PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Bounty (ranked 307 p4p, 42 weight class) and Magnus Pyke (ranked 599 p4p, 80 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Bounty
vs
Pyke

188 cm
25
197 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

190 cm
24
193 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamie Bounty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Magnus Pyke!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bounty instigates a clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Pyke has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Pyke working aggressively here.
Pyke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pyke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bounty misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bounty.
A short left from Bounty.
Bounty misses with the head strike.
Bounty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Bounty's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pyke tries a head kick but it misses.
Bounty swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pyke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pyke throws a head kick but Bounty moves out of range.
Bounty thinks about countering with a body kick.
Jamie Bounty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pyke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bounty throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Bounty.
Pyke takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pyke.
Pyke fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bounty checks it well.
Pyke avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bounty throws a body kick that misses
and Pyke counters with a nice body kick.
Bounty feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pykes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bounty doesn't manage to clinch there - Pyke circles away.
An inside leg kick from Pyke misses.
A punch combination from Bounty misses.
Bounty misses with a low kick.
Bounty throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bounty checks a leg kick.
Bounty keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pyke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bounty to score with a decent uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bounty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pyke.
Bounty seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pyke swings for the body but Bounty moves out of range.
Bounty checks a leg kick nicely.
Bounty was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bounty definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bounty tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pyke shoots in and drives through. Bounty sprawls well.
Bounty scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pyke in his tracks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bounty.
Pyke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bounty throws a low kick but Pyke avoids it.
Pyke with a hook.
Pyke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bounty.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bounty.
Pyke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bounty misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyke throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bounty thinks about countering with a body kick.
Pyke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bounty is out of range.
Jamie Bounty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bounty throws out a loose jab but Pyke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pyke checks a leg kick.
Pyke takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Magnus Pyke has been cut.
Pyke scores with a body shot.
Bounty throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bounty catches Pyke with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pyke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bounty manages to avoid it.
Pyke keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pyke darts in looking for a takedown but Bounty gets double underhooks and turns Pyke into the cage.
Bounty goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pyke connects with the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bounty throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pyke misses with a wild body shot.
Bounty chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pyke looks to land a left hand but Bounty moved out of range nicely.
Bounty finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pyke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bounty is looking for a counter combo.

Pyke closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bounty to the mat! Bounty manages to get full guard.
Pyke wants to control from the top but Bounty keeps moving.
Bounty keeping full guard, as Pyke tries to pass.
Bounty looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Bounty dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Magnus Pyke's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bounty dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pyke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Bounty has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bounty lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pyke misses with a punch on the inside.
Bounty lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pyke drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A shot in the inside from Bounty.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Pyke pulls guard successfully.
Pyke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bounty advances position into side control!
Bounty slows the pace down.
Pyke can't do much from the bottom here.
Pyke tries to buck Bounty off but Bounty is having none of it.
Pyke is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
A lull in the action here as Bounty stalls from top position.
Pyke is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bounty is looking to take a break and control but Pyke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pyke manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bounty has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pyke is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pyke is trying to control. Bounty wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pyke wants to pass the guard but Bounty is defending well.
Pyke is looking to stall here but Bounty recovers full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bounty is keeping the position for now.
Pyke advances position into side control!
Pyke trying to control the action but Bounty is working from the bottom.
Pyke advances nicely into full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bounty really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bounty sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Pyke wants to take a breather but Bounty is having none of it.
Bounty slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bounty can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pyke controls the pace.
Pyke looking to pass the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pyke trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Bounty manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Bounty dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Magnus Pyke's cut.
That's time! Bounty's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A telegraphed right hand from Pyke misses the target.
Bounty takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pyke throws a leg kick but Bounty sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pyke.
Pyke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pyke swings for the body but Bounty moves out of range.
Pyke misses with a low kick.
Pyke tries a head kick but it misses.
Bounty scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Bounty misses.
Pyke drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bounty defends it well.
Bounty lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pyke's sensitive parts.
Pyke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pyke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bounty buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Bounty is predictable there
and Pyke counters with a nice body kick.
Pyke throws a body shot but no joy.
Bounty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pyke.
Pyke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bounty rather than just go for the knockout.

Pyke shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pyke trying to control the position from guard on top but Bounty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pyke might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bounty haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Pyke looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pyke wants to control from the top but Bounty keeps moving.
Jamie Bounty is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyke tries to free his leg and advance position but Bounty is retaining full guard.
Pyke trying to control the position from guard on top but Bounty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pyke stands and throws Bounty's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Pyke is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bounty has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pyke is looking to take a break and control but Bounty is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Magnus Pyke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bounty prevents Pyke from moving into mount.
You can see the frustration on Bounty's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Pyke.

Pyke has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Bounty is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Pyke yanks on the arm and Bounty is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Pyke.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Magnus Pyke!
After winning the bout, Magnus Pyke thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.