PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kimmie Kukango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Von (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max Von will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Kukango
vs
Von

155 cm
22
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kimmie Kukango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Max Von !
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kukango closes the distance and clinches up with Von , looking for a takedown. Kukango pushes Von against the cage but Von circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kimmie Kukango seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von shoots in but no luck this time.
Kukango has his takedown stuffed

and Von counters by moving into the clinch.
Von taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kukango tries to pull guard but Von holds him up against the cage and eventually Kukango drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kimmie Kukango. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Von breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Von misses with a head kick.
Von throws out a loose jab but Kukango uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kukango misses with a takedown
and Von counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Von is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kukango misses with a takedown attempt
letting Von counter with a right hand.
Kukango with a poor takedown

and Von counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kukango has Von pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Von manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Von breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Von shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Von was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Von with good strikes from the mount here!

Kukango is rocked!

It looks like Kimmie Kukango has been cut.
Kukango knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Von on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kukango can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Oh Kukango is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kukango taking shots to the head.
Kukango could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Von is landing with some decent strikes but Kukango is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Kimmie Kukango's cut is getting worse.
Von lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kukango hang on?
Von with shots to the head and body - Kukango looks very uncomfortable down there.
Von with shots to the head and body - Kukango looks very uncomfortable down there.

Kimmie Kukango's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Von lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Von landing shots from mount.
Von lands a nice shot to the head.
Von looks gassed!
Von is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kukango can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Von landing shots from mount.
Von unloading with bombs!
Kukango is looking to get to half guard.
Kukango might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Von with a couple of short strikes.
Von landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kukango is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Von landing shots from mount.
Kukango trying desperately to get to his feet.
Von in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Von lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Von is landing with some decent strikes but Kukango is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Von fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Poor strikes thrown by Von there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Von scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kukango?

Jeez, Kimmie Kukango's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kukango taking shots to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kimmie Kukango's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Max Von !