PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Make Munalukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gareth Bale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Munalukko
vs
Bale

181 cm
28
191 lbs
12 - 8 - 1

185 cm
34
195 lbs
16 - 13 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

AnonymouS

SP Ultimate Nutrition

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 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Make Munalukko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gareth Bale!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munalukko with a nice cross.
Munalukko connects with a body shot.
Munalukko avoids a kick to the body.
Munalukko misses with a low kick.
Munalukko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bale.
And Munalukko counters with a quick kick to the body but Bale blocks it.
Bale shoots for a takedown but Munalukko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bale has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Munalukko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Munalukko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Munalukko looks to land a left hand but Bale moved out of range nicely.
Bale on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Munalukko.
Munalukko scores with a jab.
Munalukko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bale moves away.
Bale keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Munalukko has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Jorzi GYM in the buildup to the fight.
Munalukko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munalukko scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale connects with a body shot that sends Munalukko's belly button to the back.
Munalukko throws a low kick but Bale moves out of range easily.
Bale 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.
Bale displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A good leg kick by Munalukko.
Bale jabs Munalukko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bale misses with a leg kick
and Munalukko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bale throws a right hand that Munalukko ducks under and follows up with a left that Munalukko also avoids with ease.
Munalukko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bale.
Munalukko cracks Bale with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munalukko thows a leg kick but Bale checks it

and Bale counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Munalukko keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Munalukko wants to control but Bale is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bale thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Munalukko's head.
Munalukko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bale is looking to take a break and control but Munalukko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bale might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Munalukko haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Munalukko trying to control from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bale trying to control from half guard but Munalukko is working away.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bale keeps Munalukko at a distance using the push kick.
Munalukko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bale finds it's way round the side to connect with Munalukko's head.
Make Munalukko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munalukko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Munalukko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bale scores with the left hand. Munalukko knows he should have avoided that one.
Munalukko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bale throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Munalukko counters with a straight right hand.
Bale misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Munalukko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bale throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Munalukko counter with a right hand.
Munalukko misses with a low kick as Bale jumps back.
Bale lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bale moves out of range of the body kick from Munalukko.
Munalukko just misses with a punch to the body.
Bale throws a sloppy head kick
and Munalukko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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!
A combination from Bale does no damage.
Munalukko misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munalukko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Munalukko connects with a leg kick. Bale looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bale throws a left and a right that both miss
and Munalukko counters with an inside leg kick.
Munalukko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Munalukko misses with a body punch
and Bale counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bale ducks right into an uppercut from Munalukko.
Munalukko tries a low kick but Bale avoids it.
Munalukko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bale shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Munalukko sprawls well. Munalukko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bale gets slowly back to his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Bale 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Make Munalukko dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Munalukko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bale is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Munalukko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Munalukko.
Bale throws a leg kick but Munalukko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Munalukko.
Munalukko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bale manages to avoid it.
Munalukko throws out a leg kick but Bale moves out of range and Munalukko only half commits.
Munalukko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bale tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Munalukko throws a leg kick but Bale sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Bale. Those never looked like landing.
Munalukko connects with a nice looking jab.
Munalukko throws a body punch but Bale moves out of range.
Munalukko scores with a push kick.
Munalukko misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munalukko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Munalukko misses its intended target.
A bone on bone clash there as Bale blocks the leg kick.
Bale's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Munalukko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bale. Bale circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Munalukko throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Bale to counter with a crisp jab.
A lazy body kick from Bale
and Munalukko counters with a low kick, right behind Bale 's knee.
Make Munalukko is winning the standup battle so far.
Bale misses with a head kick.
Bale swinging wildly here.
Bale takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Munalukko throws a lazy right hand but Bale sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bale throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bale misses with a head kick.
Bale checks the leg kick nicely there.
Munalukko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bale steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Munalukko lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bale throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Munalukko.
Munalukko blocks a jab.
Bale throws a series of punches but Munalukko avoids them all with ease.
Gareth Bale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Munalukko throws a head kick but Bale moves out of range.
Bale feints a counter leg kick.
Munalukko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Munalukko throws the left hand but Bale avoids the punch easily.
Munalukko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bale.
Bale avoids the body shot from Munalukko.
Munalukko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bale.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munalukko leaves Bale with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bale takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Bale is rocked!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Munalukko.
Bale is still on wobbly legs! Can Munalukko finish him?
BOOM! Munalukko lands a beautiful left hook that drops Bale. Bale tries to recover but Munalukko is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Bale lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Make Munalukko!
A relieved looking Make Munalukko thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.