PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bo Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rosco Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bo Jackson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Jackson
vs
Bunga

170 cm
25
140 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

165 cm
19
144 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bo Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rosco Bunga!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunga tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Bunga.
Jackson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bunga keeps the fight on the outside.
Bunga tries to clinch

and Jackson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bunga throws an elbow that misses.
Bunga tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Bunga tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jackson smiles and moves away.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bunga tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Jackson counters with a single leg into guard. Bunga didn't expect that.
Jackson looking to sit in guard and control but Bunga gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Jackson has an active guard here but Bunga has managed to pass into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to get back to full guard.
Jackson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bunga is working away from the top position though.
Bunga throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jackson is trying to get back to full guard.
Jackson is controlling Bunga's trapped leg to prevent Bunga from advancing to side control.
Jackson tries to roll over but Bunga keeps him under control.
Jackson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunga must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Bunga stands up from Jackson's guard - Bunga perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bunga darts in trying to clinch

and Jackson counters by clinching up.

Bunga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bunga wants to clinch

and Jackson counters with a single leg into guard. Bunga didn't expect that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bunga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bunga throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Bunga is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bunga trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bo Jackson dominated that 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.

Bunga moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Bunga tries to clinch but Jackson moves away

so Jackson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jacksonis looking to pass into half guard but Bunga pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bunga is in guard.
Bunga trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunga loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bunga postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bunga is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jackson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bunga tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bunga is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jackson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jackson's back!
Bo Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bunga thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Bunga is hanging on to Jackson's back as he tries to escape.
Bunga lands a shot to the body.
Jackson covering up well under a barage of strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunga lands punches and elbows.
Bunga struggling to keep hold of the position.
I really don't envy Jackson right now.
Jackson has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Bunga.
Jackson wants to escape the position.
Bunga throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Bunga somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunga somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Jackson tries to roll but Bunga sticks to his back.
Jackson covering up well under a barage of strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bunga punches the canvas rather than the man.
Jackson tries to roll but Bunga sticks to his back.
Jackson covering up well under a series of strikes from Bunga.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jackson tries to escape the position.
Jackson wants to control his opponent's hands but Bunga gets his hands free.
Bunga missing with strikes from the back.
Jackson avoids the strikes from Bunga.
Bunga lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Jackson hold on?!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bo Jackson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Bunga gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bunga looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Bunga with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bunga throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.

Bunga pulls guard effortlessly.
Jackson is pushing down on Bunga's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bunga is fighting to maintain full guard but Jackson has managed to sneak the leg through.

Jackson is working for a kimura but Bunga is defending it quite comfortably.
Bunga flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jackson is working for an americana but Bunga has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Jackson was thinking about the submission.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bunga is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bunga swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two 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.

Jackson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bunga is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jackson, into his guard.
Jackson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bunga puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bunga.
Jackson is staying active underneath Bunga, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Bunga stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Bunga shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bunga darts in trying to clinch

and Jackson counters by moving into the clinch.
Bunga misses with a knee to the head.
Bunga crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
Bunga landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bunga lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunga lands a good knee to the midsection. Jackson won't want to take too many of those.
Bunga using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bunga.
Bunga has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jackson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bunga landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bunga keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bunga tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Bunga tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bunga with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jackson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bunga.
Bunga looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Bunga tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bunga goes for a takedown attempt but Jackson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bo Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rosco Bunga.
Horrible takedown by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Bunga which made him look bad.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rosco Bunga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jackson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bo Jackson!