PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauri Kunnas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kunnas comes to the cage accompanied by Jumal x10 Lavis - Jeesus. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Kunnas
vs
Sanchez

205 cm
30
270 lbs
21 - 8 - 1

190 cm
24
280 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Granite chin

[CBK] The Smashwear Corporation

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 21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauri Kunnas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pedro Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kunnas connects with a solid leg kick.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Kunnas.
Kunnas scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sanchez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sanchez misses with a left hand
and Kunnas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sanchez misses with a right hand
letting Kunnas counter with a right hand.
Sanchez misses with a lunging right hand
and Kunnas counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sanchez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kunnas was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez dives in and grabs Kunnas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kunnas pushes down on Sanchez's head and hops out.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut
and Kunnas counters with an inside leg kick.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Kunnas.
Sanchez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sanchez misses with a hook
and Kunnas counters with a nice leg kick.
Sanchez doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Kunnas counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sanchez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kunnas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kunnas slips a straight right by Sanchez.
Sanchez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kunnas.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sanchez on the side of the head.
Kunnas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Donk. Kunnas catches Sanchez right on the button with a cross.
Kunnas throws a leg kick
and Sanchez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kunnas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Kunnas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kunnas is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kunnas walks into a stiff left hand from Sanchez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kunnas - that will leave a mark!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kunnas misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
Kunnas is looking to slow Sanchez down with leg kicks.
Kunnas lands a leg kick that knocks Sanchez off balance momentarily.
Kunnas lands with a kick to the temple. Sanchez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kunnas.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kunnas connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Pedro Sanchez has been cut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kunnas obliges.
Sanchez looks gassed!
A right handed body shot lands from Kunnas.
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!
Kunnas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanchez's face.
Kunnas dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kunnas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kunnas misses with a knee strike.
Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but Kunnas uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kunnas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kunnas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kunnas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kunnas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanchez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kunnas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kunnas lands a hook that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Sanchez working aggressively here.
Kunnas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kunnas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kunnas landing knees to the head.
Kunnas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sanchez's defenses.

Kunnas breaks from the clinch.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez misses with a left hand
and Kunnas counters with a thumping low kick.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas cracks the inside of Sanchez's front leg.
Kunnas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on Kunnas's shoulder, as Kunnas tries to avoid the shot.
Sanchez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sanchez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kunnas counters with a left to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kunnas.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to clinch.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kunnas defends it nicely.
Mauri Kunnas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Sanchez.
Sanchez moves in looking to clinch but Kunnas pushes him off.
Sanchez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Sanchez closes the distance but Kunnas moves to the side
and Kunnas counters with a left to the body.
Sanchez is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kunnas is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Sanchez.
Kunnas throws a head kick that half lands.
Mauri Kunnas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kunnas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sanchez scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab by Kunnas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauri Kunnas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Sanchez's cut.
That's time! Kunnas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kunnas scoring well with a low kick there.
Kunnas throws a body kick that misses.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Kunnas is just out of range.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Kunnas rushes Sanchez and presses him up against the cage.
Kunnas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kunnas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sanchez is trying to maintain a safe position but Kunnas gets an underhook and turns Sanchez into the cage.

Kunnas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mauri Kunnas is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunnas throws a head kick that misses.
Kunnas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sanchez's calf.

Kunnas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sanchez is trying to pull guard but Kunnas has him pressed against the cage.
Kunnas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanchez's face.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Sanchez avoids the elbow strike from Kunnas, against the cage.
Sanchez throws a head punch that misses.
Kunnas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kunnas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kunnas lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Kunnas.
Kunnas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kunnas with a knee to the head.
Kunnas tries to land a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks with his arms.
Kunnas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kunnas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanchez's face.

That has opened up Pedro Sanchez's cut even more.
A short uppercut from Kunnas.
Kunnas lands a nice elbow.
Kunnas lands a shot to the body.

Kunnas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kunnas lands a head kick!
Kunnas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas cracks the inside of Sanchez's front leg.
Kunnas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sanchez in his tracks.

Sanchez gets the takedown into side control.
Sanchez tries to move to mount but Kunnas blocks the move with his legs.

Sanchez tries for a kimura but Kunnas is defending well.
Kunnas tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sanchez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kunnas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sanchez on the ground.

Sanchez goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kunnas rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sanchez's guard! Nice work there by Kunnas!

Sanchez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Sanchez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kunnas postures up and lands a big shot to Sanchez's brow.

Sanchez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kunnas wants to stand but Sanchez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kunnas controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Kunnas from controlling successfully.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Mauri Kunnas has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Kunnas closes the distance and clinches.
Sanchez misses with the head strike.
Kunnas blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas crunches a lovely knee into Sanchez's ribcage.
A short right from Kunnas on the inside.
Sanchez takes a knee right on the jaw!

The cut above Pedro Sanchez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kunnas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kunnas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kunnas looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Sanchez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kunnas lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kunnas is keeping busy.
Kunnas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kunnas with a knee to the head.

Kunnas manages to break the clinch.
Kunnas lands a head shot.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kunnas scores with a decent looking hook.

Pedro Sanchez's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kunnas connects with a leg kick. Sanchez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kunnas as he avoids it easily.
Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Sanchez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pedro Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas with a jab.
Sanchez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sanchez shoots for a takedown but Kunnas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mauri Kunnas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Sanchez.
A slow jab from Sanchez misses its intended target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A good leg kick by Kunnas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauri Kunnas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Sanchez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Kunnas pushes Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.
Mauri Kunnas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kunnas stalling in the clinch but Sanchez improves position.
Sanchez working aggressively here.
Sanchez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Kunnas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanchez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kunnas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sanchez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kunnas.
Sanchez slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a lazy uppercut
and Kunnas counters with a big head kick but Sanchez shrugs it off.
Sanchez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kunnas counters with a good low kick that Sanchez was not able to check.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kunnas.

Sanchez shoots in and gets a takedown into Kunnas's guard.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanchez is looking to advance position but Kunnas has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Sanchez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas controlling his opponent.
Sanchez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kunnas content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kunnas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sanchez is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez can't escape the position.
Kunnas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kunnas looking to control but Sanchez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kunnas looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kunnas looking to control but Sanchez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Mauri Kunnas has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanchez. That did some damage!
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kunnas tried to score with a low kick but Sanchez checks it.
Kunnas scores with a shot to the body.
Kunnas lands an overhand right.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a lazy uppercut
and Kunnas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sanchez throws a right hand that misses
and Kunnas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sanchez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kunnas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kunnas. That's going to slow Sanchez down.
Kunnas slips a jab from Sanchez.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kunnas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Kunnas lands a right hook to the body.
Kunnas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kunnas moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchez is looking to clinch but Kunnas is avoiding it.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sanchez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kunnas counters with a right hand to the body.
Sanchez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kunnas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Kunnas.
Kunnas throws a big shot that misses.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sanchez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kunnas 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.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Sanchez misses with a body punch
and Kunnas counters with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Kunnas misses.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sanchez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kunnas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kunnas connects with a solid leg kick.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kunnas was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kunnas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mauri Kunnas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kunnas, 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Mauri Kunnas!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Mauri Kunnas!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Mauri Kunnas!

Mauri Kunnas wins by unanimous decision!