PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kieran Muhunthan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Total Carnage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Total Carnage will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Muhunthan
vs
Carnage

183 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
191 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kieran Muhunthan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Total Carnage!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muhunthan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Carnage's waist but Carnage gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Muhunthan off to one side.
Muhunthan wants to clinch
and Carnage counters with a series of strikes. Muhunthan will be more careful next time no doubt.
That kick from Carnage tenderised Muhunthan's leg. Muhunthan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Carnage lands a nice looking body shot.
Carnage moves out of range as Muhunthan throws a body kick.
Carnage misses with a low kick.
Muhunthan moves in looking to clinch but Carnage pushes him off.
Carnage lands a leg kick that knocks Muhunthan off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carnage fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Muhunthan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Muhunthan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Muhunthan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Carnage has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Muhunthan is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Carnage.
Carnage is not content to let Muhunthan control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carnage is looking to regain half guard here but Muhunthan keeps moving and retains side control.

Muhunthan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Carnage has escaped the position, nice work there.
Carnage is looking to regain half guard here but Muhunthan keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Carnage is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Muhunthan wants to control but Carnage is keeping him busy.
Carnage is trying to improve his position.
Carnage wants to get back to his feet.
A lull in the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Muhunthan decides to stand up, so the ref orders Carnage to his feet.
Carnage leaves Muhunthan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Carnage fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Muhunthan is breathing heavily.
Carnage feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Muhunthan's calf.
Carnage thows a body kick. Muhunthan tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Carnage moves into range and clinches up with Muhunthan.

Carnage has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Muhunthan uses from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muhunthan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carnage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Carnage really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Muhunthan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Carnage pushes Muhunthan off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Carnage.
Muhunthan avoids the head kick by Carnage.
Carnage scores with a hook.
Total Carnage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carnage connects with an inside leg kick.
Carnage connects with an inside leg kick.
Carnage fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Muhunthan on the side of the head.

It looks like Kieran Muhunthan has been cut.
Carnage punishes Muhunthan's body with a nice straight punch.
Carnage lands a head kick. Muhunthan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carnage scores with a body shot.
Carnage scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Carnage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Total Carnage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kieran Muhunthan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Carnage throws a quick inside leg kick.
Muhunthan misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muhunthan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carnage scores with a head kick. Muhunthan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Carnage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carnage misses with a low kick.
Carnage throws a head kick but Muhunthan moves out of range.
Muhunthan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Carnage lands a big head kick that sends Muhunthan tumbling to the mat! Carnage takes a step backwards and waves Muhunthan back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Muhunthan is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carnage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oh Muhunthan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Muhunthan checks a leg kick.
Muhunthan seems to have got his legs back now.
That kick from Carnage tenderised Muhunthan's leg. Muhunthan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Carnage with a nice cross.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhunthan wants to clinch.
Carnage pivots, looking for a leg kick but Muhunthan is out of range and Carnage settles back down.
Muhunthan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Carnage.
Carnage displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Muhunthan.
Carnage has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carnage cracks the inside of Muhunthan's front leg.
Carnage moves away from the strike by Muhunthan.
Carnage lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kieran Muhunthan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carnage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Total Carnage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donk. Carnage catches Muhunthan right on the button with a cross.
Muhunthan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carnage lands a right hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carnage lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Muhunthan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Carnage can pounce on him.
Carnage scoring well with a low kick there.
Carnage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carnage moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carnage tries a head kick but it misses.
Carnage is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Carnage scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Carnage.
Muhunthan walks into a left hand.
Carnage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Carnage.
Carnage tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Muhunthan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carnage is looking to slow Muhunthan down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhunthan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carnage with a hook.
Muhunthan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Kieran Muhunthan's cut is getting worse.
Carnage lands with a nice body kick.
Carnage moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Carnage feints and then cracks Muhunthan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Muhunthan down.
Carnage uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Carnage lands a nice hook to Muhunthan's body. Muhunthan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Carnage lands a big head kick that sends Muhunthan tumbling to the mat! Carnage takes a step backwards and waves Muhunthan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Muhunthan gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Total Carnage!