PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muraki Tunamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Parameshwar Jolokia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jolokia has chosen Dimmu Borgir - The Mourning Palace as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Tunamoto
vs
Jolokia

180 cm
20
217 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

203 cm
22
219 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Muraki Tunamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Parameshwar Jolokia!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Jolokia.
Jolokia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jolokia's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tunamoto under the eye.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jolokia checks a leg kick.
Jolokia lands a head shot.
Tunamoto looks to throw a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jolokia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jolokia throws a head kick but Tunamoto moves out of range.
Jolokia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tunamoto manages to avoid it.
Jolokia tries to clinch but Tunamoto is having none of it.
Tunamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Jolokia moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jolokia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tunamoto circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed right hand from Tunamoto misses the target.
Tunamoto tries to move into range but Jolokia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tunamoto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jolokia plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tunamoto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tunamoto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tunamoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Jolokia.
Jolokia throws a sloppy head kick and Tunamoto moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jolokia.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jolokia.
A lazy body kick from Tunamoto
letting Jolokia counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Jolokia misses
and Tunamoto counters with a leg kick.
Jolokia scores with a nice body kick.
Tunamoto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jolokia checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
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!
Tunamoto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jolokia checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tunamoto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jolokia can pounce on him.
Tunamoto moves out of range of the body kick from Jolokia.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jolokia cracks Tunamoto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jolokia scores with a nice right hand.
Jolokia tries to work over Tunamoto's front leg with a kick but Tunamoto checks it.
Jolokia avoids the head kick by Tunamoto.
Jolokia has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That kick from Tunamoto tenderised Jolokia's leg. Jolokia is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jolokia throws a head kick that misses.
Jolokia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jolokia delivers a nice body kick.
Tunamoto is looking to land body kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto wants to slow Jolokia down by chopping away at his legs.
Jolokia throws a sloppy head kick and Tunamoto moves out of range easily.
Jolokia looks to land a right hand but Tunamoto moved out of range.
Jolokia is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That kick from Jolokia tenderised Tunamoto's leg. Tunamoto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tunamoto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jolokia throws a leg kick
and Tunamoto counters with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jolokia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jolokia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tunamoto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Parameshwar Jolokia dominated that round.
That's time! Tunamoto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jolokia blocks a head kick by Tunamoto.
Jolokia misses with a hook
and Tunamoto counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jolokia's knee momentarily.
Tunamoto blocks a head kick by Jolokia.
Jolokia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tunamoto blocks a head kick by Jolokia.
Jolokia scores with a leg kick.
Jolokia misses with a wild body shot.
Tunamoto wants to slow Jolokia down by chopping away at his legs.
Tunamoto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jolokia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jolokia avoids a kick to the body.
Jolokia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tunamoto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jolokia motions for Tunamoto to come forward. Jolokia throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Parameshwar Jolokia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A low kick from Tunamoto is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jolokia throws a head kick that half lands.
Tunamoto misses with a leg kick.
Tunamoto throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jolokia's head.
A head kick misses from Tunamoto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jolokia tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tunamoto throws a leg kick but Jolokia checks it.
Tunamoto takes a swing at Jolokia's ribcage but misses.
Jolokia moves out of range of the body kick from Tunamoto.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jolokia looks to land a combination but Tunamoto avoids it well.
Tunamoto throws a leg kick that misses.
Tunamoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jolokia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Jolokia finds it's way through Tunamoto's defenses.
Jolokia avoids the body shot from Tunamoto.
Jolokia misses with a two punch combination.
Jolokia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tunamoto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tunamoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tunamoto drops his hands momentarily and Jolokia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tunamoto checks the leg kick.
Jolokia misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jolokia tries to clinch there but Tunamoto circles away.
Tunamoto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A head kick misses from Tunamoto.
Jolokia misses the shot to the body.
Tunamoto checks the leg kick.
That kick from Jolokia tenderised Tunamoto's leg. Tunamoto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tunamoto is looking to wear down Jolokia with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tunamoto throws a leg kick but Jolokia moved away.
Tunamoto tries a low kick but Jolokia avoids it.
Jolokia fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Parameshwar Jolokia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Both fighters circling a little - Tunamoto finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tunamoto throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jolokia.
Tunamoto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tunamoto misses with an uppercut
and Jolokia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tunamoto throws a low kick but Jolokia moves out of range easily.
Jolokia throws a leg kick but Tunamoto moved away.
Jolokia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tunamoto checks a low kick from Jolokia.
Tunamoto has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jolokia finds it's way round the side to connect with Tunamoto's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunamoto throws a wild body kick that Jolokia sees coming a mile off.
A good leg kick by Jolokia.
Jolokia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tunamoto.
Tunamoto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tunamoto misses the shot to the body.
Jolokia tries to close the distance and clinch but Tunamoto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jolokia misses with a series of wild punches.
Tunamoto connects with a solid leg kick.
Jolokia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jolokia misses with a head kick.
Jolokia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tunamoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jolokia tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tunamoto lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick from Tunamoto.
Tunamoto misses with a low kick.
Tunamoto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tunamoto lands a front kick.

Tunamoto closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto trying to land knees to the body.
Tunamoto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jolokia blocks it with crossed arms.
Jolokia avoiding damage as Tunamoto throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tunamoto.
Jolokia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jolokia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jolokia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Jolokia manages to break the clinch.
Tunamoto swinging wildly here.
Tunamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Jolokia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto moves out of range as Jolokia throws a body kick.
Jolokia throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tunamoto lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jolokia has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jolokia and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tunamoto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jolokia.
Jolokia scores with a jab. Tunamoto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jolokia lands a nice shot that snaps Tunamoto's head back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tunamoto goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tunamoto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Muraki Tunamoto clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tunamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jolokia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jolokia is looking to clinch but Tunamoto is avoiding it.
Jolokia lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tunamoto feints and then cracks Jolokia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jolokia down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tunamoto.
Tunamoto misses with a straight right.
A head kick misses from Tunamoto.
Jolokia blocks a head kick by Tunamoto.
Tunamoto just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunamoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jolokia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tunamoto throws a leg kick but Jolokia sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jolokia walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tunamoto.
Jolokia is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Tunamoto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tunamoto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tunamoto throws a body kick that misses.
Jolokia avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tunamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Jolokia blocks a head kick by Tunamoto.
Jolokia throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tunamoto counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jolokia's knee momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tunamoto misses with a leg kick.
Jolokia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tunamoto.
Tunamoto looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Jolokia drives through and clinches with Tunamoto against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jolokia misses with the head strike.
Tunamoto wants to get back to striking at distance but Jolokia won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jolokia tries a body shot but Tunamoto blocks it.

Jolokia manages to break the clinch.
Tunamoto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tunamoto.
Jolokia moves away from the strike by Tunamoto.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tunamoto - that will leave a mark!
Tunamoto throws a head kick but Jolokia moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Tunamoto misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jolokia looks to throw the jab but Tunamoto is out of range.
Tunamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jolokia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tunamoto slips a jab from Jolokia.
Jolokia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tunamoto.
Some bone on bone action there as Tunamoto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tunamoto tries to clinch there but Jolokia circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tunamoto scores with a push kick.
Tunamoto scores with a spinning back kick!
Tunamoto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Muraki Tunamoto had his way with Parameshwar Jolokia in 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Tunamoto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jolokia misses with a series of wild punches.
Jolokia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tunamoto throws a quick inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Tunamoto.
A head kick misses from Tunamoto.
A head kick misses from Tunamoto.
Jolokia is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Tunamoto thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jolokia misses with a double jab.
Tunamoto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tunamoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jolokia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jolokia moves out of range as Tunamoto throws a body kick.
Jolokia takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tunamoto throws an overhand right that lands on Jolokia's shoulder, as Jolokia tries to avoid the shot.
Jolokia chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto moves out of range of the body kick from Jolokia.
Tunamoto is looking to slow Jolokia down with leg kicks.
Jolokia walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tunamoto.
Jolokia tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tunamoto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jolokia doesn't seem bothered though.
Tunamoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Tunamoto misses the shot to the body.
Tunamoto lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto is looking to land body kicks.
Tunamoto looks for the body kick but Jolokia saw that one coming.
Tunamoto throws the left hand but Jolokia avoids the punch easily.
Tunamoto throws a head kick that half lands.
Jolokia jabs Tunamoto right on the nose. Tunamoto blinks but takes it well.
Tunamoto blocks a head kick by Jolokia.
Jolokia lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto misses with a series of wild punches.
Jolokia moves out of range of the body kick.
Tunamoto tries to land a front kick but Jolokia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tunamoto throws a sloppy head kick
and Jolokia counters with a one-two to the body.
Jolokia misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jolokia throws a head kick that misses.
Jolokia jabbing away but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Muraki Tunamoto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tunamoto 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 48:47
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 48:47
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muraki Tunamoto!