PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Tunjic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ursus Maritimus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tunjic comes to the cage accompanied by More then a Feeling. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tunjic
vs
Maritimus

177 cm
26
169 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

177 cm
24
165 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Tunjic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ursus Maritimus!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tunjic digs a good hook to Maritimus's body.
Tunjic takes a swing at Maritimus's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Tunjic does it's job there.
Maritimus checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tunjic jabs at Maritimus's body.
Maritimus throws a body punch but Tunjic moves out of range.
Tunjic tries to clinch but Maritimus moves out of range.

Maritimus shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tunjic's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tunjic being controlled here, momentarily.
Tunjic is trying to control the position but Maritimus postures up.
Tunjic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tunjic is working hard here to advance position.
Tunjic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ivan Tunjic wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Maritimus thows a body shot but no joy.
Tunjic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maritimus.
Nice shot lands for Tunjic.
Maritimus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tunjic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maritimus just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Maritimus.
Tunjic with a jab.

Tunjic has managed to clinch.
Maritimus is trying to maintain a safe position but Tunjic gets an underhook and turns Maritimus into the cage.
Tunjic goes for a takedown in the clinch but Maritimus prevents it.
Maritimus leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tunjic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tunjic is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tunjic is struggling to control the position.
A left hand lands to the body for Maritimus.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maritimus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tunjic blocks an uppercut.
Tunjic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Maritimus.
Maritimus letting Tunjic take a breather here.
Maritimus tries to work over Tunjic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maritimus misses with a punch on the inside.
Tunjic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tunjic tries to throw a body punch but Maritimus avoids it by throwing Tunjic back against the cage.
Maritimus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tunjic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maritimus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maritimus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tunjic has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Maritimus.
Tunjic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maritimus being controlled against the cage.
Tunjic misses with a knee strike.
Tunjic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maritimus wants to stall.
Maritimus seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maritimus.
Maritimus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tunjic pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maritimus tries to work over Tunjic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tunjic tries a knee to the head but Maritimus blocks it.
Tunjic lands with a left to the head.
Maritimus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tunjic scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tunjic trying to control the position but instead, Maritimus has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tunjic into the cage.
Maritimus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tunjic blocking some punches.
Tunjic missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tunjic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Tunjic dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tunjic jabs at Maritimus's body.
Tunjic moves out of range of the strikes.
Maritimus throws a looping overhand right but Tunjic ducks down to avoid it.
Maritimus throws a leg kick but Tunjic moved away.
Maritimus lands a nice shot that snaps Tunjic's head back.
Tunjic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maritimus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maritimus shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maritimus throws a front kick aimed at Tunjic's knee but Tunjic avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tunjic. Maritimus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ivan Tunjic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tunjic scores with a body shot.
Maritimus has his takedown stuffed
and Tunjic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tunjic swings for the body but Maritimus moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maritimus looks to land a right hand but Tunjic moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunjic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maritimus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tunjic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maritimus's head.
Tunjic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maritimus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Maritimus scores with a hook to the body. Tunjic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maritimus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tunjic is looking to wear down Maritimus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Maritimus drops his hands momentarily and Tunjic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maritimus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ivan Tunjic is winning the standup battle so far.
Tunjic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tunjic lands a right hook to the body.
Maritimus is breathing heavily.
Tunjic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maritimus's head backwards.
Maritimus moves away from the strike by Tunjic.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tunjic.
Maritimus jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maritimus misses with a lunging right hand
and Tunjic counters with a right hand to the body.
Maritimus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tunjic.
Maritimus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Maritimus.
Maritimus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tunjic sprawls well. Tunjic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Maritimus gets slowly back to his feet.
Ivan Tunjic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ursus Maritimus.
Maritimus moves out of range as Tunjic strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tunjic.
Tunjic blocks a head kick by Maritimus.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Maritimus.
Tunjic misses with a body shot.
Maritimus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tunjic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maritimus was well out of range. Poor timing from Tunjic.
Maritimus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tunjic misses with a straight right.
Tunjic lands a body shot.
Maritimus moves out of range as Tunjic strikes.
A slow jab from Maritimus misses its intended target.
Tunjic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maritimus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tunjic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maritimus momentarily.

Maritimus is rocked!
Tunjic lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Maritimus - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Tunjic!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Tunjic!
During a confident post fight interview, Ivan Tunjic thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.