PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Diaz Bros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauri Kunnas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kunnas has chosen Jumal x10 Lavis - Jeesus as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Bros
vs
Kunnas

210 cm
22
295 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

205 cm
39
306 lbs
32 - 17 - 1

World class MT
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diaz Bros !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauri Kunnas!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bros lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bros checks the leg kick.
Bros definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kunnas walks into a stiff left hand from Bros .
Mauri Kunnas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bros checks a low kick from Kunnas.

Bros moves into the clinch.
Bros makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kunnas misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Bros .
Kunnas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kunnas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bros has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bros lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kunnas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bros blocks it with crossed arms.
Kunnas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice elbow from Bros .

It looks like Mauri Kunnas has been cut.
Kunnas misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bros gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bros swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kunnas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kunnas tries to land a knee to the head but Bros blocks with his arms.
Kunnas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bros blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunnas tries to land a knee to the head but Bros blocks with his arms.
Bros lands a shoulder strike.
Kunnas looking to slow down the pace here.
A right handed body shot lands from Bros .
Kunnas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short uppercut from Bros .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bros .
Kunnas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kunnas trying to control the position but instead, Bros has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kunnas into the ropes.
Kunnas is trying to break free.
Bros lands with a left to the head.
Kunnas blocks an elbow strike.
Kunnas misses with a knee to the head.
Kunnas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kunnas looking to throw knees to the head but Bros is blocking nicely.
Kunnas takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kunnas avoids the elbow strike from Bros , against the ropes.
Kunnas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kunnas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bros has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kunnas is looking to control Bros 's arms but Bros gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kunnas has his back to the ropes.
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!
Kunnas misses with a punch on the inside.
Kunnas looking to throw knees to the head but Bros is blocking nicely.
Kunnas tries a knee to the head but Bros blocks it.
Kunnas looks winded!
Bros throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kunnass head.
Bros lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kunnas backwards.
Bros lands a nice uppercut.
Bros pushes Kunnas back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bros lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kunnas.
A head punch on the inside from Kunnas fails to land.
Kunnas throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bros cracks Kunnas with a nice body shot.
Bros lands with a light punch inside.
Bros lands an elbow that stopped Kunnas in his tracks for a moment.
Bros creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diaz Bros dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mauri Kunnas's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kunnas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bros goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kunnas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bros finds it's way round the side to connect with Kunnas's head.
Kunnas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bros checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bros throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bros blocks a leg kick.
Kunnas throws a sloppy body shot

and Bros moves into the clinch.
Kunnas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bros is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kunnas is defending well for now.
Kunnas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bros scores a nice knee to the body.
Kunnas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bros tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bros .
Bros lands a good knee to the midsection. Kunnas won't want to take too many of those.
Kunnas is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kunnas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Bros lands a hook that snaps the head of Kunnas backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bros creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kunnas's defenses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kunnas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bros throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Bros .
Bros scores with a hook to the body.
Bros tries a knee to the head but Kunnas blocks it.
Bros works on Kunnas's body with a couple of short punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bros .
Bros digs a right hand underneath Kunnas's ribcage. Kunnas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bros lands an uppercut.
Kunnas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kunnas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bros has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bros throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kunnass head.
A short uppercut from Bros .
A short uppercut from Bros .
Nice elbow from Bros .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bros lands a nice elbow.
Bros scores with a hook to the body.
Bros lands a body shot.
Kunnas takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees to the body from Bros .
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bros obliges.
Bros lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bros lands a body punch.
Bros presses Kunnas against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bros lands a damaging elbow.
Bros working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kunnas fails to land.
Bros unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kunnas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bros crunches a lovely knee into Kunnas's ribcage.
Bros lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kunnas or not.
Bros working Kunnas over with knees to the body.
Bros lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bros pushes Kunnas back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diaz Bros dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mauri Kunnas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kunnas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bros .
Bros fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kunnas.
Kunnas throws a leg kick but Bros moved away.
Kunnas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kunnas misses with a right hand

and Bros counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kunnas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bros has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kunnas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bros lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kunnas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bros is keeping busy.
Bros lands an elbow inside that Kunnas shrugs off.
Bros lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bros is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kunnas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kunnas takes a shot to the head.
Knees to the body from Bros .
Bros works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bros tries to throw a body punch but Kunnas avoids it by throwing Bros back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunnas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees to the body from Bros .
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bros obliges.
Bros is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kunnas can do to turn this around?
Bros gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bros lands a nice uppercut.
Diaz Bros has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kunnas takes an elbow to the forehead.

Kunnas is rocked!
Bros lands an elbow inside.
Kunnas is still on wobbly legs! Can Bros finish him?
Bros smacks Kunnas right on the bridge of the nose with a massive elbow! Another one lands and Kunnas goes down! He's clearly dazed - will he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7... up to one knee... 8,9,10! He's not made it! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Diaz Bros !
A victorious Diaz Bros thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.