PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seth Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stelian Zeklos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bunga comes to the ring accompanied by Sledge Hammer Facelift. Zeklos has chosen Du Riechst So Gut as his entrance music. Stelian Zeklos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bunga
vs
Zeklos

200 cm
27
200 lbs
12 - 14 - 0

183 cm
24
197 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seth Bunga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stelian Zeklos!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeklos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Zeklos misses.
Zeklos misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zeklos swings widly with a right hand
and Bunga counters with a left to the body.
Bunga lands with a kick to the ribs.
Zeklos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zeklos throws a lazy uppercut
and Bunga counters with a nice kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zeklos looks to land a combination but Bunga avoids it well.
Zeklos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zeklos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bunga was well out of range. Poor timing from Zeklos.
Zeklos throws a sloppy head kick and Bunga moves out of range easily.
Zeklos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bunga wants to land a leg kick but Zeklos is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeklos throws a hook but Bunga avoids it easily.
Zeklos swings widly with a right hand
and Bunga counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Zeklos is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Zeklos misses with a head kick.
Zeklos throws a poor cross that misses
and Bunga counters with a body kick that stops Zeklos in his tracks momentarily.
Bunga blocks the body kick.
Zeklos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bunga counters with an inside leg kick.
Zeklos looks gassed!
Zeklos misses with a lunging right hand
and Bunga counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bunga throws a sloppy head kick and Zeklos moves out of range easily.
Bunga scoring well with a low kick there.
Zeklos misses with a left hand
and Bunga counters with a low kick, right behind Zeklos 's knee.
Zeklos throws a poor cross that misses
and Bunga counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zeklos's knee momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeklos blocks a head kick by Bunga.
Zeklos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bunga counters with a series of strikes. Zeklos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Zeklos swings widly with a right hand
and Bunga counters with a low kick, right behind Zeklos 's knee.
Zeklos misses with the combination.
Zeklos throws a lazy uppercut
and Bunga counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Zeklos is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Zeklos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bunga lets loose with a powerful body kick. Zeklos will feel that in the morning.
Bunga tries to clinch there but Zeklos circles away.
Zeklos throws an overhand right that lands on Bunga's shoulder, as Bunga tries to avoid the shot.
Zeklos misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeklos throws a right hand that misses
and Bunga counters with a series of strikes. Zeklos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bunga tries a head kick but it misses.
Zeklos misses with a few strikes there.
Bunga tries to clinch up but Zeklos circles away and keeps his distance.
Stelian Zeklos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zeklos cracks the inside of Bunga's front leg.
Zeklos throws a poor cross that misses
and Bunga counters with a nice leg kick.
Zeklos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bunga counters with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bunga is looking to clinch.
Zeklos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bunga counters with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunga looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That kick from Bunga tenderised Zeklos's leg. Zeklos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bunga lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bunga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zeklos misses with a lunging right hand

and Bunga counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bunga is trying to break the clinch but Zeklos is controlling him.
Bunga tries to circle away but Zeklos has him pinned against the ropes.
Zeklos lands with a short shot to the head.
Bunga has had enough of the clinch but Zeklos keeps him there for the moment.
Zeklos tries to stall but Bunga uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zeklos is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zeklos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bunga's efforts to push away.
Zeklos keeps control of Bunga as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bunga is trying to break the clinch but Zeklos has him pressed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Zeklos throws a shot from downtown. Bunga moves away and avoids it.
Bunga on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zeklos. Zeklos obviously looking to wear him down.
Zeklos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zeklos throws a body kick that misses.
Bunga tries to clinch there but Zeklos circles away.
Zeklos misses with the combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zeklos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Zeklos swings widly with a right hand
and Bunga counters with a stiff right hand.
Zeklos misses with a body shot
and Bunga finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bunga fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeklos misses the jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Zeklos in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Zeklos throws an off balance right hand
and Bunga counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zeklos's knee momentarily.
Zeklos is breathing heavily.

Bunga gets tackled into the ropes by Zeklos. Zeklos maintains the clinch.

Bunga breaks from the clinch.
Zeklos misses with a lunging right hand
and Bunga counters with a body kick that stops Zeklos in his tracks momentarily.
A punch combination from Zeklos misses.
Bunga tries to clinch up.
Zeklos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bunga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bunga moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Stelian Zeklos has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zeklos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunga scores with a head kick. Zeklos tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Zeklos checks a leg kick nicely.
Bunga slips under a jab from Zeklos.
Zeklos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zeklos swinging wildly here.
Zeklos thows a leg kick but Bunga checks it
and Bunga counters with an inside leg kick.
Bunga lands a really nice looking cross but Zeklos seems unphased.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bunga.
Bunga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zeklos can do to turn this around?
Zeklos thows a leg kick but Bunga checks it
and Bunga counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunga fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zeklos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bunga throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bunga wants to clinch.
Bunga feints and then cracks Zeklos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zeklos down.
Zeklos swats away the attempt to clinch by Bunga.
Zeklos throws a leg kick
and Bunga makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zeklos throws a hook but Bunga blocks it.
Zeklos throws a right hand that misses
and Bunga counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zeklos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bunga throws a sloppy head kick and Zeklos moves out of range easily.
Bunga throws a quick inside leg kick.
Seth Bunga is winning the standup battle so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zeklos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bunga.
Zeklos throws a lazy uppercut
and Bunga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zeklos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bunga.
Bunga looks to score with a jab to the body but Zeklos is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zeklos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seth Bunga dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stelian Zeklos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Zeklos misses with a kick to the body
and Bunga counters with an inside leg kick.
Bunga feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zeklos's calf.
Nice uppercut lands for Bunga. That snapped Zeklos's head back.
Zeklos misses the jab.
Zeklos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bunga counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zeklos's knee momentarily.
Zeklos throws a series of punches but Bunga avoids them all with ease.
Zeklos throws a leg kick
and Bunga counters with a head kick. That will keep Zeklos thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Zeklos.
Zeklos misses with a lunging right hand
and Bunga counters with an inside leg kick.
Bunga misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zeklos tried to score with a low kick but Bunga checks it.
Bunga is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Zeklos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunga moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Zeklos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zeklos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bunga doesn't manage to clinch there - Zeklos circles away.
Zeklos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big left from Zeklos misses.
Seth Bunga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zeklos throws an off balance right hand
and Bunga counters with a one-two to the body.
Zeklos misses with an uppercut
and Bunga counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bunga, as that shot connected.
Zeklos gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Bunga counters with a crisp one two that drops Zeklos! Bunga thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Zeklos to his feet! Zeklos is in big trouble!
Stelian Zeklos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Zeklos is rocked!

That has opened up Stelian Zeklos's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bunga feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Zeklos collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Seth Bunga!