PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Muraki Tunamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pikku Kakkipylly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pikku Kakkipylly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tunamoto
vs
Kakkipylly

180 cm
39
194 lbs
31 - 30 - 0

190 cm
36
194 lbs
27 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Muraki Tunamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pikku Kakkipylly!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tunamoto misses with a body kick.
Tunamoto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kakkipylly does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Tunamoto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tunamoto has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kakkipylly misses with an elbow over the top.

Tunamoto breaks the clinch.
Tunamoto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kakkipylly wants to counter the offense by Tunamoto and move into the clinch position.
Tunamoto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kakkipylly tries a head kick but it misses.
Kakkipylly tried to score with a low kick but Tunamoto checks it.
Kakkipylly takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tunamoto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Kakkipylly moves into the clinch.
Tunamoto managing to block the knees to the body from Kakkipylly.

Kakkipylly breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kakkipylly tries to clinch up but Tunamoto circles away and keeps his distance.

Tunamoto darts in and clinches Kakkipylly up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tunamoto.

Kakkipylly breaks the clinch.
Muraki Tunamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kakkipylly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tunamoto moves out of range of the body kick from Kakkipylly.
It looked like Tunamoto was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kakkipylly misses with a body kick.
Tunamoto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kakkipylly raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kakkipylly throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tunamoto checks the leg kick.

Tunamoto closes the distance and clinches.
Tunamoto is working Kakkipylly over against the cage.
Kakkipylly wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tunamoto avoiding damage as Kakkipylly throws knees to the body.
Tunamoto avoiding damage as Kakkipylly throws knees to the body.
Kakkipylly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kakkipylly misses with an elbow over the top.
Kakkipylly avoids a wild elbow strike from Tunamoto.
Tunamoto blocks an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tunamoto manages to break the clinch.

Tunamoto instigates a clinch.
Kakkipylly working hard to break the clinch.
Tunamoto has Kakkipylly pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Tunamoto fails to land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tunamoto.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tunamoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kakkipylly misses with an elbow over the top.
Tunamoto lands a shot to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tunamoto's defenses.
A frustrated look appears on Tunamoto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tunamoto blocks an elbow strike.
Tunamoto dodges an elbow strike from Kakkipylly.
Tunamoto lands a hook that snaps the head of Kakkipylly backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Tunamoto fails to land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kakkipylly throws an elbow but misses.
Tunamoto pushes Kakkipylly back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto avoids the elbow strike from Kakkipylly, against the cage.
Tunamoto lands a nice elbow.
Tunamoto pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tunamoto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Tunamoto breaks the clinch.
Tunamoto lands with a nice body punch.
A head kick from Kakkipylly lands but Tunamoto takes it in his stride.
Kakkipylly tries to close the distance and clinch but Tunamoto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tunamoto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kakkipylly.
Tunamoto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly misses with a head kick.

Kakkipylly clinches up against the cage.
Kakkipylly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tunamoto is defending well for now.
Kakkipylly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tunamoto.
A left hand lands to the body for Tunamoto.
Kakkipylly looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tunamoto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tunamoto.
Kakkipylly misses with a kick to the body
and Tunamoto counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kakkipylly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As Kakkipylly looks to move away, Tunamoto throws a big counter combo but Kakkipylly just gets out of the way.

Tunamoto gets a clinch.
Nice elbow from Kakkipylly.
A nice left hand lands by Tunamoto.
Kakkipylly is trying to break free.
Tunamoto looking to slow down the pace here.
Kakkipylly avoiding damage as Tunamoto throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Tunamoto - that landed with a thud.
Tunamoto misses with an elbow strike.
Tunamoto blocks the elbow strike.
Tunamoto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kakkipylly is trying to push Tunamoto away but Tunamoto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tunamoto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Tunamoto - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Muraki Tunamoto dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kakkipylly does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kakkipylly in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Tunamoto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kakkipylly is out of range and Tunamoto settles back down.
Tunamoto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kakkipylly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tunamoto appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

Tunamoto darts in and clinches Kakkipylly up against the cage.
Kakkipylly misses with an elbow strike.

Tunamoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Tunamoto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tunamoto avoiding damage as Kakkipylly throws knees to the body.
Tunamoto stalling in the clinch.
Tunamoto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakkipylly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tunamoto avoids it.
Kakkipylly prevents a body shot from Tunamoto.
Kakkipylly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tunamoto pushes off an throws an elbow but Kakkipylly leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kakkipylly lands a nice elbow.

Kakkipylly manages to break the clinch.
Kakkipylly moves out of range as Tunamoto throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tunamoto instigates a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Tunamoto.

Kakkipylly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kakkipylly tries to land a front kick but Tunamoto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
As Kakkipylly looks to move away, Tunamoto throws a big counter combo but Kakkipylly just gets out of the way.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kakkipylly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kakkipylly is breathing heavily.
Kakkipylly throws a sloppy head kick and Tunamoto moves out of range easily.
Tunamoto fails to land with a series of punches.
Kakkipylly throws a body kick that misses.
Nice cross by Tunamoto.
Tunamoto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kakkipylly. That did some damage!
Kakkipylly tries to land a leg kick but Tunamoto saw it coming and moves away.
Tunamoto misses with a two punch combination.
Kakkipylly appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kakkipylly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tunamoto feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Kakkipylly crashing to the mat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Muraki Tunamoto!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Muraki Tunamoto made sure he mentioned GREEN!160, along with how happy he was to win his fight.