PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Urdnot Grunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kinfe Kidane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kidane has chosen Buraka Som Sistema - Kalemba (wegue wegue) as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Grunt
vs
Kidane

195 cm
19
257 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

196 cm
21
261 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Valhalla Q160 Nutrition

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Urdnot Grunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kinfe Kidane!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kidane closes the distance and pushes Grunt back into the cage.
A knee to the head by Kidane.

It looks like Urdnot Grunt has been cut.
Grunt throws a head punch that misses.

Grunt breaks the clinch.
Kidane gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Grunt lands a lovely overhand right.
Kinfe Kidane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kidane pushes Grunt up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kidane keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grunt's efforts to push away.
Grunt has had enough of the clinch but Kidane keeps him there for the moment.
Kidane scores with a hook to the body.
Grunt wants to break free but Kidane has control.
Kidane misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Grunt has had enough of the clinch but Kidane keeps him there for the moment.
Kidane lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grunt manages to break the clinch.
Kidane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grunt.
Kidane tries to close the distance and clinch but Grunt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grunt misses with a straight left.
Grunt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grunt walks into a straight right hand from Kidane.
A big left from Grunt misses.
Kidane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grunt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grunt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Grunt misses.
Kidane dodges the punch combination from Grunt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidane throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grunt takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Kidane clinches with his opponent.
Grunt misses with a punch to the body.
Kidane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grunt can't break the clinch.
Grunt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kidane has him pressed against the cage.
Kidane with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kidane gets through Grunt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kidane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kidane misses with a knee to the head.
Kidane connects with a knee to the head.
Kidane lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidane scores with a knee to the head.
Kidane lands a shoulder strike.
Kidane stalling in the clinch.
Kidane presses Grunt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Grunt is breathing heavily.
Kidane lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kidane lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kidane wants a takedown but no success here.
Grunt working hard to break the clinch.
Kidane works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kidane landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kidane lands a knee to the head.

Urdnot Grunt's cut is getting worse.
Kidane landing knees to the body.
Kidane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kidane connects with a nasty looking knee right to Grunt's face.
Kidane lands a big knee to the head and Grunt goes down! Kidane pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kinfe Kidane!
A very excited looking Kinfe Kidane rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.