PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bowie Kuhn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grapp Ler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuhn comes to the cage accompanied by walk. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Kuhn
vs
Ler

180 cm
18
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

172 cm
18
212 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

DROPPIN BODIES

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bowie Kuhn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Grapp Ler!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ler tries for a takedown but Kuhn circles away easily

and Kuhn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kuhn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ler takes a shot to the head.
Kuhn lands a left hand.
Kuhn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ler looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuhn lands a nice knee to the body.
Kuhn lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Grapp Ler has been cut.
Kuhn lands a knee to the body.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Ler has eaten all the pies!
Ler takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ler is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kuhn leaning against his opponent.
Kuhn scores with a shot to the side of Ler's head.
Kuhn crunches a lovely knee into Ler's ribcage.
Kuhn lands a nice knee to the body.

Ler gets dropped by a huge elbow on the inside by Kuhn! He drops to his knees and Kuhn takes his back! This one might not last much longer!

Ler is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kuhn controls the position.
Ler is still in real trouble! Can Kuhn finish him?
Kuhn's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuhn has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Bowie Kuhn has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ler bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Kuhn comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Ler falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Ler was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bowie Kuhn!
During a confident post fight interview, Bowie Kuhn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.