PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Wylde (ranked 1474 p4p, 211 weight class) and Jamie Bounty (ranked 984 p4p, 147 weight class). Wylde comes into the arena with Black Label Society - Parade of the Dead blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jamie Bounty enters the cage!

Wylde
vs
Bounty

196 cm
38
215 lbs
25 - 17 - 0

188 cm
32
197 lbs
26 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Wylde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamie Bounty!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bounty takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bounty misses with a hook.
Bounty slips under a jab from Wylde.
Wylde misses with a looping left.
Wylde takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

It looks like Gunnar Wylde has been cut.
Wylde sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wylde swings widly with a right hand
and Bounty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bounty takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wylde throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bounty feints a counter leg kick.
Bounty avoids the body shot from Wylde.
Bounty on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wylde. Wylde obviously looking to wear him down.
Wylde scores with a sloppy right hand. Bounty should have avoided that one.
Bounty slips a jab from Wylde.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wylde misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Wylde finds it's way through Bounty's defenses.
Bounty shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice defenses there by Wylde.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wylde staying out of range there.
Wylde throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bounty sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wylde moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wylde has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Big Bear Fight Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Bounty walks into a stiff left hand from Wylde.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wylde. That's going to slow Bounty down.
Wylde avoids the head kick by Bounty.
Bounty tries to land a leg kick but Wylde saw it coming and moves away.
Bounty looks to score with a jab to the body but Wylde is just out of range.
Wylde takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wylde lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wylde misses with a body punch
and Bounty counters with a straight right hand.
Wylde swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice jab there from Wylde.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bounty ducks under a wild hook from Wylde.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wylde is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bounty.
Bounty is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wylde with a body shot.
Wylde misses the jab.
Bounty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wylde.
Bounty throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bounty. Wylde does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Wylde.
Wylde scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wylde looks to land a right hand but Bounty moved out of range.
Bounty looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wylde takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wylde misses with a hook. Bounty ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Bounty on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bounty needs to keep his hands up - Wylde had a free shot at his head there.
Wylde keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bounty.
Wylde lands a slapping body shot.
Bounty takes one on the button.
Wylde misses with a right hand
letting Bounty counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bounty avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bounty displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wylde throws out the jab.
Bounty moves out of range of the body kick from Wylde.
Wylde misses with a wild body shot.
Gunnar Wylde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wylde works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wylde avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wylde swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wylde waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bounty.
Bounty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wylde.
Wylde is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bounty.
Bounty dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wylde cracks Bounty with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wylde lands the left hand.
Wylde throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Bounty counter with a right hand.
Good exchange - Bounty coming out on top.

Gunnar Wylde's cut is getting worse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wylde misses with a looping right.
Bounty let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wylde throws a head kick but Bounty moves out of range.
Bounty just misses with a punch to the body.
Bounty throws a body shot but no joy.
Wylde throws a jab when Bounty was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Bounty on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wylde missing with a left hand there. Bounty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wylde lands with a straight right. Bounty didn't see that one coming.
Wylde throws out a loose jab but Bounty uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Wylde misses its intended target.
Bounty misses with a hook.
Wylde misses with a looping left.
Bounty takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bounty on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wylde throws a shot from downtown. Bounty moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Wylde dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Wylde's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bounty checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bounty misses with an uppercut. Wylde saw that one coming.
Wylde goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wylde defending well as Bounty loads up on a big left hand.
Wylde connects with a jab.
Wylde fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bounty manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Wylde misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Bounty on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wylde tries to land a leg kick but Bounty saw it coming and moves away.
Wylde throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bounty.
Nice body punch from Wylde.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bounty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wylde.
Wylde throws a poor cross that misses
and Wylde takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab, jab by Wylde - just one landing.
Good shot there by Wylde.
Jab from Wylde.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wylde thows a leg kick but Bounty checks it
and Bounty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wylde keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bounty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gunnar Wylde is winning the standup battle so far.
Bounty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wylde cracks Bounty with a good jab.
Wylde fails to land with a series of punches.
Wylde's corner calls for a 1-2. Wylde obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wylde catches Bounty with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bounty displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wylde throws out the jab.
Bounty looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wylde has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wylde throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bounty looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wylde is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bounty can do to turn this around?
Bounty moves out of range as Wylde strikes.
A big right from Wylde misses.
Bounty takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bounty.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bounty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wylde.
Bounty tries a quick counter leg kick but Wylde is wise to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wylde tests Bounty's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wylde misses with a body kick.
Nice body punch from Wylde.
Wylde scores with a leg kick.
Wylde scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bounty in his tracks.
Bounty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wylde.
Bounty misses with a wild body shot.
Bounty blocks a jab.
Bounty throws out a counter right but Wylde avoids it with no problem.
Bounty has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wylde punishes Bounty's body with a nice straight punch.
Bounty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wylde moves away.
Bounty lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bounty misses with an uppercut.
Bounty takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wylde looks to throw the jab but Bounty is out of range.
Wylde thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bounty tries to move into range but Wylde moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wylde misses with a looping right.
Bounty throws out a counter right but Wylde avoids it with no problem.
Wylde connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bounty throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wylde.
Bounty gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bounty!

Gunnar Wylde's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nice jab there from Wylde.
Wylde waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bounty.
Bounty ducks under a wild hook from Wylde.
Wylde lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Good exchange - Wylde coming out on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Bounty.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wylde connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheers as Wylde lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bounty doesn't seem phased though.
Wylde misses with a left hand
and Bounty counters with a nice body shot.
Wylde misses with a hook
and Bounty counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wylde misses with a wild body shot.
Bounty is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wylde with a body shot.
Bounty scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bounty throws out a loose jab but Wylde uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wylde was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wylde throws a jab but it's blocked by Bounty.
Bounty throws a lazy right hand but Wylde sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bounty cracks Wylde with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wylde misses with a looping right.
Bounty swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wylde misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bounty.
Wylde swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Wylde dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Wylde's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Wylde misses with an uppercut
and Bounty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bounty might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Wylde has got the better of the exchanges.
Wylde tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bounty was well out of range. Poor timing from Wylde.
Wylde throws a hook to the side of Bounty's head but Bounty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Bounty was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bounty on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bounty takes one to the chin there.
Wylde misses with a leg kick

and Bounty counters with a nice right hand that sends Wylde toppling to the canvas! Wylde scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bounty finish him?!

Wylde is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bounty avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wylde misses with a right hand
and Bounty counters with a huge left! Wylde is in big trouble! He's backing up but Bounty isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Wylde from any more damage. A dominating finish by Bounty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamie Bounty!