PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aoki Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Margera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Funkyama's entrance music is . A fine choice. Margera is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Slacker. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Funkyama
vs
Margera

175 cm
35
169 lbs
24 - 9 - 0

183 cm
29
164 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aoki Funkyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bam Margera!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funkyama pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Funkyama tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Funkyama misses with a takedown
and Margera counters with a three punch combo that has Funkyama backing up. Funkyama nods at Margera to acknowledge the strikes.
Funkyama fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Funkyama has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Margera finds it's way round the side to connect with Funkyama's head.

Funkyama fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Margera to the ground. Funkyama is now in Margera's guard.
Margera wants to stand up but Funkyama is controlling him.
Margera wants to get back to his feet but Funkyama passes into half guard.
Margera wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Margera wants to get back to his feet.
Margera is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Funkyama 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.

Funkyama is trying to work for a kimura but Margera is defending well.
Funkyama slips a nice elbow through Margera's hands, connecting with Margera's forehead.
Margera won't allow Funkyama to pass to mount.
Funkyama wants to control but Margera is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Funkyama works his way into full mount!
Margera is trying to escape the mount.
Margera suckers Funkyama into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Margera is now in Funkyama's guard!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Margera.
Margera trying to control but Funkyama is working from the bottom.

Funkyama is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Funkyama looking for subs off his back but Margera has passed one foot through into half guard.
Margera thows a huge punch but Funkyama dodges it nicely.
Margera prevents Funkyama from improving his position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Margera passes to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margera trying to control the position but Funkyama is working away.
Funkyama is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Funkyama is working hard here to advance position.
Funkyama is not content to let Margera control the position.
Funkyama is trying to control Margera's posture but Margera avoids it.
Funkyama sneaks back into half guard.
Funkyama is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Short Term Solution, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margera seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Funkyama does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Funkyama is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Margera controlling the action here.
Margera is thwarting Funkyama's attempts to control the position.

Bam Margera has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Margera misses with the combination.
Margera throws a right and a left that Funkyama avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Margera misses with an uppercut.
Margera rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Funkyama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bam Margera will probably get the nod.
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.

Margera lands with a nice combination. Funkyama backs away looking to recover.
Funkyama slips under a jab from Margera.
Funkyama will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A slow jab from Margera misses its intended target.
Funkyama looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Margera looks to throw the jab but Funkyama is out of range.
Bam Margera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Margera lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Funkyama looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Margera is fending him off so far but Funkyama persists. Nope, Margera circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aoki Funkyama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Margera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Margera cracks Funkyama with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Funkyama dodges the punch combination from Margera.
Margera shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Funkyama eats them both and turns towards Margera to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Margera throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Funkyama was covering up waiting for the punch and Margera finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Margera engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Funkyama is on top in guard.
Funkyama passes into half guard.

Funkyama is working for a submission of some sort.
Funkyama wants to free his trapped foot but Margera is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama working the head and body with strikes.
Funkyama trying to control the action but Margera is working from the bottom.
Margera avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Funkyama.
Funkyama throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Funkyama is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Margera has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Margera wants to control but Funkyama is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama is keen to just control but Margera is a slippery customer.
Funkyama lands strikes from half guard.
Funkyama throwing shots but Margera is blocking nicely.
Funkyama trying to control the action but Margera is working from the bottom.
Funkyama scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Funkyama thows a huge punch but Margera dodges it nicely.

Funkyama is working for a submission of some sort.
Funkyama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Margera keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Margera's head.
Funkyama stops Margera from getting back to his feet.
Funkyama missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Funkyama landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Funkyama is trying to control. Margera wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Margera is looking to control Funkyama's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Margera avoid being mounted?
Aoki Funkyama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Funkyama drops an elbow to the side of Margera's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Funkyama missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Funkyama looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Margera pushes Funkyama off looking to stand but Funkyama dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aoki Funkyama dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Funkyama shoots in but no luck this time.
Funkyama throws a series of punches but Margera moves out of range.
Funkyama tries for a takedown but Margera circles away easily
and Margera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Funkyama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Funkyama moves away from the strike by Margera.
Funkyama has his takedown stuffed
and Margera counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aoki Funkyama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Funkyama looks for a takedown but Margera sprawls well.
Margera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Funkyama shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Funkyama takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama tries for a takedown but Margera sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Margera misses with a few strikes there.
Funkyama misses with a takedown attempt
and Margera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Funkyama fails with a takedown attempt.
Funkyama moves out of range as Margera strikes.

Funkyama decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Funkyama tries to pass the half guard into mount. Margera knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Margera regains full guard. Nicely done.
Margera bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Funkyama's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margera trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Margera throws a big right hand that misses.

Funkyama escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Margera gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Funkyama keeping moving, preventing Margera from controlling successfully.
Funkyama trying to keep a closed guard but Margera is proving a slippery customer.
Margera sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Funkyama's guard.
Margera is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Funkyama is trying to get back to full guard.
Margera works his way into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama is looking for a sweep.
Margera scores with a couple of short elbows.
Margera wants to lay and pray for a moment but Funkyama keeps working.
Margera working the ground and pound.
Funkyama is looking for a sweep.
Margera cracks Funkyama with an elbow. That is naaassty.

Margera tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Funkyama can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama taking punishment in the form of punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Margera wants to lay and pray for a moment but Funkyama keeps working.
Funkyama manages to get back to half guard.
Margera lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Margera controlling the pace.
Funkyama is refusing to be controlled, as Margera sits in half guard.
Margera missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Margera is trying to control. Funkyama wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Funkyama is trying to get back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bam Margera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Margera has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bam Margera!
A very excited looking Bam Margera made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.