PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Masa Munakas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brynden Tully (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Munakas comes into the arena with John Cafferty - Hearts On Fire blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Munakas
vs
Tully

180 cm
19
197 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

185 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!
Untouchable Fight Nutrition

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Masa Munakas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brynden Tully!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munakas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Munakas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Munakas dips to his left and cracks Tully with an uppercut!
Munakas throws the kick towards the body but Tully avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Munakas.
Tully ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Tully has managed to clinch.
Tully cracks Munakas with a nice body shot.
Tully pushes Munakas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Tully.
Munakas is looking to control Tully's arms but Tully gets an underhook and turns him. Now Munakas has his back to the cage.
A body shot lands from Tully.
Tully lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Tully - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from Tully.
Tully manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tully stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Munakas is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tully cracks Munakas with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Tully scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tully slows down the pace here.
Munakas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tully avoids it.
Tully lands a left hand that snaps the head of Munakas backwards.
Tully lands a shot to the body.
Tully lands a left hand.
Munakas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tully's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tully lands a left hand that snaps the head of Munakas backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tully works on Munakas's body with a couple of short punches.
Munakas tries to land knees in the clinch but Tully avoids the damage to the body.
Munakas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tully avoids it.
Munakas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tully is defending well for now.
Good body shot from Tully.
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!
Munakas throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Tully scores with a nice short uppercut.
Munakas is trying to force a seperation but Tully has the dominant position.
A bit of stalling here from Tully.
Tully throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Munakass head.
Tully is pushing Munakas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tully lands with a left to the head.
Tully lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tully stalls.
Munakas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tully lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tully.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tully - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tully dips a shoulder and cracks Munakas with a mighty uppercut! Munakas falls back against the cage and Tully unloads with a barrage of strikes! Munakas is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Tully screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brynden Tully!
A very excited looking Brynden Tully made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.