PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinnie Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Kuntz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collins comes into the arena with Bloc Party - The Prayer blaring out of the sound system. Kuntz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Check My Brain. Vinnie Collins has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Collins
vs
Kuntz

211 cm
36
285 lbs
27 - 13 - 0

195 cm
34
251 lbs
34 - 14 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best 160

Cynical Truth

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 27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vinnie Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rusty Kuntz!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuntz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kuntz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kuntz with a jab.
Collins tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kuntz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kuntz looks to land a right hand but Collins moved out of range.
Collins looks for the body kick but Kuntz saw that one coming.
Collins misses with an uppercut.
Collins throws a shot to the body.
Collins pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kuntz is out of range and Collins settles back down.
Kuntz wants to clinch.
Kuntz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Collins.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuntz digs a good hook to Collins's body.

Kuntz has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuntz has Collins pushed against the cage.
Kuntz misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuntz has a couple of punches blocked by Collins.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuntz.
Collins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kuntz misses with a hook from the clinch.
I was talking to Collins's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Collins blocks an uppercut.
Kuntz misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Collins.
Collins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kuntz tries a body shot but Collins blocks it.
Collins looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Kuntz fails to land.
Kuntz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Collins seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kuntz can turn it around.
A right hook to the body lands for Kuntz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuntz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuntz throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins looking to slow down the pace here.
Kuntz misses with the head strike.
Kuntz misses with the head strike.
Collins taking a breather.
Collins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Collins is trying to maintain a safe position but Kuntz gets an underhook and turns Collins into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vinnie Collins.
Collins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuntz.
Collins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Collins 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Collins thows a leg kick but Kuntz checks it
enabling Kuntz to counter with a crisp jab.
Kuntz misses with a looping left.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kuntz, right into the meat.
Kuntz blocks a head kick by Collins.
Collins takes a swing at Kuntz's ribcage but misses.
Kuntz throws out a powerful jab.
Collins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuntz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kuntz throws a jab but it's blocked by Collins.
Kuntz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A good leg kick by Kuntz.
Collins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Collins throws a chopping leg kick but Kuntz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Collins gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Kuntz darts in and clinches Collins up against the cage.
Kuntz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Collins lands a right hand.
Collins manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kuntz lands with a right to the head.
Collins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kuntz is keeping busy.
Kuntz misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins is looking to control Kuntz's arms but Kuntz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Collins has his back to the cage.
Kuntz misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
Collins is trying to stall.
Kuntz takes a shot to the head.
Kuntz gets through Collins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kuntz fails to land.
Kuntz struggles to land a body shot inside as Collins controls his hands.
Kuntz stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Kuntz.
A short right from Collins on the inside.
Kuntz lands a left hand.
A short right from Kuntz.
Collins blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Collins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kuntz letting Collins take a breather here.
Kuntz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Collinss head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rusty Kuntz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Danga de danga de dang - Kuntz scores with a four punch combination!
Collins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kuntz. Kuntz obviously looking to wear him down.
Collins looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuntz is just out of range.
Collins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuntz.
Collins throws a body punch but Kuntz moves out of range.
Collins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Collins.
Collins attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kuntz. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Collins lands a slapping body shot.
Kuntz lands a nice shot to the body.
Kuntz wants to clinch up but Collins keeps it at a distance.
Collins shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kuntz connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Collins feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kuntz's calf.
Nice body kick there by Collins.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kuntz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kuntz connects with a looping right hand.
Kuntz misses with a hook
and Collins counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kuntz's knee momentarily.
Kuntz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Collins is able to avoid easily.
Collins lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Collins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Collins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuntz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Collins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Collins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kuntz is breathing heavily.
Collins throws a hook but Kuntz blocks it.
A clash of legs there as Kuntz blocks the low kick.
Collins works Kuntz's body with a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins throws a front kick aimed at Kuntz's knee but Kuntz avoids it well.
Kuntz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Collins misses with a hook. Kuntz ducked under it nicely.
Kuntz slips a straight right by Collins.
Kuntz staying out of range there.
Rusty Kuntz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Collins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuntz was well out of range. Poor timing from Collins.
Kuntz cracks Collins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Collins throws the kick towards the body but Kuntz avoids it.
Collins throws a sloppy head kick
and Kuntz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuntz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Collins swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kuntz.
Collins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Collins throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Collins looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuntz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Collins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuntz lands an overhand right.
Collins throws a body punch but Kuntz moves out of range.
Collins throws the left hand but Kuntz avoids the punch easily.
Collins throws a leg kick

and Kuntz counters by moving into the clinch.
Collins taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Collins trying to control the position but instead, Kuntz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Collins into the cage.
Rusty Kuntz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kuntz throws a punch but it's blocked by Collins.
Collins takes a shot to the head.
Kuntz working aggressively here.
Kuntz throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Collins.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Collins looking to slow down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuntz working aggressively here.
Kuntz has a couple of punches blocked by Collins.
Collins leaning against his opponent.
Collins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Collins is looking to control Kuntz's arms but Kuntz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Collins has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuntz.
Collins will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kuntz up against the cage.
Collins stalling in the clinch but Kuntz improves position.
Collins seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Kuntz is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vinnie Collins.
Kuntz cracks Collins with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kuntz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Collins throws a leg kick that misses.
Collins thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kuntz if he has to take too many more of those.
Collins misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinnie Collins dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Collins misses with a wild body shot.
Collins walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kuntz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Collins falls off balance throwing a combination

and Kuntz counters by moving into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Collins.
Kuntz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kuntz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Collins misses with a body punch.
Kuntz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Collins backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kuntz lands a left hand.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuntz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Collins backwards.

Collins is rocked!
Kuntz creates a bit of distance and cracks Collins with a massive left hook! Collins crumples out of camera shot, completely unconscious! He's been Nelmarked! Kuntz stares at him for a moment then struts over to his corner, victorious.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rusty Kuntz!
Our winner, Rusty Kuntz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.