PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Ranieri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suklaa Muna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ranieri comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - Lord give me a Sign. Muna has chosen Mercedes Bentso - Munaton Mies as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ranieri
vs
Muna

186 cm
25
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

179 cm
19
186 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Namunamu Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Ranieri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Suklaa Muna!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ranieri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muna.
It looked like Ranieri was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ranieri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Muna throws out the jab.
Ranieri throws a series of punches but Muna moves out of range.
Muna misses with a hook.
Ranieri misses with a few strikes there.
Ranieri throws a right and a left that Muna avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ranieri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ranieri appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ranieri ducks under a wild hook from Muna.
Ranieri was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ranieri scores with a head kick.
Ranieri misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ranieri is looking to slow Muna down with leg kicks.
Ranieri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Ranieri.
Muna swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Muna thuds a left hand into Ranieri's body.
Muna thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Muna looks to move away, Ranieri throws a big counter combo bu Muna just gets out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muna misses with a straight right.
Ranieri appears to be looking for a big counter.
Muna throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Ranieri was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Muna misses with a shot to the body
and Ranieri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Muna misses with an uppercut.
Ranieri seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Muna misses with an uppercut
and Ranieri counters with a nice uppercut.
Ranieri moves out of range of the strikes.
Ranieri ducks under a wild hook from Muna.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ranieri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Muna.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ranieri misses with a head kick.
Ranieri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muna.
Ranieri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ranieri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Muna moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ranieri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ranieri throws a big counter combination but Muna scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ranieri lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ranieri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Muna.
It looked like Ranieri was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ranieri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ranieri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Ranieri misses.
Muna loads up on a big right hand but Ranieri slips the punch.
As Muna looks to move away, Ranieri throws a big counter combo bu Muna just gets out of the way.
Muna throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ranieri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Muna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ranieri.
Muna is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Muna throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ranieri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ranieri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Muna.
Ranieri swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Muna is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ranieri.
Muna dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Muna throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ranieri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ranieri appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ranieri misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Muna throws a body shot but no joy.
Ranieri throws a big counter combination but Muna scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ranieri throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muna.
Ranieri misses the shot to the body.
Muna throws out a loose jab but Ranieri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muna swings for the body but Ranieri moves out of range.
Ranieri throws a big counter combination but Muna scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Muna misses with a left hand
and Ranieri cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from Ranieri.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ranieri misses with a head kick.
Muna is looking for the big counter here.
Muna throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ranieri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ranieri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Muna.
Ranieri is looking for a counter combo.
Ranieri looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Muna misses with a straight left.
Ranieri scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muna. Ranieri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab by Muna.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Ranieri. Those never looked like landing.
Muna looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ranieri looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Muna misses with a lunging right hand
and Ranieri counters with a three punch combo that has Muna backing up. Muna nods at Ranieri to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Ranieri takes a jab right on the kisser.
Muna connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Muna.
A punch combination from Ranieri misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Muna! But no joy.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ranieri.
Ranieri ducks under a wild hook from Muna.
Muna just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRanieri.
Muna looks to throw the jab but Ranieri is out of range.
Muna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muna throws out a loose jab but Ranieri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ranieri seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A telegraphed right hand from Muna misses the target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big right from Muna misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Suklaa Muna 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. This is the final round!

Ranieri tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Muna was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Muna darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Muna digs a good body shot into Ranieri's ribs.
Suklaa Muna seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Muna drops Ranieri with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ranieri looks back up at him and smiles so Muna waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Muna misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ranieri counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muna drops Ranieri with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Ranieri! Muna dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Suklaa Muna!
Suklaa Muna 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.