PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Nohara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Make Munalukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Nohara
vs
Munalukko

180 cm
23
181 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

181 cm
23
179 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Nohara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Make Munalukko!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nohara throws a head kick that misses.
Munalukko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Munalukko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nohara scores with a nice right hand.
Munalukko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nohara lands a front kick.
Munalukko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nohara looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Munalukko misses with a leg kick
and Nohara counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Nohara. Munalukko does a little dance to reset his feet.

Munalukko gets tackled into the cage by Nohara. Nohara maintains the clinch.
Nohara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Munalukko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Munalukko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nohara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Munalukko paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Nohara checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nohara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Munalukko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nohara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Munalukko throws a head kick but Nohara moves out of range.
Munalukko staying out of range there.
Munalukko throws a lazy right hand but Nohara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nohara connects with a right hand. Munalukko shakes it off.
Munalukko misses with a lunging right hand

and Nohara moves into the clinch.
Nohara wants to stall.
Munalukko has had enough of the clinch but Nohara keeps him there for the moment.
Munalukko blocks a body shot from Nohara.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nohara is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Munalukko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Munalukko misses with the head strike.
Munalukko is looking to control Nohara's arms but Nohara gets an underhook and turns him. Now Munalukko has his back to the cage.
Munalukko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nohara is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Munalukko is keeping busy.
Munalukko throws a punch but it's blocked by Nohara.
Munalukko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nohara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Munalukkos head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short body shot lands from Nohara as the two fighters clinch.
Munalukko throws a punch but it's blocked by Nohara.
Nohara is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nohara misses with a body punch.
Nohara trying to stall but Munalukko improves his position.
Nohara stalling in the clinch.
Nohara blocks an uppercut.
Munalukko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nohara lands a nice uppercut.
Nohara takes a shot to the head.
Nohara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Munalukko is looking to control Nohara's arms but Nohara gets an underhook and turns him. Now Munalukko has his back to the cage.
Nohara throws an elbow but it misses.
Munalukko dodges an elbow strike from Nohara.
A head punch on the inside from Munalukko fails to land.
Nohara has a couple of punches blocked by Munalukko.
Munalukko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Munalukko misses with some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nohara - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Munalukko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nohara throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Munalukko lands with a left to the head.
Nohara stalling in the clinch but Munalukko improves position.
Munalukko working aggressively here.
Munalukko lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nohara takes a shot to the head.
Munalukko letting Nohara take a breather here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nohara.
Munalukko misses with some punches.
Nohara trying to stall but Munalukko improves his position.
Nohara has a couple of punches blocked by Munalukko.
Munalukko throws a head punch that misses.
Munalukko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nohara has him pressed against the cage.

Munalukko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Munalukko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Munalukko throws a leg kick but Nohara moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nohara wants to clinch up but Munalukko keeps it at a distance.
Munalukko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Munalukko lunges at Nohara with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nohara's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Hiro Nohara will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Munalukko misses with a low kick.
Munalukko takes a swing at Nohara's ribcage but misses.
Nohara throws a head kick but Munalukko moves out of range.
Munalukko throws out a leg kick but Nohara moves out of range and Munalukko only half commits.
Good exchange - Munalukko coming out on top.
Munalukko lands a nice looking body shot.

Nohara tries to keep at a distance but Munalukko has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nohara.
Munalukko can't break the clinch.
Nohara content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Munalukko misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Munalukko fails to land.
Munalukko misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munalukko can't break the clinch.
Munalukko scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Nohara on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nohara.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nohara misses with some punches.
Munalukko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Munalukko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Munalukko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nohara lands with a left to the head.
Nohara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hiro Nohara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nohara can't find room to land a body shot as Munalukko controls the action.
Munalukko lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Munalukko lands a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Munalukko throws a head punch that misses.
Munalukko misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Munalukko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nohara fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Munalukko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nohara has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Munalukko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nohara manages to avoid it.
Nohara misses with an uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Munalukko.
Munalukko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Nohara.
Nohara checks a low kick from Munalukko.
Munalukko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nohara at a distance.
Munalukko misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nohara blocks the body kick.
Munalukko scores with a jab to the head.
Munalukko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nohara's sensitive parts.
Munalukko scores with the left hand. Nohara knows he should have avoided that one.
Nohara throws a half hearted mid kick.
A combination from Munalukko does no damage.
Munalukko closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Hiro Nohara has been cut.
Nohara lands with a straight right. Munalukko didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munalukko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Munalukko lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nohara has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nohara and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Make Munalukko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nohara blocks a low kick nicely.
Nohara lands with a shot to the body.
Nohara takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jab, jab by Munalukko - just one landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Munalukko. Nohara does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Munalukko.
Nohara takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nohara throws a body kick that misses.
Nohara takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nohara takes a swing at Munalukko's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Make Munalukko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hiro Nohara's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Munalukko misses the shot to the body.
Nohara gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nohara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Munalukko moves away from the strike by Nohara.
Nohara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Munalukko's head.
Nohara walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Munalukko checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Munalukko lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Munalukko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Munalukko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nohara throws a low kick, looking for Munalukko's leg but Munalukko calmly moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nohara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Munalukko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nohara thows a body shot but no joy.
Munalukko lunges at Nohara with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nohara's hand.
Munalukko just misses with a punch to the body.
Munalukko scores with a jab to the body.
Nohara works Munalukko's body with a nice hook.
Nice jab there from Munalukko.
Munalukko lands a lovely overhand right.
Munalukko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nohara's corner calls for a 1-2. Nohara obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nohara on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Munalukko misses with a wild combination.
Munalukko moves out of range of the leg kick from Nohara.
Munalukko slips a jab from Nohara.
Munalukko moves out of range of the body kick from Nohara.
Munalukko tries to clinch up.
Munalukko lands with a hook. Nohara tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nohara throws the left hand but Munalukko avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munalukko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nohara.
Munalukko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Munalukko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nohara.
A head kick misses from Munalukko.
Munalukko throws an overhand right that lands on Nohara's shoulder, as Nohara tries to avoid the shot.
Nohara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Munalukko.
Nohara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Munalukko.
Munalukko with a nice cross.
Nohara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nohara jabs at Munalukko's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munalukko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Munalukko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nohara avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Munalukko throws an overhand right that lands on Nohara's shoulder, as Nohara tries to avoid the shot.

Munalukko clinches.
Nohara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nohara tries to throw a body punch but Munalukko avoids it by throwing Nohara back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Munalukko throws a punch but it's blocked by Nohara.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Munalukko scores with a shot to the side of Nohara's head.
Munalukko has a couple of punches blocked by Nohara.
Munalukko avoids the elbow strike from Nohara, against the cage.
Nohara keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Munalukko's efforts to push away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Make Munalukko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Munalukko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Make Munalukko!
After winning the bout, Make Munalukko thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.