PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Uno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Kumar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uno's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, L.L Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out. On his way into the cage it seems that Chris Uno has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Chris Uno seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Uno
vs
Kumar

186 cm
21
188 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

184 cm
22
188 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Lone Wolf Fight Gear

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Uno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harold Kumar!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kumar tries to close the distance and clinch but Uno swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Uno rushes Kumar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Uno breaks from the clinch.
Kumar swinging wilding here.
Kumar blocks a jab.
Uno throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kumar lands a jab to the head.
Nice shot lands for Kumar.
Kumar looks to clinch

and Uno counters by moving into the clinch.
Uno looking to throw knees to the head but Kumar is blocking nicely.
Uno misses with a knee to the head.

Uno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Uno wants to clinch.
Kumar lands a two punch combo.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kumar!
Uno showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kumar.
Kumar doesn't manage to clinch there - Uno circles away.
Kumar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Uno moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Uno fails with an attempt to clinch.
Uno tries to close the distance and clinch but Kumar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kumar tries to clinch but Uno is having none of it.
Uno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kumar paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uno scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Uno is breathing heavily.
Kumar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kumar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kumar lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kumar tries to clinch up but Uno circles away and keeps his distance.
Uno is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kumar.

Kumar tries to keep at a distance but Uno has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kumar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Uno backwards.
Kumar wants to get back to striking at distance but Uno won't allow it.
Uno throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kumar blocks it with crossed arms.
Uno is trying to break the clinch but Kumar has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kumar.
Uno wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kumar is looking to break free of the clinch but Uno has double underhooks.
Uno has had enough of the clinch but Kumar keeps him there for the moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kumar.
Uno wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kumar is trying to break the clinch but Uno has him pressed against the cage.
Kumar is trying to break free.
Kumar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Uno backwards.
Kumar is looking to break free of the clinch but Uno has double underhooks.
Uno throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kumar blocks it with crossed arms.
Kumar can't break the clinch.
Kumar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Uno prevents Kumar from breaking the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kumar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uno prevents Kumar from breaking the clinch.

Kumar breaks the clinch.
Kumar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Uno moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Uno tries to keep at a distance but Kumar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kumar prevents Uno from breaking the clinch.
Uno managing to block the knees to the body from Kumar.
Stalling in the clinch from Kumar.
A right handed body shot lands from Kumar.

Kumar breaks the clinch.
Uno misses with a two punch combination.

Kumar has managed to clinch.

Uno manages to break the clinch.
Uno wants to clinch
and Kumar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Uno is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Kumar tries to keep at a distance but Uno has taken the fight into the clinch.
Uno throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kumar blocks it with crossed arms.
Uno tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Uno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chris Uno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kumar keeps the fight on the outside.
Kumar swats away the attempt to clinch by Uno.
Uno tries to bum rush Kumar with a series of wild strikes but Kumar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumar clinches but Uno breaks the clinch

and Uno counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kumar is trying to break the clinch but Uno has him pressed against the cage.

Uno breaks the clinch.
Uno is looking to clinch.
Uno misses with a left hand

and Kumar counters by moving into the clinch.
Kumar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kumar wants to break the clinch but can't.

Uno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Uno wants to clinch up but Kumar keeps it at a distance.
Kumar 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.
Kumar closes the distance looking to clinch

and Uno counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Uno.
Uno tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kumar pushes off an throws an elbow but Uno leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kumar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kumar is looking to break free of the clinch but Uno has double underhooks.
Uno tries to land a knee to the head but Kumar blocks with his arms.
Kumar wants to get back to striking at distance but Uno won't allow it.
Kumar lands a right hand.
Uno throws a knee to the head but misses.
Uno keeps control of Kumar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Uno tries a knee to the head but Kumar blocks it.
Kumar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kumar swats away the attempt to clinch by Uno.
Uno circles away from the clinch attempt.

Kumar rushes Uno and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kumar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kumar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kumar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Uno keeps control of Kumar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Uno can't break the clinch.
Uno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kumar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A shot in the inside from Kumar.

Uno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Uno tries to clinch but Kumar moves away
and Kumar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kumar tries to clinch up.

Uno closes the distance and clinches.

Uno breaks from the clinch.
Kumar slips under a jab.
Uno tries to clinch but Kumar is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uno tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kumar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kumar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Uno throws a series of punches but Kumar moves out of range.

Uno pushes Kumar up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harold Kumar dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Uno misses with a combination
letting Kumar counter with a right hand.
Kumar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Chris Uno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Uno tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kumar tries a head kick but it misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Kumar scores with a four punch combination!

Kumar pushes Uno up against the cage in a clinch.
Kumar can't break the clinch.

Uno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kumar throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kumar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Uno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kumar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Uno explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Uno clinches with his opponent.
Kumar landing knees to the head.
Kumar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kumar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Uno breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Uno fails with an attempt to clinch.
Uno closes the distance but Kumar moves to the side

and Kumar counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kumar manages to break the clinch.

Kumar darts in and clinches Uno up against the cage.
Kumar wants to get back to striking at distance but Uno won't allow it.
Uno is looking to break free of the clinch but Kumar has double underhooks.

Uno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harold Kumar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Uno looks to clinch
and Kumar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kumar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kumar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kumar lands a two punch combo.

Kumar closes the distance and clinches.
Kumar is trying to break free.
Uno tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kumar is trying to break the clinch but Uno has him pressed against the cage.
Kumar is trying to break free.
Uno is trying to break free.
Uno 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.
Kumar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kumar lands an uppercut.
Uno wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kumar tries to break the clinch but Uno is controlling the position.
Kumar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Uno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kumar tries to clinch but Uno is having none of it.
Uno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Uno lands a high kick to the side of Kumar's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Uno dives into guard, looking to finish.

Kumar is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Uno gets to his feet - Kumar follows without any prompting.
Kumar is still on wobbly legs! Can Uno finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uno swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Kumar counters by clinching up.

Uno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kumar seems to have recovered his senses.

Kumar closes the distance and clinches.

Uno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Uno wants to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kumar.
Uno darts in trying to clinch

and Kumar counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kumar.

Uno breaks from the clinch.

Kumar closes the distance and clinches.
Kumar can't break the clinch.
Uno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kumar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Uno breaks from the clinch.
Kumar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kumar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kumar stalks Uno and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Uno's face. Uno staggers backwards, shaken.

Kumar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Uno with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Uno manages to break the clinch.
Uno looks to land a combination but Kumar avoids it well.
Uno tries to clinch but Kumar is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Uno wants to clinch

and Kumar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Uno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Uno throws an overhand right that lands on Kumar's shoulder, as Kumar tries to avoid the shot.
Uno fails in his attempt to clinch.
Uno tries to bum rush Kumar with a series of wild strikes but Kumar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Uno rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kumar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Kumar clinches up against the cage.
Uno tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Uno wants to get back to striking at distance but Kumar won't allow it.
Kumar wants to get back to striking at distance but Uno won't allow it.
Uno tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Uno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Uno circles away from the clinch attempt.
Uno wants to clinch.
Uno misses with a two punch combination.
Kumar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Uno will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A punch combination from Uno misses.
Kumar doesn't manage to clinch there - Uno circles away.
Uno is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Kumar closes the distance and clinches.

Uno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kumar lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Uno tries to clinch up but Kumar circles away and keeps his distance.
Kumar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Uno tries to close the distance and clinch but Kumar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kumar closes the distance looking to clinch

and Uno holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kumar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Uno has him pressed against the cage.

Kumar breaks from the clinch.

Kumar pushes Uno up against the cage in a clinch.
Uno keeps control of Kumar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Uno wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kumar has him pressed against the cage.
Kumar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kumar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kumar is looking to break free of the clinch but Uno has double underhooks.

Uno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kumar closes the distance and lands a one-two.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Uno looks to clinch

and Kumar counters by moving into the clinch.
Uno misses with a knee to the head.

Uno breaks from the clinch.
Kumar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Uno moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Uno gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kumar wants to get back to striking at distance but Uno won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Harold Kumar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Uno moves out of range of the body kick from Kumar.
Kumar wants to clinch up but Uno keeps it at a distance.
Kumar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kumar tries to clinch there but Uno circles away.
Uno throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kumar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Uno throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Uno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kumar scores with a three punch combo!
Kumar looks to land a combination but Uno avoids it well.
Kumar misses with a series of wild punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kumar.
Kumar looks to clinch
and Uno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Uno takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kumar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kumar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Kumar takes the fight into the clinch.
Kumar lands a left hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Uno tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Kumar manages to break the clinch.
Kumar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Uno paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Kumar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Uno throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uno missing with a left hand there. Kumar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Uno swings widly with a right hand
and Kumar counters with a series of strikes. Uno will be more careful next time no doubt.
Uno tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kumar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Uno lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kumar backs up against the cage.
Uno looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Uno will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Kumar misses.
Kumar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Uno throws a combination that misses

and Kumar counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Uno blocks an elbow strike from Kumar.
Uno wants to get back to striking at distance but Kumar won't allow it.
Uno prevents Kumar from breaking the clinch.
Kumar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kumar is trying to stall.
Uno tries to break the clinch but Kumar is controlling the position.
Kumar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Uno with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kumar pressing his opponent against the cage.

Uno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kumar is working the combinations to good effect here.
Uno tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kumar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Uno fails to land with a series of punches.
Kumar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uno.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uno circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kumar tries to clinch up

and Uno moves into the clinch.
Uno blocks an elbow strike from Kumar.
Kumar tries to break the clinch but Uno is controlling the position.

Kumar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Uno throws a series of punches but Kumar moves out of range.
Uno is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kumar wants to clinch but Uno slips to the side

and Uno counters by clinching up.

Uno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kumar throws a sloppy head kick and Uno moves out of range easily.

Uno clinches up with Kumar and pushes him back against the cage.

Uno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Uno fails to land with a series of punches.

Kumar forces Uno back against the cage and clinches.

Uno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Kumar pushes Uno up against the cage in a clinch.

Uno breaks the clinch.
Kumar throws a combination. Uno tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kumar fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Kumar misses.
Kumar throws a good cross that connects.
Kumar tries to clinch but Uno moves out of range.
Kumar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kumar throws a series of strikes that have Uno backpedaling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumar throws a head kick that misses.
Kumar misses with a series of wild punches.
Uno tries to clinch up but Kumar circles away and keeps his distance.
Kumar tries to close the distance and clinch but Uno swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Uno looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Uno looks to clinch
and Kumar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kumar circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Kumar to counter with a crisp jab.
Kumar tries to clinch up.
Uno closes the distance but Kumar moves to the side
and Kumar counters with a nice uppercut.
Uno slips a jab and a cross from Kumar.
Uno darts in trying to clinch
and Kumar counters with a stiff right hand.

Uno moves into the clinch.
Kumar can't find room to land a body shot as Uno controls the action.
Uno looking to throw knees to the head but Kumar is blocking nicely.

Uno breaks from the clinch.
Uno keeps the fight on the outside.
Uno has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kumar doesn't manage to clinch there - Uno circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kumar moves into the clinch.
Uno connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kumar's face.
Uno with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harold Kumar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Uno breaks from the clinch.
Kumar tries to clinch up.
Uno tries to clinch up but Kumar circles away and keeps his distance.
Uno is looking to clinch but Kumar is avoiding it.
Kumar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Uno closes the distance and clinches.
Kumar wants to break the clinch but can't.

Uno breaks from the clinch.

Uno gets a clinch.
Kumar looking to stall.
Uno with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kumar lands with a left to the head.
Kumar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kumar throws an elbow that misses.
Kumar wants to get back to striking at distance but Uno won't allow it.
Chris Uno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kumar will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Uno up against the cage.
Uno with a knee to the head.
Kumar pushes Uno back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kumar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Uno has him pressed against the cage.
Uno throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kumar blocks it with crossed arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Harold Kumar.
I've got Kumar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harold Kumar!