PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauri Kunnas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kunnas's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jumal x10 Lavis - Jeesus. Lesnar is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Enae Volare Mezzo. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kunnas
vs
Lesnar

205 cm
28
270 lbs
15 - 5 - 1

210 cm
24
285 lbs
10 - 12 - 1

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauri Kunnas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Fedor Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Kunnas.
Lesnar looks gassed!
Lesnar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kunnas counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kunnas jabs at Lesnar's body.
Lesnar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kunnas thumps Lesnar with a low kick.
Kunnas connects with the punch.
Lesnar swats away the attempt to clinch by Kunnas.
Kunnas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lesnar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Kunnas darts in and clinches Lesnar up against the cage.
Kunnas lands a good knee to the midsection. Lesnar won't want to take too many of those.
Kunnas landing knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Kunnas.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kunnas.
Kunnas working Lesnar over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunnas lands a knee to the body.
Kunnas lands a knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Kunnas.
Kunnas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kunnas working Lesnar over with knees to the body.
Kunnas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lesnar backwards.
Kunnas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lesnar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kunnas lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kunnas obliges.
Kunnas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lesnar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kunnas with a knee to the head.
Kunnas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lesnar is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kunnas pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kunnas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kunnas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kunnas lands a good knee to the midsection. Lesnar won't want to take too many of those.
Kunnas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lesnar wants a takedown.
Mauri Kunnas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Lesnar.
A right hand to the body from Kunnas.
Kunnas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kunnas obliges.
Kunnas lands an elbow that stopped Lesnar in his tracks for a moment.
A short body shot lands from Kunnas as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas digs a right hand into Lesnar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lesnar's gas tank.
Kunnas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lesnar.
Lesnar can't get the takedown.
Kunnas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kunnas tries to land knees in the clinch but Lesnar avoids the damage to the body.
Kunnas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lesnar is defending well for now.
Lesnar blocks an elbow strike from Kunnas.
Lesnar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kunnas or not.
Lesnar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lesnar changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kunnas fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kunnas feints and then cracks Lesnar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lesnar down.
Lesnar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kunnas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kunnas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lesnar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kunnas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mauri Kunnas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kunnas.
Kunnas connects with an inside leg kick.
Kunnas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kunnas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kunnas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kunnas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kunnas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lesnar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kunnas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lesnar's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kunnas throws a head kick but Lesnar moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kunnas. That's going to slow Lesnar down.
Lesnar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kunnas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kunnas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lesnar, pushing him back against the cage.
Kunnas lands a nice knee to the body.
Kunnas lands a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lesnar trying to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Kunnas.
A short right from Kunnas on the inside.
Kunnas working Lesnar over with knees to the body.
Lesnar trying to control the position but instead, Kunnas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lesnar into the cage.
Kunnas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lesnar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas crunches a lovely knee into Lesnar's ribcage.
Kunnas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kunnas lands a knee to the body.
Kunnas crunches a lovely knee into Lesnar's ribcage.
Kunnas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lesnar tries to pull guard but Kunnas won't allow it.
Kunnas stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kunnas lands a nice elbow.
Lesnar tries to throw a body punch but Kunnas avoids it by throwing Lesnar back against the cage.
Kunnas lands a knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Kunnas as the two fighters clinch.
Lesnar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kunnas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kunnas lands a good knee to the midsection. Lesnar won't want to take too many of those.
Lesnar goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kunnas prevents it.
A knee to the head by Kunnas.
Kunnas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lesnar is trying to drag Kunnas to the mat but Kunnas just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lesnar is working for takedown but Kunnas is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kunnas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kunnas scores with a shot to the side of Lesnar's head.
Kunnas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kunnas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kunnas tries to land a knee to the head but Lesnar blocks with his arms.
Kunnas gets underhooks to prevent Lesnar's takedown attempt.
Kunnas lands a left hand.
Kunnas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lesnar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kunnas trying to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kunnas as Lesnar tries to tie him up.
Lesnar has Kunnas pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kunnas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
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!
Lesnar tries to throw a body punch but Kunnas avoids it by throwing Lesnar back against the cage.
Kunnas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Kunnas.
Kunnas tries a knee to the head but Lesnar blocks it.
Kunnas taking a breather.
Lesnar throws a head punch that misses.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas missing with knees to the body.
Lesnar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kunnas is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A right hook to the body lands for Kunnas.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lesnar drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kunnas gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kunnas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kunnas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kunnas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lesnar is defending well for now.

Lesnar works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Lesnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Kunnas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lesnar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lesnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Kunnas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar looking to sit in guard and control but Kunnas gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lesnar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kunnas manages to get himself to full guard.
Lesnar passes Kunnas's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kunnas on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kunnas tries to get out of the position.
Lesnar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kunnas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lesnar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas is staying active underneath Lesnar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kunnas wants to control but Lesnar is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kunnas wants to control the action here but instead Lesnar manages to pass to full mount!

Lesnar jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kunnas manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Lesnar looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lesnar lands a few punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauri Kunnas dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kunnas misses with a head kick.
Lesnar misses with a hook to the body
and Kunnas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fedor Lesnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kunnas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kunnas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kunnas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kunnas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kunnas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kunnas ducks under a wild hook from Lesnar.
Kunnas is looking to slow Lesnar down with leg kicks.
Kunnas throws a leg kick which misses Lesnar's front leg but catches the back leg as Lesnar tries to avoid it.
Mauri Kunnas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunnas tries a head kick but it misses.
Lesnar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kunnas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kunnas moves in looking to clinch but Lesnar pushes him off.
Kunnas tries to clinch up but Lesnar circles away and keeps his distance.
Mauri Kunnas is winning the standup battle so far.
Kunnas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kunnas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lesnar swings widly with a right hand
and Kunnas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kunnas thuds his right hand into Lesnar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lesnar takes a kick to the side of the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kunnas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lesnar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kunnas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lesnar throws a head kick that misses
and Kunnas counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kunnas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lesnar can do to turn this around?
Kunnas is looking to slow Lesnar down with leg kicks.
Kunnas is looking to clinch but Lesnar is avoiding it.
Kunnas throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lesnar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kunnas. Lesnar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lesnar steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kunnas. That one must have hurt.
Kunnas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kunnas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kunnas.
Kunnas feints and then cracks Lesnar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lesnar down.
Kunnas lands a head kick!
Kunnas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kunnas connects with a jab.
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!
Kunnas tries to clinch but Lesnar moves away
and Lesnar counters with a stiff right hand.
Kunnas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kunnas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kunnas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kunnas doesn't manage to clinch there - Lesnar circles away.
Lesnar has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kunnas.
Kunnas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kunnas goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lesnar takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kunnas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kunnas doesn't manage to clinch there - Lesnar circles away.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Kunnas tenderised Lesnar's leg. Lesnar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kunnas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lesnar's calf.
A good leg kick by Kunnas.
Kunnas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lesnar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kunnas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kunnas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lesnar misses with a double jab
and Kunnas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas lands an overhand right.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kunnas.
Kunnas throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick lands there from Kunnas.
Kunnas lands with a nice body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kunnas!
Kunnas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kunnas thumps Lesnar with a low kick.
Lesnar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kunnas can pounce on him.
Kunnas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kunnas as he jumps to the side.
Kunnas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kunnas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kunnas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kunnas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kunnas goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lesnar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kunnas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lesnar's knee momentarily.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kunnas.
Kunnas tries to clinch up.
Lesnar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kunnas defends it nicely.
Kunnas lands with a slapping head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Kunnas lands a big head kick that sends Lesnar tumbling to the mat! Kunnas takes a step backwards and waves Lesnar back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kunnas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lesnar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kunnas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lesnar circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kunnas.

Kunnas rushes Lesnar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kunnas scores with a knee to the head.
Kunnas stalling the fight.
Kunnas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lesnar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lesnar is working for takedown but Kunnas is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mauri Kunnas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Lesnar.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kunnas.
Kunnas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mauri Kunnas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kunnas obliges.
A knee to the head by Kunnas.
Kunnas working Lesnar over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kunnas obliges.
Lesnar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kunnas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees to the body from Kunnas.
Kunnas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lesnar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Lesnar pulls guard effortlessly.
Lesnar controls Kunnas momentarily but Kunnas frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauri Kunnas dominated that second round.
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!

Kunnas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Lesnar shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kunnas is trying to defend but Lesnar finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lesnar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kunnas is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kunnas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lesnar is trying to work for a kimura but Kunnas is defending well.
Kunnas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lesnar on the ground.
Lesnar wants to free his trapped foot but Kunnas is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lesnar working the head and body with strikes.
Lesnar thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kunnas to regain full guard.
Lesnar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lesnar working the ground and pound but Kunnas is defending the strikes.
Kunnas takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kunnas dodges the ground and pound from Lesnar.
Lesnar looking to control but instead Kunnas has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Lesnar perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kunnas's head.
Kunnas regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lesnar wants to pass the guard but Kunnas is keeping the position.
Lesnar passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lesnar working the ground and pound from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar throws an elbow but Kunnas slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lesnar wants to control but Kunnas is keeping him busy.
Kunnas takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lesnar trying to control the position but Kunnas is working away.
Lesnar is putting a hurting on Kunnas here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kunnas is not content to let Lesnar control the position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Lesnar wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kunnas, who protects the arm well.
Lesnar is looking to take a break and control but Kunnas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lesnar scoring with punches and elbows.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar landing a few strikes.
Kunnas is trying to get back to half guard.
Kunnas defending against the ground and pound.
Lesnar scoring with punches and elbows.

Lesnar goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kunnas rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Lesnar's guard! Nice work there by Kunnas!
Fedor Lesnar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kunnas looking to sit in guard and control but Lesnar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fedor Lesnar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is pushing down on Kunnas's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kunnas is fighting to maintain full guard but Lesnar has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lesnar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kunnas keeps working.
Lesnar throwing shots but Kunnas is blocking nicely.
Kunnas tries to get to full guard but Lesnar has control of the leg.

That's eight 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.
Lesnar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kunnas defending well though.
Lesnar is keen to just control but Kunnas is a slippery customer.
Lesnar not doing much here.
Lesnar trying to mount his opponent but Kunnas defends it.

Lesnar is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kunnas defends it well.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is looking to take a break and control but Kunnas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lesnar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Lesnar seems to be working for a kimura but Kunnas defends the submission attempt.
Mauri Kunnas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Lesnar is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kunnas defends it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor Lesnar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kunnas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Mauri Kunnas!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Mauri Kunnas!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Mauri Kunnas!

Mauri Kunnas wins by unanimous decision!