PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randall Cunningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Fybra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fybra has chosen Crippled Black Phoenix / Born In a Hurricane as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Cunningham
vs
Fybra

188 cm
25
201 lbs
12 - 5 - 1

190 cm
26
196 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

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World class MT
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Randall Cunningham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Fybra!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fybra throws a right and a left that Cunningham avoids nicely.
A leg kick checked by Cunningham.
No joy there for Cunningham, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cunningham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cunningham throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fybra.
Cunningham connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fybra scores with a nice strike.
Cunningham attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fybra tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cunningham is able to avoid easily.
A leg kick checked by Cunningham.
Cunningham wants to slow Fybra down by chopping away at his legs.
Cunningham thuds his shin into the meat of Fybra's side.
Fybra throws a shot to the body.

Cunningham takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cunningham unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fybra working aggressively here.
Cunningham lands a good knee to the midsection. Fybra won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fybra is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cunningham.
Cunningham working Fybra over with knees to the body.
Fybra misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Cunningham.
Fybra lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cunningham trying to land knees to the body.
Fybra throws a punch but it's blocked by Cunningham.
Cunningham stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cunningham blocks an uppercut.
Fybra throws a head punch that misses.
Fybra is trying to break the clinch but Cunningham is controlling him.
A short right from Fybra.
Cunningham landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fybra being controlled against the cage.
Cunningham misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fybra up against the cage.
Cunningham blocking some punches.
Fybra lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cunningham backwards.
Cunningham misses with a knee to the head.
Cunningham landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fybra.
Fybra tries to throw a body punch but Cunningham avoids it by throwing Fybra back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fybra.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fybra.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cunningham misses with a knee to the head.
Cunningham crunches a lovely knee into Fybra's ribcage.
Fybra looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Cunningham - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cunningham tries a knee to the head but Fybra blocks it.
Cunningham's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fybra lands an uppercut.
Fybra scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cunningham with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Cunningham.
Fybra avoiding damage as Cunningham throws knees to the body.
Fybra struggles to land a body shot inside as Cunningham controls his hands.
Fybra lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cunningham.
Fybra makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cunningham throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fybra blocks it with crossed arms.
Cunningham misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cunningham has Fybra pressed against the cage.
Fybra managing to block the knees to the body from Cunningham.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Fybra fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fybra.
A short right from Fybra.
Cunningham blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fybra.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cunningham is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fybra is defending well for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cunningham.
Fybra lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fybra looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cunningham using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fybra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fybra misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice left hand lands by Fybra.
Fybra misses with some punches.
Fybra working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cunningham is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randall Cunningham dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fybra pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cunningham is out of range and Fybra settles back down.
Fybra misses with a low kick.
Fybra scores with the left hand. Cunningham knows he should have avoided that one.
Good work by Fybra as he checks the leg kick.
Fybra wants to slow Cunningham down by chopping away at his legs.
Fybra keeps the fight on the outside.
Cunningham tries to clinch but Fybra is having none of it.
Fybra looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fybra jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fybra avoids the head kick by Cunningham.
Cunningham lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fybra.
Cunningham is looking to clinch but Fybra is avoiding it.
Cunningham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fybra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fybra tries to bum rush Cunningham with a series of wild strikes but Cunningham uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cunningham dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fybra connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cunningham tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fybra is able to avoid easily.
Fybra cracks the inside of Cunningham's front leg.
Fybra throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Fybra.
Fybra throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cunningham throws a leg kick but Fybra sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fybra lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cunningham throws a head kick that misses.
Fybra tries to score with a low kick but Cunningham moves his leg out of the way.
Fybra lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cunningham is looking to clinch but Fybra is avoiding it.
Cunningham scoring well with a low kick there.
Fybra throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cunningham counters with an inside leg kick.
Fybra misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham tries to land a leg kick but Fybra saw it coming and moves away.
Fybra lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cunningham throws a body punch but Fybra moves out of range.
Fybra scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cunningham wants to slow Fybra down by chopping away at his legs.
Cunningham lands a nice looking body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cunningham.
Fybra throws a leg kick

and Cunningham moves into the clinch.
Cunningham tries to land knees in the clinch but Fybra avoids the damage to the body.
Cunningham landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cunningham blocking some punches.
Fybra lands a shot to the body.
Cunningham is pushing Fybra up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cunningham is trying to maintain a safe position but Fybra gets an underhook and turns Cunningham into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham slows down the pace here.
Cunningham gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Cunningham throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fybra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fybra.
Cunningham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fybra.
A head punch on the inside from Fybra fails to land.
Fybra lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fybra.
Fybra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cunningham using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fybra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Randall Cunningham has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fybra misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Fybra fails to land.
Fybra lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cunningham.
Cunningham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cunningham landing knees to the head.

It looks like Michael Fybra has been cut.
Cunningham misses with a knee strike.
Cunningham taking a breather.
Fybra swings wildly with an uppercut but Cunningham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cunningham using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fybra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cunningham misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fybra has a couple of punches blocked by Cunningham.
Cunningham lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cunningham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fybra misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Michael Fybra will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Michael Fybra's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Cunningham lands with a shot to the body.
Fybra goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cunningham throws a leg kick but Fybra sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fybra lands the left hand.
Cunningham misses with a low kick.
Fybra looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cunningham throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cunningham moves out of range of the leg kick from Fybra.
Cunningham throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fybra does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cunningham throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fybra.
Fybra loads up on a big right hand but Cunningham slips the punch.
Jab, jab by Fybra - just one landing.
A head kick by Cunningham misses
and Fybra counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cunningham thinking.
Fybra cracks Cunningham with a good jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fybra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cunningham throws out a loose jab but Fybra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cunningham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fybra connects with a leg kick. Cunningham looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Michael Fybra seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fybra fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cunningham has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fybra tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fybra lands with a nice body punch.
A head kick from Fybra lands but Cunningham takes it in his stride.
Cunningham chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fybra can pounce on him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fybra.
Fybra misses with a low kick.
Cunningham takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cunningham tries a head kick but it misses.
Fybra throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fybra lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Cunningham takes the fight into the clinch.
Cunningham using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fybra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cunningham connects with a knee to the head.
Cunningham lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cunningham.
Cunningham misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Cunningham scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cunningham missing with knees to the body.
Fybra wants to break free but Cunningham has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cunningham.
Cunningham looking to slow down the pace here.
Cunningham fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fybra misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cunningham tries to land knees in the clinch but Fybra avoids the damage to the body.
Cunningham throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Fybra.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fybra lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cunningham or not.
Cunningham tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fybra is trying to maintain a safe position but Cunningham gets an underhook and turns Fybra into the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Fybra.
Nice body punch from Fybra - that landed with a thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fybra lands a nice uppercut.
Fybra tries to work over Cunningham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Fybra.
Cunningham can't find room to land a body shot as Fybra controls the action.
Cunningham blocks an uppercut.
Fybra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fybra tries a body shot but Cunningham blocks it.
Cunningham prevents a body shot from Fybra.
Cunningham is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cunningham looking to throw knees to the head but Fybra is blocking nicely.
Cunningham throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cunningham takes a shot to the head.
Fybra lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cunningham backwards.
Fybra misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cunningham's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Fybra.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Fybra breaks the clinch.
Cunningham scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fybra throws a low kick but Cunningham moves out of range easily.
Cunningham feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fybra's calf.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Fybra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fybra has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Fybra!
Michael Fybra thanked the fans post fight for their support.