PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Saucedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saucedo comes to the cage accompanied by False pretense. Daniel Saucedo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Saucedo
vs
Bundy

180 cm
24
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Saucedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ted Bundy!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saucedo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bundy is fending him off so far but Saucedo persists. Nope, Bundy circles away and we're back to standing.
Saucedo misses with a takedown attempt - Bundy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Bundy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Saucedo's half guard.
Bundy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bundy tries to stand but can't do so whilst Saucedo controls his leg.
Saucedo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bundy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bundy is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Bundy is looking to stall here but Saucedo recovers full guard.
Saucedo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bundy is looking to stand up but Saucedo won't let him.
Bundy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Saucedo is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bundy wants to get up but he can't break Saucedo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Saucedo wants to sweep here but Bundy controlling him for the moment.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Saucedo circles away from the clinch attempt.

Bundy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bundy scoring with punches from side control.

Bundy decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Saucedo misses with a double jab.
Saucedo throws a series of punches but Bundy moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy moves in looking to clinch but Saucedo pushes him off.
Bundy throws a series of punches but Saucedo avoids them all with ease.
Bundy wants to clinch up but Saucedo keeps it at a distance.
Bundy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bundy fails to land with a series of punches.

Bundy closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Saucedo did well to prevent Bundy getting side control.
Bundy thows a huge punch but Saucedo dodges it nicely.
Bundy tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Bundy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bundy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy prevents Saucedo from improving his position.
Bundy sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bundy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bundy throwing shots but Saucedo is blocking nicely.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bundy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saucedo with a poor takedown

and Bundy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Saucedo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saucedo blocks a body shot from Bundy.
Bundy slowing the pace effectively.
Bundy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bundy trying to control the position but instead, Saucedo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bundy into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A frustrated look appears on Bundy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Saucedo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bundy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bundy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bundy tries to circle away but Saucedo has him pinned against the cage.

Bundy has clasped his hands together around Saucedo's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Bundy wants to stand but Saucedo is controlling his arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bundy throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Saucedo sneaks back into half guard.
Saucedo tries to roll over but Bundy keeps him under control.
Bundy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Saucedo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ted Bundy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bundy moves into range and clinches up with Saucedo.
Saucedo wants a takedown but no success here.

Saucedo pulls guard successfully.
Bundy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bundy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bundy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bundy pushes down on Saucedo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bundy wants to stand up but Saucedo is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saucedo is trying to stand.
Saucedo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Bundy decides to stand up.
Bundy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Bundy takes the fight into the clinch.
Saucedo prevents Bundy from breaking the clinch.
Bundy is trying to stall.
Bundy can't break the clinch.

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.
Bundy is trying to break the clinch but Saucedo is controlling him.
Bundy wants to break free but Saucedo has control.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Saucedo jumps guard but Bundy stands there with Saucedo around his waist. Saucedo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bundy has had enough of the clinch but Saucedo keeps him there for the moment.
Saucedo trying to stall but Bundy improves his position.
Bundy is looking to break free of the clinch but Saucedo has double underhooks.
Saucedo prevents the takedown attempt.
Saucedo tries to break the clinch but Bundy is controlling the position.
Bundy throws a punch but it's blocked by Saucedo.
Bundy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bundy misses with a hook to the ribs.

Saucedo pulls guard.
Bundy wants to stand but Saucedo is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy throwing strikes from guard but Saucedo blocks nicely.
Saucedo 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.
Bundy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Saucedo's guard.
Saucedo is trying to keep Bundy in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Saucedo needs to keep his hands up - Bundy had a free shot at his head there.
Bundy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saucedo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bundy thuds his right hand into Saucedo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Bundy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bundy tries to circle away but Saucedo has him pinned against the cage.
Bundy has had enough of the clinch but Saucedo keeps him there for the moment.
Bundy is trying to maintain a safe position but Saucedo gets an underhook and turns Bundy into the cage.
Bundy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Saucedo manages to break the clinch.
Saucedo tries for a takedown but Bundy circles away easily
letting Bundy counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Saucedo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bundy cracks Saucedo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ted Bundy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bundy, as that shot connected.
Bundy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Daniel Saucedo has been cut.

Bundy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bundy lands in his opponent's guard.
Bundy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Saucedo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bundy is looking to stand up but Saucedo won't let him.
Bundy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bundy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saucedo working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saucedo keeping moving, preventing Bundy from controlling successfully.
Saucedo is trying to control the position from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Bundy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bundy showed some decent athleticism there.
Bundy is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saucedo trying to control here.
It looks like Bundy is going to stand back up.
Bundy prevents Saucedo from improving his position.
Bundy seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Saucedo misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Bundy wants to get back to his feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Bundy feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy wants to stand but Saucedo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Bundy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bundy is looking to stand up but Saucedo won't let him.
Saucedo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Saucedo scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Bundy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ted Bundy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bundy fails to land the takedown.
Bundy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Saucedo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bundy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bundy is trying to break the clinch but Saucedo is controlling him.
Saucedo fails to pull guard.
A frustrated look appears on Bundy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Saucedo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bundy taking a breather.
Saucedo wants to stall.
Daniel Saucedo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bundy has had enough of the clinch but Saucedo keeps him there for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ted Bundy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bundy 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ted Bundy!