PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muraki Tunamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Spanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Spanner's choice of entrance music: Seven Drunken Nights - The Dubliners. Mick Spanner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tunamoto
vs
Spanner

180 cm
22
217 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

185 cm
29
210 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

Meat and Two Veg

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mick Spanner!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spanner tries a head kick but it misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Spanner.
Spanner shoots in looking for a takedown. Tunamoto tries to sprawl out of it but Spanner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tunamoto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tunamoto lands a leg kick that knocks Spanner off balance momentarily.
Spanner misses with a leg kick
and Tunamoto counters with a good low kick that Spanner was not able to check.
Spanner misses with a double jab
and Spanner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Mick Spanner has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tunamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Spanner moves out of range easily.
Tunamoto lands a leg kick that knocks Spanner off balance momentarily.
Spanner misses with a jab, cross combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Tunamoto.
Spanner shoots for a takedown but Tunamoto saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Muraki Tunamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mick Spanner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spanner shoots in for a double leg but Tunamoto sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Spanner looks gassed!
Spanner tries for a takedown but Tunamoto sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tunamoto slaps away a takedown attempt from Spanner, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A head kick from Tunamoto lands but Spanner takes it in his stride.
The fighters circle, before Tunamoto throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Spanner's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Tunamoto lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Muraki Tunamoto!
After winning the bout, Muraki Tunamoto thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.