PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stack Bundles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harley Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davidson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bad to the bone kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bundles
vs
Davidson

190 cm
24
223 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

192 cm
24
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stack Bundles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harley Davidson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davidson throws a right hand that Bundles ducks under and follows up with a left that Bundles also avoids with ease.
Davidson throws a head kick that misses.
Davidson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davidson fails to land with a series of punches.
Davidson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bundles.
Davidson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Davidson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Davidson checks a leg kick.
Bundles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davidson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bundles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davidson misses the jab.
Bundles throws a hook to the side of Davidson's head but Davidson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bundles takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bundles digs a good body shot into Davidson's ribs.
Davidson throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson throws the kick towards the body but Bundles avoids it.
Harley Davidson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bundles avoids a kick to the body.
Bundles looks to score with a jab to the body but Davidson is just out of range.
Davidson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters circling a little - Bundles finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Davidson.
Davidson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bundles counters with a nice body kick.
Davidson misses with a double jab
and Bundles counters with a nice body kick.
A combination from Davidson does no damage.
Bundles throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A jab lands there for Bundles.
Davidson looks to throw a body kick

and Bundles decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Davidson's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bundles accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bundles with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson 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.
Davidson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Davidson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bundles can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bundles looking to pass the guard.
Davidson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bundles.
Bundles pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davidson is keeping the position for now.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bundles throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Bundles checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bundles slips a jab and a cross from Davidson.
Davidson misses with a kick to the body

and Bundles holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bundles wants a takedown but no success here.
Bundles tries to pull guard but Davidson holds him up against the cage and eventually Bundles drops back down to his feet.

Bundles has hold of one of Davidson's legs. Davidson is fighting the takedown attempt but Bundles gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Bundles 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.
Bundles slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bundles tries to move to mount but Davidson blocks the move with his legs.
Bundles working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Davidson is looking for a sweep.
Davidson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundles tries to advance to mount but Davidson instead regains half guard.
Davidson is looking for a sweep. Bundles is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bundles missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A clash of legs there as Bundles blocks the low kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bundles. Davidson shrugs it off though.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Davidson misses with a wild body shot.
Davidson throws a shot from downtown. Bundles moves away and avoids it.

Bundles fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Davidson sprawls well initially but Bundles persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bundles passes to side control.

Bundles is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Davidson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bundles is breathing heavily.
Bundles working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Davidson tries to bench press Bundles off him but Bundles keeps the position.
Davidson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bundles.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Bundles is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Davidson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Davidson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bundles in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Davidson is looking to reverse the position.
Bundles misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bundles lands a nice looking kick to the body. Davidson takes a step back to recover.
Davidson misses with a wild combination.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Davidson is predictable there
and Bundles counters with a head kick.
Davidson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bundles checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Davidson swinging wildly here.
Davidson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davidson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bundles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Davidson falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Bundles counter with a right hand.
Bundles throws a half hearted mid kick.
Davidson throws a series of punches but Bundles moves out of range.
Bundles has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bundles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crunch! Bundles slams his shin into Davidson's torso.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Davidson throws a right and a left that Bundles avoids nicely.
Davidson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harley Davidson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davidson ducks under a wild hook from Bundles.
Davidson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bundles looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Davidson is fending him off so far but Bundles persists. Nope, Davidson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stack Bundles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davidson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bundles doesn't seem bothered though.
Davidson throws a head kick that misses.
Davidson throws a jab when Bundles was well out of range.
Some wild striking there from Davidson.
Bundles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bundles tried to score with a low kick but Davidson checks it.
Davidson falls off balance throwing a combination

and Bundles counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bundles tries for a takedown but Davidson manages to get underhooks.
Bundles tries for a takedown. No joy.
Davidson is trying to break free.
Davidson is trying to force a seperation but Bundles has the dominant position.

Bundles pulls guard effortlessly.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bundles is on top in guard.
Davidson wants to sweep but no luck.
Davidson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bundles. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Davidson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bundles trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Davidson is trying to keep Bundles in close.
Bundles throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stack Bundles dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bundles moves out of range as Davidson throws a body kick.
Bundles shoots in and drives through. Davidson sprawls well.
Davidson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bundles.
Davidson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Davidson throws a chopping leg kick but Bundles manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Davidson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bundles moves away.
Davidson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bundles rather than just go for the knockout.

Bundles gets a takedown into half guard.
Bundles tries to pass the half guard into mount. Davidson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Davidson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bundles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson is looking to improve his position.
Davidson wants to get back to his feet.
Bundles wants to pass the guard but Davidson is defending well.
Davidson is trying to get back to full guard.
Davidson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bundles prevents Davidson from improving his position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Davidson throws a chopping leg kick but Bundles manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

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.
Davidson misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice sprawl there from Davidson as Bundles shoots in.
Davidson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bundles.
Davidson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davidson tries to bum rush Bundles with a series of wild strikes but Bundles uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Davidson scores with a one two! Bundles had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Davidson throws a hook but Bundles avoids it easily.
Bundles misses with a looping left.
Bundles throws a jab but it's blocked by Davidson.
Davidson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bundles.
Bundles blocks the body kick.
Davidson misses with a leg kick
and Bundles counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Davidson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davidson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Davidson throws a combination that misses

and Bundles counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bundles trying to mount his opponent but Davidson defends it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davidson is trying to stand back up but Bundles is controlling him
Bundles trying to mount his opponent but Davidson defends it.
Bundles works his way into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundles scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Davidson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bundles working the ground and pound effectively.
Davidson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bundles has a closed guard, preventing Davidson from standing up.

Bundles had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Davidson defends it easily.
Bundles looking for a sweep. Not yet Bundles, not yet.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Davidson is looking to stand up but Bundles won't let him.
Stack Bundles overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Bundles is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Davidson wants to stand but Bundles is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bundles keeping moving, preventing Davidson from controlling successfully.
Bundles has a closed guard, preventing Davidson from standing up.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Bundles has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Davidson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bundles manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bundles lands a big elbow.
Davidson tries to hold on but Bundles pushes him away.
Davidson working to try and regain half guard.
Bundles throwing strikes here but Davidson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bundles in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Davidson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Davidson reaches up and holds on to Bundles to control the position.
Davidson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Poor strikes thrown by Bundles there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bundles throws some wild stikes that Davidson manages to avoid easily.
Davidson is looking to get to half guard.
Bundles lands a heavy elbow.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Davidson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bundles throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bundles thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

Bundles is working for a guillotine from mount but Davidson frees his head quite easily.
Davidson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bundles.
Davidson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Davidson wants to hold on but Bundles pushes him away.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bundles thowing shots but they're missing.

Bundles is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Davidson has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Davidson!
Harley Davidson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bundles 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.

Davidson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bundles has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Davidson has managed to get both his arms back between Bundles's legs - danger averted.
Davidson trying to control but Bundles is working from the bottom.
Bundles utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stack Bundles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bundles 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Stack Bundles!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Stack Bundles!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Stack Bundles!

Stack Bundles wins by unanimous decision!