PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seth Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Sandskagg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sandskagg has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Johan Sandskagg has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Seth Bunga's chin.

Bunga
vs
Sandskagg

200 cm
18
168 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

225 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Seth Bunga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johan Sandskagg!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandskagg misses with an uppercut
and Bunga counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sandskagg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bunga counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bunga slips under a jab from Sandskagg.
A big left from Sandskagg misses.
Bunga throws a leg kick which misses Sandskagg's front leg but catches the back leg as Sandskagg tries to avoid it.
Bunga connects with a leg kick. Sandskagg looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sandskagg looks winded!
Sandskagg swats away the attempt to clinch by Bunga.
Sandskagg throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sandskagg misses with a hook
and Bunga counters with an inside leg kick.
Bunga throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sandskagg.
Bunga delivers a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bunga delivers a nice body kick.
Bunga thows a body kick. Sandskagg tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sandskagg on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bunga feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sandskagg's calf.
Bunga throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Johan Sandskagg has been cut.
Bunga buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunga fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bunga connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A good leg kick by Bunga.
Bunga wants to clinch up but Sandskagg keeps it at a distance.
Bunga lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sandskagg will feel that in the morning.
Bunga lands a head kick. Sandskagg smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bunga with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sandskagg walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bunga.
Sandskagg's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bunga, right into the meat.
Sandskagg has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bunga.
Bunga lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bunga lands a head kick. Sandskagg smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
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!
Good leg kick by Bunga there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bunga lands a high kick!
Bunga lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sandskagg takes a step back to recover.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunga lands a nice looking body kick.
Sandskagg misses with a left hand
and Bunga counters with a body kick.
Sandskagg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bunga. Bunga obviously looking to wear him down.
Bunga looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bunga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bunga throws a head kick that half lands.
Bunga turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bunga lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Sandskagg is rocked!
Sandskagg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bunga. Bunga obviously looking to wear him down.
Sandskagg is still on wobbly legs! Can Bunga finish him?
Sandskagg throws a poor cross that misses
and Bunga finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sandskagg seems to have recovered his senses.
Bunga really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bunga lands with a kick to the temple. Sandskagg shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sandskagg misses with a right hand
and Bunga counters with a nice leg kick.
Sandskagg takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sandskagg works the jab nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandskagg misses with a lunging right hand
and Bunga counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Crunch! Bunga slams his shin into Sandskagg's torso.
Sandskagg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sandskagg throws a poor cross that misses
and Bunga counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sandskagg misses with a left hand
and Bunga counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sandskagg's knee momentarily.
Bunga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sandskagg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bunga counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sandskagg's knee momentarily.
Sandskagg throws a poor cross that misses
and Bunga counters with a body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Bunga finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sandskagg misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sandskagg misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bunga is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunga lands with a slapping head kick.
Bunga fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sandskagg.
Bunga lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sandskagg will feel that in the morning.
Bunga walks into a straight right hand from Sandskagg.
Bunga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sandskagg.
Bunga throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sandskagg throws a lazy uppercut
and Bunga counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bunga moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sandskagg takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sandskagg misses with an uppercut
and Bunga counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bunga slips a straight right by Sandskagg.
Bunga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sandskagg throws a poor cross that misses
and Bunga counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seth Bunga dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johan Sandskagg's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sandskagg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sandskagg lands a head shot.
Sandskagg misses with an uppercut
and Bunga counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sandskagg's knee momentarily.
Sandskagg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bunga counters with a good, hard body kick but Sandskagg shrugs it off.
Bunga lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bunga scores with a leg kick.
Bunga feints and then cracks Sandskagg's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sandskagg down.
Bunga lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sandskagg swings widly with a right hand
and Bunga counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bunga throws a head kick that half lands.
Seth Bunga is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bunga plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bunga doesn't manage to clinch there - Sandskagg circles away.
Sandskagg misses with a lunging right hand
and Bunga counters with an inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Bunga.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandskagg throws a poor cross that misses
and Bunga counters with a good low kick that Sandskagg was not able to check.
Bunga connects with a high kick.
Sandskagg misses with a lunging right hand
and Bunga counters with a nice body kick.
Bunga moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sandskagg swings widly with a right hand
and Bunga counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That kick from Bunga tenderised Sandskagg's leg. Sandskagg is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sandskagg has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bunga.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bunga.
Bunga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sandskagg can do to turn this around?
Sandskagg misses with a hook
and Bunga counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bunga blocks a jab.
Sandskagg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bunga counters with an inside leg kick.
Sandskagg throws a right hand that misses
and Bunga counters with a nice kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Sandskagg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandskagg misses with a looping left.
Bunga connects with a solid leg kick.
Bunga defending well as Sandskagg loads up on a big left hand.
Sandskagg throws a big shot that misses.
Sandskagg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sandskagg misses with a hook
and Bunga counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sandskagg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sandskagg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bunga scores with a leg kick.
Bunga lands a head kick!
Bunga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sandskagg.
Bunga lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Bunga finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sandskagg getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bunga slips a jab from Sandskagg.
Sandskagg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Johan Sandskagg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sandskagg takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Decent striking displayed by Sandskagg there.
Sandskagg fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sandskagg misses with a left hand
and Bunga counters with a good low kick that Sandskagg was not able to check.
Sandskagg might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sandskagg misses with a right hand
and Bunga counters with an inside leg kick.
Bunga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sandskagg.
Sandskagg throws an off balance right hand
and Bunga counters with a good low kick that Sandskagg was not able to check.
Sandskagg has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bunga.
Sandskagg swats away the attempt to clinch by Bunga.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandskagg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sandskagg misses with a looping right.
Bunga moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bunga.
Sandskagg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bunga goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sandskagg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bunga counters with a head kick. That will keep Sandskagg thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sandskagg misses with an uppercut
and Bunga counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sandskagg takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sandskagg misses the jab.
Bunga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sandskagg.
Sandskagg paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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 Johan Sandskagg's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Sandskagg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bunga. Bunga obviously looking to wear him down.
Sandskagg misses with a lunging right hand
and Bunga counters with a leg kick.
Bunga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sandskagg misses with an uppercut
and Bunga counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bunga connects with a leg kick. Sandskagg looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sandskagg throws an off balance right hand
and Bunga counters with an inside leg kick.
Sandskagg is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bunga scores with a spinning back kick!
Bunga scores with a head kick.
Sandskagg keeps the fight on the outside.
Bunga tries to clinch up but Sandskagg circles away and keeps his distance.
Sandskagg has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bunga.
Bunga lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sandskagg takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sandskagg takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandskagg on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sandskagg throws a hook but Bunga avoids it easily.
Sandskagg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bunga counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sandskagg swings widly with a right hand
and Bunga counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sandskagg misses with a left hand
and Bunga counters with a thumping low kick.
Sandskagg misses with a left hand
and Bunga counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sandskagg throws a right hand that misses
and Bunga counters with a leg kick.
Sandskagg misses with a straight right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bunga. That's going to slow Sandskagg down.
Bunga buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bunga defending well as Sandskagg loads up on a big left hand.
Sandskagg misses with a straight left.
Sandskagg throws a lazy uppercut
and Bunga counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sandskagg's knee momentarily.
Johan Sandskagg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandskagg throws a jab but it's blocked by Bunga.
Sandskagg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bunga tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sandskagg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sandskagg throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sandskagg misses with an uppercut.
Sandskagg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bunga!
Bunga tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sandskagg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sandskagg misses with a right hand
and Bunga counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sandskagg is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sandskagg misses with a left hand
and Bunga counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sandskagg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bunga counters with an inside leg kick.
Bunga moves away from the strike by Sandskagg.
Sandskagg misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandskagg cracks Bunga with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice body kick from Bunga.
Sandskagg connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bunga lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sandskagg misses with a lunging right hand
and Bunga finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sandskagg throws an overhand right that lands on Bunga's shoulder, as Bunga tries to avoid the shot.
Sandskagg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sandskagg throws a poor cross that misses
and Bunga counters with a low kick, right behind Sandskagg 's knee.
Sandskagg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bunga makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sandskagg throws a lazy uppercut
and Bunga counters with a low kick, right behind Sandskagg 's knee.
Nice body kick from Bunga.
Sandskagg connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bunga. Bunga circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunga fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sandskagg.
Bunga lands a head kick!
Sandskagg throws a lazy uppercut
and Bunga counters with a head kick.
The crowd cheers as Sandskagg lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bunga doesn't seem phased though.
Bunga doesn't manage to clinch there - Sandskagg circles away.
Sandskagg throws out a loose jab but Bunga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sandskagg throws out a loose jab but Bunga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seth Bunga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sandskagg misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sandskagg throws a lazy uppercut
and Bunga finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sandskagg misses with a left hand
and Bunga counters with a good low kick that Sandskagg was not able to check.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bunga ducks under a wild hook from Sandskagg.
Sandskagg throws a right hand that misses
and Bunga finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sandskagg lands the left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Seth Bunga.
Well Bunga 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seth Bunga!
The defeated Johan Sandskagg had this to say: 'It's my grandfather fault.'.