PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Corey Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trip Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bunga is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Headcase. Trip Bunga will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Winchester
vs
Bunga

175 cm
25
136 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
144 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Corey Winchester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trip Bunga!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bunga slips a jab and a cross from Winchester.
Bunga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winchester throws out the jab.
Bunga tries to clinch there but Winchester circles away.

Winchester tries to keep at a distance but Bunga has taken the fight into the clinch.
Winchester drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Bunga breaks the clinch.
Winchester misses with a takedown attempt - Bunga sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Bunga clinches up against the cage.
Bunga creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Winchester's defenses.
Winchester fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corey Winchester. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bunga landing knees to the head.
Bunga connects with a nasty looking knee right to Winchester's face.

Bunga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bunga swings for the body but Winchester moves out of range.
Winchester shoots in but Bunga avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Bunga pushes Winchester up against the cage in a clinch.
Bunga putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Winchester in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Bunga breaks from the clinch.
Winchester has a takedown stuffed.
Winchester is breathing heavily.

Winchester tries to keep at a distance but Bunga has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester takes an elbow to the temple.
Winchester drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bunga pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bunga avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bunga scores with a kick to the midsection.

Bunga takes the fight into the clinch.
Bunga gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Bunga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bunga instigates a clinch.

Bunga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bunga moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bunga plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Bunga clinches with his opponent.
Bunga landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bunga connects with a nasty looking knee right to Winchester's face.
Winchester goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bunga prevents it.
Winchester really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Bunga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bunga throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Winchester.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bunga closes the distance and clinches.
Bunga with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunga lands a nice knee to the body.
Bunga comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Bunga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bunga clinches with his opponent.
Winchester takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bunga gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Bunga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bunga drives through and clinches with Winchester against the cage.
Bunga lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bunga prevents the takedown attempt.
Winchester has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bunga avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Bunga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bunga throws a nice head kick!
Good leg kick by Bunga there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Bunga has Winchester up against the cage in a clinch.
Bunga unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Winchester takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bunga creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Winchester's defenses.
Winchester is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Bunga breaks from the clinch.
Bunga moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Winchester avoids a punch combination nicely.
Trip Bunga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winchester throws out the jab.
Winchester tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bunga swivels and escapes.
Bunga stuns Winchester with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Bunga drives through and clinches with Winchester against the cage.

Bunga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Bunga closes the distance and clinches.
Bunga lands a nice knee to the body.

Bunga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bunga has Winchester up against the cage in a clinch.
Winchester tries for a takedown. No joy.

Bunga breaks the clinch.
Bunga throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Bunga clinches with his opponent.

Bunga breaks the clinch.
Bunga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Winchester.

Bunga clinches.
Winchester takes a knee right on the jaw!

Bunga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Winchester. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Bunga plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunga slips under a jab from Winchester.
Winchester shoots in but no luck this time.
Bunga moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bunga throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Winchester.
Bunga goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bunga lands with a thumping leg kick.
Trip Bunga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bunga moves in looking to clinch but Winchester pushes him off.
Winchester takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bunga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Winchester takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Bunga fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Winchester, pushing him back against the cage.
Bunga tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Bunga manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Winchester tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bunga smiles and moves away.
Winchester swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trip Bunga dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bunga slips a jab and a cross from Winchester.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bunga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Corey Winchester is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bunga throws a nice inside leg kick.
Winchester takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bunga lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bunga throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Winchester's head.
Winchester throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winchester is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bunga.
Bunga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Winchester.
Bunga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Winchester connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Winchester is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bunga's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

Winchester drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Winchester throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winchester creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bunga sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Winchester misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bunga is trying to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Winchester in side control, throwing shots but Bunga defends.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Winchester has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Bunga is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Winchester yanks on the arm and Bunga is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Winchester.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Corey Winchester!