PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yunamuna Kumituki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hellek Matufoson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kumituki might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Motörhead - Killed By Death . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kumituki
vs
Matufoson

176 cm
21
186 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

185 cm
26
190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yunamuna Kumituki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hellek Matufoson !
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Matufoson .
Kumituki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Matufoson avoids the head kick by Kumituki.

Kumituki gets a clinch.
Matufoson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kumituki pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kumituki misses with an uppercut. Matufoson saw that one coming.
Matufoson misses with a leg kick

and Kumituki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kumituki.
Matufoson tries to circle away but Kumituki has him pinned against the cage.
Kumituki stalling the fight.

Kumituki manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kumituki has Matufoson pulled in close to control his posture.
Matufoson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kumituki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matufoson thows a big elbow that misses.
Matufoson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Matufoson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Matufoson is looking to work some ground and pound but Kumituki has wrist control.
Kumituki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Matufoson 's guard.

Matufoson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Kumituki avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kumituki slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Matufoson is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matufoson trying to control but Kumituki is working from the bottom.
Kumituki looking for a sweep. Not yet Kumituki, not yet.
Matufoson trying to control but Kumituki is working from the bottom.
Kumituki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Matufoson is one step ahead there.
Matufoson is looking to advance position but Kumituki has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matufoson regains half guard.
Matufoson is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Kumituki jumps into side control!
Kumituki remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Matufoson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Matufoson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Matufoson looks gassed!

Matufoson actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kumituki is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kumituki moves nicely into side control.
Matufoson is trying to improve his position.
Kumituki is putting a hurting on Matufoson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kumituki lands a decent elbow from side control.
Matufoson being controlled for a moment.
Kumituki is working Matufoson over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yunamuna Kumituki dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kumituki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kumituki checks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Matufoson .
Kumituki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Matufoson throws a leg kick

and Kumituki counters by clinching up.
Matufoson has Kumituki pressed against the cage, preventing Kumituki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Matufoson being controlled against the cage.
Matufoson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Matufoson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kumituki controls his hands.
Matufoson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kumituki is stalling here.
Matufoson has Kumituki pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kumituki manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Matufoson is trying to break free.

Matufoson manages to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumituki showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Matufoson is looking for a triangle here but Kumituki uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Matufoson is breathing heavily.
Kumituki taking a breather here.
Matufoson looking for a sweep but Kumituki has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Kumituki controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matufoson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Matufoson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kumituki sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matufoson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matufoson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Matufoson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kumituki raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kumituki looking to control and managing it successfully.
Matufoson is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kumituki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Matufoson working to try and regain half guard.
Kumituki controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yunamuna Kumituki 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!

Kumituki tries to clinch up.
Hellek Matufoson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kumituki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kumituki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kumituki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Matufoson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Matufoson fails to pull guard.
Matufoson tries to pull guard but Kumituki holds him up against the cage and eventually Matufoson drops back down to his feet.
Yunamuna Kumituki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hellek Matufoson .
Kumituki stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Matufoson jumps into guard, dragging Kumituki to the mat.

Matufoson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kumituki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Matufoson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kumituki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Matufoson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kumituki is aware though and is defending well.
Matufoson 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.
Kumituki showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Matufoson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kumituki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Matufoson can't keep his opponent in guard - Kumituki advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kumituki controlling the action here.
Kumituki frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Yunamuna Kumituki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kumituki prevents Matufoson from getting the reversal.
Kumituki controlling the position easily from mount.
Matufoson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumituki controlling the pace for now.
Matufoson is looking to get to half guard.
Kumituki controlling from mount.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kumituki seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Matufoson for as long as he can get away with.

We're going to have a standup here because Yunamuna Kumituki wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kumituki looks for the body kick but Matufoson saw that one coming.
Matufoson throws a leg kick
letting Kumituki counter with a right hand.
Matufoson thows a leg kick but Kumituki checks it
and Kumituki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Matufoson falls off balance throwing a combination

and Kumituki moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for Kumituki to work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yunamuna Kumituki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kumituki, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yunamuna Kumituki!