PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bill Bungalow (ranked 5284 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gold Man (ranked 23211 p4p, 0 weight class). Bill Bungalow has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Bungalow
vs
Man

170 cm
24
137 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

150 cm
21
130 lbs
5 - 10 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bill Bungalow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gold Man!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man wants to clinch but Bungalow slips to the side

and Bungalow decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Man's guard.

Man has his foot on Bungalow's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bungalow works his way back into a safe position though.
Bungalow with a nice head shot there.
Man keeping moving, preventing Bungalow from controlling successfully.

Bungalow gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bungalow keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Bungalow closes the distance and clinches.
Bungalow tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Bungalow gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ground and pound from Bungalow.
Bungalow 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.

Bungalow is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Man defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bungalow is working away from the top position though.
Bungalow not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bungalow working the head and body with strikes.

Bungalow is trying to work for a kimura but Man is defending well.
Man throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Bungalow missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Man keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Man looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bungalow throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bungalow performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Man actively working from the bottom here.
Bungalow is looking to take a break and control but Man is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Bungalow looking for a submission but Man manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Bungalow is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Man fails to land the takedown.

Man gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bungalow to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bungalow stopping the sweep attempt from Man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bungalow wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.
Bungalow controlling from the top position.
Man is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bungalow trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
Bungalow seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Man should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Bungalow dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Man looks to throw a body kick

and Bungalow counters with a nice double leg into side control. Man won't be happy with that.
Bungalow is looking to take a break and control but Man is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Man avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bungalow.
Bungalow cracks Man with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Man parries the strikes from Bungalow easily there. Bungalow is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Man to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man struggling a bit here.
Bungalow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man can do to turn this around?
Man is trying to get back to his feet.
Bungalow working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man is trying to escape the position but Bungalow is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bungalow working away.
Bungalow connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Man some visible discomfort.
Man takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sloppy strikes there by Bungalow.
Bungalow looks up at the clock and then as Man takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bungalow smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Bungalow has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Bungalow checks a low kick from Man.
Gold Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man tries to clinch up

and Bungalow decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Man's guard.
Bungalow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bill Bungalow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bungalow is looking to pass into half guard but Man pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Man is in guard.

Man loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Man stays in close to Bungalow's body and controls the position.

Bungalow looking for a guillotine here but Man defends easily.
Bungalow is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man wants to pass the guard but Bungalow is keeping the position.
Bungalow controls Man momentarily but Man frees himself.
Man being controlled here momentarily.
Bungalow keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
Bungalow trying to strike off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bungalow bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Man's guard.

Bungalow postures up in Man's guard and throws a big left but Man blocks it.

Man working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bungalow doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bungalow manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bungalow is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Man has momentary wrist control but Bungalow slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bungalow trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
Bungalow is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Bungalow dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Man misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Man, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Bungalow looking to score a takedown here. Man is defending well but Bungalow drives through and ends up in Man's guard.
Man trying to control the position.
Bungalow is looking to work some ground and pound but Man has wrist control.
Man pulls Bungalow in to control the position.
Bungalow will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bungalow in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bungalow showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Man lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bungalow tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Man showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bungalow throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Bungalow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Bungalow working for a triangle but Man defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Bungalow working for a triangle but Man defends it easily.
Man missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Man is predictable there

and Bungalow counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Bungalow is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Bungalow is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Man still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Man has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Bungalow on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bungalow tries to get out of the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Man trying to control the action but Bungalow is working from the bottom.
Man works to advance to full mount. Bungalow defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bungalow in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bungalow throwing hammer fists to the chest of Man. What's that going to do exactly?
Man with shots to the head and body - Bungalow looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man breaks from Bungalow's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Man punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Man controlling his opponent.
Gold Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bill Bungalow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bungalow is working to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gold Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bungalow has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Bungalow!
Bill Bungalow bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.