PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oh Well (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Well
vs
Bunga

180 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oh Well!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seth Bunga!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bunga tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Bunga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Well misses with a wild combination.
Bunga moves in looking to clinch but Well pushes him off.
Bunga fails to land with a series of punches.
Bunga tries to bum rush Well with a series of wild strikes but Well uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Well throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Well connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bunga tries to clinch up.
A jab lands there for Well.
Bunga tries to clinch but Well moves out of range.
Bunga takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Well fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bunga wants to clinch.

Well closes the distance and pushes Bunga back into the cage.

Well escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bunga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Well throws a right hand that Bunga ducks under and follows up with a left that Bunga also avoids with ease.
Bunga moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bunga wants to clinch.
Well misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunga dodges the punch combination from Well.
Bunga is looking to chop away at Well's legs.
Well smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Bunga closes the distance and clinches.
Bunga with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bunga is looking to break free of the clinch but Well has double underhooks.
Bunga keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Well's efforts to push away.
A knee to the head by Bunga.
Bunga goes for a takedown attempt but Well pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Well closes the distance and pushes Bunga back into the cage.
Bunga creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bunga fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Oh Well has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seth Bunga.
Well avoids the elbow strike from Bunga, against the cage.
Bunga wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bunga tries to pull guard but Well won't allow it.
Well avoids a wild elbow strike from Bunga.
Bunga throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Well blocks it with crossed arms.
Bunga has Well pressed against the cage, preventing Well from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Well breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Well clinches.
Well wants to break free but Bunga has control.
Well tries to break free but Bunga pushes him back against the cage.

Bunga breaks from the clinch.
Well fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Well lands a jab-cross combination.
Bunga throws a leg kick that misses.
Well scores with a jab.

Well has taken the fight to the clinch.
Well has Bunga pressed against the cage, preventing Bunga from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bunga tries to score a body lock takedown but Well shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bunga looks gassed!
Bunga throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bunga tries to land knees in the clinch but Well avoids the damage to the body.
Well has Bunga pressed against the cage, preventing Bunga from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bunga throws an elbow but misses.
Bunga unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Well avoiding damage as Bunga throws knees to the body.
Bunga keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Well's efforts to push away.
Bunga looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Well blocks an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Well fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bunga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Well moves into the clinch successfully.
Well tries to break the clinch but Bunga is controlling the position.
Bunga is trying to break free.
Bunga is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Well is defending well for now.
Bunga looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bunga keeps control of Well as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Well has Bunga pressed against the cage, preventing Bunga from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Well takes a knee right on the jaw!
Well is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bunga throws an elbow that misses.
Bunga is trying to break the clinch but Well has him pressed against the cage.
Bunga keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Well's efforts to push away.
Well blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bunga tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Well smiles and moves away.

Well closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunga tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Well smiles and moves away.
Bunga connects with a solid leg kick.
Well keeps the fight on the outside.
Bunga takes one to the chin there.
Bunga tries to clinch but Well is having none of it.
Bunga on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bunga ducks right into an uppercut from Well.
Bunga dodges the punch combination from Well.
Bunga misses with a body kick.
Well is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Well scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Bunga tries to keep at a distance but Well has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bunga tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bunga has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Well lands a nice uppercut.
Well managing to block the knees to the body from Bunga.
Bunga with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oh Well dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bunga closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Well avoids the head kick by Bunga.

Well instigates a clinch.
Bunga tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Well smiles and moves away.
Well throws a right hand that Bunga ducks under and follows up with a left that Bunga also avoids with ease.
Well fails in his attempt to clinch.
Well lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Well fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Well avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bunga moves in looking to clinch but Well pushes him off.
Well tries to clinch up but Bunga circles away and keeps his distance.
Well keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bunga tries to clinch up.
Well cracks Bunga with a right hand to the side of the head.
Well misses with a double jab.
Bunga takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Well keeps the fight on the outside.
Bunga is breathing heavily.
Well wants to clinch.
Well fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Well swats away the attempt to clinch by Bunga.
Bunga fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bunga tries to clinch but Well moves out of range.
Well throws a series of punches but Bunga moves out of range.
Bunga pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Well pushes Bunga up against the cage in a clinch.
Bunga pushes off an throws an elbow but Well leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bunga tries to break the clinch but Well is controlling the position.
Bunga's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bunga using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Well has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bunga tries to circle away but Well has him pinned against the cage.
Bunga is looking to break free of the clinch but Well has double underhooks.
Well avoids the elbow strike from Bunga, against the cage.
Bunga misses with an elbow strike.
Bunga looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bunga working hard to break the clinch.
Well wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bunga has him pressed against the cage.

Bunga has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Well uses from the top position.
Bunga wants to get back to his feet but Well is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Well stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Well swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Well getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Well stalks Bunga and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bunga's face. Bunga staggers backwards, shaken.

Bunga tries to keep at a distance but Well has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bunga drops down looking for an ankle pick but Well pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bunga tries to clinch but Well is having none of it.

Well moves into the clinch.
Well has Bunga pressed against the cage.
Bunga wants a takedown but no success here.
Oh Well has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seth Bunga.
Well tries to break free but Bunga pushes him back against the cage.
Bunga pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bunga wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Well lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bunga.
Well blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Well tries to circle away but Bunga has him pinned against the cage.
Bunga throws a knee to the head but misses.
Well leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bunga tries to pull guard but Well won't allow it.
Well lands with a short shot to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Well takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bunga with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Well wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bunga throws an elbow but it misses.
Bunga misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Well.
Well working hard to break the clinch.
Bunga has Well pressed against the cage, preventing Well from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Well managing to block the knees to the body from Bunga.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bunga tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Well smiles and moves away.
Well throws a nice looking combination but Bunga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Well takes the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Bunga's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Well's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Well is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Well fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Well keeps the fight on the outside.
Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Well swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Bunga clinches.
Bunga throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Well blocks it with crossed arms.
Bunga is looking to break free of the clinch but Well has double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bunga just misses with a elbow thrown towards Well's brow.

Well escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bunga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bunga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oh Well dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Well misses with a double jab.
Bunga lands a high kick!
Well connects with a body shot.
Well swats away the attempt to clinch by Bunga.
Well misses with a two punch combination.
Well scores with a jab to the head.
Well swinging wilding here.
Bunga throws a head kick but Well moves out of range.
Bunga looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bunga pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Well gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bunga throws a knee to the head but misses.
Well tries to break the clinch but Bunga is controlling the position.

Well pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Well misses with a wild combination.

Well clinches.
Bunga looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Well has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bunga.
Bunga throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Well blocks it with crossed arms.
Bunga keeps control of Well as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bunga wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bunga wants to break the clinch but can't.

Well breaks from the clinch.
Well will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bunga avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bunga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Well.
Well blocks a head kick by Bunga.

Well rushes Bunga and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bunga taking a breather.
Well gets underhooks to prevent Bunga's takedown attempt.
Well wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bunga just misses with a elbow thrown towards Well's brow.
Bunga keeps control of Well as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

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.
Well blocks the elbow strike.
Bunga tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Well avoids it.
Bunga has Well pressed against the cage, preventing Well from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Well tries to break the clinch but Bunga is controlling the position.
Bunga tries for a takedown. No joy.
Well tries to break the clinch but Bunga is controlling the position.
Well takes an elbow to the temple.
Bunga trying to land knees to the body.
Bunga tries to break the clinch but Well is controlling the position.
Well is trying to break the clinch but Bunga has him pressed against the cage.
Bunga throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bunga throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Well lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bunga goes for a takedown in the clinch but Well prevents it.
Oh Well has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seth Bunga.
Bunga drops down looking for an ankle pick but Well pulls his leg out and moves away.
Well misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunga throws a one two combo.
Bunga throws a push kick but Well slaps the foot to one side.
Oh Well is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Well tries to clinch up but Bunga circles away and keeps his distance.
Well misses with the combination.
Bunga wants to clinch.
Bunga misses with a jab, cross combination.
Well scores with a one two! Bunga had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bunga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bunga listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bunga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bunga has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Well paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bunga fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice body kick there by Bunga.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Well swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bunga blocks a jab.
Bunga wants to clinch.
Bunga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Well.
Bunga throws a series of strikes that have Well backpedaling.
Bunga tries to clinch there but Well circles away.
Well throws a right and a left that Bunga avoids nicely.
Bunga works over Well's head and body with a nice combination.
Bunga takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch but Well swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bunga is looking to clinch but Well is avoiding it.
Bunga tries to clinch up but Well circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fight stays on the outside here - Well looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Well rushes Bunga and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Seth Bunga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oh Well is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bunga tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bunga lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oh Well showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Well 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oh Well!