PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mack Luster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phill Bunce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Luster
vs
Bunce

195 cm
21
230 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

192 cm
22
241 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mack Luster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Phill Bunce!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunce cracks Luster with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Luster thumps Bunce with a low kick.
A jab from Bunce misses.
Bunce feints a jab promting Luster to slip. Bunce then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Luster slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luster misses with a low kick.
Bunce throws an overhand right that lands on Luster's shoulder, as Luster tries to avoid the shot.
Bunce connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Luster momentarily.
Luster takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Luster with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bunce throws a big shot that misses.
Luster throws a nice looking combination but Bunce bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bunce throws an off balance right hand
enabling Luster to counter with a crisp jab.
Bunce thows a left - swing and a miss!
Luster misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luster throws a solid leg kick but Bunce takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Luster.
A jab from Bunce misses.
Bunce misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luster.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luster uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bunce has time to react.
Luster throws a wild body kick that Bunce sees coming a mile off.
Bunce shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Luster fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bunce.
Luster throws a hook but Bunce avoids it easily.
Luster avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bunce takes a swing at Luster's ribcage but misses.
Bunce blocks the body kick.
Luster is looking to slow Bunce down with leg kicks.
Bunce on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Luster. Luster obviously looking to wear him down.
Bunce misses with a looping left.
Bunce tries to bum rush Luster with a series of wild strikes but Luster uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bunce walks forward, straight into a front kick from Luster.
Bunce misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bunce throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luster avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Bunce checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bunce lands with a nice body punch.
Luster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bunce.
Bunce jabs Luster right on the nose. Luster blinks but takes it well.
Luster thows a left - swing and a miss!

Luster instigates a clinch.
Luster working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Luster gets through Bunce's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Luster can't find room to land a body shot as Bunce controls the action.
Luster lands with a right to the head.
Bunce misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luster tries to work over Bunce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bunce has had enough of the clinch but Luster keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Luster fails to land.
Luster misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luster blocks a body shot from Bunce.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunce tries to circle away but Luster has him pinned against the cage.
Bunce wants to get back to striking at distance but Luster won't allow it.
Bunce can't break the clinch.
Luster lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Bunce fails to land.
Bunce is trying to break the clinch but Luster is controlling him.
Bunce is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luster.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Luster creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bunce fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Luster breaks the clinch.
Luster moves out of range of the strikes.
Bunce misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Luster.
Bunce swinging wildly here.
A leg kick checked by Luster.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunce walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Luster checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Luster moves out of range of the strikes.
Luster scores with a head kick. Bunce tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bunce throws a hook but Luster blocks it.
Bunce takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luster pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Luster goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bunce crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Luster - the referee stops the clock and Bunce gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Luster. Bunce manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Luster slips under a jab from Bunce.
Luster connects with a solid leg kick.
Luster gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bunce.
Bunce throws an overhand right that lands on Luster's shoulder, as Luster tries to avoid the shot.
Mack Luster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luster throws a quick inside leg kick.
Luster takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Luster lands a leg kick that knocks Bunce off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Phill Bunce will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bunce throws a front kick aimed at Luster's knee but Luster avoids it well.
Bunce throws a hook but Luster avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Luster.
Bunce tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Luster lands with a shot to the body.
Luster ducks under a wild hook from Bunce.
Luster scores with a shot to the body.
Luster is looking to land body kicks.
Bunce throws a shot from downtown. Luster moves away and avoids it.

Luster gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Luster misses with the head strike.
Bunce has had enough of the clinch but Luster keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Luster.
Luster has Bunce pressed against the cage, preventing Bunce from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Bunce's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bunce moves out of range of the body kick from Luster.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunce throws a big shot that misses.
Luster throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bunce counters with a nice body shot.
Phill Bunce seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bunce missing with a left hand there. Luster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Luster takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bunce misses with the combination.
Luster is looking to score with low kicks.
Luster looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Luster ducks under a wild hook from Bunce.
Bunce takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bunce throws the left hand but Luster avoids the punch easily.
Bunce throws a low kick, looking for Luster's leg but Luster calmly moves out of range.
Bunce connects with a looping right hand.
Luster uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bunce.
A head kick misses from Luster.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luster ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bunce swings for the body but Luster moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luster looks for the body kick but Bunce saw that one coming.
Luster throws the kick towards the body but Bunce avoids it.
Bunce lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Luster at a distance.
Luster takes one to the side of the head.
Bunce moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bunce moves out of range as Luster throws a body kick.
Luster scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bunce in his tracks.
Luster looks to throw the jab but Bunce is out of range.
Bunce avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Luster uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bunce.
A jab from Bunce misses.
Luster is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bunce.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bunce misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luster goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Luster rushes Bunce and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bunce is looking to break free of the clinch but Luster has double underhooks.
Luster misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luster has Bunce pressed against the cage, preventing Bunce from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bunce tries to throw a body punch but Luster avoids it by throwing Bunce back against the cage.
Luster struggles to land a body shot inside as Bunce controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Bunce's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Luster misses with a body punch.
Bunce is trying to force a seperation but Luster has the dominant position.
Luster cracks Bunce with a nice body shot.
Luster tries to work over Bunce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luster lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bunce backwards.
Luster lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bunce working hard to break the clinch.
Bunce misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luster prevents Bunce from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunce looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Luster lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Luster.
Bunce is trying to break the clinch but Luster is controlling him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bunce is trying to break free.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Luster.
A head punch on the inside from Luster fails to land.
Luster works on Bunce's body with a couple of short punches.
Luster is leaning against Bunce and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bunce is breathing heavily.
Bunce's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Luster on the inside.
Luster lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Luster.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luster lands with a short shot to the head.
Bunce wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Luster gets through Bunce's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bunce is looking to break free of the clinch but Luster has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mack Luster dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Luster will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bunce takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Luster throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bunce misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Luster does no damage.
Luster throws a wild body kick that Bunce sees coming a mile off.
Left hook, right uppercut from Luster.
A cross from Bunce lands.
Luster moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luster fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bunce bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bunce was well out of range. Poor timing from Luster.
Luster lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Luster just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunce rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Luster counters with a body kick that stops Bunce in his tracks momentarily.
Donk. Bunce catches Luster right on the button with a cross.
Bunce looks to land a right hand but Luster moved out of range.
Luster motions for Bunce to come forward. Luster throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bunce keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Luster, right into the meat.
Luster looks for the body kick but Bunce saw that one coming.
Luster misses with a leg kick.
Bunce misses with a looping right.
Bunce throws a poor cross that misses

and Luster counters by moving into the clinch.
Luster scores with a nice hook to the head.
Luster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luster's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Luster lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bunce backwards.
Luster lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Luster.
Bunce takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Luster creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Luster misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Luster - that landed with a thud.
Luster throws a punch but it's blocked by Bunce.
Luster lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bunce or not.
Luster lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Luster.
Luster lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Luster.
Luster lands with a right to the head.
Luster works on Bunce's body with a couple of short punches.
Bunce wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Luster lands an uppercut.
Bunce tries to throw a body punch but Luster avoids it by throwing Bunce back against the cage.
Mack Luster has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Luster lands a body shot in the clinch.
Luster lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luster lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bunce backwards.
Bunce swings wildly with an uppercut but Luster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luster lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bunce backwards.

Bunce is rocked!
A short left from Luster.
Bunce is still on wobbly legs! Can Luster finish him?
A short right from Luster on the inside.
Luster makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Luster lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Luster lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Luster.
Luster throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bunces head.
Luster lands a body punch.
Luster lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Luster.
Luster lands a big right hand that drops Bunce! The killer instinct kicks in and Luster finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Luster!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mack Luster!