PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam McKay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauri Kunnas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McKay's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Destroy All Challengers - The end and the beginning.... Kunnas has chosen Jumal x10 Lavis - Jeesus as his entrance music. Mauri Kunnas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

McKay
vs
Kunnas

194 cm
26
266 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

205 cm
28
270 lbs
17 - 5 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam McKay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauri Kunnas!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKay throws an off balance right hand
letting Kunnas counter with a right hand.
A shot to the body from McKay misses
and Kunnas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kunnas misses with an uppercut.
Sam McKay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from Kunnas misses.
McKay walks into a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kunnas.
McKay misses with a hook
letting Kunnas counter with a right hand.
Kunnas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McKay.
Kunnas is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
McKay misses with a right hand
and Kunnas counters with a nice low kick that buckles McKay's knee momentarily.
McKay thows a body shot but no joy.
McKay throws an off balance right hand
and Kunnas counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKay throws a hook but Kunnas avoids it easily.
McKay is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kunnas's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kunnas.
Kunnas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McKay.
McKay takes one on the button.
Kunnas wants to clinch up but McKay keeps it at a distance.
Kunnas checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Kunnas misses
and McKay counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McKay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McKay throws a right hand that misses
and Kunnas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kunnas throws a leg kick but McKay checks it.
McKay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKay throws a lazy uppercut
and Kunnas counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McKay looks to land a right hand but Kunnas moved out of range.
McKay thows a body shot but no joy.
McKay walks into a jab.
McKay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kunnas throws out the jab.
McKay throws an overhand right that lands on Kunnas's shoulder, as Kunnas tries to avoid the shot.
McKay misses with a leg kick
and Kunnas counters with a low kick, right behind McKay 's knee.
Kunnas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kunnas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McKay counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McKay throws an off balance right hand
letting Kunnas counter with a right hand.
Kunnas is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McKay had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas throws a quick inside leg kick.
McKay swings widly with a right hand
and Kunnas counters with a nice uppercut.
Kunnas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McKay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McKay throws a hook but Kunnas blocks it.
McKay throws an off balance right hand
and Kunnas counters with a good low kick that McKay was not able to check.
Kunnas misses the jab.
McKay looks to throw the jab but Kunnas is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from McKay.
McKay throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kunnas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by McKay.
McKay looks to land a left hand but Kunnas moved out of range nicely.
McKay is looking to chop away at Kunnas's legs.
A low kick from McKay is predictable there
and Kunnas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kunnas misses with a right hand
and McKay counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kunnas needs to keep his hands up - McKay had a free shot at his head there.
McKay throws a lazy uppercut
and Kunnas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McKay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McKay looks to score with a jab to the body but Kunnas is just out of range.
McKay thows a leg kick but Kunnas checks it
and Kunnas counters with a nice uppercut.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas slips a jab from McKay.
An inside leg kick lands from Kunnas.
Kunnas throws an off balance right hand
letting McKay counter with a right hand.
Kunnas cracks McKay with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A jab from McKay misses.
McKay rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kunnas misses with an uppercut
and McKay counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kunnas misses with a hook
and McKay counters with a straight right hand.
McKay lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A telegraphed right hand from Kunnas misses the target.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kunnas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kunnas misses with a lunging right hand
and McKay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McKay is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kunnas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McKay slips under a jab.
Kunnas moves away from the strike by McKay.
A looping hook to the body misses from McKay. Kunnas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kunnas moves forwards but McKay connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McKay throws a leg kick but Kunnas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McKay misses the shot to the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
McKay thows a leg kick but Kunnas checks it
and Kunnas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice cross by McKay.
McKay scores with a decent looking hook.
McKay throws a right hand that misses
and Kunnas counters with a straight right hand.
Kunnas throws a sloppy head kick
and McKay counters with a body kick that stops Kunnas in his tracks momentarily.
Kunnas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kunnas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McKay swings widly with a right hand
and Kunnas counters with a stiff right hand.
McKay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McKay connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
McKay cracks the inside of Kunnas's front leg.
Kunnas throws the left hand but McKay avoids the punch easily.
McKay slips under a jab from Kunnas.
McKay misses with a body kick.
Kunnas tries to clinch but McKay moves out of range.
Kunnas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McKay counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McKay lands a leg kick that knocks Kunnas off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McKay throws the left hand but Kunnas avoids the punch easily.
McKay misses with a lunging right hand
and Kunnas counters with a stiff right hand.
McKay throws a hook but Kunnas blocks it.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
McKay misses with a wild body shot.
McKay throws a lazy right hand but Kunnas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McKay throws a lazy uppercut
and Kunnas counters with a thumping low kick.
Kunnas misses with a low kick.
McKay misses with a right hand
letting Kunnas counter with a right hand.
McKay connects with a jab.
Kunnas throws a right hand that misses
enabling McKay to counter with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McKay scores with a decent looking hook.
Kunnas throws a hook but McKay blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauri Kunnas dominated that round.
That's time! McKay's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

McKay lands a body shot.
McKay looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McKay throws a poor cross that misses
and Kunnas counters with an inside leg kick.
Kunnas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kunnas looks to land a left hand but McKay moved out of range nicely.
McKay lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McKay moves out of range of the strikes.
Kunnas throws out a loose jab but McKay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kunnas tests McKay's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That kick from Kunnas tenderised McKay's leg. McKay is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKay throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kunnas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
McKay throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McKay scores with a nice right hand.
McKay lands with an overhand left.
McKay takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McKay connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McKay misses the jab.
Kunnas slips under a jab.
Kunnas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kunnas.
McKay throws a leg kick
and Kunnas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from McKay misses its intended target.
Kunnas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McKay is out of range.
Kunnas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kunnas goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McKay misses with an uppercut
letting Kunnas counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from McKay.
McKay blocks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A low kick from McKay misses
enabling Kunnas to counter with a crisp jab.
McKay misses with an uppercut. Kunnas saw that one coming.
Kunnas slips a jab from McKay.
McKay swings widly with a right hand
and Kunnas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mauri Kunnas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kunnas throws an overhand right that lands on McKay's shoulder, as McKay tries to avoid the shot.
Kunnas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kunnas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McKay throws a big shot that misses.
Kunnas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKay falls off balance throwing a combination
and McKay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McKay, right into the meat.
Kunnas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McKay on the side of the head.
McKay tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McKay uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kunnas.
McKay swings widly with a right hand
and Kunnas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
McKay throws a looping overhand right but Kunnas ducks down to avoid it.
Kunnas staying out of range there.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
McKay throws a good cross that connects.
McKay lands a jab to the nose.
Kunnas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McKay throws an off balance right hand
and Kunnas counters with a flying knee. Nice.
McKay ducks under a wild hook from Kunnas.
Kunnas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McKay.
Nice straight punches there by Kunnas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kunnas.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether McKay might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
McKay misses with a hook. Kunnas ducked under it nicely.
Kunnas throws a leg kick that misses.
McKay throws a lazy uppercut
and Kunnas counters with a leg kick.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
McKay just misses with a punch to the body.
Kunnas misses with a leg kick.
Kunnas misses with an uppercut. McKay saw that one coming.
McKay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kunnas is looking to clinch.
McKay connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That kick from Kunnas tenderised McKay's leg. McKay is trying to keep his angry face on.
McKay throws out a loose jab but Kunnas uses good head movement to avoid it.
McKay throws a right hand that misses
and Kunnas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kunnas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McKay.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas throws a jab but it's blocked by McKay.
McKay misses with a hook
and Kunnas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McKay misses with a series of wild punches.
McKay looks to land a combination but Kunnas avoids it well.
Kunnas throws a leg kick which misses McKay's front leg but catches the back leg as McKay tries to avoid it.
McKay throws a body punch but Kunnas moves out of range.
Kunnas throws a big shot that misses.
McKay bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kunnas's head.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
McKay fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McKay swings widly with a right hand
and Kunnas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McKay misses with a right hand
and Kunnas counters with a nice low kick that buckles McKay's knee momentarily.
Kunnas swings widly with a right hand
and McKay counters with a thumping low kick.
McKay fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Kunnas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McKay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McKay cracks a nice hook into Kunnas's ribs.
Kunnas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McKay lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
McKay throws a right hand that misses
and Kunnas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McKay chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kunnas can pounce on him.
Donk. McKay catches Kunnas right on the button with a cross.
McKay takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McKay takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kunnas lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kunnas works the jab nicely.
A big left from Kunnas misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauri Kunnas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. 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.

McKay swings widly with a right hand
and Kunnas counters with a low kick, right behind McKay 's knee.
McKay misses with an uppercut
and Kunnas counters with an inside leg kick.
A left lands for Kunnas.
McKay throws a hook to the side of Kunnas's head but Kunnas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McKay misses with a straight left.
McKay takes a swing at Kunnas's ribcage but misses.
McKay getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kunnas defending well as McKay loads up on a big left hand.
McKay lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kunnas circles away quickly and effectively.
Kunnas misses with a straight left.
Kunnas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunnas throws a leg kick which misses McKay's front leg but catches the back leg as McKay tries to avoid it.
McKay scores with a hook.
Kunnas throws a leg kick which misses McKay's front leg but catches the back leg as McKay tries to avoid it.
McKay throws a hook but Kunnas blocks it.
McKay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McKay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kunnas throws an off balance right hand
enabling McKay to counter with a crisp jab.
McKay throws a looping overhand right but Kunnas ducks down to avoid it.
Kunnas ducks under a wild hook from McKay.
McKay throws a lazy right hand but Kunnas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kunnas moves away.
McKay throws a jab but it's blocked by Kunnas.
McKay lands a jab.
McKay throws the left hand but Kunnas avoids the punch easily.
McKay walks into a jab.
Kunnas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kunnas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McKay misses with a hook. Kunnas ducked under it nicely.
Kunnas misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas moves out of range of the strikes.

Kunnas moves into the clinch successfully.
McKay working aggressively here.

Kunnas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kunnas thumps McKay with a low kick.
McKay checks the leg kick nicely there.
McKay closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McKay takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kunnas connects with a leg kick. McKay looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McKay. Kunnas shrugs it off though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McKay lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas ducks under a wild hook from McKay.
McKay throws a good cross that connects.
A left lands for McKay.
Kunnas tries to close the distance and clinch up but McKay swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kunnas looks to land a right hand but McKay moved out of range.
A low kick from Kunnas misses
and Kunnas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kunnas throws an off balance right hand
letting McKay counter with a right hand.
Kunnas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McKay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
McKay lands a slapping body shot.
McKay swings widly with a right hand
and Kunnas counters with a nice uppercut.
Kunnas throws a right hand that misses
and McKay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Kunnas misses.
A jab from McKay misses.
Kunnas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McKay throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kunnas counters with an outside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kunnas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice shot by Kunnas.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kunnas.
McKay cracks Kunnas with an open hand slap.
McKay connects with a crisp jab.
Kunnas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McKay misses with an uppercut.
McKay misses with an uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as McKay checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McKay slips under a jab.
McKay checks a leg kick.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
McKay moves away from the strike by Kunnas.
Kunnas throws a jab but it's blocked by McKay.
McKay swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kunnas misses with a lunging right hand
and McKay counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kunnas throws a jab when McKay was well out of range.
McKay takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kunnas checks the leg kick.
McKay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McKay checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kunnas blocks a jab.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas throws a poor cross that misses
and McKay counters with a straight right hand.
Kunnas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McKay on the side of the head.
Kunnas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Kunnas.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McKay lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kunnas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kunnas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kunnas misses with a hook
letting McKay counter with a right hand.
McKay fakes the leg kick and cracks Kunnas in the body.
Kunnas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McKay.
McKay rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kunnas counters with a nice uppercut.
Sam McKay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McKay lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McKay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kunnas throws out the jab.
McKay throws an off balance right hand
and Kunnas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McKay throws a right hand that misses
and Kunnas counters with an outside leg kick.
A big left from McKay misses.
McKay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kunnas.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McKay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kunnas.
Mauri Kunnas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kunnas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McKay.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mauri Kunnas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kunnas 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Mauri Kunnas!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Mauri Kunnas!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Mauri Kunnas!

Mauri Kunnas wins by unanimous decision!