PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ty Kuno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fitzgerald Toussaint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuno comes to the cage accompanied by Get Up Again. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kuno
vs
Toussaint

174 cm
25
144 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ty Kuno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fitzgerald Toussaint!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toussaint takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Toussaint tries to clinch up.
Jab, jab by Kuno - just one landing.
Kuno misses with a lunging right hand
and Toussaint counters with a two punch combo.
Kuno misses with a hook. Toussaint ducked under it nicely.
Kuno misses with a hook.
Toussaint bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Toussaint misses with a few strikes there.
Toussaint throws a hook but Kuno blocks it.
Kuno just misses with a punch to the body.
Ty Kuno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Toussaint.
Kuno loads up on a big right hand but Toussaint slips the punch.

Toussaint gets a clinch.
Kuno tries to stall but Toussaint uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kuno leaning against his opponent.
Toussaint trying to control the position but instead, Kuno has worked for underhooks and has pushed Toussaint into the cage.
Kuno prevents a body shot from Toussaint.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuno is pushing Toussaint up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Stalling in the clinch from Toussaint.
Toussaint takes a shot to the head.

Toussaint breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Toussaint tries to close the distance and clinch but Kuno swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Toussaint throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kuno counters with a right hand to the body.
Kuno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Toussaint moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Toussaint is looking to clinch but Kuno is avoiding it.
A left and a right from Kuno both land. Nice combination.

Toussaint rushes Kuno and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuno throws a head punch that misses.
Toussaint lands a body shot in the clinch.
Toussaint lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Toussaint pushes Kuno back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Toussaint escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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!
Toussaint swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kuno darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice cross by Kuno.
Kuno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toussaint ducks under a wild hook from Kuno.
Good standup being displayed there by Kuno as he connects with a hook.
Kuno scores with a hook.
Toussaint avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Toussaint tries to clinch up
and Kuno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toussaint fails with an attempt to clinch.
Toussaint throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kuno.
Kuno digs a good hook to Toussaint's body.
Toussaint avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Toussaint tries to clinch up.
Toussaint throws a jab when Kuno was well out of range.
Toussaint takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kuno lands with a nice combination. Toussaint backs away looking to recover.
Toussaint fails to land with a series of punches.
Kuno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toussaint moves away.
Toussaint tries to clinch up.
Toussaint misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toussaint wants to clinch
and Kuno counters with a three punch combo that has Toussaint backing up. Toussaint nods at Kuno to acknowledge the strikes.
Toussaint throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuno just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Kuno. Those never looked like landing.
Toussaint wants to clinch up but Kuno keeps it at a distance.
Kuno swats away the attempt to clinch by Toussaint.
Toussaint tries to clinch but Kuno is having none of it.
Toussaint is looking to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuno lands with a good body shot.
Nice body punch from Kuno.
Kuno is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toussaint looks to land a combination but Kuno avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ty Kuno will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kuno slips a jab and a cross from Toussaint.
A slow jab from Kuno misses its intended target.
Toussaint uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuno.
Donk. Kuno catches Toussaint right on the button with a cross.
Toussaint slips under a jab.
Kuno throws a body punch but Toussaint moves out of range.
Toussaint tries to clinch there but Kuno circles away.
Toussaint misses the shot to the body.
Kuno misses with the combination.
Kuno lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Toussaint circles away quickly and effectively.
Toussaint tries to clinch up
and Kuno counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuno throws a body punch but Toussaint moves out of range.
Fitzgerald Toussaint is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body punch from Kuno.
Toussaint throws a lazy right hand but Kuno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kuno scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kuno just misses with a punch to the body.
Ty Kuno is winning the standup battle so far.
Kuno sizes up Toussaint with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Toussaint fails to land with a series of punches.
Toussaint moves to clinch but Kuno breaks away
and Kuno makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good exchange - Kuno coming out on top.
Kuno fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Toussaint on the side of the head.
Good exchange - Kuno coming out on top.
Toussaint tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kuno paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Toussaint looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuno is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuno stuns Toussaint with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Toussaint tries to clinch but Kuno is having none of it.
Toussaint tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kuno counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Kuno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Toussaint scores with a nice head shot.
Kuno catches Toussaint with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Toussaint does no damage.
Kuno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuno cracks Toussaint with a good jab.
Toussaint closes the distance but Kuno moves to the side
and Kuno counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuno throws a right hand that Toussaint ducks under and follows up with a left that Toussaint also avoids with ease.
Toussaint tries to clinch up but Kuno circles away and keeps his distance.
Toussaint tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Toussaint slips under a jab from Kuno.
Toussaint fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kuno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Toussaint throws an overhand right that lands on Kuno's shoulder, as Kuno tries to avoid the shot.
Toussaint is looking to clinch but Kuno is avoiding it.
Kuno swats away the attempt to clinch by Toussaint.
Kuno throws an overhand right that lands on Toussaint's shoulder, as Toussaint tries to avoid the shot.

Toussaint rushes Kuno and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Toussaint escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kuno cracks a nice hook into Toussaint's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuno is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Toussaint throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuno throws a lazy right hand but Toussaint sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kuno scores with a decent looking hook.
Kuno works over Toussaint's head and body with a nice combination.

Toussaint closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Toussaint misses with a body punch.
Kuno is trying to force a seperation but Toussaint has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from Toussaint fails to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Toussaint's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kuno swats away the attempt to clinch by Toussaint.
Kuno thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ty Kuno dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kuno feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Toussaints jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Toussaint tries to close the distance and clinch but Kuno swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kuno cracks Toussaint with an open hand slap.
Toussaint fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Toussaint misses the target.
A punch combination from Kuno misses.
Toussaint ducks right into an uppercut from Kuno.

Toussaint closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuno.
Toussaint creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kuno's defenses.
Still in the clinch, Toussaint scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kuno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Toussaint pushes Kuno back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuno throws a head punch that misses.
Toussaint prevents Kuno from breaking the clinch.
Toussaint has a couple of punches blocked by Kuno.
Kuno is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Toussaint stalls.
Kuno tries to throw a body punch but Toussaint avoids it by throwing Kuno back against the cage.

Toussaint breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Toussaint takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kuno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Toussaint tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kuno paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Toussaint has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kuno connects with a right hand. Toussaint shakes it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuno throws a shot to the body.
Toussaint throws a sloppy body shot
and Kuno counters with a straight right hand.
Toussaint tries to clinch there but Kuno circles away.
Toussaint takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kuno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kuno lands a lovely overhand right.
Toussaint throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kuno throws a hook to the side of Toussaint's head but Toussaint sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuno misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuno keeps the fight on the outside.
Kuno looks to land a right hand but Toussaint moved out of range.
Toussaint tries to close the distance and clinch but Kuno swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toussaint misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuno. Toussaint does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuno moves out of range of the strikes.
Kuno misses with an uppercut.
Kuno lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Kuno. That snapped Toussaint's head back.
Toussaint tries to close the distance and clinch but Kuno swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Toussaint misses with a wild combination.

Toussaint moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Toussaint fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Toussaint scores with a nice short uppercut.
Toussaint scores with a shot to the side of Kuno's head.
Kuno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuno lands a body shot in the clinch.
Toussaint leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kuno misses with the head strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Toussaint takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kuno creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Toussaint.
A short right from Kuno.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuno is trying to push Toussaint away but Toussaint has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toussaint content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fitzgerald Toussaint has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ty Kuno is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Toussaint working some nice short punches in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ty Kuno.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kuno, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ty Kuno!
During a confident post fight interview, Ty Kuno thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.