PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Bond (ranked 223 p4p, 584 weight class) and Mertis Falandas (ranked 30 p4p, 79 weight class). Falandas has chosen Feed the Machine as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Bond
vs
Falandas

180 cm
23
175
10 - 3 - 0

185 cm
23
170
9 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Conviction
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gunner Bond!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mertis Falandas!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bond connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Falandas momentarily.
Bond jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Falandas closes the distance but Bond moves to the side
and Bond counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

Falandas takes the fight into the clinch.
Falandas misses with a punch to the body.
Bond digs a right hand into Falandas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Falandas's gas tank.
Bond is leaning against Falandas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bond lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Falandas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bond misses with some punches.
Bond misses with a punch to the body.
Falandas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bond's face.
Bond prevents a body shot from Falandas.
Falandas tries to land knees in the clinch but Bond avoids the damage to the body.
Bond throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falandas connects with a knee to the head.
Bond throws a punch but it's blocked by Falandas.
Falandas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bond's elbow.
Falandas tries to throw a body punch but Bond avoids it by throwing Falandas back against the cage.
Bond avoiding damage as Falandas throws knees to the body.
Bond presses Falandas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bond misses with a short punch on the inside.
Falandas misses with a knee to the head.
Bond lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Falandas backwards.
Bond lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bond managing to block the knees to the body from Falandas.
Bond takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bond misses with a body punch.
Falandas is leaning against Bond and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Falandas tries to throw a body punch but Bond avoids it by throwing Falandas back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Bond.
Bond scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Falandas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falandas misses with a knee to the head.
Bond stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bond lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Falandas or not.
Falandas looks winded!
Bond lands a nice shot to the body.
Falandas prevents a body shot from Bond.
Bond lands with a left to the head.
Bond throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Falandass head.
Bond scores with a shoulder strike.
Bond misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bond lands with a left to the head.

It looks like Mertis Falandas has been cut.
Bond lands a nice shot to the body.
Bond works on Falandas's body with a couple of short punches.
Bond working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bond lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Bond.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bond creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Bond.
Falandas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bond.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Bond.
Falandas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bond presses Falandas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bond gets through Falandas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bond lands an uppercut.
Bond makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Falandas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Falandas struggles to land a body shot inside as Bond controls his hands.
Falandas tries to land a knee to the head but Bond blocks with his arms.
Bond lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Falandas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bond lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Falandas.
Bond lands a body shot in the clinch.
Falandas prevents a body shot from Bond.
Bond lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Falandas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bond swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Falandas misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bond misses with a hook to the ribs.
Falandas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bond tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Falandas lands with a right to the head.
Bond working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Falandas misses with a punch to the body.
Bond misses with the head strike.
Bond scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bond struggles to land a body shot inside as Falandas controls his hands.
Bond tries a body shot but Falandas blocks it.
Falandas misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Bond.
Bond misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bond tries a body shot but Falandas blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bond.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Falandas.
Bond struggles to land a body shot inside as Falandas controls his hands.
Bond lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Falandas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gunner Bond dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mertis Falandas's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Bond throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Falandas counters with a straight right hand.
Bond works the jab nicely.
Bond tests Falandas's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Falandas is rocked!
Bond moves in close and cracks Falandas with a massive right hand! Falandas, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Bond!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gunner Bond!
Gunner Bond retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Gunner Bond thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.