PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Muraki Tunamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Poulter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tunamoto
vs
Poulter

180 cm
33
194 lbs
23 - 20 - 0

189 cm
36
201 lbs
33 - 17 - 1

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 23 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Muraki Tunamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Paul Poulter!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poulter throws a head kick but Tunamoto moves out of range.
Poulter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tunamoto can pounce on him.
Tunamoto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Poulter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tunamoto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Poulter has time to react.
Poulter throws a sloppy head kick and Tunamoto moves out of range easily.
Muraki Tunamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tunamoto cracks Poulter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Poulter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Poulter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Poulter throws a front kick aimed at Tunamoto's knee but Tunamoto avoids it well.
Poulter lands with a right hand.
Tunamoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Poulter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Poulter throws a fast counter high kick but Tunamoto manages to duck under it in time.
Poulter throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Poulter lands with a slapping head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tunamoto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Poulter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tunamoto wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tunamoto.
Poulter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tunamoto lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Tunamoto closes the distance and clinches.
Tunamoto has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tunamoto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Poulter.

Tunamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Poulter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice uppercut lands for Tunamoto. That snapped Poulter's head back.
Tunamoto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poulter.
Poulter just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Tunamoto. Those never looked like landing.
Poulter was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Poulter throws a sloppy head kick and Tunamoto moves out of range easily.
Poulter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tunamoto tries to clinch there but Poulter circles away.
Tunamoto with a hook.
Tunamoto missing with a left hand there. Poulter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tunamoto lands a jab to the nose.

Poulter is rocked!
Tunamoto throws a pinpoint strike between Poulter's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Poulter crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Tunamoto scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Muraki Tunamoto!
After the big win, Muraki Tunamoto made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors GREEN!160 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.