PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Dickinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Bunker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dickinson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Aint No Sunshine. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dickinson
vs
Bunker

165 cm
21
155 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

173 cm
22
144 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, David Dickinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Bunker!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickinson drops his hands momentarily and Bunker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dickinson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bunker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bunker tries to land a front kick but Dickinson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dickinson stuns Bunker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
No luck for Dickinson with that takedown attempt.
Dickinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bunker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dickinson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dickinson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bunker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Bunker gets a clinch.
Bunker lands an uppercut.
Bunker works on Dickinson's body with a couple of short punches.
Dickinson jumps guard but Bunker stands there with Dickinson around his waist. Dickinson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
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!
Bunker is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Dickinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dickinson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Bunker to keep the fight standing.
Bunker lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Bunker pulls guard effortlessly.
Bunker is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson looking to sit in guard and control but Bunker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Bunker lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bunker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Dickinson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dickinson wants to control the position but Bunker says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Dickinson trying to control from the bottom.

Dickinson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dickinson wants to improve his position but Bunker is controlling well.
Dickinson is working hard here to advance position.
Ground and pound from Bunker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunker is trying to control. Dickinson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dickinson manages to get to full guard.
Bunker wants to control from the top but Dickinson keeps moving.
Dickinson trying to control the position.
Dickinson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bunker controls the pace.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dickinson trying to keep a closed guard but Bunker is proving a slippery customer.
Bunker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson wants to sweep but no luck.
Bunker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dickinson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bunker working some strikes from top position.
Bunker wants to control from the top but Dickinson keeps moving.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bunker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dickinson is trying to control the position but Bunker postures up.

Dickinson working for submissions but it's allowed Bunker to get to half guard.
Dickinson is looking for a sweep. Bunker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bunker trying to control the pace.
Bunker wants to pass the guard but Dickinson is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson trying to control but Bunker postures up.
Dickinson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bunker is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dickinson is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at BodyWorx, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Bunker is keen to just control but Dickinson is a slippery customer.
Dickinson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bunker landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dickinson keeping moving, preventing Bunker from controlling successfully.
Bunker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dickinson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Bunker dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bunker cracks Dickinson with an open hand slap.
Bunker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bunker slips a jab from Dickinson.
Bunker flicks out a counter leg kick but Dickinson steps away.
Bunker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dickinson checks it well.
Bunker cracks Dickinson with an open hand slap.

Dickinson is rocked!
Bunker scores with a leg kick.
Oh Dickinson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dickinson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bunker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dickinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bunker was well out of range. Poor timing from Dickinson.
Dickinson walks straight into a right hand from Bunker - that's dropped him! Bunker jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Dickinson from any more punishment! Dickinson complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tony Bunker!
Tony Bunker seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.