PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Salomon Mukunzi (ranked 1898 p4p, 2370 weight class) and Edward Grubbs (ranked 278 p4p, 338 weight class). Mukunzi's entrance music is All We Got - Chance The Rapper. A fine choice. Salomon Mukunzi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mukunzi
vs
Grubbs

178 cm
22
197
3 - 2 - 0

183 cm
22
195
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 3 - 2 - 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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edward Grubbs!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mukunzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Grubbs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A counter left hand to the body from Mukunzi misses its target.
Mukunzi swings for the body but Grubbs moves out of range.
Mukunzi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grubbs was well out of range. Poor timing from Mukunzi.
Mukunzi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grubbs.
Mukunzi misses with a body shot.
Grubbs moves into range and connects with a jab.
Grubbs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mukunzi is looking to wear down Grubbs with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Grubbs throws a series of punches but Mukunzi avoids them all with ease.
Mukunzi cracks a nice hook into Grubbs's ribs.
Mukunzi misses with a body shot.
Grubbs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grubbs scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Grubbs catches Mukunzi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mukunzi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grubbs.
Mukunzi just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mukunzi. Grubbs does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mukunzi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mukunzi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mukunzi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grubbs darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've been told by Mukunzi's head coaches at Xtreme Black House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Grubbs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mukunzi looks to score with a jab to the body but Grubbs is just out of range.
Mukunzi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mukunzi misses with a body punch
and Grubbs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mukunzi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mukunzi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grubbs.
Grubbs lands a nice looking body shot.
Mukunzi misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grubbs misses the jab.
Mukunzi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Grubbs counters with a straight right hand.
Grubbs scores with a jab to the body.
Mukunzi misses with a two punch combination.
Grubbs takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grubbs lands a body shot.
No joy there for Mukunzi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grubbs lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A cross from Grubbs lands.
Mukunzi lands with a straight right. Grubbs didn't see that one coming.
Grubbs is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mukunzi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Mukunzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grubbs moves away.

Grubbs lands a left and a right that send Mukunzi crashing to the mat, dazed. Grubbs thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Mukunzi is rocked!
Mukunzi blocks a jab.
Oh Mukunzi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grubbs has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Grubbs misses with a hook. Mukunzi ducked under it nicely.
Mukunzi seems to have got his legs back now.
Mukunzi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters circling - Grubbs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mukunzi takes a swing at Grubbs's ribcage but misses.
Mukunzi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grubbs throws out the jab.
Mukunzi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grubbs misses with a right hand
and Mukunzi counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mukunzi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grubbs.
A punch combination from Mukunzi misses.
Grubbs swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Mukunzi counter with a right hand.
Mukunzi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grubbs was well out of range. Poor timing from Mukunzi.
Jab, jab by Grubbs - just one landing.
Edward Grubbs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mukunzi throws a sloppy body shot
and Grubbs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mukunzi misses with a wild combination.
Grubbs throws out a counter right but Mukunzi avoids it with no problem.
Mukunzi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mukunzi just misses with a punch to the body.
Grubbs throws a right hand that misses
and Mukunzi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grubbs lands a nice shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Grubbs misses the target.
Mukunzi lands a head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mukunzi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mukunzi slips a straight right by Grubbs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mukunzi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mukunzi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grubbs was well out of range. Poor timing from Mukunzi.
Grubbs gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mukunzi.
Mukunzi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grubbs connects with a body shot.
Mukunzi moves away from the strike by Grubbs.
Mukunzi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mukunzi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grubbs manages to avoid it.
Grubbs looks to land a right hand but Mukunzi moved out of range.
Grubbs throws a series of punches but Mukunzi moves out of range.
Grubbs scores with a nice strike.
Grubbs scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mukunzi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Grubbs lands a left and a right that send Mukunzi crashing to the mat, dazed. Grubbs thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Grubbs throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Mukunzi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Grubbs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Grubbs dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Grubbs scores with a body shot.
Grubbs scores with a nice strike.
Grubbs is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A cross from Grubbs lands.
Mukunzi slips a straight right by Grubbs.
Mukunzi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Grubbs misses with a looping left.
Mukunzi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mukunzi ducks under a wild hook from Grubbs.
Grubbs swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mukunzi.
Grubbs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Donk. Grubbs catches Mukunzi right on the button with a cross.
Grubbs paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Grubbs avoids the body shot from Mukunzi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grubbs looks to land a right hand but Mukunzi moved out of range.
Mukunzi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Grubbs lands a big right hand that sends Mukunzi crashing to the mat! Grubbs stays standing though and waves Mukunzi back to his feet!
Mukunzi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mukunzi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grubbs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mukunzi misses the shot to the body.
Mukunzi clobbers Grubbs with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mukunzi misses with a hook. Grubbs ducked under it nicely.
Grubbs appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Grubbs throws a body shot but no joy.
Mukunzi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grubbs scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mukunzi doesn't seem bothered though.
Grubbs moves out of range of the strikes.
Mukunzi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mukunzi slips a jab from Grubbs.
A little feinted left hand from Mukunzi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grubbs walks into a left hand.
Grubbs lands a jab to the head.
Mukunzi lands a two punch combo.
Mukunzi slips a jab from Grubbs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grubbs throws a body shot but no joy.
Grubbs tests Mukunzi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grubbs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mukunzi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mukunzi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grubbs connects with a right hand. Mukunzi shakes it off.
Mukunzi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mukunzi moves forwards but Grubbs connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mukunzi gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Grubbs gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edward Grubbs!
An out of breath Edward Grubbs thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.