PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between bear bunkles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and donald flump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

bunkles
vs
flump

185 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, bear bunkles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, donald flump!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
flump throws a series of punches but bunkles avoids them all with ease.
donald flump seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
flump looks to land a combination but bunkles avoids it well.
bunkles goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
flump fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
flump looks to land a combination but bunkles avoids it well.

flump gets caught flat footed, as bunkles shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
bunkles controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
bunkles looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
bunkles controlling from the top position.

flump throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
flump looks gassed!
bunkles controlling from the top position.
flump looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bunkles content to stall in guard here.
bunkles slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
bunkles remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
flump is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but bunkles is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
bunkles controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
flump has given up his back.
flump rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
bunkles controlling the action here.

The referee stands the fighters back up. bear bunkles just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A combination from flump does no damage.

bunkles scores a takedown into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bunkles controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
flump swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
bunkles controlling his opponent.
bunkles's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
flump is working to get back to half guard.
flump looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

bunkles looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for flump!
flump wants to hold on but bunkles pushes him away.
bunkles controlling from the full mount.

The referee stands the fighters back up. bear bunkles just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

bunkles feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
bunkles is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
flump is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
flump keeping moving, preventing bunkles from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bunkles's corner is telling him to maintain position.
bunkles looking to pass the guard.

flump looking for a guillotine here but bunkles defends easily.
bunkles is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
flump striking off his back but it's not causing bunkles any problems.
flump throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
flump throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
bunkles trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
flump throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
flump trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
flump tries to strike from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
flump throws a right and a left that both miss.
flump misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
flump throws a series of punches but bunkles avoids them all with ease.
flump looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
bunkles wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
flump blocks a head kick by bunkles.
A decent looking body kick lands there for bunkles.
flump throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

bunkles throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. flump was covering up waiting for the punch and bunkles finishes the takedown easily into guard.
bunkles stays in close to flump's body and controls the position.
flump striking off his back but it's not causing bunkles any problems.
flump can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as bunkles controls the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
flump thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
bunkles might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
flump trying to control the position.
flump trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
bunkles wants to pass the guard but flump is keeping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
bunkles misses with a head kick.
A combination from flump does no damage.
flump looks to land a combination but bunkles avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

bear bunkles dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

bunkles shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. flump is trying to defend but bunkles finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
bunkles trying to control the pace.
bunkles seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down flump for as long as he can get away with.
flump tries to regain full guard. Instead though, bunkles has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
bunkles looking to control and managing it successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
flump swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
flump is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
bunkles controlling from mount.
bear bunkles overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
bunkles wants to control the pace but flump is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. bear bunkles just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
flump misses with the combination.
A right-left combo lands from flump.
flump lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but bunkles circles away quickly and effectively.

bunkles shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
flump wants to sweep but bunkles has passed to side control!
bunkles slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by flump.
bunkles controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
flump tries to get back to half guard but can't.
bunkles manages to capitalize on a mistake by flump to take his back!
flump is really stuck here.
bunkles avoiding flump 's attempts to control his hands.
bunkles biding his time, controlling flump.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
bear bunkles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well bunkles has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... bear bunkles!