PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Martin Wallae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Al Bundy was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Wallae
vs
Bundy

180 cm
21
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
159 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Martin Wallae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Al Bundy!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallae slips a jab from Bundy.

Bundy takes the fight into the clinch.
Bundy stalling the fight.
Wallae jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bundy walks away with a smile on his face. Wallae gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bundy works over Wallae's head and body with a nice combination.
Bundy tries to close the distance and clinch but Wallae swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bundy throws a right and a left that both miss.

Bundy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bundy is pushing Wallae up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wallae fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bundy manages to break the clinch.
Al Bundy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bundy works over Wallae's head and body with a nice combination.

Bundy closes the distance and pushes Wallae back into the cage.
Wallae is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Wallae. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wallae jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bundy walks away with a smile on his face. Wallae gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wallae ducks under a wild hook from Bundy.
Nice takedown defense from Bundy. No joy for Wallae on that attempt.

Bundy pushes Wallae up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallae tries to pull guard but Bundy won't allow it.
Wallae jumps guard but Bundy stands there with Wallae around his waist. Wallae gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bundy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bundy lands a right hand.
Wallae looking to slow down the pace here.
Wallae fails to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bundy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bundy misses with a series of wild punches.
Bundy doesn't manage to clinch there - Wallae circles away.
Bundy works the jab nicely.

Bundy clinches.

Bundy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Bundy clinches with his opponent.

Bundy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wallae shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bundy but Bundy pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallae shoots in but Bundy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wallae shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bundy defends it nicely.
Bundy misses with a double jab.
Wallae shoots in but Bundy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bundy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Bundy clinches up against the cage.

Bundy breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Al Bundy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bundy's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bundy duly obliges.
Wallae avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wallae showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bundy.
Bundy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bundy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Bundy gets a clinch.

Bundy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wallae avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bundy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martin Wallae is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wallae tries for a takedown but Bundy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bundy clinches up against the cage.

Bundy manages to break the clinch.

Bundy gets a clinch.

Bundy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wallae has a takedown stuffed.
Wallae tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bundy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wallae somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Wallae. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wallae shoots in but Bundy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Some wild striking there from Bundy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Bundy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Bundy breaks from the clinch.
No luck for Wallae with that takedown attempt.
Bundy misses with a wild combination.

Bundy forces Wallae back against the cage and clinches.

Bundy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Al Bundy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallae tries for a takedown but Bundy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Bundy moves into the clinch successfully.

Bundy manages to break the clinch.
Bundy misses with a wild combination.

Bundy closes the distance and clinches.
Bundy controlling the action here for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Bundy.

That's four 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.
Wallae fails to pull guard.

Bundy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Bundy drives through and clinches with Wallae against the cage.
Bundy lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Bundy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Wallae or perhaps it was just good defense by Bundy which made him look bad.
Bundy fails to land with a series of punches.
Bundy looks to land a combination but Wallae avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Al Bundy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Wallae.
Bundy misses with the combination.

Bundy rushes Wallae and presses him up against the cage.
Bundy has Wallae pushed against the cage.

Bundy breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bundy throws a series of punches but Wallae avoids them all with ease.
Wallae throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bundy's waist but Bundy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wallae off to one side.
Bundy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bundy pushes Wallae up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bundy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Bundy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wallae shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bundy as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Wallae. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bundy fails to land with a series of punches.
Wallae fails to land the takedown.

Bundy gets a clinch.
Wallae being controlled against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallae tries for a takedown but Bundy manages to get underhooks.

Bundy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bundy throws a series of punches but Wallae avoids them all with ease.

Bundy takes the fight into the clinch.

Bundy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bundy has closed the distance and engaged Wallae in a clinch.

Bundy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bundy misses with a double jab.
Bundy looks to land a combination but Wallae avoids it well.
Bundy throws a series of punches but Wallae avoids them all with ease.

Bundy moves into the clinch.

Bundy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Wallae. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

Bundy forces Wallae back against the cage and clinches.

Bundy manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundy misses with a double jab.
Wallae takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Danga de danga de dang - Bundy scores with a four punch combination!
Bundy lands with a nice combination. Wallae backs away looking to recover.

Bundy moves into the clinch.
Wallae is trying to drag Bundy to the mat but Bundy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Bundy breaks from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Al Bundy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bundy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 25:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Al Bundy!