PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nathaniel Bunbury (ranked 3804 p4p, 6413 weight class) and Tom Budgen (ranked 456 p4p, 569 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bunbury might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to We No Who U R. The key to victory for Nathaniel Bunbury has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Bunbury
vs
Budgen

188 cm
19
197
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
24
185
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

HELLBENT

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nathaniel Bunbury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tom Budgen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunbury blocks a head kick by Budgen.

Budgen moves into the clinch.
Bunbury lands with a light punch inside.
Budgen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bunbury lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bunbury using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Budgen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Budgen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bunbury has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bunbury working Budgen over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Bunbury.
Bunbury landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bunbury lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Budgen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bunbury lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice elbow from Bunbury.
Budgen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bunbury seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Budgen can turn it around.
Bunbury working Budgen over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunbury misses with a knee to the head.
Bunbury lands a good knee to the midsection. Budgen won't want to take too many of those.
Budgen looks winded!
Bunbury scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Budgen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bunbury unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bunbury lands an elbow inside.
Bunbury creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Budgen's defenses.
Bunbury scores with a knee to the head.
Bunbury lands a left hand.
Bunbury unloads a knee to the mid-section. Budgen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bunbury with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bunbury lands a shot to the body.
Budgen takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunbury connects with a knee to the head.
Bunbury lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Budgen backwards.
Bunbury gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bunbury lands an uppercut.
Bunbury with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Bunbury.
Bunbury digs a right hand into Budgen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Budgen's gas tank.
Bunbury scores with a knee to the head.
Budgen wants to break free but Bunbury has control.
Bunbury with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bunbury.
Knees to the body from Bunbury.
Bunbury lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunbury scores with a knee to the head.
Bunbury gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bunbury with a knee to the head.
Bunbury landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bunbury.
Bunbury landing knees to the head.
Budgen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bunbury lands a knee to the head.
Bunbury with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bunbury lands a good knee to the midsection. Budgen won't want to take too many of those.
Budgen takes a knee right on the jaw!
A body shot lands from Bunbury.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunbury lands a body shot in the clinch.
Budgen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Bunbury.
A left hand lands to the body for Bunbury.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bunbury.
A knee to the head by Bunbury.
A knee to the head by Bunbury.
Bunbury landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bunbury scores a nice knee to the body.
Bunbury utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bunbury scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bunbury tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathaniel Bunbury dominated that round.
That's time! Bunbury's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bunbury dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Budgen. That did some damage!
Bunbury scores with a kick to the midsection.
Budgen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bunbury counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bunbury is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Budgen can do to turn this around?
Budgen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A low kick lands for Bunbury.
Bunbury throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bunbury scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bunbury takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tom Budgen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Budgen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bunbury scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Budgen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bunbury lands with a right hand.
Budgen is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunbury lands a body shot.
Budgen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bunbury.
Bunbury with a nice cross.
Bunbury fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Budgen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bunbury bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Budgen's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bunbury. That's going to slow Budgen down.
Nice body kick there by Bunbury.
A good leg kick by Bunbury.
Bunbury buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Budgen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bunbury lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bunbury sizes up Budgen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunbury scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bunbury fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bunbury.
Budgen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Budgen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bunbury.
Nice straight punches there by Bunbury. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bunbury.
We've been told by Bunbury's head coaches at Intergalactic Guerrilla Boxing that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Budgen goes for a double leg but Bunbury avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bunbury continues to drive forward.
Bunbury wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bunbury throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Bunbury lands a big head kick that sends Budgen tumbling to the mat! Bunbury takes a step backwards and waves Budgen back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Budgen is rocked!
Budgen gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nathaniel Bunbury!
Nathaniel Bunbury very nearly forgot to thank MKFC amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.