PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ty Kuno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Lundvquist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kuno might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Get Up Again. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kuno
vs
Lundvquist

174 cm
25
144 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

160 cm
25
138 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Beast Body

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ty Kuno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Henrik Lundvquist!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lundvquist thows a body shot but no joy.
Kuno listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lundvquist wants to clinch
and Kuno counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lundvquist tries to clinch
and Kuno counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lundvquist looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice defenses there by Lundvquist.
Kuno is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kuno circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kuno counters with a two punch combo.
Lundvquist tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kuno manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kuno looks to score with a jab to the body but Lundvquist is just out of range.
Kuno just misses with a punch to the body.
Lundvquist moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kuno keeps the fight on the outside.
A big left from Kuno misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuno takes a swing at Lundvquist's ribcage but misses.
Kuno throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Lundvquist counter with a right hand.
Kuno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lundvquist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuno moves away.
Lundvquist fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Kuno.
Ty Kuno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuno lands a slapping body shot.
Kuno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lundvquist was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuno.
Lundvquist ducks under a wild hook from Kuno.
Kuno throws a right and a left that Lundvquist avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Kuno misses.
Kuno misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lundvquist moves in looking to clinch but Kuno pushes him off.
Lundvquist lands with a kick to the temple. Kuno shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuno. Lundvquist does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundvquist wants to clinch but Kuno slips to the side
letting Kuno counter with a right hand.
Kuno connects with a single shot there.
Lundvquist tries to clinch but Kuno is having none of it.
Lundvquist tries to clinch but Kuno moves out of range.
Lundvquist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lundvquist wants to clinch.
Lundvquist tries to clinch up but Kuno circles away and keeps his distance.
Kuno tries to bum rush Lundvquist with a series of wild strikes but Lundvquist uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lundvquist moves in looking to clinch but Kuno pushes him off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lundvquist is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kuno.
Kuno throws a body punch but Lundvquist moves out of range.
Kuno throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundvquist connects with a body shot that sends Kuno's belly button to the back.
Kuno misses the shot to the body.
Kuno lands a really nice looking cross but Lundvquist seems unphased.
Kuno sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kuno misses with a wild body shot.
Lundvquist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuno.
Kuno throws the left hand but Lundvquist avoids the punch easily.
Lundvquist tries to clinch but Kuno moves away
and Kuno counters with a left to the body.
Lundvquist takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lundvquist tries to clinch but Kuno moves out of range.
Lundvquist showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kuno.
Lundvquist tries to clinch up but Kuno circles away and keeps his distance.
Lundvquist gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kuno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kuno misses.
Kuno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kuno connects with a jab.
Kuno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lundvquist manages to avoid it.
Kuno swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lundvquist counters with a leg kick.
Kuno is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lundvquist thows a body shot but no joy.
Kuno misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Kuno. That snapped Lundvquist's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lundvquist misses the shot to the body.
Kuno misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lundvquist moves away.
Kuno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lundvquist was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuno.
Kuno misses the jab.
Kuno thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ty Kuno dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kuno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lundvquist.
The crowd cheers as Kuno lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lundvquist doesn't seem phased though.
Lundvquist tries to clinch
and Kuno counters with a nice uppercut.
Lundvquist tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kuno counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lundvquist thinking.
Lundvquist wants to clinch
and Kuno counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuno throws a lazy uppercut
and Lundvquist counters with a right hand to the body.
Lundvquist tries to clinch up.
Kuno circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kuno lands a head shot.
Kuno loads up on a big right hand but Lundvquist slips the punch.
Kuno lands a jab-cross combination.
Lundvquist moves away from the strike by Kuno.
Kuno misses with an uppercut
and Lundvquist counters with a left to the body.
Kuno lands a lovely overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundvquist avoids the body shot from Kuno.
Lundvquist doesn't manage to clinch there - Kuno circles away.
Kuno lands an overhand right.
Kuno connects with a body shot that sends Lundvquist's belly button to the back.
Lundvquist wants to clinch.
Kuno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuno throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lundvquist stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lundvquist wants to clinch.
Lundvquist moves away from the strike by Kuno.
Lundvquist bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lundvquist darts in trying to clinch
and Lundvquist takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ty Kuno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundvquist has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lundvquist there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kuno is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kuno lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lundvquist bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from Kuno does no damage.
Kuno has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The fighters circling - Kuno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kuno circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kuno keeps the fight on the outside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lundvquist throws a shot to the body.
Lundvquist tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kuno paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lundvquist tries to clinch but Kuno is having none of it.
Kuno swats away the attempt to clinch by Lundvquist.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lundvquist manages to avoid it.
Lundvquist doesn't manage to clinch there - Kuno circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kuno.
Kuno takes a swing at Lundvquist's ribcage but misses.
Lundvquist is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kuno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lundvquist is looking to clinch but Kuno is avoiding it.
Lundvquist tries to clinch but Kuno is having none of it.
Kuno lands a nice hook to Lundvquist's body. Lundvquist takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ty Kuno is winning the standup battle so far.
Kuno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuno misses with a hook. Lundvquist ducked under it nicely.
Lundvquist closes the distance but Kuno moves to the side
and Lundvquist takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lundvquist cracks Kuno with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kuno throws a big shot that misses.
Kuno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kuno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lundvquist was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuno.
Kuno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kuno looks to land a right hand but Lundvquist moved out of range.
Lundvquist has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kuno looks to land a left hand but Lundvquist moved out of range nicely.
Lundvquist moves out of range of the strikes.
Lundvquist moves to clinch but Kuno breaks away
and Kuno counters with a right hand to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lundvquist tries to clinch up but Kuno circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kuno throws a right hand that Lundvquist ducks under and follows up with a left that Lundvquist also avoids with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lundvquist bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ty Kuno dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Lundvquist uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuno.
Kuno falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lundvquist counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lundvquist fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kuno misses with a series of wild punches.
Lundvquist tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lundvquist looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circling - Kuno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kuno misses with a body shot.
Kuno misses with a wild body shot.
Lundvquist ducks under a wild hook from Kuno.
Lundvquist is looking to clinch.
Kuno throws a poor cross that misses
and Lundvquist counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuno takes a swing at Lundvquist's ribcage but misses.
Kuno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lundvquist sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lundvquist is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kuno lands a nice looking body shot.
Lundvquist tries to close the distance and clinch but Kuno swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lundvquist is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lundvquist on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kuno misses with a right hand
and Kuno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lundvquist darts in trying to clinch
and Kuno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lundvquist is looking to clinch but Kuno is avoiding it.
Kuno misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuno misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lundvquist looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kuno misses with a straight left.
A big right from Kuno misses.
Kuno connects with a body shot.
Kuno keeps the fight on the outside.
Lundvquist ducks under a wild hook from Kuno.
Lundvquist fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kuno scores with a body shot.
Lundvquist moves in looking to clinch but Kuno pushes him off.
Lundvquist moves to clinch but Kuno breaks away
and Kuno counters with a left to the body.
Kuno throws a body punch but Lundvquist moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundvquist fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kuno lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kuno circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kuno counters with a left to the body.
Lundvquist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuno.
Lundvquist on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Henrik Lundvquist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lundvquist tries to clinch but Kuno moves out of range.
Lundvquist wants to clinch but Kuno slips to the side
and Kuno counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuno misses with a hook.
Kuno misses with a hook.
Lundvquist tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kuno manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lundvquist is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kuno rather than just go for the knockout.
Kuno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuno misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lundvquist tries to close the distance and clinch but Kuno swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lundvquist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuno throws a series of strikes that have Lundvquist backpedaling.
Kuno changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lundvquist moves to clinch but Kuno breaks away
and Kuno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lundvquist ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kuno throws a series of punches but Lundvquist avoids them all with ease.
Lundvquist is looking to clinch but Kuno is avoiding it.
Lundvquist wants to clinch up but Kuno keeps it at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuno lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lundvquist closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kuno counters with a two punch combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ty Kuno showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kuno 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ty Kuno!
A relieved looking Ty Kuno thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.