PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bungo Kumbas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and killa bazilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kumbas
vs
bazilla

190 cm
22
195 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

225 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bungo Kumbas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, killa bazilla!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kumbas swats away the attempt to clinch by bazilla.
bazilla fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kumbas throws a combination. bazilla tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like killa bazilla has been cut.
A slow jab from Kumbas misses its intended target.
Kumbas misses with a few strikes there.
Kumbas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

bazilla is rocked!
bazilla shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kumbas but Kumbas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
bazilla throws a hook to the side of Kumbas's head but Kumbas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
bazilla tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kumbas swivels and escapes.
bazilla fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bungo Kumbas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of killa bazilla.
Kumbas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kumbas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kumbas misses with a jab, cross combination.
bazilla tries to move into range but Kumbas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
bazilla tries to clinch but Kumbas moves out of range.
Kumbas swats away the attempt to clinch by bazilla.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice body punch from bazilla.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kumbas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

bazilla pushes Kumbas up against the cage in a clinch.

bazilla successfully pulls guard.
bazilla is looking to stand up but Kumbas isn't so interested in that idea.
Kumbas wants to stand but bazilla is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kumbas might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumbas looking to pass the guard.
bazilla will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kumbas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kumbas is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
bazilla manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
bazilla throwing strikes here but Kumbas is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
bazilla throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kumbas because bazilla loaded up on that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
bazilla scoring with strikes but Kumbas is staying in there.
bazilla throws some wild stikes that Kumbas manages to avoid easily.
bazilla thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kumbas on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kumbas tries to get out of the position.
bazilla looks gassed!
bazilla looking to ground and pound but Kumbas is blocking nicely.
bazilla looking to ground and pound but Kumbas is blocking nicely.
bazilla looking to ground and pound but Kumbas is blocking nicely.
bazilla thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
bazilla looking to finish with strikes here!
bazilla throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumbas can't escape the position.
bazilla thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kumbas working to try and regain half guard.
bazilla throwing strikes here but Kumbas is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
bazilla thowing shots but they're missing.
Kumbas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for bazilla on the ground.
Kumbas tries to lock up and control but bazilla gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four 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.
Kumbas avoids a series of strikes thrown by bazilla.
bazilla punching from mount but Kumbas doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kumbas wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by bazilla.
Poor strikes thrown by bazilla there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
bazilla looking to ground and pound but Kumbas is blocking nicely.
bazilla throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kumbas avoids a series of strikes thrown by bazilla.
bazilla punching from mount but Kumbas doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bungo Kumbas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on killa bazilla's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kumbas fails to land with a series of punches.
bazilla looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kumbas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but bazilla circles away quickly and effectively.
bazilla misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
bazilla is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
bazilla shoots in but no luck this time.
bazilla wants to clinch.
bazilla slips a jab and a cross from Kumbas.
Kumbas fails with the takedown.
bazilla misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kumbas scores with a three punch combo!
Kumbas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kumbas.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kumbas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Kumbas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
bazilla is looking to clinch.
bazilla fails in his attempt to clinch.
bazilla misses with a takedown attempt - Kumbas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bungo Kumbas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of killa bazilla.
Kumbas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumbas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around bazilla's waist but bazilla gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kumbas off to one side.
Kumbas shoots in for a takedown but bazilla shows good takedown defense.
Kumbas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
killa bazilla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kumbas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kumbas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crunch! bazilla slams his shin into Kumbas's torso.

bazilla has closed the distance and engaged Kumbas in a clinch.
bazilla tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

bazilla pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kumbas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but bazilla circles away quickly and effectively.
bazilla tries to work over Kumbas's front leg with a kick but Kumbas checks it.
Kumbas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kumbas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kumbas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice sprawl there from Kumbas as bazilla shoots in.
No luck for Kumbas with that takedown attempt.
Kumbas tries to bum rush bazilla with a series of wild strikes but bazilla uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kumbas looks to land a combination but bazilla avoids it well.
bazilla shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kumbas pinned against the cage. Kumbas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
bazilla shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kumbas sprawls well. Kumbas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. bazilla gets slowly back to his feet.
Kumbas tries to bum rush bazilla with a series of wild strikes but bazilla uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
bazilla showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kumbas.
bazilla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kumbas.
Kumbas throws a right hand that bazilla ducks under and follows up with a left that bazilla also avoids with ease.
bazilla catches Kumbas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kumbas keeps the fight on the outside.
Kumbas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bungo Kumbas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
bazilla misses with a wild combination.
A nice combination there by Kumbas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bazilla has a takedown stuffed.
Kumbas throws a series of punches but bazilla avoids them all with ease.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kumbas.
bazilla fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kumbas avoids it really well and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from bazilla.
Kumbas lands the left hand.
bazilla looks for a takedown but Kumbas sprawls well.
Kumbas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kumbas throws out a powerful jab.
Kumbas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kumbas.
bazilla has a takedown stuffed.
bazilla shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kumbas defends it nicely.
Kumbas throws a right and a left that bazilla avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

bazilla clinches with his opponent.
Kumbas tries to stall but bazilla uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

bazilla escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
bazilla stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and bazilla wants it to stay on the feet.
Kumbas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
bazilla wants to clinch.
Kumbas moves out of range of the strikes.
A right-left combo lands from bazilla.
Kumbas lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as bazilla backs up against the cage.
Kumbas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kumbas lands with a nice body punch.
Kumbas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kumbas shoots in but bazilla avoids the takedown attempt easily.
bazilla moves in looking to clinch but Kumbas pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bungo Kumbas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on killa bazilla's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from bazilla.
Kumbas misses with a series of wild punches.
bazilla misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kumbas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kumbas lands with a nice body punch.
Nice sprawl there from bazilla as Kumbas shoots in.
A jab from Kumbas finds it's way through bazilla's defenses.
Kumbas misses with the combination.

bazilla closes the distance and clinches.

bazilla pulls Kumbas into guard.
bazilla looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kumbas wants to control from the top but bazilla keeps moving.
bazilla trying to strike off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kumbas trying to control but bazilla is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bazilla thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
bazilla tries to strike from the bottom.
bazilla has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
bazilla throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kumbas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
bazilla fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bungo Kumbas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of killa bazilla.
Kumbas blocks a jab.
Kumbas moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
bazilla shoots in and drives through. Kumbas sprawls well.
bazilla is looking to clinch.
Kumbas lands with a cross.
Nice sprawl there from Kumbas as bazilla shoots in.
bazilla showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kumbas.
bazilla shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kumbas as he jumps to the side.
Bungo Kumbas is winning the standup battle so far.
Kumbas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
killa bazilla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
bazilla fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kumbas throws a nice looking combination but bazilla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

bazilla gets a clinch.
bazilla looking to throw knees to the head but Kumbas is blocking nicely.
Kumbas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. bazilla just stands there and leans against the cage.

bazilla ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. bazilla no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
bazilla trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
bazilla trying to strike off his back.
Kumbas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. bazilla swivels though and keeps the full guard.
bazilla striking off his back but it's not causing Kumbas any problems.
bazilla throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Kumbas trying to control but bazilla is working from the bottom.
bazilla throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kumbas avoids the body shot from bazilla.
Kumbas misses with a double jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

bazilla has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kumbas uses from the top position.
bazilla wants to sweep but no luck.
bazilla keeping moving, preventing Kumbas from controlling successfully.
bazilla will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

bazilla has his foot on Kumbas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kumbas works his way back into a safe position though.
Kumbas trying to stand up but can't free himself from bazilla's guard.
bazilla manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kumbas manages to get himself to full guard.
bazilla postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
bazilla with a flurry of punches that miss.
bazilla trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
bazilla stands up over Kumbas, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bungo Kumbas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kumbas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from bazilla.
bazilla throws a big right hand that misses.
bazilla loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
bazilla missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
bazilla looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kumbas blocks a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
killa bazilla comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kumbas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bungo Kumbas!