PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Archie Bunker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ace Espinoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bunker's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Edith singin Those were the days..... Ace Espinoza acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Bunker
vs
Espinoza

170 cm
31
205 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

193 cm
22
220 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Just Fight

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Archie Bunker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ace Espinoza!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunker throws a series of punches but Espinoza avoids them all with ease.
A clash of legs there as Bunker blocks the low kick.

Espinoza moves into the clinch successfully.
Espinoza looking to throw knees to the head but Bunker is blocking nicely.
Espinoza working Bunker over with knees to the body.
Bunker lands with a right to the head.

It looks like Ace Espinoza has been cut.
Bunker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bunker gets through Espinoza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bunker blocks an elbow strike.
Bunker has Espinoza pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Espinoza manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bunker wants to take the fight to the mat but Espinoza manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Espinoza lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Espinoza manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Espinoza lands a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bunker prevents a body shot from Espinoza.
Espinoza gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bunker.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Archie Bunker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bunker controlling the action here for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bunker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Bunker misses
and Espinoza counters with a body kick.
Ace Espinoza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bunker throws a right hand that Espinoza ducks under and follows up with a left that Espinoza also avoids with ease.
Bunker throws the left hand but Espinoza avoids the punch easily.
Espinoza avoids the head kick by Bunker.
Bunker throws an off balance right hand
and Espinoza counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bunker's knee momentarily.
Bunker is breathing heavily.
Espinoza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bunker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Espinoza misses with a leg kick
and Bunker counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Espinoza is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bunker slips a jab and a cross from Espinoza.
Bunker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Espinoza moves away.
Espinoza looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Espinoza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bunker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Espinoza pushes Bunker away with a front kick.

Espinoza forces Bunker back against the cage and clinches.
Espinoza lands an elbow inside.
Bunker avoids the elbow strike from Espinoza, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Espinoza lands an elbow that stopped Bunker in his tracks for a moment.
Espinoza struggles to land a body shot inside as Bunker controls his hands.
Espinoza throws a head punch that misses.
Bunker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Espinoza is keeping busy.
Espinoza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bunker is defending well for now.
Bunker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Espinoza lands a body shot.
Espinoza tries to land knees in the clinch but Bunker avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Espinoza creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bunker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bunker throws an elbow but it misses.
Espinoza stops a takedown attempt from Bunker.
Bunker can't find room to land a body shot as Espinoza controls the action.
Espinoza trying to stall but Bunker improves his position.
Bunker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Espinoza's elbow.
Espinoza lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bunker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Espinoza lands a good knee to the midsection. Bunker won't want to take too many of those.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Espinoza.

It looks like Archie Bunker has been cut.
A short uppercut from Espinoza.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Espinoza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bunker avoids it.
Espinoza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bunker can't find room to land a body shot as Espinoza controls the action.
Bunker avoiding damage as Espinoza throws knees to the body.

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

Espinoza lands a big head kick that sends Bunker tumbling to the mat! Espinoza takes a step backwards and waves Bunker back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Espinoza is looking to slow Bunker down with leg kicks.

Espinoza clinches up against the cage.
Espinoza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bunker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Espinoza blocks an elbow strike.
Bunker wants a takedown.
Espinoza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bunker blocks it with crossed arms.
Bunker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Espinoza's elbow.
Espinoza holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Espinoza throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bunker blocks an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunker is looking to take this one to the mat.
Espinoza unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bunker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Espinoza jumps guard but Bunker turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Espinoza lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bunker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Espinoza can't find room to land a body shot as Bunker controls the action.
Espinoza gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bunker.
Bunker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Espinoza landing knees to the head.
Bunker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Espinoza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bunker shoots for a double leg takedown but Espinoza sprawls well. He's pushed Bunker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bunker shoots in and drives through. Espinoza sprawls well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bunker throws a head kick but Espinoza moves out of range.
Bunker throws a shot from downtown. Espinoza moves away and avoids it.

Bunker has closed the distance and engaged Espinoza in a clinch.
Espinoza tries to land knees in the clinch but Bunker avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ace Espinoza dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Espinoza throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Espinoza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Espinoza tries to clinch but Bunker is having none of it.

Espinoza forces Bunker back against the cage and clinches.
Bunker throws a head punch that misses.
Espinoza lands an elbow inside that Bunker shrugs off.
Bunker tries a knee to the head but Espinoza blocks it.
Bunker misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Espinoza lands a good knee to the midsection. Bunker won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Espinoza.
Espinoza scores with a knee to the head.
Espinoza wants to stall.
Bunker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Espinoza lands a right hand.
Espinoza lands a body shot.
Espinoza lands a nice elbow.
Espinoza unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Espinoza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bunker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bunker tries to break free but Espinoza pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Espinoza using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Espinoza.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Espinoza.

Archie Bunker's cut is getting worse.
Espinoza unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Espinoza.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Espinoza working Bunker over with knees to the body.
Espinoza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bunker's defenses.

Espinoza manages to break the clinch.
Bunker moves out of range of the body kick.
Ace Espinoza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bunker keeps the fight on the outside.
A low kick from Espinoza is predictable there
enabling Bunker to counter with a crisp jab.
Espinoza tries to clinch up but Bunker circles away and keeps his distance.
Bunker fakes the leg kick and cracks Espinoza in the body.
Espinoza looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Bunker moves into the clinch.
Espinoza connects with a knee to the head.
Espinoza prevents a body shot from Bunker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunker has a couple of punches blocked by Espinoza.
Espinoza working Bunker over with knees to the body.
Ace Espinoza seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Espinoza scores a nice knee to the body.
Espinoza tries a knee to the head but Bunker blocks it.
Bunker with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Espinoza pulls guard effortlessly.

Espinoza looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Bunker is defending well. Espinoza quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Bunker has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Espinoza celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ace Espinoza!
Ace Espinoza really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that RAW Nutrition Recovery *159 : 60$ * logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.