PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jakov Pavlek (ranked 473 p4p, 1194 weight class) and Ron Funches (ranked 69 p4p, 169 weight class). Pavlek comes to the cage accompanied by Cool Kids of Death - Czloweik Mucha. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Pavlek
vs
Funches

170 cm
23
155
4 - 1 - 0

175 cm
23
154
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Fast

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jakov Pavlek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ron Funches!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funches misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Funches throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Funches misses with an uppercut. Pavlek saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Funches throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Funches tries to get set, Pavlek tries to push him back and clinch up but Funches manages to avoid the attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Funches.
Pavlek takes one to the side of the head.
Funches lands with a good body shot.
Funches scores with a body shot.
Funches sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pavlek misses with a body kick.
Funches misses with a hook
and Pavlek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Funches misses with a looping left.
Pavlek on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Funches is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pavlek.

It looks like Ron Funches has been cut.
Funches missing with a left hand there. Pavlek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pavlek wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pavlek jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Funches throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funches misses with a looping right.
Funches cracks a nice hook into Pavlek's ribs.
Funches rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Pavlek counters by clinching up.
Funches misses with a hook from the clinch.
Funches makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Funches lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pavlek swings wildly with an uppercut but Funches uses good head movement to avoid it.
Funches connects with a knee to the head.

Pavlek pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Funches lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Funches lands an overhand right.
Funches throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Funches looks to throw the jab but Pavlek is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Funches connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pavlek throws a low kick but it's checked well by Funches.
Funches throws an off balance right hand
and Pavlek counters with a nice body shot.
Funches misses with a straight right.
Pavlek seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pavlek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Funches swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Funches looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pavlek throws a leg kick but Funches moved away.
Funches swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Funches moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Funches might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Funches connects with a body shot.
Funches throws a looping overhand right but Pavlek ducks down to avoid it.
Funches fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pavlek manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Pavlek misses the target.
Funches ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pavlek moves away.
Funches misses with a straight left.
Funches misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Pavlek misses the target.
Funches takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It seemed like Funches was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Funches tries to clinch but Pavlek moves out of range.
Pavlek throws a shot from downtown. Funches moves away and avoids it.
Funches ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pavlek moves away.
Pavlek defending well as Funches loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funches misses with a straight right.
Funches moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Funches! But no joy.
Pavlek dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Funches. That did some damage!
Funches throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Funches misses the target.
Pavlek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Funches throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pavlek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pavlek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pavlek tried to counter with a leg kick but Funches avoided it.
Funches ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pavlek moves away.
Funches scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pavlek in his tracks.
Pavlek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pavlek was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Pavlek misses.
Pavlek connects with a solid leg kick.
Funches is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Funches digs a good body shot into Pavlek's ribs.
Funches fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Funches jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Funches takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Funches misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Funches takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Funches ducks under a wild hook from Pavlek.
Funches lands with a nice body punch.
Funches lands a jab to the nose.
Ron Funches seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pavlek staying out of range there.
Funches connects with a crisp jab.
Funches scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pavlek doesn't seem bothered though.
Funches looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Funches is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pavlek.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pavlek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pavlek throws a nice outside leg kick.
Funches connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pavlek momentarily.
Funches fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Funches dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ron Funches's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Funches chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pavlek can pounce on him.
Funches misses with an uppercut
and Pavlek counters with a nice uppercut.
Funches dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pavlek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Funches.
Pavlek stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Funches is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pavlek cracks Funches with a good jab.
Pavlek misses with a straight left.
Funches let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pavlek is looking to chop away at Funches's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Pavlek clinches up against the cage.
Funches blocks the elbow strike.

Pavlek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Funches lands with a hook. Pavlek tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pavlek takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Funches moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funches defending well as Pavlek loads up on a big left hand.
Funches moves out of range of the leg kick from Pavlek.
Funches throws the left hand but Pavlek avoids the punch easily.
Pavlek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pavlek on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Funches tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pavlek was well out of range. Poor timing from Funches.
Pavlek tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Funches manages to circle out of the way.
Pavlek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Funches.
Pavlek swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pavlek slips a straight right by Funches.
Funches bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pavlek's head.
Pavlek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pavlek cracks Funches with a right hand to the side of the head.
Funches misses with a right hand
and Pavlek counters with a good low kick that Funches was not able to check.
Pavlek avoids the body shot from Funches.
Funches throws the left hand but Pavlek avoids the punch easily.
Funches cracks Pavlek with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Funches throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Funches misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pavlek lands with a right hand.
Pavlek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Funches.
Funches is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pavlek.
Pavlek throws a big shot that misses.

Pavlek gets tackled into the cage by Funches. Funches maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pavlek.
A shot in the inside from Pavlek.
Pavlek wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Funches has him pressed against the cage.
Pavlek lands an uppercut.
Funches blocks an uppercut.
Funches lands a left hand.
Funches misses with a punch on the inside.
Pavlek has a couple of punches blocked by Funches.
Funches throws a head punch that misses.
Funches tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pavlek avoids it.
A left hand lands to the body for Pavlek.
Pavlek misses with a punch on the inside.
Funches lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek throws a punch but it's blocked by Funches.
Pavlek lands with a right to the head.
Funches misses with a punch to the body.
Pavlek lands a left hand that snaps the head of Funches backwards.
Pavlek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pavlek prevents a body shot from Funches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pavlek.
Funches tries to land a knee to the head but Pavlek blocks with his arms.
Funches works on Pavlek's body with a couple of short punches.
Funches blocks an uppercut.
Funches can't find room to land a body shot as Pavlek controls the action.
Pavlek has a couple of punches blocked by Funches.
Pavlek working aggressively here.
A short left from Funches.
Funches blocks an uppercut.
Funches lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pavlek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Funches creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Funches can't find room to land a body shot as Pavlek controls the action.
Funches goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pavlek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Funches has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek throws a punch but it's blocked by Funches.
Funches scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Funches scores with a nice short uppercut.

Pavlek escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pavlek has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pavlek there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Funches does it's job there.
Pavlek throws a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Funches throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Funches blocks a head kick by Pavlek.
Pavlek takes one to the side of the head.
Funches misses with a body shot

and Pavlek counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pavlek looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Funches tries to work over Pavlek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pavlek swings wildly with an uppercut but Funches uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Funches lands with a short shot to the head.
Funches pushes Pavlek back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pavlek lands a body punch.
Pavlek working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ron Funches will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ron Funches's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Funches misses the shot to the body.
Pavlek thows a body kick. Funches tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Funches misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pavlek.
As Funches tries to get set, Pavlek tries to push him back and clinch up but Funches manages to avoid the attempt.
Nice defenses there by Pavlek.
Pavlek tests Funches's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pavlek lands with a kick to the temple. Funches shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pavlek on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Funches misses the shot to the body.
Pavlek swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Funches.
Funches cracks Pavlek with a right hand to the side of the head.
Funches is looking to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Pavlek on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Funches swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Pavlek counter with a right hand.
Funches ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Funches ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Funches looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Pavlek finds it's way through Funches's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Funches - just one landing.
Funches connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Funches throws a jab but it's blocked by Pavlek.
Funches's corner calls for a 1-2. Funches obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pavlek throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Funches is rocked!
Funches lands a nice hook to Pavlek's body. Pavlek takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Funches is still on wobbly legs! Can Pavlek finish him?
A jab lands there for Pavlek.
Pavlek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ron Funches seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Funches rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A left lands for Funches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pavlek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Funches seems to have recovered his senses.
Pavlek tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Funches manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Pavlek coming out on top.
An inside leg kick lands from Pavlek.
Funches is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pavlek.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek misses with a straight left.
Pavlek takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Funches rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pavlek counters with a straight right hand.
Pavlek bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Funches cracks a nice hook into Pavlek's ribs.
Funches on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Funches scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pavlek walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Funches misses with a right hand
and Pavlek counters with a straight right hand.
Funches lands with a cross.
Funches thows a leg kick but Pavlek checks it
and Pavlek counters with a nice body kick.
Funches uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pavlek.
Funches throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pavlek is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Funches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funches takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pavlek throws a looping overhand right but Funches ducks down to avoid it.
Funches looks to throw the jab but Pavlek is out of range.
Pavlek throwing a counter right hand but Funches manages to avoid it.
Pavlek slips a jab from Funches.
Pavlek slips under a jab.
Funches lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A big right from Funches misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Pavlek misses the target.
Funches ducks under a wild hook from Pavlek.
Funches is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pavlek.
Funches throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Pavlek counters with a crisp one two that drops Funches! Pavlek thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Funches to his feet! Funches is in big trouble!
Funches pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Funches throws a jab when Pavlek was well out of range.
Funches swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Funches cracks Pavlek with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pavlek looks to throw the jab but Funches is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Funches. Pavlek does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Pavlek wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Funches tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pavlek is able to avoid easily.
Pavlek throws a right hand that misses
and Funches makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pavlek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Funches throws the left hand but Pavlek avoids the punch easily.
Pavlek tries to land a front kick but Funches steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Funches looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Funches fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pavlek, pushing him back against the cage.
Funches misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pavlek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Funches backwards.
Jakov Pavlek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Funches working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Funches blocks an uppercut.
Funches struggles to land a body shot inside as Pavlek controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Funches misses with a body punch.
Pavlek pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pavlek lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Funches.
Funches misses with a punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ron Funches.
Well Funches has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Funches!
During a confident post fight interview, Ron Funches thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.