PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Serj Wunderkind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaac MPumbu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Isaac MPumbu has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Serj Wunderkind's chin.

Wunderkind
vs
MPumbu

201 cm
28
226 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

195 cm
30
255 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Serj Wunderkind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Isaac MPumbu!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Wunderkind misses.
MPumbu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That kick from MPumbu tenderised Wunderkind's leg. Wunderkind is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wunderkind waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract MPumbu.
MPumbu keeps the fight on the outside.
MPumbu has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Wunderkind is landing a low percentage of strikes.

MPumbu lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Wunderkind goes down! The ref sends MPumbu to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Wunderkind is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!

It looks like Serj Wunderkind has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

MPumbu rushes Wunderkind and presses him up against the ropes.
Wunderkind misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from MPumbu.
MPumbu blocks a body shot from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind blocking some punches.
Wunderkind looking to throw knees to the head but MPumbu is blocking nicely.
MPumbu trying to stall but Wunderkind improves his position.
MPumbu trying to land knees to the body.
Wunderkind is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but MPumbu is keeping busy.
Wunderkind doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
MPumbu avoiding damage as Wunderkind throws knees to the body.
MPumbu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wunderkind avoids it.
Wunderkind blocks an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MPumbu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wunderkind's efforts to push away.
Wunderkind working some nice short punches in the clinch.

It looks like Isaac MPumbu has been cut.
MPumbu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
MPumbu swings wildly with an uppercut but Wunderkind uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wunderkind tries to throw a body punch but MPumbu avoids it by throwing Wunderkind back against the ropes.
Wunderkind lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of MPumbu backwards.
Wunderkind throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wunderkind stalls.
MPumbu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wunderkind is trying to break the clinch but MPumbu is controlling him.
MPumbu prevents a body shot from Wunderkind.
MPumbu misses with a punch to the body.
MPumbu prevents a body shot from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Wunderkind's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wunderkind works on MPumbu's body with a couple of short punches.
MPumbu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wunderkind backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wunderkind misses with a knee to the head.
Wunderkind is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
MPumbu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wunderkind blocks it with crossed arms.
Wunderkind tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and MPumbu avoids it.
MPumbu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, MPumbu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wunderkind's brow.
MPumbu managing to block the knees to the body from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind is trying to stall.
Wunderkind letting MPumbu take a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wunderkind misses with a knee strike.
Wunderkind is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wunderkind using the Thai plumb to throw knees but MPumbu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Still in the clinch, MPumbu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wunderkind looking to throw knees to the head but MPumbu is blocking nicely.
MPumbu trying to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wunderkind.
MPumbu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wunderkind blocks it with crossed arms.
MPumbu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wunderkind backwards.
MPumbu misses with a knee strike.
MPumbu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wunderkind looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
MPumbu managing to block the knees to the body from Wunderkind.
MPumbu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wunderkind slows down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MPumbu works on Wunderkind's body with a couple of short punches.
MPumbu lands a nice knee to the body.
Wunderkind is breathing heavily.
MPumbu prevents Wunderkind from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, MPumbu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wunderkind dodges an elbow strike from MPumbu.
A nice glancing elbow lands by MPumbu.
MPumbu tries to stall but Wunderkind uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
MPumbu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wunderkind looking to slow down the pace here.
Wunderkind trying to land knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wunderkind with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wunderkind taking a breather.
MPumbu avoiding damage as Wunderkind throws knees to the body.
MPumbu looking to throw knees to the head but Wunderkind is blocking nicely.
MPumbu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wunderkind has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Having scored a knockdown, Isaac MPumbu should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A chopping leg kick lands by Wunderkind.
MPumbu avoids the head kick by Wunderkind.
MPumbu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wunderkind checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

MPumbu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
MPumbu takes a knee to the side of the body.
MPumbu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wunderkind is looking to control MPumbu's arms but MPumbu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wunderkind has his back to the ropes.
Wunderkind tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and MPumbu avoids it.
Wunderkind tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wunderkind throws a head punch that misses.
MPumbu trying to control the position but instead, Wunderkind has worked for underhooks and has pushed MPumbu into the ropes.
MPumbu lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MPumbu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wunderkind.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wunderkind takes a shot to the head.
Wunderkind throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but MPumbu blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MPumbu lands a nice elbow.
MPumbu misses with a knee strike.
Wunderkind can't find room to land a body shot as MPumbu controls the action.
MPumbu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wunderkind is keeping busy.
MPumbu seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
MPumbu lands a nice elbow.
Wunderkind misses with a punch to the body.
Wunderkind avoids the elbow strike from MPumbu, against the ropes.
Wunderkind scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wunderkind is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Wunderkind tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
MPumbu looking to throw knees to the head but Wunderkind is blocking nicely.
Wunderkind wants to stall.
Wunderkind wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
MPumbu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wunderkind stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Come on Wunderkind - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wunderkind.
A right handed body shot lands from Wunderkind.
MPumbu lands a nice knee to the body.

Wunderkind breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wunderkind's hands are dropping dangerously low here and MPumbu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wunderkind scrambles back to his feet.
MPumbu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wunderkind doesn't manage to clinch there - MPumbu circles away.
Isaac MPumbu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

MPumbu scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Wunderkind to his hands and knees! The ref pushes MPumbu away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Wunderkind got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!

Wunderkind is rocked!
Wunderkind walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Wunderkind is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Isaac MPumbu!
Isaac MPumbu seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.