PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shane Myres (ranked 5182 p4p, 262 weight class) and Jon Bumperstein (ranked 5542 p4p, 273 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Myres
vs
Bumperstein

175 cm
25
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane Myres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Bumperstein!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.

Bumperstein moves into the clinch.
Myres lands a knee to the body.
Myres gets underhooks to prevent Bumperstein's takedown attempt.
Myres throws an elbow but it misses.
Myres lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Bumperstein manages to break the clinch.
Bumperstein throws a big shot that misses.
Myres wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bumperstein misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Bumperstein has Myres up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bumperstein takes an elbow to the forehead.
Myres lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Myres lands an elbow that stopped Bumperstein in his tracks for a moment.
Myres misses with an elbow strike.
Bumperstein is trying to pull guard but Myres turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Myres lands a good knee to the midsection. Bumperstein won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Myres crunches a lovely knee into Bumperstein's ribcage.
Bumperstein wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Myres has him pressed against the cage.
Bumperstein avoids the elbow strike from Myres, against the cage.
Myres throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bumperstein goes for a takedown in the clinch but Myres prevents it.
Shane Myres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Bumperstein.
Bumperstein is working for takedown but Myres is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bumperstein looks winded!
Myres lands a good knee to the midsection. Bumperstein won't want to take too many of those.
Bumperstein jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Myres walks away with a smile on his face. Bumperstein gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bumperstein misses with a series of wild punches.
Bumperstein looks to land a combination. Myres sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bumperstein instigates a clinch.
Myres crunches a lovely knee into Bumperstein's ribcage.
Bumperstein is trying to pull guard but Myres has him pressed against the cage.
Myres with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bumperstein working aggressively here.
Myres lands an elbow just above Bumperstein 's eye.
Myres gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bumperstein is trying to drag Myres to the mat but Myres just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Myres lands a knee to the head.
Bumperstein is looking for a takedown.
Myres scores with a knee to the head.

Bumperstein's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bumperstein misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myres uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bumperstein.
Bumperstein just misses with a punch to the body.
Bumperstein lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Myres circles away quickly and effectively.
Myres is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bumperstein.
Bumperstein misses with a few strikes there.
Bumperstein looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Bumperstein tries to get set, Myres tries to push him back and clinch up but Bumperstein manages to avoid the attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myres moves away from the strike by Bumperstein.
As Bumperstein tries to get set, Myres tries to push him back and clinch up but Bumperstein manages to avoid the attempt.
Myres slips under a jab.
Shane Myres is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bumperstein fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Myres tries to counter by clinching up but Bumperstein breaks away and moves out of range.
Bumperstein jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Myres wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bumperstein misses with the combination.
Myres is looking to counter the offense by Bumperstein and move into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Myres staying out of range there.

Bumperstein forces Myres back against the cage and clinches.
Bumperstein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Myres lands an elbow inside that Bumperstein shrugs off.
Bumperstein dodges an elbow strike from Myres.
Myres lands a knee to the body.
Myres gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Bumperstein breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Myres ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Myres is looking to counter the offense by Bumperstein and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Myres walks into a left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Bumperstein. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bumperstein misses with a two punch combination.
Myres tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bumperstein manages to circle out of the way.
A combination from Bumperstein does no damage.

Bumperstein clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters up against the cage, Myres throws an elbow but misses.
Bumperstein takes an elbow to the forehead.
Myres working Bumperstein over with knees to the body.
Bumperstein is breathing heavily.
Myres throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Myres just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bumperstein's brow.
Bumperstein is looking to break free of the clinch but Myres has double underhooks.
Myres throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Myres lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Myres crunches a lovely knee into Bumperstein's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bumperstein wants a takedown but no success here.
Bumperstein jumps guard but Myres turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bumperstein jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Myres walks away with a smile on his face. Bumperstein gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Shane Myres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Bumperstein.
Bumperstein throws a series of punches but Myres moves out of range.
Myres tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bumperstein manages to circle out of the way.
Bumperstein will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Myres tries to counter by clinching up but Bumperstein breaks away and moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bumperstein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bumperstein thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bumperstein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bumperstein scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've been informed that Bumperstein has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bumperstein throws a left and a right that both miss

and Myres counters by moving into the clinch.
Bumperstein takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Myres.
Myres throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bumperstein wants to break free but Myres has control.
Bumperstein is trying to force a seperation but Myres has the dominant position.
Myres lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Myres.
Bumperstein goes for a takedown attempt but Myres pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Bumperstein manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Myres on his heels. He'll look to pass Myres's guard now, I'm sure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bumperstein prevents Myres from getting back to his feet.
Myres trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Myres wants to stand and escape. He's got his foot on Bumperstein's hips, looking to push off. But Bumperstein grabs a hold of the leg and drops back for an ankle lock! It's hard to tell if he's got it. Both fighters look composed - OH, not anymore they don't! Myres screams like a kid who's trapped his fingers in the car door and taps out! Yikes, that must have hurt - hopefully it's not snapped anything!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Jon Bumperstein!