PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Bjoern Buckler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gonzo Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bunga has chosen Nova as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Gonzo Bunga enters the cage!

Bjoern Buckler
vs
Bunga

171 cm
25
149 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
154 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

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, Jesse Bjoern Buckler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gonzo Bunga!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buckler misses with a few strikes there.
Bunga misses with a head kick.
Buckler misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Buckler tries to close the distance and clinch but Bunga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bunga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Buckler.
Bunga lands with a nice body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bunga, right into the meat.
Bunga closes the distance looking to clinch

and Buckler moves into the clinch.
Buckler keeps control of Bunga as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bunga tries to land a knee to the head but Buckler blocks with his arms.
Nice body punch from Buckler - that landed with a thud.

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

Buckler moves into the clinch.
Bunga tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Bunga.

Bunga manages to break the clinch.
Bunga misses with a two punch combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bunga misses with a few strikes there.
Bunga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buckler.
Bunga slaps away a takedown attempt from Buckler, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gonzo Bunga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buckler misses with a few strikes there.

Bunga tries to keep at a distance but Buckler has taken the fight into the clinch.
Buckler tries to break free but Bunga pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Buckler.

Buckler has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bunga uses from the top position.
Buckler pulls Bunga in close to his closed guard and prevents Bunga from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bunga missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bunga throws a big right hand that misses.
Buckler on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Buckler tries to get out of the position.
Buckler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Buckler bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bunga's guard.
Bunga wants to stand but Buckler is controlling the position.
Buckler 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.
Buckler stands up over Bunga, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Buckler with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bunga wants to sweep here but Buckler controlling him for the moment.
Buckler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Buckler not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bunga has momentary wrist control but Buckler slips an elbow through the middle.
Bunga looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Buckler thows a big elbow that misses.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Buckler cracks Bunga with an open hand slap.
Bunga scores with a head kick.
Bunga thows a body shot but no joy.

Buckler clinches with his opponent.
Bunga wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Buckler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Buckler tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bunga just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Bjoern Buckler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bunga tries to circle away but Buckler has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunga connects with a nasty looking knee right to Buckler's face.
Bunga is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bunga can't break the clinch.

Bunga breaks from the clinch.
Buckler tries to clinch up but Bunga circles away and keeps his distance.
Gonzo Bunga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bunga tries a head kick but it misses.
Buckler misses with a low kick.
Bunga misses with a double jab

and Buckler counters by moving into the clinch.
Bunga wants to break free but Buckler has control.
Buckler jumps guard but Bunga stands there with Buckler around his waist. Buckler gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bunga throws a knee to the head but misses.

Buckler pulls guard.
Buckler managing to control the position.
Bunga trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckler has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bunga throws a big right hand that misses.
Buckler lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bunga!
Buckler takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Buckler punishing his opponent with strikes.
BOOM! Buckler connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Buckler has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bunga is looking to improve his position but Buckler isn't that keen on the idea.
Buckler lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Buckler working Bunga over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bunga fails to land with a series of punches.

Buckler rushes Bunga and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Buckler content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bunga is trying to break the clinch but Buckler has him pressed against the cage.
Buckler is trying to force a seperation but Bunga has the dominant position.
Bunga can't break the clinch.

Bunga breaks from the clinch.
Buckler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Bunga.
Jab, jab by Bunga - just one landing.
Bunga throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Buckler is looking to clinch.
Bunga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Buckler avoids the head kick by Bunga.
Bunga fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Buckler crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bunga - the referee stops the clock and Buckler gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bunga. Buckler manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bunga throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bunga lands with a slapping head kick.
A good leg kick by Bunga.
Bunga misses with a head kick.
Bunga wants to clinch up but Buckler keeps it at a distance.
Bunga turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Buckler shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bunga but Bunga pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Buckler misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Buckler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Buckler.
Bunga throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bunga lands a brutal head kick. Buckler looks out on his feet and Bunga throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Gonzo Bunga!