PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Tunjic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nuuska Muikkunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tunjic kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is More Then A Feeling. Ivan Tunjic has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Tunjic
vs
Muikkunen

177 cm
22
140 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

160 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Tunjic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nuuska Muikkunen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muikkunen lands a lovely overhand right.
Tunjic dodges the punch combination from Muikkunen.

Muikkunen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tunjic is trying to defend but Muikkunen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tunjic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tunjic tries to get out of the position.
Muikkunen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tunjic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Muikkunen lands strikes from half guard.
Muikkunen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tunjic is trying to stand.
Muikkunen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muikkunen is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Muikkunen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Muikkunen with good strikes from the mount here!
Muikkunen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tunjic's face.

Tunjic is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tunjic is bucking up trying to escape but Muikkunen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Oh Tunjic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Muikkunen looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Tunjic covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nuuska Muikkunen!
Our winner, Nuuska Muikkunen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.