PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko McCracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koljo Junakovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

McCracken
vs
Junakovic

190 cm
23
300 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
9 - 11 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mirko McCracken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Koljo Junakovic!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junakovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCracken lands the left hand.

It looks like Koljo Junakovic has been cut.
Good leg kick by McCracken there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Junakovic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McCracken cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCracken throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Junakovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Junakovic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McCracken's head backwards.
Junakovic throws a body punch but McCracken moves out of range.
McCracken jabs Junakovic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
Junakovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCracken throws out the jab.
Junakovic swinging wildly here.
Junakovic misses with a two punch combination.
Junakovic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McCracken on the side of the head.
Junakovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
McCracken lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Junakovic drops his hands momentarily and McCracken takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Junakovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Junakovic throws a series of strikes that have McCracken backpedaling.
McCracken avoids a punch combination nicely.
Junakovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Junakovic looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken digs a good body shot into Junakovic's ribs.
A punch lands to the side of Junakovic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McCracken lands with an overhand left.
McCracken lands a jab to the head.
McCracken fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Junakovic.
Junakovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McCracken lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCracken ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McCracken bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Junakovic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Junakovic takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Junakovic is rocked!
Junakovic misses with a two punch combination.
Junakovic is still on wobbly legs! Can McCracken finish him?
A solid body kick from McCracken.
McCracken tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Junakovic seems to have recovered his senses.
McCracken is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

McCracken drops Junakovic with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Junakovic looks back up at him and smiles so McCracken waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
McCracken lands a slapping body shot.
Junakovic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice shot lands for McCracken.
Junakovic gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! McCracken gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mirko McCracken!