PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randall Cunningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haile Selassie I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Selassie I has chosen Jah Army as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Cunningham
vs
Selassie I

188 cm
23
201 lbs
9 - 2 - 1

191 cm
21
190 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Empire Threads
Brute

Prestige Nutrition (160!)

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 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Randall Cunningham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Haile Selassie I!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Selassie I blocks a head kick by Cunningham.
Cunningham throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Selassie I throws a looping overhand right but Cunningham ducks down to avoid it.
Selassie I throws a head kick that misses
and Cunningham counters with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cunningham.
Selassie I steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cunningham. That one must have hurt.
Cunningham fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cunningham is looking to clinch but Selassie I is avoiding it.
Cunningham keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Selassie I.
Selassie I with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cunningham to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cunningham walks into a left hand.
Cunningham throws a nice looking combination but Selassie I bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Selassie I pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Selassie I misses with a head kick.
Selassie I missing with a left hand there. Cunningham was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Selassie I ducks right into an uppercut from Cunningham.
Selassie I stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cunningham.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Selassie I tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cunningham throws a leg kick
and Selassie I counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cunningham's knee momentarily.
Selassie I takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick by Cunningham misses
and Selassie I counters with a nice body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cunningham, right into the meat.
Selassie I misses with a body kick.
Cunningham wants to clinch.
Cunningham scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice body punch from Cunningham.
Cunningham looks for the body kick but Selassie I saw that one coming.
Cunningham pivots, looking for a leg kick but Selassie I is out of range and Cunningham settles back down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cunningham throws a leg kick that is checked
and Selassie I counters with a nice body kick.
Selassie I blocks a head kick by Cunningham.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Selassie I throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Selassie I avoids the head kick by Cunningham.
Cunningham scores with a head kick. Selassie I tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Selassie I misses with a looping right.

Cunningham rushes Selassie I and presses him up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cunningham.
Cunningham lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Selassie I.
Cunningham using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Selassie I has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Cunningham breaks the clinch.
Selassie I throws a head kick but Cunningham moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Selassie I checks it well.
Cunningham thows a leg kick but Selassie I checks it
and Selassie I counters with a nice leg kick.
Cunningham throws a body kick that misses.
Cunningham throws a leg kick but Selassie I sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cunningham wants to land a leg kick but Selassie I is out of range.
Cunningham avoids the head kick by Selassie I.
Selassie I stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cunningham.
Cunningham throws a head kick but Selassie I moves out of range.
Cunningham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cunningham throws a leg kick but Selassie I sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cunningham misses with a low kick as Selassie I jumps back.
Randall Cunningham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Selassie I misses with a right hand
and Cunningham makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Selassie I lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cunningham.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham misses with a low kick as Selassie I jumps back.
Cunningham throws a head kick but Selassie I moves out of range.
Selassie I throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Selassie I doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A low kick from Cunningham is predictable there

and Selassie I counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cunningham!

Selassie I is trying to get an arm triangle but Cunningham is defending well.
Selassie I in side control, throwing shots but Cunningham defends.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cunningham parries the strikes from Selassie I easily there. Selassie I is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Cunningham to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randall Cunningham dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Selassie I connects with a leg kick. Cunningham looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Selassie I misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cunningham lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cunningham feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Selassie I's calf.
Cunningham wants to slow Selassie I down by chopping away at his legs.
Cunningham throws a solid leg kick but Selassie I takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cunningham.
Cunningham throws a low kick but it's checked well by Selassie I.
Selassie I checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cunningham misses with a wild body shot.
Cunningham avoids the head kick by Selassie I.
Selassie I moves out of range of the body kick from Cunningham.
Cunningham throws a leg kick but Selassie I sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cunningham.
Cunningham moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Randall Cunningham is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Selassie I looks for the body kick but Cunningham saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Selassie I misses.
Selassie I 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.
Selassie I misses with a body kick.
Cunningham with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Selassie I is breathing heavily.
Selassie I takes a kick to the side of the head.
Selassie I wants to slow Cunningham down by chopping away at his legs.
Cunningham moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Selassie I.
Selassie I throws a low kick, looking for Cunningham's leg but Cunningham calmly moves out of range.
Cunningham blocks the body kick.
Selassie I misses with a head kick.
Cunningham lands a slapping body shot.

Cunningham has taken the fight to the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Cunningham breaks from the clinch.
Selassie I chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cunningham can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham staying out of range there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cunningham.

Cunningham moves into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Cunningham.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Selassie I trying to control the position but instead, Cunningham has worked for underhooks and has pushed Selassie I into the cage.
Cunningham with a knee to the head.

It looks like Haile Selassie I has been cut.

Cunningham manages to break the clinch.
Selassie I is looking to land body kicks.
Cunningham lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Selassie I is rocked!
A head kick by Cunningham - that's a beauty! Selassie I is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Cunningham can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Randall Cunningham!