PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salomon Mukunzi (ranked 4697 p4p, 25349 weight class) and Jism Facial (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mukunzi
vs
Facial

178 cm
18
204
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
213
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Salomon Mukunzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jism Facial!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Facial moves away from the strike by Mukunzi.
Mukunzi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

It looks like Salomon Mukunzi has been cut.
Mukunzi loads up on a big right hand but Facial slips the punch.
Facial uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mukunzi.
Good exchange - Facial coming out on top.
Mukunzi throws a leg kick that misses.
Facial fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Facial lands with a good body shot.
Facial keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mukunzi.
Mukunzi throws a lazy right hand but Facial sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Facial appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mukunzi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Good exchange - Facial coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Mukunzi misses its intended target.

Facial sends Mukunzi crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Facial is motioning to the referee to let Mukunzi up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Mukunzi is rocked!

Facial gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Facial is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Mukunzi can't fight it off and eventually Facial manages to take the fight to the floor. Mukunzi looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Facial stands up from Mukunzi's guard - Facial perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Facial drops Mukunzi with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Mukunzi looks back up at him and smiles so Facial waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Mukunzi just misses with a punch to the body.
Mukunzi throws a series of punches but Facial moves out of range.
Mukunzi throws a looping overhand right but Facial ducks down to avoid it.
Facial has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mukunzi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A punch lands to the side of Mukunzi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Facial uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mukunzi.
Facial is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Facial wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mukunzi is breathing heavily.
Facial scores with a shot to the body.
Facial scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice jab there from Facial.
Oh Mukunzi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Facial throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mukunzi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mukunzi seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Facial lands a big right hand that sends Mukunzi crashing to the mat! Facial stays standing though and waves Mukunzi back to his feet!
Mukunzi circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Facial. Mukunzi falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jism Facial!
After winning the bout, Jism Facial thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.