PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Bunk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Young III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Bunk
vs
Young III

176 cm
19
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Heavy handed

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Bunk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerald Young III!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young III misses with a two punch combination.
Young III throws a series of punches but Bunk avoids them all with ease.

Bunk pushes Young III up against the cage in a clinch.
Young III is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bunk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bunk throws a punch but it's blocked by Young III.
Bunk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Young III or not.
Still in the clinch, Bunk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bunk lands a shoulder strike.
Young III wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bunk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bunk lands a hook that snaps the head of Young III backwards.
Bunk presses Young III against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bunk working aggressively here.
Bunk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Young III wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bunk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Young III blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bunk keeps control of Young III as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bunk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Young III's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bunk misses with some punches.
Bunk lands a nice uppercut.
Young III wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bunk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bunk.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bunk.
A nice left hand lands by Bunk.
Bunk swings wildly with an uppercut but Young III uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bunk working aggressively here.
Bunk lands a nice uppercut.
Bunk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Young IIIs head.

Young III escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Young III throws a right hand that Bunk ducks under and follows up with a left that Bunk also avoids with ease.
Young III lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Young III connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Young III misses with the combination.
Young III scores with a three punch combo!
Young III tries to bum rush Bunk with a series of wild strikes but Bunk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Young III misses.
Bunk cracks Young III with a good jab.
Young III cracks Bunk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young III ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Young III looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Young III, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Young III thows a body shot but no joy.
Young III looks to land a combination but Bunk avoids it well.
A punch combination from Young III misses.
Bunk paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bunk takes one to the chin there.

Bunk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right from Bunk.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunk lands with a left to the head.
Bunk lands a body punch.
Young III looks gassed!
A shot in the inside from Bunk.
Bunk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Young IIIs head.
Bunk lands a left hand.
Bunk lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Bunk.
Bunk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bunk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Bunk.
Bunk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Young III's efforts to push away.
Bunk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Bunk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Bunk scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Bunk.
Bunk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Young III backwards.
Bunk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Young III wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Young III wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bunk has him pressed against the cage.
Bunk lands a hook that snaps the head of Young III backwards.
Bunk lands a body punch.
Bunk lands a shot to the body.
Bunk presses Young III against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Young III's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Bunk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bunk just leaning against Young III, taking a breather.
Young III's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Young III takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Bunk.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bunk lands a body shot.
A short left from Bunk.
A short right from Bunk.
Bunk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Young IIIs head.
Bunk lands an uppercut.
Bunk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Young III's efforts to push away.
Bunk lands a right hand.
Bunk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bunk lands an uppercut.
Young III working hard to break the clinch.
A short left from Bunk.
Young III wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bunk has him pressed against the cage.
Bunk prevents Young III from breaking the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Bunk.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A hook to the body from Bunk.
Bunk lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Bunk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bunk cracks Young III with a nice body shot.
A short left from Bunk.
Bunk lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Bunk dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Young III on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bunk tests Young III's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bunk cracks Young III with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A right-left combo lands from Young III.
Some wild striking there from Young III.
Bunk wants to clinch.
Young III lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bunk backs up against the cage.
Young III throws a nice looking combination but Bunk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Bunk drives through and clinches with Young III against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young III working hard to break the clinch.
Bunk lands a shoulder strike.
Bunk misses with a punch on the inside.
Bunk swings wildly with an uppercut but Young III uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Young III.
Young III blocks an uppercut.
Young III tries to break the clinch but Bunk is controlling the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bunk.
Bunk pushes Young III back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bunk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Young III tries to break free but Bunk pushes him back against the cage.
Young III is breathing heavily.
Bunk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Young III is trying to break the clinch but Bunk has him pressed against the cage.
Young III wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bunk misses with a punch on the inside.
Bunk has Young III pressed against the cage, preventing Young III from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bunk digs a right hand underneath Young III's ribcage. Young III let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bunk lands with a left to the head.
Bunk lands a left hand.
Bunk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Young III tries to break free but Bunk pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Bunk scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bunk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bunk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bunk lands a left hand.
Bunk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bunk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Young III's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Young III's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bunk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short body shot lands from Bunk as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Bunk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bunk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Young III's efforts to push away.
Still in the clinch, Bunk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Bunk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bunk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Young III is trying to force a seperation but Bunk has the dominant position.
Young III can't break the clinch.
Bunk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Young III tries to break free but Bunk pushes him back against the cage.
Bunk working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunk scores with a shot to the side of Young III's head.
Bunk lands an uppercut.
Bunk has Young III pressed against the cage, preventing Young III from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bunk.
Bunk pushes Young III back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Young III working hard to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Bunk.
Bunk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Young III backwards.
Bunk lands an uppercut.
Bunk lands with a right to the head.
Bunk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Young III backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bunk.
Bunk keeps control of Young III as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bunk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Young III is looking to break free of the clinch but Bunk has double underhooks.
Bunk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Young III backwards.
Bunk keeps control of Young III as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Young III's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bruce Bunk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bunk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bunk lands with a right to the head.
Bunk lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bunk lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunk digs a right hand underneath Young III's ribcage. Young III let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Bunk on the inside.
Bunk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bunk misses with the head strike.
Bunk cracks Young III with a nice body shot.
Young III blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bunk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Bunk.
Young III has had enough of the clinch but Bunk keeps him there for the moment.
A nice left hand lands by Bunk.
Young III tries to break free but Bunk pushes him back against the cage.
Bunk has Young III pressed against the cage, preventing Young III from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from Bunk on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Bunk.
A right hand to the body from Bunk.
Bunk cracks Young III with a nice body shot.
Bunk lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Bunk.
Young III looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Young III is trying to break the clinch but Bunk has him pressed against the cage.
Bunk lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Bunk dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bunk lands a glancing blow to the side of Young III's head.
Young III lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bunk lands with a nice combination. Young III backs away looking to recover.
Young III throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bunk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Young III throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Bunk counter with a right hand.
Young III scores with the left hand. Bunk knows he should have avoided that one.
Young III throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bunk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Young III falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bunk counters with a nice uppercut.
Bunk's corner calls for a 1-2. Bunk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bunk misses the body punch
and Young III connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bunk throws a lazy right hand but Young III sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bunk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young III swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bunk counters with a straight right hand.
Young III throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bunk is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bunk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bunk wants to clinch.
Young III throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Bunk moves into the clinch.
Bunk scores with a shot to the side of Young III's head.
Bunk digs a right hand underneath Young III's ribcage. Young III let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Bunk.
Bunk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Young III wants to break free but Bunk has control.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bunk.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Young III.
Young III has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A hook to the body from Bunk.
Bunk scores with a shoulder strike.
Bunk misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Young IIIs head.
Young III can't break the clinch.
Bunk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Young III's efforts to push away.
Bunk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bunk lands a left hand.
Bunk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bunk scores with a shot to the side of Young III's head.
Bunk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Young III.
A nice left hand lands by Bunk.
Bunk has a couple of punches blocked by Young III.
Young III has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Young III tries to break the clinch but Bunk is controlling the position.
Bunk lands a right hand.
Young III is trying to break free.
Bunk lands a shoulder strike.
Young III is trying to break the clinch but Bunk is controlling him.
Young III wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bunk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bunk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bunk gets through Young III's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bunk lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Bunk.
Bunk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Young III can't break the clinch.
Bunk scores with a shot to the side of Young III's head.
Bunk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Young III wants to get back to striking at distance but Bunk won't allow it.
Young III is looking to break free of the clinch but Bunk has double underhooks.
Bunk prevents Young III from breaking the clinch.
Bunk digs a right hand underneath Young III's ribcage. Young III let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bunk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bruce Bunk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Young III is trying to break the clinch but Bunk has him pressed against the cage.
Bunk prevents Young III from breaking the clinch.
Bunk prevents Young III from breaking the clinch.
Young III is trying to break free.
Bunk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Young III is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

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.
Young III has had enough of the clinch but Bunk keeps him there for the moment.
Young III wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bunk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Young III's efforts to push away.
Bunk has Young III pressed against the cage, preventing Young III from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bunk lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bunk lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Bunk.
Bunk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bunk lands with a light punch inside.
Young III wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gerald Young III has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Young III wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Young III throws a punch but it's blocked by Bunk.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Bunk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bunk, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Bunk!