PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Gump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bull Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gump comes to the cage accompanied by Fucking Hostile - Pantera. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gump
vs
Dog

200 cm
28
272 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

200 cm
27
280 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bubba Gump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bull Dog!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dog moves out of range of the strikes.
Dog throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dog misses with a looping right.

Gump closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gump is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dog gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gump lands with a short shot to the head.
Dog lands a right hand.
Dog wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gump has him pressed against the cage.
Gump misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Gump fails to land.
Dog just leaning against Gump, taking a breather.

Dog breaks the clinch.
Dog ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Dog enables Gump to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dog manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dog utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gump accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gump stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dog swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gump working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gump in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gump in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gump throws a big elbow that misses.
Dog working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gump.
Gump trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gump has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gump throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gump postures up in Dog's guard and throws a big left but Dog blocks it.
Dog keeping full guard, as Gump tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gump throws a big elbow that misses.
Gump missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gump throwing strikes but missing.
Gump content to stall in guard here.
Gump throws a big elbow that misses.
Gump throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gump postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gump throws a strike but Dog rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Gump is looking for a triangle but Dog pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gump is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Dog avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Gump working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dog doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dog manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gump looking to control but Dog passes into half guard.
Gump is looking to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bubba Gump dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dog lunges at Gump with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gump's hand.
Dog ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gump moves away.
Dog swings for the body but Gump moves out of range.
Gump jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Gump shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gump showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gump lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gump throwing shots but Dog is blocking nicely.
Gump throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gump works his way into side control.
Gump working the ground and pound but Dog is defending the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gump has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Gump looking to control but instead Dog has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Dog keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gump seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dog does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gump missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gump trying to control from half guard but Dog is working away.
Gump scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gump lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dog is not content to let Gump control the position.
Gump thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dog's head.

Gump is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dog is just riding it out for now. Gump eventually gives up the hold.
Gump thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gump wants to pass the guard but Dog is defending well.
Dog blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gump.
Gump trying to mount his opponent but Dog defends it.
Gump working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gump wants to take a breather but Dog is having none of it.
Gump not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gump sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dog defending well though.
Gump 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.

Dog has one foot on Gump's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Dog throws an overhand right that lands on Gump's shoulder, as Gump tries to avoid the shot.
Gump has his takedown stuffed
and Dog connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gump fails with the takedown.
Dog connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gump. Gump circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Gump misses.
Dog throws a shot to the body.
A combination from Dog does no damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dog misses with a series of wild punches.
Gump scores with a nice head shot.
Dog throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bubba Gump dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Gump shoots in looking for a takedown but Dog manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gump's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gump takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A punch lands to the side of Gump 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dog misses with a hook.
Dog fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dog feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gumps jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gump fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gump misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dog.

Gump changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dog looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bubba Gump overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gump throws an elbow but Dog slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gump wants to control but Dog is keeping him busy.
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!
Dog is letting Gump control him for a moment.
Dog parries the strikes from Gump easily there. Gump is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dog to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gump is looking to take a break and control but Dog is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dog managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gump.
The strikes coming from Gump are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gump looks up at the clock and then as Dog takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gump smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Gump lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The ground and pound from Gump seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gump lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dog down.
Gump in side control, throwing shots but Dog defends.
Dog is not content to let Gump control the position.
Gump in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gump trying to control the action but Dog is working from the bottom.
Dog defending against the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gump throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Dog dodges the ground and pound from Gump.
Dog is pushing Gump's head away, looking to escape. Gump manages to hold on to the position though.
Gump scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bubba Gump is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gump is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Dog will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Gump is looking to take a break and control but Dog is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gump is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Dog's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gump working the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gump in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gump throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Gump working the ground and pound but Dog is defending the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dog is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gump asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The strikes coming from Gump are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bubba Gump showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gump, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bubba Gump!
After the big win, Bubba Gump made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Affordable Quality and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.