PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mega Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Kwaak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Funkyama comes to the cage accompanied by Bon Jovi: Bad Medicine. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Funkyama
vs
Kwaak

168 cm
33
157 lbs
21 - 7 - 0

175 cm
33
152 lbs
25 - 18 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

VIRAL COMBAT
Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mega Funkyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Kwaak!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funkyama waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kwaak.
Funkyama connects with the punch.
Kwaak avoids a punch combination nicely.
Funkyama misses with a few strikes there.
Funkyama looks to throw the jab but Kwaak is out of range.
Mega Funkyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Funkyama misses with an uppercut. Kwaak saw that one coming.
Funkyama takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Funkyama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Funkyama fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Funkyama will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Funkyama swings widly with a right hand
and Kwaak makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kwaak counters with a slapping leg kick.
Funkyama lunges at Kwaak with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kwaak's hand.
Kwaak throws a shot to the body.
Kwaak slips a jab and a cross from Funkyama.
A telegraphed right hand from Funkyama misses the target.
Nice shot by Funkyama.
Funkyama looks for a takedown but Kwaak sprawls well.
Funkyama throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kwaak counters with a low kick, right behind Funkyama 's knee.
Funkyama shoots in and drives through. Kwaak sprawls well.
Kwaak walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kwaak moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Funkyama throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Funkyama shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kwaak pinned against the cage. Kwaak gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Funkyama looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mega Funkyama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Funkyama throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kwaak counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Funkyama throws an off balance right hand
and Kwaak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the body from Funkyama misses
and Kwaak counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Funkyama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Funkyama misses with a left hand
and Kwaak counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kwaak feints and then cracks Funkyama's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Funkyama down.
Kwaak avoids the body shot from Funkyama.
Sam Kwaak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Funkyama connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big left from Funkyama misses.
Funkyama cracks Kwaak with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Funkyama shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kwaak with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Funkyama to score with a decent uppercut.
Funkyama closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kwaak circles away.
Funkyama throws an off balance right hand
and Kwaak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kwaak takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Funkyama moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Funkyama throws out a loose jab but Kwaak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Funkyama fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kwaak manages to avoid it.
Kwaak ducks under a wild hook from Funkyama.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kwaak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Funkyama gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kwaak makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Funkyama shoots in looking for a takedown. Kwaak tries to sprawl out of it but Funkyama keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kwaak manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Funkyama throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Funkyama throws a right and a left that both miss.
Funkyama tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kwaak sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Funkyama somewhat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kwaak gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mega Funkyama dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Funkyama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kwaak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Funkyama shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kwaak sprawls well. Kwaak wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Funkyama gets slowly back to his feet.
Funkyama misses with a left hand
and Kwaak counters with a nice uppercut.
Kwaak has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Funkyama scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Funkyama looks to land a right hand but Kwaak moved out of range.
No joy there for Funkyama, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Funkyama throws a shot from downtown. Kwaak moves away and avoids it.

Funkyama drives through with a takedown into Kwaak's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Funkyama missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Funkyama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kwaak keeping moving, preventing Funkyama from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwaak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kwaak is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Funkyama wants to pass the guard but Kwaak is keeping the position.
Funkyama stops Kwaak from standing up.
Funkyama working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama wants to pass the guard but Kwaak is keeping the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Funkyama takes a swing at Kwaak's ribcage but misses.
Kwaak staying out of range there.
Mega Funkyama is winning the standup battle so far.
Funkyama doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Funkyama shoots in for a double leg but Kwaak sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kwaak goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Funkyama scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Funkyama just misses with a punch to the body.
Funkyama just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Funkyama moves out of range of the body kick.
Kwaak misses with a head kick.
Kwaak moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Funkyama misses.
Funkyama rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kwaak counters with a thumping low kick.
A combination from Funkyama does no damage.
Funkyama fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mega Funkyama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Funkyama misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak catches Funkyama with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Funkyama fails to land with a series of punches.
Kwaak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Funkyama.
Funkyama slips a straight right by Kwaak.
Funkyama looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Funkyama ducks under a wild hook from Kwaak.
Funkyama throws an overhand right that lands on Kwaak's shoulder, as Kwaak tries to avoid the shot.
Kwaak looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Funkyama misses with a straight left.
Funkyama misses the body punch
and Kwaak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Funkyama waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kwaak.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mega Funkyama dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Funkyama shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kwaak counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Funkyama fails to land with a series of punches.
Funkyama just misses with a punch to the body.
Kwaak has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Funkyama misses with a lunging right hand
and Kwaak counters with a slapping leg kick.
Funkyama throws a right hand that misses
and Kwaak makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Funkyama really felt that one!
Funkyama with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kwaak counters with a stiff right hand.
Funkyama throws an off balance right hand

and Kwaak counters with a nice double leg into side control. Funkyama won't be happy with that.
Funkyama takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
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!
Funkyama prevents Kwaak from moving into mount.

Kwaak goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Funkyama has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kwaak but great work by Funkyama.
Who's going to make the next move?

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Kwaak's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Funkyama has knee on belly momentarily but Kwaak bucks him off and regains half guard.
Funkyama trying to pass the guard but Kwaak defending well.
Sam Kwaak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kwaak controlling the position well.
Funkyama throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Funkyama is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kwaak!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kwaak is looking to improve his position but Funkyama isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak is squirming around, avoiding Funkyama's attempts to control the action.
Kwaak is mounted but he's throwing punches.
Funkyama trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kwaak wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Funkyama.
Kwaak slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama looks to land a strike but Kwaak avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

Kwaak looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Funkyama passes into side control.
Kwaak avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Funkyama.
Funkyama wants to take a breather but Kwaak manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Funkyama.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Kwaak has an active guard here but Funkyama has managed to pass into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Kwaak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Funkyama has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mega Funkyama!
A relieved looking Mega Funkyama thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.