PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Muntz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson Muntz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Muntz
vs
James

185 cm
33
180 lbs
37 - 8 - 1

175 cm
38
170 lbs
19 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Nelson Muntz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin James!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muntz looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muntz thows a leg kick but James checks it
and James counters with a stiff right hand.
Muntz connects with a solid leg kick.
Muntz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on James. That did some damage!
James misses with a hook. Muntz ducked under it nicely.
Muntz staying out of range there.
James on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Muntz. Muntz obviously looking to wear him down.
Muntz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Muntz throws a leg kick but James sees it coming and moves out of range.
James is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
James looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Muntz is fending him off so far but James persists. Nope, Muntz circles away and we're back to standing.
Muntz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
James shoots in looking for a takedown but Muntz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing James's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
James misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Muntz tries to counter by clinching up but James breaks away and moves out of range.
Nelson Muntz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin James.
Muntz lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muntz tries to work over James's front leg with a kick but James checks it.
James lands a glancing blow to the side of Muntz's head.
Muntz throws a wild body kick that James sees coming a mile off.
James blocks a head kick by Muntz.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from James.
James gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Muntz.
Muntz throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
Muntz throws a series of punches but James moves out of range.
Muntz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Muntz misses with a series of wild punches.
James looks like he wants to counter punch here.
James will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Muntz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James.
James shoots for a takedown but Muntz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Muntz pinned against the cage. Muntz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A nice inside leg kick there by James. That's going to slow Muntz down.
James fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muntz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
James shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
James takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
James throws a poor cross that misses

and Muntz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Muntz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
James wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Muntz has him pressed against the cage.
James content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Muntz.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Muntz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Muntz dodges the punch combination from James.
Muntz misses with a hook.
James fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Muntz throws a right and a left that James avoids nicely.
James has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from James there as he acknowledges the shot.
Muntz blocks the body kick.
Muntz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nice cross by James.
James throws a series of punches but Muntz moves out of range.
As James looks to move away, Muntz throws a big counter combo bu James just gets out of the way.
Muntz missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Muntz misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from James on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Muntz lands a nice looking body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Muntz is just out of range.
James looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
James misses with a double jab
and Muntz counters with a left to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muntz misses with a double jab

and James counters with a nice double leg into side control. Muntz won't be happy with that.

Muntz sneaks out the side door and pushes James away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
James punishes Muntz's body with a nice straight punch.
Muntz scores with a punch to the head.
Muntz throws an off balance right hand
and James counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Muntz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
James tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A lazy left from James finds it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nelson Muntz dominated that round.
That's time! Muntz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

James darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Muntz kicks James off and gets back to his feet.
James will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nelson Muntz is winning the standup battle so far.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Muntz.
Muntz throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
James takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James looks to throw the jab but Muntz is out of range.
James misses with a straight left.
James dodges the punch combination from Muntz.
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Muntz throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muntz scores with a jab to the jaw.
James slips under a jab.
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muntz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
James throws a head kick that Muntz semi-blocks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Muntz.
James closes this distance looking for a takedown but Muntz circles away.
A clash of legs there as Muntz blocks the low kick.
Muntz misses with a body kick.
Muntz checks a leg kick.
James fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Muntz slips under a jab.
Muntz tests James's chin there with a solid looking shot.
James throws the kick towards the body but Muntz avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from James is defended easily by Muntz.
Muntz seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nelson Muntz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin James.
James shoots in looking for a takedown. Muntz tries to sprawl out of it but James keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Muntz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
James misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muntz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but James manages to avoid it.
Muntz throws a leg kick which misses James's front leg but catches the back leg as James tries to avoid it.
Muntz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
James shoots in for a takedown but Muntz shows good takedown defense.
James walks into a stiff left hand from Muntz.
James shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Muntz sprawls well. Muntz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. James gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Muntz can pounce on him.
James takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
James scores with a nice head shot.
Muntz lands with a kick to the ribs.
Muntz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
James lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
James fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Muntz avoids it really well and circles away.
Muntz throws a right hand that James ducks under and follows up with a left that James also avoids with ease.
Muntz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that James can do to turn this around?
James misses with a two punch combination.
James misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muntz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
James misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Muntz feints and then cracks James's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow James down.
James moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Muntz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
James has a takedown stuffed.
Muntz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
James tries to score a power double leg takedown but Muntz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten James somewhat.
That kick from Muntz tenderised James's leg. James is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nelson Muntz dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

James looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kevin James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Muntz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Muntz's jab looks to have found its range, popping James under the eye.
James waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Muntz.
Muntz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
James shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Muntz sprawls well. Muntz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. James gets slowly back to his feet.
Muntz ducks under a wild hook from James.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muntz misses with a looping right.
Muntz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from James.
James tries to move into range but Muntz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
James closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

James is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muntz lands a big head kick that sends James to the canvas! Muntz follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nelson Muntz!
After the fight, Nelson Muntz was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.