PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Culver Crimson (ranked 15041 p4p, 600 weight class) and Japa Koniu (ranked 1562 p4p, 177 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Crimson
vs
Koniu

191 cm
42
244 lbs
28 - 37 - 0

198 cm
37
235 lbs
21 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hardcore Nutrition 160Q ($125)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Culver Crimson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Japa Koniu!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Koniu darts in and clinches Crimson up against the ropes.
Koniu tries to work over Crimson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Crimson.
Crimson is trying to stall.
Koniu lands with a left to the head.
Koniu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Koniu stalling in the clinch.
Koniu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Culver Crimson has been cut.
Koniu blocking some punches.
Koniu lands with a left to the head.
Koniu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crimson.
Crimson misses with a punch on the inside.
Crimson takes a shot to the head.
Koniu crunches a lovely knee into Crimson's ribcage.
Koniu just leaning against Crimson, taking a breather.
Crimson takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koniu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crimson backwards.
Koniu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crimson avoids it.
Koniu lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crimson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koniu lands a shot to the body.
Koniu tries a body shot but Crimson blocks it.
A short uppercut from Crimson.
Crimson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koniu lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crimson.
Koniu misses with an elbow strike.
Koniu landing knees to the body.
Crimson is breathing heavily.
Koniu lands a nice knee to the body.
Crimson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Koniu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crimson backwards.
Crimson blocks an elbow strike.
Koniu prevents a body shot from Crimson.
Crimson has Koniu pressed against the ropes.
Koniu lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koniu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crimson managing to block the knees to the body from Koniu.
Crimson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koniu stalling against the ropes.
Crimson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koniu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crimson.
Koniu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Crimson's face.
Koniu just leaning against Crimson, taking a breather.
Koniu can't find room to land a body shot as Crimson controls the action.
Koniu connects with a knee to the head.
Koniu lands a damaging elbow.

Culver Crimson's cut is getting worse.
Koniu lands an elbow inside.
Koniu lands a hook that snaps the head of Crimson backwards.

Crimson is rocked!
Koniu effectively controlling the action here.
Oh Crimson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Koniu drops his opponent with a massive elbow! Crimson is holding on for dear life.

Koniu stands up and beckons Crimson to join him on the feet.
Crimson seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koniu lands a nice hook to Crimson's body. Crimson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Crimson tries to keep at a distance but Koniu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Koniu lands an uppercut.
Koniu scores with a shoulder strike.
Crimson takes an elbow to the temple.

Koniu lands a big knee to the head and Crimson goes down! Koniu is looking to finish!

Culver Crimson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Koniu decides to stand back up.

Koniu clinches with his opponent.
Crimson looking to stall.
Koniu taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Koniu misses with a punch to the body.
Koniu scores with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koniu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Koniu lands an elbow inside.

Jeez, Culver Crimson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Koniu scores with a hook to the body.
Koniu landing knees to the body.
Koniu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Koniu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crimson's elbow.
Koniu has Crimson pressed up against the ropes in a tight Thai clinch. Crimson is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Koniu - that's hurt Crimson badly! Oh, another knee lands and Crimson is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Crimson doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Japa Koniu!
After winning the bout, Japa Koniu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.