PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enio Munhoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuxedo Mickey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tuxedo Mickey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Munhoz
vs
Mickey

225 cm
22
260 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
24
250 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Enio Munhoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tuxedo Mickey!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munhoz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mickey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Munhoz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mickey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mickey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Munhoz throws a head kick that misses.
Mickey throws a head kick that misses.
Tuxedo Mickey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munhoz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Tuxedo Mickey has been cut.
Mickey throws a nice looking combination but Munhoz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Mickey looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Munhoz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mickey is controlling him.
Munhoz is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mickey gets to his feet - Munhoz follows without any prompting.

Mickey scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Munhoz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Munhoz is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mickey has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Munhoz struggling a bit here.
Munhoz is pushing Mickey's head away, looking to escape. Mickey manages to hold on to the position though.
Munhoz is breathing heavily.
Munhoz can't do much from the bottom here.
Mickey prevents Munhoz from escaping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mickey wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Munhoz, who protects the arm well.
Munhoz is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Mickey asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mickey is looking to clinch but Munhoz is avoiding it.
Mickey lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Munhoz backs up against the cage.
Munhoz blocks a head kick by Mickey.
Mickey throws a series of punches but Munhoz moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munhoz wants to clinch but Mickey slips to the side
and Mickey counters with a left and a right that stings Munhoz.
Mickey lands a jab-cross combination.
Munhoz tries for a takedown but Mickey circles away easily

and Mickey counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Munhoz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mickey.
Munhoz is trying to break the clinch but Mickey has him pressed against the cage.

Munhoz is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mickey is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Munhoz to the mat. Munhoz regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Munhoz is wriggling around but Mickey manages to pass to half guard.
Munhoz wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mickey tries to pass to full mount but Munhoz defends it.
Munhoz is looking to escape.
Mickey is thwarting Munhoz's attempts to control the position.
Mickey stops Munhoz from getting back to his feet.
Munhoz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mickey misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tuxedo Mickey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tuxedo Mickey's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Some wild striking there from Mickey.
Enio Munhoz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Munhoz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mickey counters with a low kick, right behind Munhoz 's knee.
Munhoz throws a head kick that Mickey semi-blocks.

Mickey shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mickey won't allow Munhoz to get back to his feet.
Mickey must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Mickey gets to his feet - Munhoz follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mickey closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Mickey on the inside.
Munhoz tries to break the clinch but Mickey is controlling the position.

Mickey jumps guard.
Munhoz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Mickey pushes Munhoz off and scrambles back to his feet.

Mickey looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Munhoz controls Mickey momentarily but Mickey frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munhoz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mickey is controlling him.
Mickey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Munhoz is keeping the position for now.
Munhoz is looking to stand up but Mickey isn't so interested in that idea.
Mickey is stalling in the full guard.
Munhoz wants to stand but Mickey is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mickey stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Munhoz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Mickey counters with a shoot takedown. Munhoz fights it but they end up in guard.
Munhoz wants to stand up but Mickey is controlling him.
Munhoz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mickey sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mickey wants to get up but he can't break Munhoz's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Munhoz wants to get back to his feet but Mickey is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Munhoz manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Munhoz throws a head kick that misses.
Mickey blocks a head kick by Munhoz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tuxedo Mickey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tuxedo Mickey's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Mickey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Munhoz circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick from Munhoz lands but Mickey takes it in his stride.
A head kick by Munhoz misses
and Mickey counters with a left and a right that stings Munhoz.
Munhoz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Mickey moves into range and clinches up with Munhoz.
Munhoz can't break the clinch.
Munhoz has had enough of the clinch but Mickey keeps him there for the moment.

Mickey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Munhoz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Munhoz tries for a takedown but Mickey circles away easily

so Mickey counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mickey seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Munhoz wants to stand but Mickey is controlling the position.
Mickey sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Munhoz's guard.

Mickey stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Mickey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mickey darts in and clinches Munhoz up against the cage.
Mickey keeps control of Munhoz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mickey scores with a shoulder strike.
Munhoz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mickey lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Mickey has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Munhoz regains guard immediately.
Mickey won't allow Munhoz to get back to his feet.

Munhoz scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Munhoz throws a head kick that misses
and Mickey counters with a left and a right that stings Munhoz.
Mickey goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mickey fails to land with a series of punches.
Munhoz misses with a leg kick

so Mickey counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mickey stops Munhoz from standing up.
Munhoz trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Munhoz wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Mickey manages to pass to side control.
Munhoz pushes Mickey off looking to stand but Mickey dives back in and keeps control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Munhoz has one foot on Mickey's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Mickey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Munhoz fails to land the takedown.
No joy there for Mickey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Enio Munhoz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tuxedo Mickey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mickey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Munhoz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tuxedo Mickey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mickey winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tuxedo Mickey!