PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Helmuth Tuminen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ubungu Mumba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Helmuth Tuminen had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Tuminen
vs
Mumba

199 cm
22
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

King of Clothes

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Helmuth Tuminen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ubungu Mumba!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mumba checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Tuminen.
Tuminen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tuminen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mumba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mumba avoids the head kick by Tuminen.
Tuminen tests Mumba's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mumba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tuminen throws a head kick but Mumba moves out of range.
Mumba is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tuminen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mumba scores with a shot to the body.
Tuminen misses with a head kick.
Mumba lands a jab.
Tuminen misses with a leg kick
and Mumba counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuminen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mumba blocks a head kick by Tuminen.
Tuminen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tuminen misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick by Tuminen misses
and Mumba counters with a stiff right hand.
Tuminen is breathing heavily.
Tuminen throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Tuminen.
Tuminen scores with a spinning back kick!
Tuminen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mumba counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Mumba has managed to clinch.
Mumba scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mumba.

Tuminen is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mumba misses with the head strike.
Oh Tuminen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mumba swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mumba misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mumba.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mumba.
Tuminen blocking some punches.
Tuminen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tuminen seems to have got his legs back now.
Mumba lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mumba pushes Tuminen against the cage. Mumba is working some dirty boxing. Mumba pushes off with a quick right hook! Tuminen goes down! Tuminen tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Mumba moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ubungu Mumba!