PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between War Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uli Kunkel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kunkel is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bubbles - Bidibodi Bidibu. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Diaz
vs
Kunkel

183 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

191 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, War Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Uli Kunkel!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kunkel slips under a jab.
Kunkel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kunkel swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Diaz gets tackled into the cage by Kunkel. Kunkel maintains the clinch.
Kunkel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kunkel pushes Diaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz looking to slow down the pace here.
Kunkel stalls.
Kunkel pushes Diaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kunkel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Kunkel.
Kunkel is stalling here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Kunkel is controlling him.
Kunkel taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Kunkel.
Kunkel presses Diaz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kunkel scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Kunkel.
Diaz is trying to push Kunkel away but Kunkel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kunkel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Kunkel lands a right hand.
Diaz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kunkel blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to break free.
Kunkel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kunkel lands a right hand.
Kunkel scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Diaz is rocked!
Kunkel lands a body punch.
Kunkel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kunkel is working Diaz over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kunkel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kunkel creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Diaz's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Diaz drops to his knees and Kunkel pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uli Kunkel!
Uli Kunkel was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.