PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cu Cuchulain (ranked 20217 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mophaf Bungradidoa (ranked 3114 p4p, 61 weight class). Mophaf Bungradidoa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cuchulain
vs
Bungradidoa

215 cm
26
280 lbs
7 - 30 - 0

178 cm
36
250 lbs
26 - 32 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cu Cuchulain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 32 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mophaf Bungradidoa!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bungradidoa closes the distance and clinches.
Bungradidoa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cuchulain.
Bungradidoa blocks the elbow strike.
Cuchulain drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bungradidoa keeps control of Cuchulain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cuchulain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bungradidoa lands a good knee to the midsection. Cuchulain won't want to take too many of those.
We've been informed that Bungradidoa has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A hook to the body from Bungradidoa.
Cuchulain is breathing heavily.
Bungradidoa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cuchulain or not.
Bungradidoa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bungradidoa crunches a lovely knee into Cuchulain's ribcage.
A short body shot lands from Bungradidoa as the two fighters clinch.
Knees to the body from Bungradidoa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bungradidoa lands a body shot.
Bungradidoa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bungradidoa landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuchulain takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bungradidoa lands a body punch.
Our sources have told us that Cuchulain has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Bungradidoa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa lands a body punch.
Bungradidoa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice body punch from Bungradidoa - that landed with a thud.
Bungradidoa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cuchulain or not.
Bungradidoa crunches a lovely knee into Cuchulain's ribcage.
Bungradidoa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bungradidoa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bungradidoa lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bungradidoa lands a shot to the body.
Bungradidoa lands a body punch.
Knees to the body from Bungradidoa.
Knees to the body from Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa lands a nice knee to the body.
Bungradidoa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bungradidoa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bungradidoa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bungradidoa lands a good knee to the midsection. Cuchulain won't want to take too many of those.
Bungradidoa lands a nice shot to the body.
Knees to the body from Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa lands a knee to the body.
Bungradidoa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bungradidoa working Cuchulain over with knees to the body.
Bungradidoa lands a nice shot to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa crunches a lovely knee into Cuchulain's ribcage.
Bungradidoa cracks Cuchulain with a nice body shot.
Bungradidoa cracks Cuchulain with a nice body shot.
Bungradidoa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bungradidoa crunches a lovely knee into Cuchulain's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bungradidoa obliges.
Knees to the body from Bungradidoa.
A body shot lands from Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bungradidoa lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Bungradidoa.
A hook to the body from Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cuchulain in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bungradidoa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bungradidoa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bungradidoa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bungradidoa lands a body punch.
Bungradidoa is leaning against Cuchulain and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bungradidoa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bungradidoa lands a nice shot to the body.
Bungradidoa lands a nice knee to the body.
Bungradidoa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bungradidoa lands a good knee to the midsection. Cuchulain won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees to the body from Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa scores a nice knee to the body.
Cuchulain takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bungradidoa is working Cuchulain over against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bungradidoa crunches a lovely knee into Cuchulain's ribcage.
Bungradidoa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bungradidoa landing knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cuchulain is looking to break free of the clinch but Bungradidoa has double underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Bungradidoa as the two fighters clinch.
Bungradidoa is working Cuchulain over against the cage.
Bungradidoa landing knees to the body.
Bungradidoa working Cuchulain over with knees to the body.
Bungradidoa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa lands a knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good body shot from Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa landing knees to the body.
Bungradidoa scores with a hook to the body.
Bungradidoa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bungradidoa crunches a lovely knee into Cuchulain's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mophaf Bungradidoa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bungradidoa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bungradidoa showed some decent athleticism there.
Bungradidoa passes to side control.
Bungradidoa is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Cuchulain will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Bungradidoa landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bungradidoa controlling from side mount.
Bungradidoa is continuing to stall.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuchulain takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Cuchulain knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bungradidoa on the ground.
Bungradidoa scores with a couple of short elbows.

Bungradidoa decides to stand back up.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Bungradidoa. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

Bungradidoa moves into the clinch successfully.
Bungradidoa crunches a lovely knee into Cuchulain's ribcage.
Bungradidoa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bungradidoa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mophaf Bungradidoa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bungradidoa pushes Cuchulain back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bungradidoa pushes Cuchulain back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bungradidoa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bungradidoa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bungradidoa scores a nice knee to the body.
Bungradidoa lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa lands a knee to the body.
Bungradidoa digs a right hand underneath Cuchulain's ribcage. Cuchulain let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bungradidoa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cuchulain lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bungradidoa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bungradidoa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bungradidoa scores a nice knee to the body.
Good body shot from Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cuchulain in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa pushes Cuchulain back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bungradidoa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bungradidoa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bungradidoa lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bungradidoa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bungradidoa landing knees to the body.
Bungradidoa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bungradidoa.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bungradidoa obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bungradidoa is working Cuchulain over against the cage.
Bungradidoa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bungradidoa lands a good knee to the midsection. Cuchulain won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bungradidoa lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bungradidoa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bungradidoa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cuchulain lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bungradidoa lands a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Bungradidoa - that landed with a thud.
Bungradidoa landing knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Bungradidoa.
Knees to the body from Bungradidoa.
Cuchulain takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bungradidoa obliges.
Bungradidoa lands a nice knee to the body.
Cuchulain takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bungradidoa crunches a lovely knee into Cuchulain's ribcage.
Bungradidoa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cuchulain.
Bungradidoa cracks Cuchulain with a nice body shot.
Bungradidoa crunches a lovely knee into Cuchulain's ribcage.
A hook to the body from Bungradidoa.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bungradidoa lands a good knee to the midsection. Cuchulain won't want to take too many of those.
Bungradidoa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bungradidoa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bungradidoa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mophaf Bungradidoa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bungradidoa scores with a body shot.
Cuchulain misses with a few strikes there.
Bungradidoa throws a head kick that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Bungradidoa gets the takedown into side control.
Cuchulain tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Cuchulain is covering up but some of the strikes from Bungradidoa are getting through and doing damage.
What can Cuchulain do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

Bungradidoa looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Cuchulain taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mophaf Bungradidoa!
Mophaf Bungradidoa made sure to mention his sponsor, Kemists ↑ 5x160Q - $149-199 in his post fight interview.