PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neil Napier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Cunningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Napier
vs
Cunningham

191 cm
26
213 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

188 cm
30
210 lbs
16 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neil Napier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Randall Cunningham!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunningham looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Napier is fending him off so far but Cunningham persists. Nope, Napier circles away and we're back to standing.
Cunningham scores with a jab to the head.
Cunningham lands an overhand right.
Cunningham takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cunningham cracks the inside of Napier's front leg.
Napier misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cunningham scores with a kick to the body.
Cunningham tries to close the distance and clinch but Napier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Napier lands with a right hand.
A clash of legs there as Napier blocks the low kick.
Cunningham chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cunningham ducks under a wild hook from Napier.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cunningham throws a leg kick which misses Napier's front leg but catches the back leg as Napier tries to avoid it.
Napier works Cunningham's body with a nice hook.
Cunningham misses with a kick to the body.
Napier scores with the left hand. Cunningham knows he should have avoided that one.
Cunningham ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Napier throws an overhand right that lands on Cunningham's shoulder, as Cunningham tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Randall Cunningham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Napier misses with a lunging right hand
and Cunningham counters with an inside leg kick.
Neil Napier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Napier tries a head kick but it misses.
Cunningham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Napier misses with an uppercut.
Napier avoids the head kick by Cunningham.
Napier checks the leg kick nicely there.
Napier scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Napier.
Cunningham lands with a thumping leg kick.
Napier throws a leg kick but Cunningham sees it coming and moves out of range.

Cunningham dives in and scores a takedown into Napier's guard.
Napier wants to stand but Cunningham is controlling the position.
Cunningham scoring with some ground and pound.
Napier 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Napier is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Napier working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cunningham.
Napier keeping moving, preventing Cunningham from controlling successfully.
Cunningham throws a big right hand that misses.
Cunningham prevents Napier from getting back to his feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cunningham throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Napier.
Napier missing with a left hand there. Cunningham was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Napier lands a nice shot that snaps Cunningham's head back.
Napier misses with a looping right.
Napier missing with a left hand there. Cunningham was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Napier lands with a cross.
Napier lands an overhand right.
Cunningham changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napier throws a chopping leg kick but Cunningham manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cunningham fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cunningham moves out of range as Napier strikes.
Cunningham lands with a cross.
Cunningham lands a nice looking kick to the body. Napier takes a step back to recover.
Good leg kick by Napier there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cunningham moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cunningham moves forwards but Napier connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Napier lands with a kick to the temple. Cunningham shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Cunningham is rocked!
A solid leg kick lands there for Cunningham.
Napier throws a lazy right hand but Cunningham sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Napier is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cunningham.
Cunningham walks into a straight right hand from Napier.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cunningham scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Napier just misses with a punch to the body.
Napier misses with a straight left.
A good leg kick by Cunningham.
Napier uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cunningham has time to react.
Cunningham lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cunningham cracks the inside of Napier's front leg.
Cunningham is looking to slow Napier down with leg kicks.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cunningham!
Cunningham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cunningham throws a nice outside leg kick.
Napier lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Napier throws out a loose jab but Cunningham uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A good leg kick by Napier.
A slow jab from Napier misses its intended target.
Cunningham cracks Napier with an open hand slap.
Napier misses with an uppercut
and Cunningham counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Randall Cunningham will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cunningham thows a leg kick but Napier checks it
letting Napier counter with a right hand.
Napier misses with an uppercut. Cunningham saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Napier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Napier throws a nice looking combination but Cunningham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cunningham motions for Napier to come forward. Cunningham throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Napier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cunningham.
Nice jab there from Napier.
Napier smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cunningham dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Napier with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cunningham explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Napier checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cunningham throws a leg kick but Napier checks it.
Cunningham lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cunningham slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Napier gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cunningham.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Napier. Cunningham does a little dance to reset his feet.
Napier misses with a looping right.
Napier misses with a straight left.
Cunningham is looking to clinch but Napier is avoiding it.
Cunningham avoids the head kick by Napier.
Cunningham fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cunningham avoids the head kick by Napier.
Napier blocks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cunningham.
Napier misses with an uppercut. Cunningham saw that one coming.
Napier connects with a looping right hand.

Napier lands a big head kick that sends Cunningham tumbling to the mat! Napier takes a step backwards and waves Cunningham back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Cunningham is still on wobbly legs! Can Napier finish him?
Neil Napier is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Napier misses with a lunging right hand
and Cunningham counters with a big head kick but Napier shrugs it off.
A good leg kick by Cunningham.
Cunningham seems to have recovered his senses.
Napier keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Cunningham gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Napier wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice body punch from Napier - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Napier.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cunningham.
Cunningham tries to land knees in the clinch but Napier avoids the damage to the body.
Napier is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Napier presses Cunningham against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cunningham tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Napier avoids it.
Napier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cunningham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Napier.
Cunningham utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Napier's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Napier misses with a punch on the inside.
Napier misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Napier.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napier lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cunningham backwards.
Napier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cunningham working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cunningham using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cunningham lands a nice knee to the body.
Cunningham lands with a short shot to the head.
Cunningham lands a body shot in the clinch.
Napier misses with a punch to the body.
Cunningham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Napier is trying to maintain a safe position but Cunningham gets an underhook and turns Napier into the cage.
A body shot lands from Cunningham.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cunningham trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cunningham.
Cunningham connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Neil Napier has been cut.
Cunningham lands a knee 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!
Cunningham lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Napier tries a body shot but Cunningham blocks it.
Cunningham is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short left from Cunningham.
Cunningham connects with a nasty looking knee right to Napier's face.
Randall Cunningham seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A bit of stalling here from Cunningham.
Cunningham throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cunningham putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Napier in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Cunningham.
Cunningham unloads a knee to the mid-section. Napier lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cunningham connects with a nasty looking knee right to Napier's face.
Cunningham throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Napier blocks it with crossed arms.
Cunningham tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Napier avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cunningham creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cunningham using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Napier tries to work over Cunningham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cunningham using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randall Cunningham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Neil Napier's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Cunningham pushes Napier away with a front kick.
Cunningham throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Cunningham.
Napier tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Napier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Napier misses with a straight right.
Cunningham checks the leg kick nicely there.
Napier stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cunningham.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Napier checks a leg kick.

Napier tries to keep at a distance but Cunningham has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cunningham lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Still in the clinch, Cunningham scores with a nice short uppercut.
Napier tries to work over Cunningham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cunningham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cunningham has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cunningham.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Cunningham.
Napier avoiding damage as Cunningham throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Cunningham manages to break the clinch.
Cunningham buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cunningham throws a front kick aimed at Napier's knee but Napier avoids it well.
Cunningham tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Napier is able to avoid easily.

Cunningham moves into the clinch.
Napier has a couple of punches blocked by Cunningham.
Napier is trying to stall.
Napier pushes Cunningham back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cunningham is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Napier is defending well for now.
Cunningham works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Napier will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cunningham misses with a punch to the body.
Cunningham manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Napier misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cunningham tries to land knees in the clinch but Napier avoids the damage to the body.
Cunningham scores with a knee to the head.
Cunningham being controlled against the cage.
Napier takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Napier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cunningham gets through Napier's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cunningham pushes Napier back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Cunningham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Cunningham there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cunningham tries to score with a low kick but Napier moves his leg out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napier lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cunningham circles away quickly and effectively.
Cunningham throws a series of punches but Napier avoids them all with ease.
Napier throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cunningham stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Napier on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cunningham scores with a leg kick.
Cunningham slips under a jab from Napier.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cunningham.
Randall Cunningham is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Napier swats away the attempt to clinch by Cunningham.
An inside leg kick lands from Cunningham.
Cunningham shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Napier pinned against the cage. Napier gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Napier connects with a nice looking jab.
Cunningham dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Napier. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Neil Napier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cunningham has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Napier finds it's way round the side to connect with Cunningham's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Napier throws a lazy right hand but Cunningham sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Napier misses with a hook
and Cunningham counters with a nice low kick that buckles Napier's knee momentarily.
Cunningham stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Napier.
Napier moves out of range of the body kick.

Cunningham forces Napier back against the cage and clinches.
Napier swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Cunningham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Napier lands a jab to the nose.

Cunningham scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cunningham is looking to take a break and control but Napier is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Napier looks like he's trying to stand up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randall Cunningham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cunningham winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randall Cunningham!
Randall Cunningham decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.