PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rusty Kuntz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lobsta Mang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuntz comes to the cage accompanied by Check My Brain. Mang is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Damn It Feels Good To Be A Lobsta. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Kuntz
vs
Mang

195 cm
31
270 lbs
30 - 8 - 0

180 cm
28
270 lbs
18 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rusty Kuntz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lobsta Mang!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Mang.
Kuntz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuntz lands with a cross.

It looks like Lobsta Mang has been cut.
Mang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuntz.
Mang looks to throw the jab but Kuntz is out of range.
Mang blocks a head kick by Kuntz.
Mang throws a hook but Kuntz blocks it.
Mang throws a head kick but Kuntz moves out of range.
Kuntz slips a jab from Mang.
Mang misses with a body shot
and Kuntz counters with a stiff right hand.
Mang looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
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!

Mang drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mang postures up in Kuntz's guard and throws a big left but Kuntz blocks it.
Kuntz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mang trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kuntz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mang's guard.
Kuntz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuntz sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mang keeping moving, preventing Kuntz from controlling successfully.
Kuntz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kuntz is fighting to break Mang's control of his arms but Mang is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Rusty Kuntz just wasn't active enough.
Kuntz takes one on the button.
Kuntz throws a jab but it's blocked by Mang.
Kuntz works the jab nicely.
Mang staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuntz misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Mang to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuntz scores with a nice right hand.
Kuntz scores with a nice head shot.
Kuntz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mang throws a shot to the body.
Mang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kuntz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Mang feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kuntz is trying to keep Mang in close.
Mang stopping the sweep attempt from Kuntz.
Mang trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuntz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mang preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuntz is working hard here to advance position.
Mang trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuntz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mang with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kuntz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mang is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mang lands a couple of elbows.
Kuntz controls Mang momentarily but Mang frees himself.
Mang trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuntz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mang scores with a jab to the head.
Mang misses with a head kick.
Kuntz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mang.
Kuntz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mang under the eye.
Kuntz feints a jab promting Mang to slip. Kuntz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mang slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mang drops his hands momentarily and Kuntz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That has opened up Lobsta Mang's cut even more.
A slow jab from Kuntz misses its intended target.
Kuntz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kuntz misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuntz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mang under the eye.
A head kick misses from Mang.
Mang takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kuntz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rusty Kuntz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lobsta Mang's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kuntz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kuntz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mang throws a hook but Kuntz blocks it.
Mang lands a nice shot to the body.
Kuntz throws a big shot that misses.
Mang moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice cross by Mang.
A jab from Mang misses.
Kuntz throws a hook but Mang blocks it.
Kuntz throws a big shot that misses.
Mang misses with an uppercut. Kuntz saw that one coming.
Kuntz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kuntz tries to work over Mang's front leg with a kick but Mang checks it.
Mang is looking to land body kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mang connects with a body shot that sends Kuntz's belly button to the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuntz tried to score with a low kick but Mang checks it.
Rusty Kuntz is winning the standup battle so far.
Sloppy strikes from Kuntz. Those never looked like landing.
Kuntz throws a jab when Mang was well out of range.
Mang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuntz.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kuntz, as that shot connected.
Kuntz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kuntz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kuntz misses with a kick to the body.
Mang cracks Kuntz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kuntz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mang.
Mang connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kuntz's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuntz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kuntz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kuntz misses with a leg kick
and Mang counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rusty Kuntz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mang scores with a jab.
Kuntz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mang.
A head kick misses from Kuntz.
Mang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Mang closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kuntz is not content to let Mang control the position.

Mang tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mang has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kuntz is not content to let Mang control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mang is putting a hurting on Kuntz here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mang scores with punches from side control.
Mang throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mang taking a breather here.
Kuntz gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mang in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuntz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mang punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mang landing strikes from the mount.

Kuntz is rocked!
Mang lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Kuntz! Mang sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Kuntz and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lobsta Mang!
Lobsta Mang is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Lobsta Mang thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.