenas manages to pull guard.
Duenas has a closed guard, preventing Bundy from standing up.
Duenas trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Duenas striking from his own guard.
Duenas has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Duenas is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Bundy has his hands clasped together but Duenas extends and breaks Bundy's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Duenas.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Reece Edward Duenas!