PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darrel Walters (ranked 4794 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Bundy (ranked 4753 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as King Bundy enters the cage!

Walters
vs
Bundy

153 cm
24
194 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
198 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Darrel Walters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, King Bundy!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walters takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bundy throws a body kick that misses.
Walters defending well as Bundy loads up on a big left hand.
Walters is looking to counter the offense by Bundy and move into the clinch.
Walters slips a jab and a cross from Bundy.

Bundy shoots in and gets a takedown into Walters's guard.

Bundy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walters looking for a sweep. Not yet Walters, not yet.
Bundy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bundy looking to sit in guard and control but Walters gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walters is working Bundy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Walters wants to stand but Bundy has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Walters throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walters's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Walters really is a fat lump.
Walters lands a couple of digs.
Walters with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Walters content to stall in guard here.
Walters working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Walters is looking to stand up but Bundy won't let him.
Walters stands up over Bundy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Walters gets to his feet - Bundy follows without any prompting.
Bundy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

It looks like Darrel Walters has been cut.

Bundy has closed the distance and engaged Walters in a clinch.
Bundy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walters.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy throws a series of punches but Walters avoids them all with ease.

Walters is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bundy's half guard.
Walters not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bundy is looking to improve his position.

Walters stands up out of the half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bundy tries to bum rush Walters with a series of wild strikes but Walters uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Bundy moves into the clinch.

Bundy pulls Walters into guard.

Walters gets to his feet. Bundy looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bundy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Bundy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Walters to the mat! Walters manages to get full guard.

Walters scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy's coach down at Cozad MMA London was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bundy's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

Walters gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Walters drags the fight down to the ground.
Walters looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bundy is one step ahead there.
Walters is adopting a defensive guard.
Bundy wants to stand but Walters has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bundy trying to control the position from guard on top but Walters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walters not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Walters looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bundy is one step ahead there.
Walters 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.
Bundy trying to control but Walters is working from the bottom.
Bundy throws a strike but Walters rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Walters decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Walters avoids the body shot from Bundy.

Bundy closes the distance and pushes Walters back into the cage.
Bundy stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Darrel Walters will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Darrel Walters's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Walters closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bundy's guard.

Walters stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bundy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walters moves away.

Bundy pushes Walters up against the cage in a clinch.

Bundy manages to break the clinch.
Walters keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Walters closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

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

Bundy rushes Walters and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Bundy has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Walters clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Walters manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Bundy enables Walters to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bundy manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bundy wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Walters manages to pass to side control.

Walters stands up from half guard.
Bundy misses with a few strikes there.

Walters bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bundy bucks up and tries to throw Walters off but instead Walters has got his back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Can Bundy hold on?! Walters is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Bundy just trying to survive but Walters is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Walters is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Bundy up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walters lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Bundy.
Walters throwing damaging strikes from the back! Bundy could be in trouble here!
Walters softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Walters controlling the position well here. Bundy rolled but Walters kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Can Bundy hold on?! Walters is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Bundy is covering up but some of the strikes from Walters are getting through and doing damage.
Bundy tries to roll but Walters sticks to his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters lands a shot to the head.
Walters throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Bundy!
Walters lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Bundy hold on?!
Darrel Walters overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Walters lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Bundy.
Walters is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bundy can do to turn this around?
Walters cracks Bundy with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Bundy from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Walters keeps control of the position as Bundy tries to break free.
Walters is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Walters lands a shot to the body.
Walters biding his time, controlling Bundy.
Bundy trying to control the action but Walters just sinks the hooks in.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walters slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Walters lands with a hammerfist to the side of Bundy's head.
Walters biding his time, controlling Bundy.
Walters cracks Bundy with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Bundy from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Bundy trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Bundy is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Bundy is trapped and Walters is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Walters avoiding Bundy 's attempts to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darrel Walters dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Darrel Walters's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bundy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Walters manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Bundy misses with a head kick.
Bundy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Walters gets the takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walters landing strikes.
Bundy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Walters is staying tight to Bundy's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Walters working the ground and pound from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Walters decides to stand back up.

Bundy has taken the fight to the clinch.

Walters decides to pull guard.
Bundy trying to control but Walters is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Walters is on top in guard.

Bundy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Walters is aware though and is defending well.
Bundy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Walters working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bundy's head.
Walters scoring with punches to the head and body.

Walters decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bundy, up you get!

Bundy tries to sprawl but Walters drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Walters working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Walters decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Bundy clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bundy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Walters tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bundy smiles and moves away.

Bundy moves into the clinch.

Walters works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Walters makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Walters works over Bundy with some ground and pound from guard.

Walters got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bundy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Walters has managed to get both his arms back between Bundy's legs - danger averted.
Walters might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Walters gets to his feet - Bundy follows without any prompting.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy scores with a body shot.
King Bundy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bundy closes the distance and pushes Walters back into the cage.
Walters avoids the elbow strike from Bundy, against the cage.

Walters pulls guard successfully.

Walters looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Bundy is defending well. Walters quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Bundy has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Walters celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Darrel Walters!