PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zachary Klimenko (ranked 524 p4p, 407 weight class) and Salomon Mukunzi (ranked 76 p4p, 63 weight class). Klimenko comes to the cage accompanied by WEED & MEMORIES. Mukunzi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Champion (ft. D Smoke) - Fireboy DML. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Klimenko
vs
Mukunzi

182 cm
27
190
10 - 3 - 0

178 cm
29
197
13 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition
Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zachary Klimenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Salomon Mukunzi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klimenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mukunzi counters with a stiff right hand.
Mukunzi throws a body punch but Klimenko moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Klimenko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mukunzi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Klimenko throws the kick towards the body but Mukunzi avoids it.
Klimenko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Klimenko misses with a kick to the body.
Mukunzi lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mukunzi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Klimenko on the side of the head.
Mukunzi misses with a body shot.
Mukunzi stuns Klimenko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klimenko connects with the punch.
Mukunzi defending well as Klimenko loads up on a big left hand.
Klimenko with the inside leg kick.
Klimenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mukunzi.
Mukunzi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Klimenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mukunzi.
Mukunzi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Klimenko throws out the jab.
Mukunzi tries to counter with a clinch but Klimenko shakes him off and moves away.
Klimenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mukunzi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Klimenko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mukunzi takes one to the chin there.
Klimenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Klimenko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mukunzi on the side of the head.
Klimenko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Klimenko throws an overhand right that lands on Mukunzi's shoulder, as Mukunzi tries to avoid the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Klimenko.
Mukunzi defending well as Klimenko loads up on a big left hand.
Klimenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mukunzi takes one to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klimenko checks a leg kick.
Mukunzi throws a body shot but no joy.
Zachary Klimenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klimenko avoids the body shot from Mukunzi.
Mukunzi doesn't manage to clinch there - Klimenko circles away.
Mukunzi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good shot there by Mukunzi.
Klimenko misses with a hook

and Mukunzi counters by clinching up.
Klimenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Mukunzi.
Klimenko throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klimenko tries to throw a body punch but Mukunzi avoids it by throwing Klimenko back against the cage.
Klimenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mukunzi lands a shoulder strike.
Klimenko takes a shot to the head.
Klimenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Mukunzi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klimenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mukunzi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Klimenko working aggressively here.
Klimenko blocks an uppercut.
Klimenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mukunzi backwards.
Klimenko throws a head punch that misses.
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!
Klimenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mukunzi scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Klimenko fails to land.
Mukunzi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Klimenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mukunzi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mukunzi scores with a shoulder strike.
Klimenko scores with a shot to the side of Mukunzi's head.
Klimenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mukunzi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Salomon Mukunzi will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mukunzi moves out of range of the body kick.
Klimenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mukunzi connects with an inside leg kick.
Klimenko misses with a low kick.
Klimenko throws a solid leg kick but Mukunzi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Klimenko.
Mukunzi wants to counter the offense by Klimenko and move into the clinch position.
Mukunzi tries to land a leg kick but Klimenko saw it coming and moves away.
Klimenko is looking to counter with a body kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klimenko misses with a wild body shot.
Mukunzi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Klimenko.
Mukunzi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Klimenko counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klimenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Mukunzi.
Klimenko throws a leg kick but Mukunzi sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Klimenko moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mukunzi.
Klimenko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mukunzi swings wildly with an uppercut but Klimenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klimenko scores with a hook to the body.
Mukunzi has a couple of punches blocked by Klimenko.
Klimenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Klimenko prevents a body shot from Mukunzi.
Mukunzi working aggressively here.
Klimenko lands a shoulder strike.
Klimenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Klimenko has a couple of punches blocked by Mukunzi.
Mukunzi misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klimenko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mukunzi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right handed body shot lands from Klimenko.
Klimenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Klimenko lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klimenko scores with a shoulder strike.
Klimenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mukunzi misses with a punch on the inside.
Klimenko scores with a shot to the side of Mukunzi's head.
Mukunzi misses with a punch on the inside.
Mukunzi blocks an uppercut.
Zachary Klimenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mukunzi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Klimenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mukunzi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Klimenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mukunzis head.
A short right from Klimenko.
Klimenko lands a body punch.
Klimenko has a couple of punches blocked by Mukunzi.
Klimenko throws a head punch that misses.
Mukunzi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Klimenko on the inside.
Klimenko blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mukunzi misses with the head strike.
Mukunzi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Klimenko.
Klimenko is working Mukunzi over against the cage.
I was talking to Klimenko's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Klimenko blocks a body shot from Mukunzi.
Mukunzi tries to throw a body punch but Klimenko avoids it by throwing Mukunzi back against the cage.
Klimenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Klimenko.
Klimenko blocking some punches.
Klimenko has a couple of punches blocked by Mukunzi.
Mukunzi tries a body shot but Klimenko blocks it.
Mukunzi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Klimenko blocks a body shot from Mukunzi.
Klimenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Klimenko blocks an uppercut.
Klimenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Klimenko.
Mukunzi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Klimenko is leaning against Mukunzi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Klimenko cracks Mukunzi with a nice body shot.
Mukunzi is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Klimenko.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mukunzi tries to work over Klimenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mukunzi blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Klimenko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Klimenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Mukunzi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Klimenko.
Klimenko throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Klimenko.
Klimenko lands a shot to the body.
Klimenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mukunzi misses with some punches.
Mukunzi throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Klimenko.
Mukunzi can't find room to land a body shot as Klimenko controls the action.
Mukunzi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Klimenko digs a right hand into Mukunzi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mukunzi's gas tank.
Mukunzi misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Klimenko.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mukunzi.
Klimenko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Klimenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Klimenko crunches a lovely knee into Mukunzi's ribcage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zachary Klimenko dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Klimenko lands an overhand right.
Klimenko thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mukunzi if he has to take too many more of those.
Klimenko misses with a straight right.
Klimenko throws a leg kick
and Mukunzi counters with a nice body shot.
Klimenko missing with a left hand there. Mukunzi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mukunzi tries to counter by closing the distance.
Klimenko lands with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Klimenko does it's job there.
Mukunzi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Klimenko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Klimenko lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Klimenko, right into the meat of the thigh.
Klimenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mukunzi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mukunzi steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Klimenko.
Klimenko lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Klimenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mukunzi tries to counter with a clinch but Klimenko shakes him off and moves away.
Klimenko is looking to slow Mukunzi down with leg kicks.
Mukunzi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zachary Klimenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Klimenko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mukunzi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Klimenko.

Klimenko cracks Mukunzi with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Klimenko has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Mukunzi to stand back up!

Mukunzi is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Mukunzi.
Mukunzi wants to counter with a clinch but Klimenko pushes him away.
Mukunzi is still on wobbly legs! Can Klimenko finish him?
Mukunzi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Klimenko counters with a big right hand! Oh Mukunzi is in trouble here! Klimenko follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zachary Klimenko!
Zachary Klimenko decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.