PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cark Moleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bungo Kumbas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cark Moleman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Moleman
vs
Kumbas

182 cm
20
199 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
195 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

THE STEEL PENN NUTRITION

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cark Moleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bungo Kumbas!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kumbas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Moleman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kumbas as he avoids it easily.
Moleman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kumbas circles away quickly and effectively.
Kumbas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kumbas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Moleman. Moleman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kumbas fails to land with a series of punches.
Moleman defending well as Kumbas loads up on a big left hand.
Kumbas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kumbas throws a hook to the side of Moleman's head but Moleman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kumbas misses with a wild combination.
Moleman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kumbas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moleman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Moleman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kumbas.
Kumbas connects with a right hand. Moleman shakes it off.
Moleman fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cark Moleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kumbas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moleman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Kumbas counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Moleman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kumbas is staying active underneath Moleman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Moleman is really struggling to control Kumbas but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kumbas looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kumbas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Moleman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Moleman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kumbas defends it well.
Moleman tries to pass to full mount but Kumbas defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moleman is keen to just control but Kumbas is a slippery customer.
Moleman wants to free his trapped foot but Kumbas is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Moleman throwing shots but Kumbas is blocking nicely.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kumbas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kumbas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moleman.
Kumbas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Moleman. Moleman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Moleman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Kumbas counter with a right hand.
Moleman is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumbas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kumbas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kumbas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Kumbas does no damage.
Good shot there by Kumbas.
Kumbas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Moleman with a poor takedown
enabling Kumbas to counter with a crisp jab.
Kumbas cracks Moleman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Moleman fails with a takedown attempt.
Moleman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Moleman fails with the takedown

and Kumbas counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kumbas has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Moleman is proving hard to escape from.
Kumbas looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moleman wants to sweep here but Kumbas controlling him for the moment.
Kumbas controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kumbas stopping the sweep attempt from Moleman.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kumbas got a little sloppy there for a moment and Moleman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kumbas has managed to get both his arms back between Moleman's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bungo Kumbas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bungo Kumbas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Moleman misses with a takedown
and Kumbas counters with a nice uppercut.

Kumbas drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kumbas controlling from side mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kumbas tries to advance to mount but Moleman instead regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumbas controlling the action here.
Moleman is looking to control Kumbas's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Moleman avoid being mounted?
Kumbas prevents Moleman from improving his position.

Moleman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kumbas pulls his head out easily.

That's two 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.
Kumbas sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Despite being in the dominant position, Bungo Kumbas just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Moleman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kumbas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Moleman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kumbas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cark Moleman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice combination there by Kumbas.

It looks like Cark Moleman has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumbas with a nice cross.

Kumbas scores a takedown into full mount!
Kumbas controlling the pace for now.
Bungo Kumbas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Moleman is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kumbas content just to control the position here.
Moleman is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bungo Kumbas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kumbas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Kumbas.
Nice uppercut there from Kumbas.
Moleman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Moleman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kumbas.
Moleman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kumbas counters with a straight right hand.
Kumbas throws a nice looking combination but Moleman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kumbas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Moleman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Moleman slips under a jab from Kumbas.
Kumbas scores with a nice strike.
Kumbas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Moleman's head.
Moleman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kumbas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kumbas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kumbas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moleman.
Moleman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kumbas defends it nicely.
Moleman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kumbas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kumbas.
Kumbas with a hook.
Kumbas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Kumbas gets a takedown into half guard.
Kumbas trying to control the pace.
Kumbas's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moleman makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Moleman.

Moleman working for a triangle but Kumbas defends it easily.
Moleman looking to control.
Kumbas sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moleman wants to sweep here but Kumbas controlling him for the moment.

Moleman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's four 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.

Kumbas decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kumbas connects with a nice looking jab.
Good exchange - Kumbas coming out on top.
Kumbas jabs Moleman right on the nose. Moleman blinks but takes it well.

Kumbas gets a takedown into half guard.
Moleman wants to improve his position but Kumbas is controlling well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in half guard, Kumbas seems content to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bungo Kumbas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kumbas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Franklin scores the fight 25:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bungo Kumbas!