PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zlato Kuzmejniev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin Munchack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Munchack's choice of entrance music: Tupac - Ambitionz Az A Ridah. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kuzmejniev
vs
Munchack

192 cm
24
231 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

220 cm
26
273 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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SP Ultimate Nutrition

Darkness
Modern Wear Apparel

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zlato Kuzmejniev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franklin Munchack!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuzmejniev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kuzmejniev throws a poor cross that misses

and Munchack counters by clinching up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuzmejniev.
Kuzmejniev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Munchack backwards.
Kuzmejniev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Munchack backwards.
Munchack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuzmejniev's elbow.
Kuzmejniev presses Munchack against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kuzmejniev taking a breather.
Kuzmejniev takes a shot to the head.
Munchack tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kuzmejniev smiles and moves away.
Munchack is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

It looks like Franklin Munchack has been cut.
Kuzmejniev throws out a loose jab but Munchack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuzmejniev throws a shot from downtown. Munchack moves away and avoids it.
Kuzmejniev swats away the attempt to clinch by Munchack.
Kuzmejniev is looking to counter punch.
Kuzmejniev scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuzmejniev loads up on a big right hand but Munchack slips the punch.
Munchack drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kuzmejniev defends it well.
Munchack ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Munchack misses with a low kick.
Kuzmejniev throws a head kick but Munchack moves out of range.
Kuzmejniev lands a glancing blow to the side of Munchack's head.
Kuzmejniev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And Munchack tries to counter it with a takedown but Kuzmejniev pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kuzmejniev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Munchack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Munchack with the counter takedown but Kuzmejniev avoids it easily.
Kuzmejniev sizes up Munchack with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kuzmejniev misses with a looping left.
Munchack with the counter takedown but Kuzmejniev avoids it easily.
Kuzmejniev swinging wildly here.
Kuzmejniev thuds a left hand into Munchack's body.
Munchack moves out of range of the strikes.
Zlato Kuzmejniev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuzmejniev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munchack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuzmejniev moves away.
Kuzmejniev is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kuzmejniev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Munchack moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munchack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Munchack avoids the head kick by Kuzmejniev.
Kuzmejniev misses with a looping left.
Munchack fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kuzmejniev checks it well.
Munchack moves in looking to clinch but Kuzmejniev pushes him off.
Kuzmejniev throws a jab when Munchack was well out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Kuzmejniev.
Munchack just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuzmejniev throws a quick counter head kick but Munchack was just out of range.
Munchack bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kuzmejniev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Munchack.
Kuzmejniev goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kuzmejniev throws an off balance right hand

and Munchack counters with a single leg into guard. Kuzmejniev didn't expect that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munchack distracts Kuzmejniev with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Munchack wants to control from the top but Kuzmejniev keeps moving.
Kuzmejniev might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kuzmejniev is pulling down on Munchack's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Munchack throwing strikes but missing.
Munchack loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Munchack postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Munchack is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Munchack makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmejniev not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Munchack trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Munchack is pushing down on Kuzmejniev's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kuzmejniev is fighting to maintain full guard but Munchack has managed to sneak the leg through.
Munchack throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Munchack is nestled in close to Kuzmejniev, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kuzmejniev makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kuzmejniev.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Munchack trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuzmejniev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuzmejniev has momentary wrist control but Munchack slips an elbow through the middle.
Munchack throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zlato Kuzmejniev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Franklin Munchack's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A head kick misses from Munchack.
Munchack tries to score with a low kick but Kuzmejniev moves his leg out of the way.
Munchack circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Kuzmejniev drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Munchack follows Kuzmejniev to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Franklin Munchack!
During a confident post fight interview, Franklin Munchack thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.