PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Honey Badger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Kunitskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Honey Badger could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vladimir Kunitskiy's chin.

Badger
vs
Kunitskiy

173 cm
27
150 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

173 cm
24
146 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

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World class boxer
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Good wrestler
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Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Honey Badger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladimir Kunitskiy!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Badger misses with a double jab.
Badger definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kunitskiy digs a good hook to Badger's body.
Kunitskiy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Badger under the eye.
Badger throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kunitskiy on the side of the head.
Badger stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Badger looks to land a left hand but Kunitskiy moved out of range nicely.
Kunitskiy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Badger just misses with a punch to the body.
Badger avoids the head kick by Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Badger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kunitskiy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Badger.
Kunitskiy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kunitskiy misses with the combination.
Kunitskiy moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunitskiy thows a body shot but no joy.
Kunitskiy misses with a double jab
and Badger counters with a left and a right that stings Kunitskiy.
Badger misses with a looping right.
Kunitskiy throws a jab when Badger was well out of range.
Badger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kunitskiy manages to avoid it.
Badger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Badger there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kunitskiy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kunitskiy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Badger.
Badger connects with the punch.
Kunitskiy tries to clinch there but Badger circles away.
Badger bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kunitskiy's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunitskiy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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!
Badger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kunitskiy ducks under a wild hook from Badger.
Kunitskiy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kunitskiy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kunitskiy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kunitskiy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Badger's head.
Badger is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kunitskiy missing with a left hand there. Badger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Badger is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Badger throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kunitskiy is looking to clinch but Badger is avoiding it.
Kunitskiy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kunitskiy misses with a body shot.
Badger throws a shot from downtown. Kunitskiy moves away and avoids it.
Decent striking displayed by Badger there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Badger misses its intended target.
Badger throws a body punch but Kunitskiy moves out of range.
Badger jabs at Kunitskiy's body.
Badger lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Kunitskiy is rocked!
Kunitskiy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kunitskiy tries to score with a low kick but Badger moves his leg out of the way.
Badger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Badger misses with a body kick.
Badger thows a body shot but no joy.
Kunitskiy tries to clinch up.
Kunitskiy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kunitskiy blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Badger.

Badger tries to keep at a distance but Kunitskiy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kunitskiy lands a nice elbow.
Still in the clinch, Badger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kunitskiy tries to throw a body punch but Badger avoids it by throwing Kunitskiy back against the cage.
Badger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kunitskiy misses with a punch on the inside.
Badger managing to block the knees to the body from Kunitskiy.
Badger takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kunitskiy tries a knee to the head but Badger blocks it.
Badger stalls.
Kunitskiy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Honey Badger dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kunitskiy throws a sloppy head kick and Badger moves out of range easily.
Kunitskiy swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Badger counter with a right hand.
Kunitskiy lands a head kick!
Badger misses with a body shot.
Kunitskiy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kunitskiy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Badger misses its intended target.
Badger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kunitskiy moves out of range of the body kick from Badger.
Kunitskiy doesn't manage to clinch there - Badger circles away.
Badger misses with a body shot.
Badger lands a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunitskiy takes one to the chin there.
Badger connects with a single shot there.
Kunitskiy's corner calls for a 1-2. Kunitskiy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kunitskiy throws a leg kick but Badger sees it coming and moves out of range.
Badger swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Badger works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Badger paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Badger looks to land a left hand but Kunitskiy moved out of range nicely.
Badger scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kunitskiy is still on wobbly legs! Can Badger finish him?
Kunitskiy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kunitskiy seems to have recovered his senses.
Honey Badger is winning the standup battle so far.
Kunitskiy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kunitskiy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kunitskiy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Badger throws out the jab.
Kunitskiy thuds a left hand into Badger's body.
Kunitskiy works over Badger's head and body with a nice combination.
Kunitskiy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Badger lands a high kick!
Kunitskiy wants to clinch.
Kunitskiy wants to clinch but Badger slips to the side
enabling Badger to counter with a crisp jab.
Kunitskiy lands a lovely overhand right.

Kunitskiy clinches up with Badger and pushes him back against the cage.
Badger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kunitskiy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kunitskiy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Badger's elbow.
Kunitskiy tries a knee to the head but Badger blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kunitskiy as Badger tries to tie him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badger tries to break the clinch but Kunitskiy is controlling the position.
Kunitskiy misses with an elbow strike.

Badger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kunitskiy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Badger.
Kunitskiy tries to close the distance and clinch but Badger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kunitskiy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kunitskiy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kunitskiy misses with a low kick.
Kunitskiy ducks under a wild hook from Badger.
A combination from Kunitskiy does no damage.
Kunitskiy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Badger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kunitskiy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Badger.
Kunitskiy tries to bum rush Badger with a series of wild strikes but Badger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Badger misses with a body kick.
Badger takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kunitskiy connects with an inside leg kick.
Badger scores with a sloppy right hand. Kunitskiy should have avoided that one.
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!
Badger swings widly with a right hand
and Kunitskiy counters with a stiff right hand.
Badger takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Kunitskiy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Badger, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Badger blocking some punches.
Kunitskiy misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Honey Badger will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Badger lands a slapping body shot.
Kunitskiy moves away from the strike by Badger.
Kunitskiy moves in looking to clinch but Badger pushes him off.
Kunitskiy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kunitskiy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Badger.
Kunitskiy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Badger throws a right hand that Kunitskiy ducks under and follows up with a left that Kunitskiy also avoids with ease.
Badger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kunitskiy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kunitskiy tries a head kick but it misses.
Kunitskiy connects with a right hand. Badger shakes it off.
Kunitskiy wants to clinch but Badger slips to the side
and Badger counters with a nice uppercut.
Kunitskiy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Badger catches Kunitskiy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunitskiy throws a right hand that Badger ducks under and follows up with a left that Badger also avoids with ease.
Kunitskiy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Badger misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from Kunitskiy.
A slow jab from Kunitskiy misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Badger misses its intended target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Badger, as that shot connected.
Kunitskiy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kunitskiy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Badger.

Kunitskiy has closed the distance and engaged Badger in a clinch.
Kunitskiy lands an elbow just above Badger 's eye.
Badger lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Badger breaks the clinch.
Kunitskiy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kunitskiy misses with a kick to the body.
Kunitskiy ducks under a wild hook from Badger.
Badger thumps Kunitskiy with a low kick.
Badger scores with a sloppy right hand. Kunitskiy should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Badger with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Badger.
Badger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kunitskiy at a distance.
Kunitskiy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Badger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kunitskiy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kunitskiy misses with a series of wild punches.
Badger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy throws a looping overhand right but Badger ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Badger. That snapped Kunitskiy's head back.
Badger lands with a cross.
Vladimir Kunitskiy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Badger lands a lovely overhand right.
Badger throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Kunitskiy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kunitskiy.
Badger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Badger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kunitskiy throws an elbow but it misses.
Badger pressing his opponent against the cage.
Badger throws a head punch that misses.
Honey Badger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kunitskiy lands a nice elbow.
Kunitskiy has a couple of punches blocked by Badger.
Kunitskiy misses with a body punch.
Badger is trying to force a seperation but Kunitskiy has the dominant position.
Kunitskiy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kunitskiy has a couple of punches blocked by Badger.
Kunitskiy tries a knee to the head but Badger blocks it.
Kunitskiy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kunitskiy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Badger.

Badger manages to break the clinch.
Badger thuds a left hand into Kunitskiy's body.
Kunitskiy throws a hook to the side of Badger's head but Badger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Honey Badger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Badger, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Honey Badger!
Honey Badger tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.