PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Bunting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musashimaru Koyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koyo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by "Tengoku Kara Kaminari" by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole . Musashimaru Koyo has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Bunting
vs
Koyo

208 cm
27
297 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

150 cm
36
300 lbs
35 - 14 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Hellbent
Heisenberg

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Bunting!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Musashimaru Koyo!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunting doesn't manage to clinch there - Koyo circles away.
Koyo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bunting on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Koyo. Koyo obviously looking to wear him down.
Koyo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bunting. Bunting obviously looking to wear him down.
Good shot there by Bunting.
Koyo misses with a two punch combination.

Koyo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Koyo lands in his opponent's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Koyo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bunting looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Koyo throwing strikes but missing.
Bunting looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koyo content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bunting wants to sweep but no luck.
Koyo tries to free his leg and advance position but Bunting is retaining full guard.
Bunting has momentary wrist control but Koyo slips an elbow through the middle.
Bunting controls Koyo momentarily but Koyo frees himself.
Koyo wants to control from the top but Bunting keeps moving.
Bunting wants to sweep here but Koyo controlling him for the moment.
Bunting avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koyo won't allow Bunting to sweep him here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Koyo working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Koyo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bunting keeping moving, preventing Koyo from controlling successfully.
Bunting lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Koyo!
Koyo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bunting throws some wild stikes that Koyo manages to avoid easily.
Koyo working to try and regain half guard.
Bunting sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunting lands a heavy elbow.
Koyo tries to reverse the position but Bunting maintains control.
Bunting looking to ground and pound but Koyo is blocking nicely.
Koyo is trying to escape the mount.
Bunting thowing shots but they're missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunting looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunting sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Koyo blocking the ground and pound.
Koyo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bunting.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bunting scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Koyo?
Bunting trying to control but Koyo is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Bunting dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bunting chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Koyo can pounce on him.
Koyo checks a leg kick.
Bunting keeps the fight on the outside.
Koyo misses with a looping right.
Koyo misses with the combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Koyo.
Bunting throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bunting scores with a decent looking hook.
Bunting scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koyo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bunting throws a shot from downtown. Koyo moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Koyo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunting fails with a takedown attempt.
Koyo looks for the body kick but Bunting saw that one coming.
A jab from Bunting finds it's way through Koyo's defenses.
Koyo slips a jab and a cross from Bunting.
Koyo throws out a leg kick but Bunting moves out of range and Koyo only half commits.
Koyo closes the distance but Bunting moves to the side

and Bunting counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bunting thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bunting performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Koyo controlling the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bunting connects with a nice short shot to Koyo's temple.
Bunting prevents Koyo from improving his position.
Bunting wants to pass the guard but Koyo is defending well.
Bunting throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Koyo to regain full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koyo is trying to control the position but Bunting postures up.
Bunting has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bunting is looking to work some ground and pound but Koyo has wrist control.
Bunting throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Koyo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Koyo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bunting trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bunting will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Koyo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Koyo keeping moving, preventing Bunting from controlling successfully.
Bunting with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunting throws an elbow that misses. Koyo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bunting's guard. Nice move by Koyo!
Bunting wants to sweep here but Koyo controlling him for the moment.
Bunting is trying to keep Koyo in close.
Koyo is working Bunting over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bunting has momentary wrist control but Koyo slips an elbow through the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koyo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Koyo landing some decent shots from guard.
Koyo trying to control but Bunting is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that John Bunting 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bunting smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Koyo avoids the body shot from Bunting.
Koyo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bunting dives in and grabs Koyo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Koyo pushes down on Bunting's head and hops out.

Koyo clinches up against the cage.
Koyo can't find room to land a body shot as Bunting controls the action.
Koyo tries to throw a body punch but Bunting avoids it by throwing Koyo back against the cage.
Bunting has Koyo pressed against the cage, preventing Koyo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Koyo is struggling to control the position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bunting as Koyo tries to tie him up.
Koyo misses with the head strike.
Bunting goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bunting struggles to land a body shot inside as Koyo controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunting prevents a body shot from Koyo.
Koyo struggles to land a body shot inside as Bunting controls his hands.
Bunting swings wildly with an uppercut but Koyo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koyo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bunting lands a hook that snaps the head of Koyo backwards.
Koyo has a couple of punches blocked by Bunting.
Bunting lands a right hand.

Bunting escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koyo throws a combination that misses
and Bunting counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bunting fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Koyo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Koyo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Koyo gets tackled into the cage by Bunting. Bunting maintains the clinch.
Bunting throws a punch but it's blocked by Koyo.
Koyo is trying to stall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bunting avoiding damage as Koyo throws knees to the body.
Koyo misses with a body punch.
Musashimaru Koyo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bunting.
Bunting tries a body shot but Koyo blocks it.
Koyo blocking some punches.
Bunting prevents a body shot from Koyo.
Bunting is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Koyo scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Koyo - that landed with a thud.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Koyo continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Koyo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koyo lands with a short shot to the head.

It looks like John Bunting has been cut.
Koyo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bunting backwards.
Koyo tries a body shot but Bunting blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Koyo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koyo scores with a shot to the side of Bunting's head.
Koyo missing with knees to the body.
Koyo working aggressively here.
Koyo lands an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Koyo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Koyo lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koyo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bunting tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koyo's elbow.
Bunting is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Koyo misses with some punches.

Bunting wants the takedown. Koyo is fighting it off but Bunting persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Koyo's guard against the cage.
Koyo has Bunting pulled in close to control his posture.
Bunting missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koyo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bunting.
Koyo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
John Bunting is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bunting is standing up over Koyo. Koyo looks to escape but Bunting dives into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bunting wants to lay and pray for a moment but Koyo keeps working.

And that's the end of the fight!
Musashimaru Koyo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bunting has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Bunting!
An out of breath John Bunting thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.