PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Muraki Tunamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Faldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faldo has chosen Paparazzi Pone - Man Down as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tunamoto
vs
Faldo

180 cm
39
194 lbs
34 - 30 - 0

182 cm
37
199 lbs
20 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 34 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Muraki Tunamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Faldo!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faldo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tunamoto counters with a one-two to the body.
Faldo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tunamoto's sensitive parts.
Faldo blocks a head kick by Tunamoto.
Tunamoto lands with a good body shot.
Faldo throws a jab but it's blocked by Tunamoto.
Tunamoto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Faldo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tunamoto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tunamoto takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tunamoto scores with a head kick.

It looks like Nick Faldo has been cut.
Muraki Tunamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tunamoto lands with a straight right. Faldo didn't see that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faldo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tunamoto is out of range and Faldo settles back down.
Tunamoto scores with a sloppy right hand. Faldo should have avoided that one.
Faldo throws a looping overhand right but Tunamoto ducks down to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Faldo.

Tunamoto clinches up with Faldo and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunamoto scores with a hook to the body.

Tunamoto breaks from the clinch.

Tunamoto has managed to clinch.
A shot in the inside from Faldo.
Tunamoto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Faldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Tunamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tunamoto tries to break the clinch but Faldo is controlling the position.
Faldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Faldo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tunamoto blocks a body shot from Faldo.
A short right from Faldo.
Faldo lands a body shot.
Faldo blocks a body shot from Tunamoto.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Faldo.
Faldo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Faldo has a couple of punches blocked by Tunamoto.
Faldo misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Faldo fails to land.
Faldo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tunamoto backwards.
Faldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Faldo lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tunamoto digs a right hand into Faldo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Faldo's gas tank.
Tunamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tunamoto manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tunamoto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tunamoto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tunamoto scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Faldo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Faldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Faldo throws a head punch that misses.
Tunamoto tries a knee to the head but Faldo blocks it.

Tunamoto breaks from the clinch.
Tunamoto throws a body punch but Faldo moves out of range.
Tunamoto connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Faldo's hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Faldo finds it's way through Tunamoto's defenses.
Tunamoto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Faldo.
Faldo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tunamoto's head backwards.
Faldo misses with an uppercut.
Tunamoto is looking for a counter combo.
Tunamoto scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tunamoto tries to clinch up but Faldo circles away and keeps his distance.

Tunamoto rushes Faldo and presses him up against the cage.
Tunamoto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Faldo's defenses.
Tunamoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Faldo has a couple of punches blocked by Tunamoto.
A right hand to the body from Tunamoto.
Faldo lands a nice uppercut.

Tunamoto manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faldo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tunamoto tries to clinch but Faldo is having none of it.

Tunamoto drives through and clinches with Faldo against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Faldo.
Faldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tunamoto tries to throw a body punch but Faldo avoids it by throwing Tunamoto back against the cage.
Tunamoto misses with an elbow over the top.
Tunamoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tunamoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Tunamoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Faldo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Faldo misses with a hook.
Faldo 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.
That kick from Tunamoto tenderised Faldo's leg. Faldo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tunamoto throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tunamoto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Faldo to score with a decent uppercut.
Tunamoto 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.
Tunamoto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tunamoto throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Muraki Tunamoto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nick Faldo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Faldo misses with an uppercut
and Tunamoto counters with a nice low kick that buckles Faldo's knee momentarily.
Faldo throws a front kick aimed at Tunamoto's knee but Tunamoto avoids it well.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tunamoto.
Tunamoto tries to clinch but Faldo is having none of it.
Tunamoto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Faldo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Faldo keeps the fight on the outside.
Faldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tunamoto connects with a leg kick. Faldo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Faldo throws a poor cross that misses
and Faldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tunamoto lands a jab to the nose.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tunamoto lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Faldo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Faldo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Faldo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Faldo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Faldo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tunamoto feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Faldo misses.
Tunamoto takes one to the side of the head.
Tunamoto lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That has opened up Nick Faldo's cut even more.
Faldo lands a jab.
Tunamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Faldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Faldo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tunamoto slips a jab and a cross from Faldo.
Tunamoto lands with a shot to the body.
Faldo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tunamoto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tunamoto.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Faldo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tunamoto.
A big left from Tunamoto misses.
Tunamoto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Faldo can do to turn this around?
Tunamoto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Faldo.
A counter left hand to the body from Tunamoto misses its target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faldo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Muraki Tunamoto is winning the standup battle so far.
Tunamoto wants to land a leg kick but Faldo is out of range.
Faldo works Tunamoto's body with a nice hook.
Faldo delivers a nice body kick.
Tunamoto misses with a looping left.
Faldo throws a chopping leg kick but Tunamoto manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Faldo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tunamoto defending well as Faldo loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A solid body kick from Tunamoto.
Tunamoto connects with a nice looking jab.
Faldo misses with a lunging right hand
and Tunamoto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tunamoto wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Faldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Faldo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tunamoto. Tunamoto obviously looking to wear him down.
Faldo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tunamoto.
Tunamoto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tunamoto ducks right into an uppercut from Faldo.

Tunamoto gets a clinch.
Faldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Tunamoto controls his hands.
Tunamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Faldo controls the action.

Tunamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tunamoto tries to clinch up.
Faldo throws a body shot but no joy.
Faldo digs a good hook to Tunamoto's body.
Faldo cracks Tunamoto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tunamoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto lands with a hook. Faldo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tunamoto moves out of range as Faldo throws a body kick.
Tunamoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Faldo tries to counter by closing the distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A thudding body kick lands there by Tunamoto!

Tunamoto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tunamoto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Faldo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Faldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Faldo.
Tunamoto digs a right hand underneath Faldo's ribcage. Faldo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Faldo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

Tunamoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Faldo moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Muraki Tunamoto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nick Faldo's cut.
That's time! Tunamoto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Faldo tests Tunamoto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Faldo scores with a jab to the head.
Faldo lands with a straight right. Tunamoto didn't see that one coming.

Tunamoto is rocked!
Tunamoto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oh Tunamoto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Faldo lands a hook that stumbles Tunamoto back into the cage. Faldo follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Tunamoto to the canvas! Faldo pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Tunamoto has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Nick Faldo!
In his post fight interview, Nick Faldo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.