PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Binzo Binzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Binzo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hair of the Dog by Nazareth. Bundy has chosen Bad to The Bone as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Binzo
vs
Bundy

185 cm
36
221 lbs
43 - 25 - 0

182 cm
40
212 lbs
33 - 17 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Conquer
Cynical Truth Vegas

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 43 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, Binzo Binzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Al Bundy!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Binzo 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 throws a looping overhand right but Binzo ducks down to avoid it.
Bundy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bundy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Binzo.
Binzo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Binzo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Binzo misses with a shot to the body

and Bundy counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Binzo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Binzo parries the strikes from Bundy easily there. Bundy is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Binzo to escape.
Binzo is looking for a sweep.
Bundy sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Binzo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bundy trying to control the action but Binzo is working from the bottom.
Binzo is trying to control Bundy's posture but Bundy avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Binzo is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bundy working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Binzo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bundy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Binzo wants to control but Bundy postures up.
Binzo trying to control but Bundy flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Bundy lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Bundy.
Binzo rolls, trying to escape but Bundy keeps control of the position.
Bundy scores with punches to the body.
Binzo wants to control his opponent's hands but Bundy gets his hands free.
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!
Binzo turns into Bundy and is now in his guard.
Bundy trying to keep a closed guard but Binzo is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy is adopting a defensive guard.
Bundy's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Binzo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Binzo trying to control but Bundy is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bundy misses with a low kick.
Bundy tries to clinch up

and Binzo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bundy's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bundy holds on and takes a little breather.
Bundy working a defensive guard here.
Binzo wants to control from the top but Bundy keeps moving.
Bundy wants to sweep here but Binzo controlling him for the moment.
Bundy is trying to keep Binzo in close.
Binzo chips away with some ground and pound.
Binzo looking to sit in guard and control but Bundy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Binzo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bundy is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binzo keeping moving, preventing Bundy from controlling successfully.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bundy working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Bundy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Binzo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bundy cracks Binzo with a solid left hand.
Bundy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Binzo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bundy throws a big elbow that misses.

Binzo has his foot on Bundy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bundy works his way back into a safe position though.
Bundy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Al Bundy will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bundy shoots in for a double leg but Binzo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Binzo walks into a left hand.
Binzo checks the leg kick.
Binzo misses with a wild body shot.
Binzo throws a shot from downtown. Bundy moves away and avoids it.
Binzo is looking to slow Bundy down with leg kicks.
Binzo scores with a nice body kick.

Binzo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bundy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bundy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bundy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Binzo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Binzo!
Bundy with shots to the head and body - Binzo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bundy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Binzo is looking to escape.
Binzo tries to lock up and control but Bundy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bundy controlling the pace for now.
Bundy is landing with some decent strikes but Binzo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bundy putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Binzo manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy is keen to just control but Binzo is a slippery customer.
Binzo is trying to get back to full guard.
Bundy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Binzo's head.
Bundy working over Binzo with some ground and pound. Binzo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bundy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Binzo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Binzo wants to improve his position but Bundy is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Binzo wants to control but Bundy is keeping busy.
Al Bundy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bundy is trying to control. Binzo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bundy is looking to stall here but Binzo recovers full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy working some strikes from top position.
Bundy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Binzo keeping moving, preventing Bundy from controlling successfully.

Binzo is looking for a triangle but Bundy pushes his legs off easily.
Binzo wants to sweep here but Bundy controlling him for the moment.
Binzo is working hard here to advance position.

Binzo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bundy defends well.
Bundy pushing down on Binzo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Bundy.
Binzo wants to improve his position but Bundy is controlling well.
Bundy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Binzo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
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!
Binzo trying to control but Bundy postures up.
Bundy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bundy slips a nice elbow through Binzo's hands, connecting with Binzo's forehead.

Binzo is defending against the submission attempts here by Bundy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bundy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Al Bundy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Binzo looks to land a body kick but Bundy moved away.
Bundy misses with a low kick.
Bundy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Binzo misses with a shot to the body

and Bundy counters with a single leg into guard. Binzo didn't expect that.
Binzo trying to keep a closed guard but Bundy is proving a slippery customer.
Bundy wants to control from the top but Binzo keeps moving.
Bundy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bundy advances position into side control!
Binzo tries to bench press Bundy off him but Bundy keeps the position.
Bundy working the head with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy throws a strike aimed at the side of Binzo's head but Binzo avoids it well.
Binzo is not content to let Bundy control the position.

Bundy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Binzo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bundy landing a few strikes.
Bundy misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Binzo wants to control but Bundy postures up.
Binzo tries to bench press Bundy off him but Bundy keeps the position.

Bundy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bundy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bundy working the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Binzo is looking to regain half guard here but Bundy keeps moving and retains side control.
Bundy has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bundy working for a submission but Binzo is keeping him at bay.
Bundy landing punches.
Bundy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Binzo is looking to escape.
Bundy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy with shots to the head and body - Binzo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Binzo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bundy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bundy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Binzo is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Bundy jumps into side control!

Bundy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Binzo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Binzo is not content to let Bundy control the position.
Binzo is trying to control Bundy's posture but Bundy avoids it.
Binzo Binzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundy is chipping away with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Binzo is not content to let Bundy control the position.
Binzo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Bundy goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Binzo has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bundy but great work by Binzo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bundy is looking for a sweep.
Bundy is trying to control Binzo's posture but Binzo avoids it.
Binzo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Al Bundy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bundy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Al Bundy!
A victorious Al Bundy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.