PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Miesha Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walton Kunz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kunz has chosen Dutchland Heil as his entrance music. Walton Kunz will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Tate
vs
Kunz

166 cm
26
140 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
142 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Leviathan Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Miesha Tate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Walton Kunz!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tate shoots in for a takedown but Kunz shows good takedown defense.
Kunz wants to counter with a clinch but Tate pushes him away.
Tate tries for a takedown but Kunz circles away easily
and Kunz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miesha Tate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tate shoots and misses
letting Kunz counter with a right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tate.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kunz 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.
Kunz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate with a poor takedown
and Kunz counters with a stiff right hand.

Tate drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Kunz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tate doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tate manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tate tries to free his leg and advance position but Kunz is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've been hearing good reports from Tate's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

Kunz pushes a forearm under Tate's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Tate is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Walton Kunz!
Walton Kunz bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.