PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Almunia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cool Runnings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Runnings comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Damian Marley - Welcom to Jamrock kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Almunia
vs
Runnings

208 cm
22
260 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
262 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Diego Almunia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cool Runnings!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almunia is looking to clinch.
Almunia connects with an inside leg kick.
No joy there for Runnings, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Runnings falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Almunia counter with a right hand.
Runnings looks gassed!
Runnings throws a right hand that Almunia ducks under and follows up with a left that Almunia also avoids with ease.

Almunia fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Runnings sprawls well initially but Almunia persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Runnings keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Almunia throws a strike but Runnings avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Almunia postures up and lands a big shot to Runnings's brow.
Almunia has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Almunia lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Almunia not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
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!
Almunia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Runnings preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Runnings is working an open guard so Almunia takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Runnings looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Almunia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Runnings.
Runnings throws a series of punches but Almunia moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Almunia has clasped his hands together around Runnings's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Almunia looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Runnings is avoiding damage well.
Almunia cracks Runnings with a big right hand but Runnings just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Runnings managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Almunia.
Almunia trying to control the action but Runnings is working from the bottom.
Runnings dodges the ground and pound from Almunia.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runnings defending against the ground and pound.
Almunia is putting a hurting on Runnings here, landing some big shots from side control.
Almunia wants to control but Runnings is keeping him busy.
Almunia looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Runnings is avoiding damage well.
Runnings takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Almunia tries to score with some ground and pound. Runnings controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Almunia throws a strike aimed at the side of Runnings's head but Runnings avoids it well.
Almunia throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almunia throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Almunia tries to score with some ground and pound. Runnings controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Almunia working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Almunia working the head and body with strikes.
Almunia controls the position.

Almunia has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Almunia clinches with his opponent.

Almunia manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Almunia wants to sweep here but Runnings controlling him for the moment.
Almunia throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runnings stops Almunia from standing up.
Runnings won't allow Almunia to sweep him here.
Almunia controls Runnings momentarily but Runnings frees himself.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Almunia uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Almunia shoots in and gets a takedown into Runnings's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Almunia landing with the ground and pound.
Almunia makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Almunia dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Almunia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Almunia scores with a one two! Runnings had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Cool Runnings has been cut.
Runnings circles away from the clinch attempt.

Runnings gets tackled into the cage by Almunia. Almunia maintains the clinch.
Come on Almunia - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Almunia scores with a shoulder strike.
Almunia wants a takedown but no success here.

Almunia gets control of Runnings's arms and successfully pulls guard. Almunia will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Almunia scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Runnings gets tackled into the cage by Almunia. Almunia maintains the clinch.

Almunia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Runnings misses with a straight right.
Cool Runnings is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Runnings drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Almunia scores with a leg kick.
Almunia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Runnings can do to turn this around?

Almunia clinches up with Runnings and pushes him back against the cage.
Runnings is breathing heavily.

Almunia breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Runnings walks into a jab.
Almunia tries to close the distance and clinch but Runnings swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Almunia wants to clinch.
Almunia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Runnings paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Almunia tries to close the distance and clinch but Runnings swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Almunia moves into the clinch successfully.
Runnings takes a shot to the head.

Almunia breaks from the clinch.

Almunia forces Runnings back against the cage and clinches.
Almunia lands a body shot in the clinch.

Almunia has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Runnings clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Runnings has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Almunia.
Runnings is trapped and Almunia is scoring with shots to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almunia lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Almunia lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Runnings.
Diego Almunia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Almunia connects with a couple of big shots that have Runnings covering up! Oh, this looks bad for Runnings! Almunia fires away with several more unanswered shots and the referee has no choice but to step in! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Almunia!