PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Bunkers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sune Vriden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vriden comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Why Can't We Be Friends? kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bunkers
vs
Vriden

190 cm
23
193 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

180 cm
25
201 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Bunkers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sune Vriden!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunkers delivers a nice body kick.
Vriden blocks a head kick by Bunkers.

Vriden pushes Bunkers up against the cage in a clinch.
Vriden lands an elbow just above Bunkers 's eye.

It looks like Bob Bunkers has been cut.
Bunkers misses with a knee strike.
Vriden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bunkers tries to land a knee to the head but Vriden blocks with his arms.

Vriden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bunkers lands with a kick to the temple. Vriden shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Vriden tries to keep at a distance but Bunkers has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vriden is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vriden lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vriden as Bunkers tries to tie him up.
Vriden is trying to force a seperation but Bunkers has the dominant position.
Bunkers stalling.
Bunkers keeps control of Vriden as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bunkers trying to land knees to the body.
Vriden trying to land knees to the body.
Vriden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vriden looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vriden scores with a shot to the side of Bunkers's head.
Bunkers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vriden is defending well for now.
Bunkers tries a knee to the head but Vriden blocks it.
Bunkers stalling.
Bunkers is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A frustrated look appears on Vriden's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bunkers pushes off an throws an elbow but Vriden leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunkers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vriden's elbow.
Vriden throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bunkerss head.
Vriden is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Vriden's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Vriden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bunkers cracks Vriden with an open hand slap.
An inside leg kick from Vriden misses.
Sune Vriden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bunkers misses with a wild body shot.
Vriden throws a front kick aimed at Bunkers's knee but Bunkers avoids it well.

Vriden rushes Bunkers and presses him up against the cage.
Bunkers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Bunkers.
Bunkers tries to throw a body punch but Vriden avoids it by throwing Bunkers back against the cage.
Bunkers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bunkers lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vriden.

Vriden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vriden throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bunkers counters with a left to the body.
Vriden throws a poor cross that misses
and Bunkers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vriden scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Vriden throws a body punch but Bunkers moves out of range.
Bunkers throws a left and a right that both miss

and Vriden counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunkers keeps control of Vriden as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bunkers lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vriden or not.
Vriden looks gassed!
Vriden is trying to force a seperation but Bunkers has the dominant position.
Bunkers digs a right hand underneath Vriden's ribcage. Vriden let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vriden.
Bunkers drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bunkers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bunkers blocking some punches.
Vriden trying to land knees to the body.
Bunkers misses with an elbow strike.
Bunkers tries to land knees in the clinch but Vriden avoids the damage to the body.
Bunkers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bunkers is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bunkers misses with a knee strike.
Vriden trying to land knees to the body.

Vriden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vriden misses with a wild combination.
Bunkers digs a good body shot into Vriden's ribs.
Vriden misses with a leg kick
and Bunkers counters with a solid body kick.
Vriden takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunkers misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Bunkers.

Vriden takes the fight into the clinch.

Vriden manages to break the clinch.
Bunkers swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vriden.
Bunkers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bunkers scores with a push kick.
Nice shot by Bunkers.
Bunkers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Bunkers clinches up with Vriden and pushes him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Bunkers.
Bunkers scores a nice knee to the body.
Vriden takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Bunkers.
Bunkers is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bunkers lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunkers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bunkers avoiding damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bunkers obliges.
Bunkers is leaning against Vriden and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bunkers is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nice body punch from Bunkers - that landed with a thud.
Bunkers landing knees to the body.
Bunkers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vriden lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bunkers misses with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Bunkers as the two fighters clinch.
Bunkers misses with a knee strike.
Bunkers presses Vriden against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bunkers lands a nice knee to the body.
Bunkers misses with a knee to the head.
Vriden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vriden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Bunkers.
Vriden tries to break the clinch but Bunkers is controlling the position.

Bunkers successfully pulls guard.
Bunkers wants to sweep here but Vriden controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Bunkers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Bunkers's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A decent looking body kick lands there for Bunkers.
Bunkers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bunkers moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Vriden takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A punch combination from Bunkers misses.
Vriden falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bunkers counters with a solid body kick.
Vriden has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bunkers.
Nice body punch from Bunkers.
Bunkers tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vriden sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bunkers somewhat.

Vriden closes the distance and pushes Bunkers back into the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Bunkers.
Vriden is breathing heavily.
Bunkers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vriden looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vriden takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunkers is struggling to control the position.
Bunkers scores with a knee to the head.
Bunkers stalling the fight.
Bunkers scores a nice knee to the body.

Bunkers drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bunkers has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vriden can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vriden is fighting to break Bunkers's control of his arms but Bunkers is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bunkers is trying to control the position but Vriden postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vriden trying to control the position from guard on top but Bunkers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bunkers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vriden is one step ahead there.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vriden throws a lazy right hand but Bunkers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sune Vriden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bunkers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vriden throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunkers lands a nice shot to the body.
Bunkers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vriden throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bunkers counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bob Bunkers is winning the standup battle so far.
Bunkers checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bunkers is looking to wear down Vriden with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Vriden moves into the clinch.
Vriden is trying to push Bunkers away but Bunkers has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vriden pushes off an throws an elbow but Bunkers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bunkers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vriden has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bunkers takes a shot to the head.
Bunkers is trying to stall.
Vriden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bunkers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Bunkers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vriden throws a lazy uppercut
and Bunkers counters with a head kick.
Bunkers misses with a body shot.
Bunkers misses with the combination.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Vriden in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nice uppercut there from Bunkers.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bunkers tries to keep at a distance but Vriden has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Vriden's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bunkers prevents Vriden from breaking the clinch.
Vriden can't break the clinch.
Vriden trying to land knees to the body.
Bunkers pushes Vriden back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bunkers looking to throw knees to the head but Vriden is blocking nicely.
Bunkers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bunkers blocking some punches.
Bunkers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vriden backwards.
Bunkers lands a good knee to the midsection. Vriden won't want to take too many of those.
Bunkers lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bunkers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bob Bunkers has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bunkers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Bunkers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bunkers is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bunkers scores with a nice strike.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vriden crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bunkers - the referee stops the clock and Vriden gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bunkers. Vriden manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bunkers throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Vriden is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vriden takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bunkers just misses with a punch to the body.
Bunkers shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vriden defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Bunkers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bob Bunkers's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Vriden gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sune Vriden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bunkers looks to score with a jab to the body but Vriden is just out of range.
Vriden misses with a lunging right hand
and Bunkers counters with a nice body shot.
Vriden throws a leg kick that is checked

and Bunkers counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Bunkers is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Bunkers is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vriden sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bunkers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vriden's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunkers trying to advance position but Vriden counters by regaining guard.
Bunkers looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bunkers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vriden keeping moving, preventing Bunkers from controlling successfully.
Vriden is trying to keep Bunkers in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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.
Bunkers looking to sit in guard and control but Vriden gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Vriden stands up over Bunkers, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bunkers has control of Vriden's left arm, preventing Vriden from doing any damage.
Bunkers trying to control the position.
Bob Bunkers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bob Bunkers.
Bunkers scores with a hook.

Vriden rushes Bunkers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vriden misses with a punch to the body.

Vriden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Vriden clinches with his opponent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vriden.

Vriden manages to break the clinch.
Bunkers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bunkers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bunkers swings for the body but Vriden moves out of range.
Vriden takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vriden misses the body punch
and Bunkers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bunkers just misses with a punch to the body.

Vriden closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vriden throws an elbow but misses.
Bunkers effectively controlling the action here.
Vriden has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bunkers managing to block the knees to the body from Vriden.
Bunkers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bunkers tries to stall but Vriden uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vriden is trying to break free.
A bit of stalling here from Bunkers.
Bunkers prevents Vriden from breaking the clinch.
Vriden is looking to break free of the clinch but Bunkers has double underhooks.
Vriden prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bunkers looking to throw knees to the head but Vriden is blocking nicely.
Sune Vriden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Bunkers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bunkers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Bunkers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bunkers 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Bunkers!