PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Salomon Mukunzi (ranked 749 p4p, 1607 weight class) and Guy Le Franc (ranked 115 p4p, 240 weight class). Mukunzi comes to the cage accompanied by Champion (ft. D Smoke) - Fireboy DML. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Mukunzi
vs
Le Franc

178 cm
26
197
9 - 6 - 0

184 cm
26
184
5 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Carnage
Conquer

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 9 - 6 - 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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guy Le Franc!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Franc ducks under a wild hook from Mukunzi.
Le Franc feints and then cracks Mukunzi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mukunzi down.
A lazy body kick from Mukunzi
enabling Le Franc to counter with a crisp jab.
Salomon Mukunzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mukunzi throws a leg kick that misses.
Mukunzi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mukunzi connects with a right hand. Le Franc shakes it off.
Mukunzi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mukunzi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Le Franc sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Le Franc swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mukunzi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Le Franc throws out a counter right but Mukunzi avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Le Franc tries to keep at a distance but Mukunzi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mukunzi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mukunzi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mukunzi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mukunzi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Le Franc's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Franc's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Le Franc manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mukunzi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mukunzi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Le Franc makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Le Franc.
A right handed body shot lands from Mukunzi.
Mukunzi pushes Le Franc back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Le Franc.
Mukunzi blocks an uppercut.
Mukunzi lands a body shot.
I was talking to Mukunzi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mukunzi blocks an uppercut.
Le Franc misses with a short punch on the inside.
Le Franc makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mukunzi has a couple of punches blocked by Le Franc.
Mukunzi throws a punch but it's blocked by Le Franc.
Le Franc lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le Franc throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Le Franc.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc prevents a body shot from Mukunzi.
Le Franc tries to pull guard but Mukunzi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Le Franc lands a nice shot to the body.
Le Franc blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Le Franc digs a right hand into Mukunzi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mukunzi's gas tank.
Mukunzi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mukunzi scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Mukunzi fails to land.
Le Franc lands with a right to the head.

Le Franc manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Le Franc is trying to control the position but Mukunzi postures up.
Mukunzi sitting in guard here, content to control.

Le Franc working for a triangle but Mukunzi defends it easily.
Mukunzi trying to control the position from guard on top but Le Franc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mukunzi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Le Franc trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Le Franc keeping moving, preventing Mukunzi from controlling successfully.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Mukunzi throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Le Franc counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mukunzi lands with a shot to the body.
Mukunzi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mukunzi. Le Franc does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mukunzi throws a body shot but no joy.
Mukunzi misses with a body shot.
Mukunzi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Le Franc counters with a three punch combo that has Mukunzi backing up. Mukunzi nods at Le Franc to acknowledge the strikes.
Mukunzi misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mukunzi. Le Franc does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Salomon Mukunzi will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Le Franc misses the jab.
Mukunzi throwing a counter right hand but Le Franc manages to avoid it.
Le Franc ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mukunzi throws a leg kick but Le Franc moved away.
Le Franc swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mukunzi looks to throw the jab but Le Franc is out of range.
Mukunzi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le Franc.
Mukunzi throws a body shot but no joy.
Le Franc scores with a nice right hand.
Mukunzi throws a nice inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mukunzi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Franc lands a really nice looking cross but Mukunzi seems unphased.
A big left from Le Franc misses.
Mukunzi scores with a kick to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Le Franc.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Franc avoids the body shot from Mukunzi.
Le Franc rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Le Franc takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mukunzi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Le Francs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mukunzi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mukunzi doesn't manage to clinch there - Le Franc circles away.
Le Franc shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mukunzi scores with a jab. Le Franc acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mukunzi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Le Franc throws out a counter right but Mukunzi avoids it with no problem.
Mukunzi misses with a low kick.
Le Franc throws out a counter right but Mukunzi avoids it with no problem.
Mukunzi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mukunzi doesn't manage to clinch there - Le Franc circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mukunzi throws a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Le Franc! But no joy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mukunzi. That's going to slow Le Franc down.
Le Franc just misses with a punch to the body.
Mukunzi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Le Franc can do to turn this around?
Le Franc throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mukunzi works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mukunzi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Le Franc manages to avoid it.
Mukunzi swings widly with a right hand
and Le Franc counters with a nice leg kick.
Le Franc throws a jab but it's blocked by Mukunzi.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mukunzi.
Le Franc on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mukunzi is looking to chop away at Le Franc's legs.
Le Franc appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mukunzi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Le Franc was well out of range. Poor timing from Mukunzi.
Le Franc let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc lands an overhand right.
Le Franc slips a straight right by Mukunzi.
Mukunzi tries to clinch up
and Le Franc counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Le Franc lands a really nice looking cross but Mukunzi seems unphased.
Mukunzi scores with a shot to the body.
Salomon Mukunzi is winning the standup battle so far.
Le Franc connects with a body shot.
Mukunzi throws a nice looking combination but Le Franc bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Mukunzi drives through and clinches with Le Franc against the cage.
Mukunzi struggles to land a body shot inside as Le Franc controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Mukunzi.
Le Franc jumps guard but Mukunzi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc blocks a body shot from Mukunzi.
Mukunzi lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le Franc stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Le Franc working aggressively here.
Le Franc misses with the head strike.
Mukunzi misses with the head strike.
Le Franc working aggressively here.
Salomon Mukunzi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mukunzi works on Le Franc's body with a couple of short punches.
Le Franc doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mukunzi working aggressively here.
Mukunzi blocks a body shot from Le Franc.
Mukunzi throws a punch but it's blocked by Le Franc.
Le Franc lands a body punch in the clinch.
Le Franc lands a left hand.
Mukunzi tries to work over Le Franc's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Le Franc.
Le Franc lands an uppercut.
Le Franc misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Le Franc.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Salomon Mukunzi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Le Franc avoids the body shot from Mukunzi.
Mukunzi throws a body shot but no joy.
Le Franc with the inside leg kick.
Mukunzi throws a wild body kick that Le Franc sees coming a mile off.
Le Franc keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mukunzi wants to clinch up but Le Franc keeps it at a distance.
Mukunzi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mukunzi fails in his attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Le Franc was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Franc looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Le Franc misses the body punch
and Mukunzi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Le Franc takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Le Franc throws a body punch but Mukunzi moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mukunzi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mukunzi misses with a body punch
and Le Franc counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Le Franc slips a straight right by Mukunzi.
Mukunzi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mukunzi looks to throw the jab but Le Franc is out of range.
Le Franc misses with a body shot.
Le Franc throws a combination that misses
and Mukunzi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mukunzi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Le Franc counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Mukunzi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mukunzi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mukunzi throws a punch but it's blocked by Le Franc.
Le Franc working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Mukunzi.
Mukunzi blocks a body shot from Le Franc.
Mukunzi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mukunzi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mukunzi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Le Franc.
Le Franc lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mukunzi backwards.
Mukunzi misses with a body punch.
Mukunzi lands a right hand.
Le Franc lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mukunzi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mukunzi blocking some punches.
Le Franc blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Le Franc scores with a shot to the side of Mukunzi's head.
Mukunzi has a couple of punches blocked by Le Franc.
Mukunzi working aggressively here.
Le Franc blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mukunzi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Le Franc blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mukunzi cracks Le Franc with a nice body shot.
Mukunzi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Le Franc misses with a punch to the body.
Mukunzi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mukunzi misses with a punch on the inside.
Le Franc blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Salomon Mukunzi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Le Franc throws a punch but it's blocked by Mukunzi.
Good body shot from Mukunzi.
Le Franc tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Le Franc misses with a punch to the body.
Guy Le Franc has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Le Franc tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mukunzi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Le Franc's elbow.
Mukunzi misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Le Franc.
Le Franc throws a punch but it's blocked by Mukunzi.
Le Franc misses with a hook from the clinch.
Le Franc misses with a hook from the clinch.
Le Franc misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mukunzi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Le Franc throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Le Franc.
Mukunzi blocks an uppercut.
Le Franc tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Le Franc fails to land.
Le Franc has a couple of punches blocked by Mukunzi.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Salomon Mukunzi.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mukunzi, 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Salomon Mukunzi!
A victorious Salomon Mukunzi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.