PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manolito Tai Kung (ranked 2030 p4p, 251 weight class) and Markus Kray (ranked 2231 p4p, 270 weight class). Manolito Tai Kung could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Markus Kray's chin.

Tai Kung
vs
Kray

180 cm
20
170 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
173 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Paradise Health and Nutrition

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manolito Tai Kung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Markus Kray!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kray fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tai Kung fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kray.
Tai Kung misses with a low kick.
Kray closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tai Kung cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kray tries to clinch up but Tai Kung circles away and keeps his distance.
Tai Kung throws a front kick aimed at Kray's knee but Kray avoids it well.

Kray has Tai Kung up against the cage in a clinch.
Tai Kung misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kray pressing his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tai Kung avoids the elbow strike from Kray, against the cage.
Kray lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tai Kung lands an uppercut.
Tai Kung lands on the inside with an uppercut.
I was talking to Tai Kung's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tai Kung blocks an elbow strike from Kray.
Tai Kung avoiding damage as Kray throws knees to the body.
Tai Kung presses Kray against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tai Kung misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kray.
Kray trying to land knees to the body.
Kray looking to throw knees to the head but Tai Kung is blocking nicely.
Kray wants to stall.
Tai Kung working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tai Kung pushes Kray back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kray prevents a body shot from Tai Kung.
A right hook to the body lands for Tai Kung.
Kray misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tai Kung.
Kray tries a knee to the head but Tai Kung blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tai Kung creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Kray is rocked!

Tai Kung escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung looks to score with a jab to the body but Kray is just out of range.
Kray tries to clinch up but Tai Kung circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kray looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Markus Kray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kray throws an overhand right that lands on Tai Kung's shoulder, as Tai Kung tries to avoid the shot.
Tai Kung throws a nice outside leg kick.
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!
Kray tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tai Kung swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kray lands with a nice body punch.
Tai Kung turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tai Kung.
Kray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tai Kung throws a shot to the body.
Kray tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tai Kung swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tai Kung digs a good body shot into Kray's ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tai Kung. That's going to slow Kray down.
Tai Kung staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Kray misses
and Tai Kung counters with a nice uppercut.
Tai Kung wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kray takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good leg kick by Tai Kung there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tai Kung scores with a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tai Kung.
Tai Kung throws a head kick but Kray moves out of range.
Tai Kung misses with a low kick.
Tai Kung avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Tai Kung.
Kray is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tai Kung keeps the fight on the outside.
Tai Kung is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kray.
Tai Kung lands a jab.
Kray is still on wobbly legs! Can Tai Kung finish him?
Kray takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tai Kung throws a sloppy head kick and Kray moves out of range easily.
Kray tries to clinch up but Tai Kung circles away and keeps his distance.
Tai Kung cracks Kray with a hook to the temple - Kray is on wobbly legs here! Tai Kung swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Kray falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Tai Kung wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Manolito Tai Kung!
Our winner, Manolito Tai Kung, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.