PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tari Cunha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Hudock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cunha comes to the cage accompanied by Chains. Hudock has chosen Dark Tranquillity - Her Silent Language as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cunha
vs
Hudock

182 cm
20
178 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
184 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tari Cunha!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Hudock!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Hudock catches Cunha right on the button with a cross.
Hudock throws out a powerful jab.
Jack Hudock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cunha tries to clinch but Hudock moves out of range.
Cunha lands with an uppercut that bounces Hudock off the cage and back into range.
Cunha doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hudock counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Hudock throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cunha was covering up waiting for the punch and Hudock finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hudockis looking to pass into half guard but Cunha pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Cunha is in guard.
Hudock preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cunha in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cunha missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunha makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cunha lands a couple of digs.
Hudock is pulling down on Cunha's head to control his posture.
Cunha throws a strike but Hudock rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cunha trying to keep a closed guard but Hudock is proving a slippery customer.
Hudock wants to pass the guard but Cunha is keeping the position.
Cunha is pulling down on Hudock's head to control his posture.
Hudock postures up.
Cunha manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Hudock that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cunha landing strikes from the mount.
Cunha throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Cunha is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Hudock is rocked!

It looks like Jack Hudock has been cut.
Cunha postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Hudock is out cold - huge knockout for Cunha!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tari Cunha!
Tari Cunha is the new welterweight champion!
Our winner, Tari Cunha, 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.