PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between neckris blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gonzo Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bunga is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Nova. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

blaze
vs
Bunga

180 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
154 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, neckris blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gonzo Bunga!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

blaze shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than blaze was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
blaze landing strikes from the mount and Bunga is in trouble!
Bunga flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
blaze pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bunga throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
blaze lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
blaze wants to take Bunga's back here but Bunga is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.

blaze is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Bunga moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bunga wants to clinch up but blaze keeps it at a distance.
Bunga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bunga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bunga keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
blaze looks to throw the jab but Bunga is out of range.
Bunga lands a high kick!
Bunga doesn't manage to clinch there - blaze circles away.

blaze looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunga trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Bunga punching from the bottom - just letting blaze know he's still in a fight.

blaze gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Bunga throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as blaze stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Bunga follows into mount!

It looks like neckris blaze has been cut.
Bunga with shots to the head and body - blaze looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bunga lands a heavy elbow.
Bunga lands a big elbow.
blaze is breathing heavily.
blaze blocking the ground and pound.
Bunga really doesn't want to stay on the ground with blaze. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bunga thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
blaze is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Bunga looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bunga looking to finish with strikes here!
blaze wants to control but Bunga is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
blaze is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
blaze takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bunga cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
blaze blocking the ground and pound.
Bunga unloading with bombs!
blaze blocking the ground and pound.
Bunga looking to finish blaze with some ground and pound. This is bad for blaze!
Bunga sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bunga lands with some strikes.
blaze blocking the ground and pound.
Bunga lands a big elbow.
Bunga won't let blaze get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Bunga connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bunga has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of blaze's face.
Bunga sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
blaze wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bunga.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bunga thowing shots but they're missing.
Poor strikes thrown by Bunga there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bunga is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. blaze can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bunga pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bunga throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bunga in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
blaze wants to hold on but Bunga pushes him away.
Bunga scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish blaze?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
blaze is looking to get to half guard.
Bunga in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bunga working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bunga lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bunga breaks from blaze's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bunga thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
blaze tries to reverse the position but Bunga maintains control.
blaze is bucking up trying to escape but Bunga cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
blaze avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bunga.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bunga landing strikes from the mount and blaze is in trouble!
Bunga looking to finish blaze with some ground and pound. This is bad for blaze!
blaze is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gonzo Bunga dominated that round.
The cut man is working on neckris blaze's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

blaze avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

blaze moves into the clinch.
blaze fails to pull guard.
blaze tries for a takedown but Bunga manages to get underhooks.
Bunga wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bunga with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from blaze.
Bunga looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
blaze jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bunga walks away with a smile on his face. blaze gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for neckris blaze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch but blaze swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
blaze blocks a head kick by Bunga.
Bunga moves in looking to clinch but blaze pushes him off.
blaze circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bunga goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bunga lands a nice looking body shot.
Bunga tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bunga is looking to clinch but blaze is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from Bunga.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bunga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunga defends well against a solid takedown attempt from blaze.
Bunga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bunga throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bunga fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bunga with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bunga doesn't manage to clinch there - blaze circles away.
Bunga misses with a head kick.

blaze closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bunga throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Bunga tries to bench press blaze off him but blaze keeps the position.
Bunga is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked blaze off and has taken his back!
Bunga has blaze flattened out and is raining down punches.
Bunga misses with an elbow to the head.
blaze trying to control the action but Bunga just sinks the hooks in.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunga struggling to land strikes to the head as blaze covers up.
Bunga throwing sloppy strikes.
Bunga has the hooks in. blaze is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Bunga misses with an elbow to the head.
Bunga misses with punches from the back.
Bunga connects with a big shot to the side of blaze's head.
blaze is covering up but some of the strikes from Bunga are getting through and doing damage.
Bunga missing with punches from the back.
Bunga scores with punches to the body.
blaze just trying to survive but Bunga is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
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.
Bunga lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
blaze covering up well under a series of strikes from Bunga.
Bunga lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns blaze.
Bunga misses with punches from the back.
Bunga misses with a punch to the head.
Bunga gets his hands free as blaze looks to control.
blaze covers up after that shot from Bunga.
Bunga missing with punches from the back.
Bunga connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for blaze to escape the position.
Bunga throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
blaze is in bad spot here.
Bunga lands a shot to the body.
blaze covering up well under a series of strikes from Bunga.
blaze takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Bunga cracks blaze with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing blaze from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Bunga not allowing blaze to control his hands.
Bunga throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Bunga thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Gonzo Bunga has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bunga lands punches and elbows.
blaze covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Bunga avoiding blaze 's attempts to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gonzo Bunga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on neckris blaze's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bunga throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
blaze looks for the body kick but Bunga saw that one coming.
Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch but blaze swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bunga lands a nice looking body kick.
blaze shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bunga pinned against the cage. Bunga gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice body punch from Bunga.
Bunga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bunga tries to clinch but blaze is having none of it.
Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but blaze paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bunga.
Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch but blaze swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
blaze takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bunga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bunga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
blaze circles away from the clinch attempt

and blaze counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by blaze.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunga wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but blaze has him pressed against the cage.
blaze blocks an elbow strike from Bunga.
blaze wants a takedown but no success here.
Bunga wants to get back to striking at distance but blaze won't allow it.
Bunga lands a knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Bunga's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bunga unloads a knee to the mid-section. blaze lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
blaze wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bunga has him pressed against the cage.
Bunga looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bunga lands a knee to the head.
Bunga using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

blaze has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bunga regains guard immediately.
Bunga trying to strike off his back.

blaze gets to his feet. Bunga looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bunga pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
blaze slips a jab and a cross from Bunga.

blaze shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
blaze is trying to control. Bunga wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bunga manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bunga throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
blaze throws a big right hand that misses.
Bunga throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
blaze stops Bunga from standing up.
blaze with a nice head shot there.
blaze trying to control but Bunga is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bunga lands with a hook. blaze tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
blaze walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bunga.
blaze tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bunga paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunga feints and then cracks blaze's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow blaze down.
Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch but blaze swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bunga fails in his attempt to clinch.
blaze takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gonzo Bunga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danga de danga de dang - Bunga scores with a four punch combination!
Bunga moves in looking to clinch but blaze pushes him off.
Bunga with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
blaze showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bunga.
Bunga lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
blaze is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bunga sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for neckris blaze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
blaze circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gonzo Bunga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bunga tries to clinch but blaze moves out of range.
blaze showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bunga.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bunga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunga tries to clinch up but blaze circles away and keeps his distance.
Bunga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
blaze on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bunga. Bunga obviously looking to wear him down.
Gonzo Bunga seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but blaze paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bunga buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bunga looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch up but blaze swats him away and circles back towards the center.
blaze takes a kick to the side of the head.
neckris blaze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bunga wants to clinch up but blaze keeps it at a distance.
blaze sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
blaze fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
blaze blocks an elbow strike.
blaze fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Bunga breaks the clinch.
neckris blaze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bunga moves in looking to clinch but blaze pushes him off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gonzo Bunga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bunga has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gonzo Bunga!