PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hubert Kunda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Immortal Technique (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Immortal Technique acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Kunda
vs
Technique

186 cm
20
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
190 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hubert Kunda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Immortal Technique!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Technique looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Technique avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kunda's corner calls for a 1-2. Kunda obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

It looks like Immortal Technique has been cut.
Immortal Technique seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Technique wants to clinch up but Kunda keeps it at a distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kunda!
Kunda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kunda smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Danga de danga de dang - Kunda scores with a four punch combination!
Kunda misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Technique pushes Kunda up against the cage in a clinch.
Kunda managing to block the knees to the body from Technique.
Technique is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kunda tries to stall but Technique uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Technique connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kunda's face.
Technique looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kunda is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kunda throws a punch but it's blocked by Technique.
Knees in the clinch landing for Technique.
Technique keeps control of Kunda as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Technique scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Technique.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Technique.
Technique lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Hubert Kunda has been cut.
Kunda wants to break free but Technique has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Technique obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Technique.
Kunda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Technique putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kunda in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Technique landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kunda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kunda wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Technique has him pressed against the cage.
Kunda avoiding damage as Technique throws knees to the body.
Technique has Kunda pushed against the cage.
Kunda trying to control the position but instead, Technique has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kunda into the cage.
Technique landing knees to the body.
Technique lands a good knee to the midsection. Kunda won't want to take too many of those.
Kunda tries to break the clinch but Technique is controlling the position.
Kunda wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Technique obliges.
Kunda has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kunda is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Technique lands an elbow just above Kunda 's eye.
Knees in the clinch landing for Technique.
Kunda tries to break free but Technique pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Kunda's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kunda tries to break free but Technique pushes him back against the cage.
Kunda is trying to stall.
Technique working Kunda over with knees to the body.
Kunda is trying to maintain a safe position but Technique gets an underhook and turns Kunda into the cage.
Technique has Kunda pressed against the cage.
Kunda is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Technique putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kunda in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kunda lands a hook to the side of the head.
Technique missing with knees to the body.
Kunda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Technique tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kunda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kunda stalling in the clinch but Technique improves position.
Kunda is trying to break the clinch but Technique is controlling him.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Technique obliges.
Technique unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kunda lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kunda is trying to stall.
Maybe Kunda would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Technique lands a damaging elbow.
Technique using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kunda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Technique blocking some punches.
Technique landing knees to the body.
Technique tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Technique misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kunda.
Technique tries to land knees in the clinch but Kunda avoids the damage to the body.
Technique connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kunda's face.
Kunda tries to break the clinch but Technique is controlling the position.
Technique comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kunda trying to control the position but instead, Technique has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kunda into the cage.
Kunda can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kunda.
Kunda is trying to stall.
Technique gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kunda trying to control the position but instead, Technique has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kunda into the cage.
Technique scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Technique.
Technique tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kunda avoids it.
Technique keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kunda's efforts to push away.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Technique lands an elbow that stopped Kunda in his tracks for a moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Technique is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Technique.
Technique trying to control the position but instead, Kunda has worked for underhooks and has pushed Technique into the cage.
Technique is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Kunda has denied him.
Kunda throws a head punch that misses.
Technique misses with a knee strike.
Technique using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kunda is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Technique lands a nice elbow.
Technique stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kunda.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kunda has had enough of the clinch but Technique keeps him there for the moment.
Technique using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kunda tries to break the clinch but Technique is controlling the position.
Technique has Kunda pressed against the cage, preventing Kunda from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Technique lands a nice knee to the body.
Kunda wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Technique has him pressed against the cage.
Technique lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Immortal Technique dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Technique is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kunda throws a series of punches but Technique moves out of range.
Kunda looks to land a combination but Technique avoids it well.
Technique showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kunda.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Technique in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kunda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kunda scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Some wild striking there from Kunda.
Kunda keeps the fight on the outside.
Kunda tries to bum rush Technique with a series of wild strikes but Technique uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hubert Kunda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Technique wants to clinch up but Kunda keeps it at a distance.
Kunda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Technique doesn't manage to clinch there - Kunda circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice defenses there by Technique.
Technique tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kunda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Technique doesn't manage to clinch there - Kunda circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Technique tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kunda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Technique tries to clinch up.
Kunda misses with a two punch combination.
Kunda throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Technique closes the distance and clinches.
Technique prevents Kunda from breaking the clinch.
Kunda takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Technique obliges.
Kunda looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Technique lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Technique.

Kunda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kunda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Technique tries to clinch but Kunda is having none of it.
Technique shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Technique is looking to clinch.
Kunda throws a right and a left that Technique avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Technique looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kunda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Technique circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kunda lands a glancing blow to the side of Technique's head.
No joy there for Kunda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Technique is looking to clinch.
Technique dodges the punch combination from Kunda.
Kunda throws a one two combo.
Kunda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kunda throws a series of punches but Technique moves out of range.
Technique is looking to clinch but Kunda is avoiding it.
Kunda tries to bum rush Technique with a series of wild strikes but Technique uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kunda looks to land a combination but Technique avoids it well.
No joy there for Kunda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Technique wants to clinch up but Kunda keeps it at a distance.
Technique on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A combination from Kunda does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Technique looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Technique wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Technique tries to close the distance and clinch but Kunda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kunda moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kunda misses with the combination.
Kunda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kunda lands with a short shot to the head.
Technique is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Technique tries a knee to the head but Kunda blocks it.
Kunda stalling in the clinch but Technique improves position.
Kunda is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Technique working Kunda over with knees to the body.
Kunda takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kunda working hard to break the clinch.
Kunda is pushing Technique up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kunda misses with a punch on the inside.
Kunda wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Technique has him pressed against the cage.
Kunda wants to break free but Technique has control.
Kunda letting Technique take a breather here.
Technique keeps control of Kunda as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kunda managing to block the knees to the body from Technique.
Technique lands a nice knee to the body.
Technique blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kunda wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Technique with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kunda wants to get back to striking at distance but Technique won't allow it.
Kunda has had enough of the clinch but Technique keeps him there for the moment.
Kunda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kunda wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Technique has him pressed against the cage.
Kunda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Technique receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Kunda takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kunda working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Immortal Technique will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Kunda throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kunda tries to bum rush Technique with a series of wild strikes but Technique uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Technique wants to clinch.
Technique wants to clinch up but Kunda keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Kunda misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Technique looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Technique is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kunda looks to land a combination but Technique avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kunda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Technique wants to clinch up but Kunda keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Technique moves in looking to clinch but Kunda pushes him off.
Kunda throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kunda circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Technique takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Technique is looking to clinch.
Technique is looking to clinch.
Technique takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Technique avoids a punch combination nicely.
Technique doesn't manage to clinch there - Kunda circles away.
Kunda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Kunda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kunda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kunda lands a lovely overhand right.
Kunda lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Technique tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kunda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Technique moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice shot by Kunda.
Technique is looking to clinch but Kunda is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Technique is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Technique tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kunda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kunda misses with a few strikes there.
Kunda throws an overhand right that lands on Technique's shoulder, as Technique tries to avoid the shot.
Kunda keeps the fight on the outside.
Kunda lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Technique showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kunda.
Technique tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kunda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kunda throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kunda misses with a two punch combination.
Kunda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Technique tries to clinch there but Kunda circles away.
Some wild striking there from Kunda.
Kunda is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kunda catches Technique with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Technique tries to close the distance and clinch but Kunda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kunda throws a right and a left that Technique avoids nicely.
Kunda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kunda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kunda throws a series of punches but Technique avoids them all with ease.
Technique tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kunda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A left lands for Kunda.
Technique tries to clinch up.
Kunda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Technique looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kunda looks to land a combination but Technique avoids it well.
Kunda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kunda throws a right hand that Technique ducks under and follows up with a left that Technique also avoids with ease.
Kunda throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Technique doesn't manage to clinch there - Kunda circles away.
Kunda misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Technique tries to clinch up but Kunda circles away and keeps his distance.
Kunda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Immortal Technique is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Technique tries to close the distance and clinch but Kunda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kunda throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Technique tries to clinch but Kunda is having none of it.
A nice combination there by Kunda.
Kunda lands an overhand right.
Kunda throws a right and a left that Technique avoids nicely.
Technique is looking to clinch but Kunda is avoiding it.
Kunda lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kunda scores with a nice strike.
Technique tries to clinch up.
Hubert Kunda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A decent looking cross lands there for Kunda.
Technique tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kunda swats him away and circles back towards the center.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kunda is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

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 Hubert Kunda.
I think Technique has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Immortal Technique!