PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rusty Kuntz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaisafa Masoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masoe is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bang On by Boo Yaa Tribe. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Kuntz
vs
Masoe

195 cm
29
270 lbs
25 - 7 - 0

177 cm
31
277 lbs
24 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Cutthroat

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rusty Kuntz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Gaisafa Masoe!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuntz swings for the body but Masoe moves out of range.
Kuntz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kuntz avoids the head kick by Masoe.
Kuntz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Masoe tries to clinch up but Kuntz circles away and keeps his distance.
Kuntz misses with the body kick
and Masoe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kuntz misses the jab.
Masoe misses with a straight left.
A big left from Kuntz misses.
Kuntz misses with a double jab.
Masoe throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuntz.
Masoe moves out of range of the body kick from Kuntz.
Masoe throws a leg kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Masoe misses.
Kuntz moves out of range of the body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Masoe misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masoe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Masoe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Masoe misses with an uppercut.
Masoe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kuntz counters with a series of strikes. Masoe will be more careful next time no doubt.
Masoe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kuntz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuntz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Masoe.
Kuntz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Masoe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuntz.
Masoe ducks under a wild hook from Kuntz.
Kuntz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kuntz swats away the attempt to clinch by Masoe.
Kuntz connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuntz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Masoe.
Kuntz misses with the body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kuntz throws a solid leg kick but Masoe takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kuntz.
Kuntz punishes Masoe's body with a nice straight punch.
Kuntz throws a body punch but Masoe moves out of range.
Masoe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kuntz scores with a head kick. Masoe tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kuntz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kuntz lands a two punch combo.
Kuntz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Masoe.

Masoe drives through and clinches with Kuntz against the cage.
Masoe scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Masoe.
Nice body punch from Masoe.
Kuntz is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masoe landing knees to the body.
Masoe slows down the pace here.
Masoe continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Kuntz trying to stall but Masoe improves his position.
Masoe tries to work over Kuntz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Masoe throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Masoe.
Masoe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kuntz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Masoe throws a head punch that misses.
Masoe misses with a body punch.
Masoe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kuntz backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kuntz manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Kuntz.
Masoe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Masoe throws a quick inside leg kick.

Masoe drives through and clinches with Kuntz against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Masoe.
Masoe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kuntz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Masoe content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Masoe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Masoe cracks Kuntz with a nice body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masoe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuntz's elbow.
A short right from Masoe on the inside.
Kuntz tries to circle away but Masoe has him pinned against the cage.
Masoe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kuntz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Masoe manages to avoid it.
Kuntz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Masoe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Masoe throws a low kick, looking for Kuntz's leg but Kuntz calmly moves out of range.
Kuntz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Masoe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kuntz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Masoe throws a jab when Kuntz was well out of range.
Kuntz lands with a straight right. Masoe didn't see that one coming.
A low kick from Kuntz misses
and Masoe counters with a nice leg kick.
Masoe feints and then cracks Kuntz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kuntz down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masoe scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Masoe closes the distance and pushes Kuntz back into the cage.
Masoe has Kuntz pushed against the cage.
Masoe lands an uppercut.
Kuntz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Masoe.
Masoe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Masoe tries a body shot but Kuntz blocks it.
Masoe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Masoe pushes Kuntz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Masoe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masoe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kuntz avoids the elbow strike from Masoe, against the cage.
Masoe struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuntz controls his hands.
Masoe stalls.
Masoe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Masoe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kuntz misses with a punch to the body.
Masoe stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masoe misses with a body punch.
Masoe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Masoe tries to land a knee to the head but Kuntz blocks with his arms.
Masoe throws an elbow but it misses.

Kuntz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Masoe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Masoe misses with a low kick.
A left lands for Kuntz.
Masoe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Masoe.
Kuntz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Masoe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kuntz to score with a decent uppercut.
Gaisafa Masoe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kuntz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuntz throws a right hand that misses
and Masoe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Masoe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kuntz as Masoe tries to tie him up.
Masoe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Masoe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kuntz struggles to land a body shot inside as Masoe controls his hands.
Masoe pushes Kuntz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuntz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Masoe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Masoe pressing his opponent against the cage.
Masoe misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masoe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gaisafa Masoe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Masoe working Kuntz over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Masoe.
A short uppercut from Masoe.
Masoe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Masoe.
Masoe is trying to stall.
Masoe throws an elbow but it misses.
Come on Masoe - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Masoe lands with a short shot to the head.
Masoe's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masoe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Masoe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaisafa Masoe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Masoe throws a head kick but Kuntz moves out of range.
Masoe throws a leg kick but Kuntz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Masoe blocks a head kick by Kuntz.
Masoe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kuntz tests Masoe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kuntz thows a body kick. Masoe tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Masoe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Masoe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Masoe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Masoe moves out of range of the strikes.
Masoe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuntz.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Masoe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuntz moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Masoe misses.
Masoe drops his hands momentarily and Kuntz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kuntz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A jab from Masoe does it's job there.
Masoe connects with a crisp jab.
Rusty Kuntz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masoe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Masoe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kuntz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Masoe misses with a hook.
Masoe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kuntz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Masoe tries to clinch up.
Kuntz throws a right hand that misses

and Masoe moves into the clinch.
Masoe is trying to maintain a safe position but Kuntz gets an underhook and turns Masoe into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuntz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Masoe lands with a left to the head.
Kuntz is trying to maintain a safe position but Masoe gets an underhook and turns Kuntz into the cage.
Masoe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Rusty Kuntz has been cut.
Kuntz tries a body shot but Masoe blocks it.
Kuntz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kuntz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Masoe misses with an elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Masoe.
Masoe presses Kuntz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Masoe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Masoe.
A short uppercut from Masoe.
Kuntz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kuntz misses with some punches.
Masoe misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masoe tries to throw a body punch but Kuntz avoids it by throwing Masoe back against the cage.
Kuntz tries to circle away but Masoe has him pinned against the cage.
Kuntz being controlled against the cage.
Masoe landing knees to the head.
Kuntz has a couple of punches blocked by Masoe.
Kuntz wants to break free but Masoe has control.
Masoe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kuntz or not.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kuntz misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Masoe misses with a body punch.

Kuntz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuntz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Masoe tenderised Kuntz's leg. Kuntz is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masoe slips a straight right by Kuntz.
Kuntz misses the jab.
Masoe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Masoe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Masoe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kuntz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Masoe.
Masoe is looking to chop away at Kuntz's legs.
Masoe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kuntz.
Masoe throws a nice looking combination but Kuntz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masoe throws a nice looking combination but Kuntz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kuntz just misses with a punch to the body.
Masoe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaisafa Masoe really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rusty Kuntz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kuntz throws a right hand that misses
and Masoe counters with a nice body kick.
Kuntz is looking to land body kicks.
Masoe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kuntz walks into a jab.
Masoe misses with a head kick.
Masoe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kuntz.
Kuntz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Masoe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kuntz cracks Masoe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Masoe ducks under a wild hook from Kuntz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masoe blocks a jab.
Kuntz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Masoe's head.
Kuntz staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuntz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kuntz moves out of range of the body kick.
Masoe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kuntz.
Masoe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuntz throws out the jab.
Kuntz lands a nice looking body shot.
Kuntz misses with a series of wild punches.
Kuntz connects with a leg kick. Masoe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Masoe thows a body kick. Kuntz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kuntz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kuntz throws the left hand but Masoe avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masoe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Masoe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A clash of legs there as Kuntz blocks the low kick.
Masoe blocks a head kick by Kuntz.
Kuntz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kuntz clobbers Masoe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Masoe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kuntz.
Kuntz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kuntz misses with a low kick.
Masoe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kuntz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kuntz misses with a hook. Masoe ducked under it nicely.
Masoe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuntz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Masoe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Masoe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Masoe misses with a head kick.
Nice shot lands for Kuntz.
A right-left combo lands from Kuntz.
Kuntz keeps the fight on the outside.
Kuntz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kuntz misses with a head kick.
Masoe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuntz.
Masoe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kuntz circles away quickly and effectively.
Kuntz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kuntz scores with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuntz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Masoe loads up on a big right hand but Kuntz slips the punch.
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!
Kuntz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Masoe counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kuntz connects with an inside leg kick.
Kuntz throws a leg kick that misses.
Kuntz's corner calls for a 1-2. Kuntz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kuntz misses with a few strikes there.
Masoe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kuntz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Masoe moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Masoe.
Masoe misses with a low kick.
Kuntz throws a push kick but Masoe slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Rusty Kuntz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rusty Kuntz's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kuntz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kuntz loads up on a big right hand but Masoe slips the punch.
Masoe checks the leg kick.
Masoe throws a lazy uppercut
and Kuntz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Masoe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kuntz is out of range and Masoe settles back down.
Kuntz scores with a decent looking hook.
Kuntz stuns Masoe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kuntz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Masoe scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kuntz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kuntz misses with a right hand
and Masoe counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kuntz's knee momentarily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuntz misses with a wild body shot.
Masoe misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Masoe, as that shot connected.
Kuntz moves out of range as Masoe strikes.
Masoe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Masoe throws a leg kick
and Masoe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Masoe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kuntz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Masoe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Masoe feints and then cracks Kuntz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kuntz down.
Masoe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice uppercut there from Masoe.
Kuntz throws a body punch but Masoe moves out of range.
Kuntz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A punch lands to the side of Masoe 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kuntz, right into the meat.
A jab from Kuntz misses.

Masoe gets a clinch.

Kuntz breaks the clinch.
Masoe ducks under a wild hook from Kuntz.
Kuntz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuntz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Masoe walks into a jab.
Kuntz throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Masoe misses.
Masoe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kuntz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kuntz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuntz misses with the combination.
Kuntz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Masoe moves out of range of the body kick from Kuntz.
Kuntz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rusty Kuntz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kuntz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Masoe throws an overhand right that lands on Kuntz's shoulder, as Kuntz tries to avoid the shot.
Masoe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuntz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kuntz scores with a leg kick.
Kuntz misses with a leg kick.
Masoe slips a jab from Kuntz.
Kuntz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masoe connects with a right hand. Kuntz shakes it off.
Masoe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuntz.
Masoe scores with a kick to the midsection.
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!
Masoe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuntz manages to avoid it.
Masoe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That kick from Masoe tenderised Kuntz's leg. Kuntz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kuntz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Masoe. Masoe obviously looking to wear him down.
Masoe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Masoe with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donk. Masoe catches Kuntz right on the button with a cross.
Kuntz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Masoe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kuntz's calf.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gaisafa Masoe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Masoe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 46:49
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 46:49
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaisafa Masoe!
Gaisafa Masoe is the new heavyweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Gaisafa Masoe waved his t-shirt featuring Hilo Clothing Co **Laundry 3% fee**'s logo in front of the cameras.