PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maki Tantor (ranked 2853 p4p, 3449 weight class) and Robert Munson (ranked 356 p4p, 426 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Tantor
vs
Munson

182 cm
31
180
21 - 17 - 0

184 cm
33
178
11 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Vegan Gains
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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 21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Maki Tantor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Munson!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ben Watson and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tantor throws a sloppy head kick and Munson moves out of range easily.
Maki Tantor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Tantor looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tantor sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Munson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tantor keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tantor is working for a submission of some sort.
Tantor performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Munson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tantor.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tantor fails to land the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tantor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Munson leaves Tantor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Despite the aggression on Munson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tantor shoots in for a double leg but Munson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maki Tantor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tantor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tantor shoots in for a double leg but Munson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tantor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Munson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tantor changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Munson tries to avoid it but Tantor manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Munson to the ground. Munson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tantor throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Munson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tantor tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Munson defends well and Tantor ends up having to push Munson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Munson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Tantor breaks from the clinch.
Munson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tantor back to the cage. Munson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tantor misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tantor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Munson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A combination from Tantor does no damage.
A punch combination from Munson misses.
Tantor throws a sloppy head kick and Munson moves out of range easily.
Tantor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Munson was well out of range. Poor timing from Tantor.
Munson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tantor shoots in but Munson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tantor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Munson ducks right into an uppercut from Tantor.
Tantor tries to close the distance and clinch but Munson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Munson is looking for the big counter here.
Tantor shoots in looking for a takedown but Munson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tantor's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Munson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munson misses with a double jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tantor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tantor fails to land with a series of punches.
Munson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tantor.
Munson stuffs the takedown attempt from Tantor. Tantor gets slowly back to his feet.
Tantor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Despite the aggression on Munson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tantor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tantor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tantor tries a head kick but it misses.
Tantor is breathing heavily.
Tantor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tantor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Munson but Munson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Munson tries to bum rush Tantor with a series of wild strikes but Tantor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tantor is looking to clinch but Munson is avoiding it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Maki Tantor will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tantor clinches with his opponent.

Tantor breaks from the clinch.
Munson lands with a nice combination. Tantor backs away looking to recover.
A punch combination from Tantor misses.
Munson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tantor misses with a two punch combination.
As Tantor backs off Munson throws a huge counter combo but Tantor manages to avoid it all.
Tantor dodges the punch combination from Munson.
No joy there for Munson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Munson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Maki Tantor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Munson feints a jab promting Tantor to slip. Munson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tantor slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tantor tries a head kick but it misses.
Munson throws a one two combo.
Tantor lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Robert Munson has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Munson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tantor tries to score a power double leg takedown but Munson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tantor somewhat.
Tantor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Robert Munson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tantor.
Munson is looking for the big counter here.
Munson throws a right hand that Tantor ducks under and follows up with a left that Tantor also avoids with ease.
Munson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Munson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maki Tantor. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munson slaps away a takedown attempt from Tantor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tantor throws a series of punches but Munson avoids them all with ease.
Tantor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tantor tries to clinch but Munson moves out of range.
Tantor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Robert Munson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tantor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Munson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tantor.
Munson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Munson looks to land a combination but Tantor avoids it well.
Munson blocks a head kick by Tantor.
Munson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor connects with a high kick.
Munson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tantor eats them both and turns towards Munson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Munson looks to land a combination. Tantor sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A combination from Munson does no damage.
Tantor slips a jab and a cross from Munson.
Tantor dodges the punch combination from Munson.
Munson is working the combinations to good effect here.
A slow jab from Tantor misses its intended target.
Tantor misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Munson lands a jab-cross combination.
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!
Tantor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tantor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tantor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Munson's waist but Munson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tantor off to one side.
Munson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tantor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Munson's waist but Munson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tantor off to one side.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tantor!
Tantor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Munson lands with a nice combination. Tantor backs away looking to recover.
Tantor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Munson counters with a one-two to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Munson.
Munson throws a series of strikes that have Tantor backpedaling.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Munson throws a right hand that Tantor ducks under and follows up with a left that Tantor also avoids with ease.
Tantor throws a jab but it's blocked by Munson.
Munson stalks Tantor and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tantor's face. Tantor staggers backwards, shaken.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Munson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robert Munson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Munson. Those never looked like landing.
Tantor throws a head kick that misses
and Munson counters with a three punch combo that has Tantor backing up. Tantor nods at Munson to acknowledge the strikes.

Tantor darts in and clinches Munson up against the cage.

Tantor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tantor connects with a high kick.
Munson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tantor shoots for a double leg takedown but Munson sprawls well. He's pushed Tantor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Munson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Munson slaps away a takedown attempt from Tantor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Munson throws a counter combo.
Tantor dodges the punch combination from Munson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Munson does no damage.
Munson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tantor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tantor eats them both and turns towards Munson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Munson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tantor.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maki Tantor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tantor scores with a nice head shot.
Tantor fails to land the takedown.
Munson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tantor lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Munson throws a series of punches but Tantor moves out of range.
Tantor throws a series of strikes that have Munson backpedaling.
Tantor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Munson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Munson leaves Tantor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Munson misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Munson keeps the fight on the outside.
Munson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tantor shoots in for a double leg but Munson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tantor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tantor goes for a double leg but Munson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Munson continues to drive forward.

Munson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Munson looks to land a combination. Tantor sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tantor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tantor lands a head kick. Munson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Munson lands a jab-cross combination.
Munson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tantor avoids a punch combination nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Munson.
Tantor throws a sloppy head kick and Munson moves out of range easily.
Munson throws a counter combo.
Munson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Munson tries to bum rush Tantor with a series of wild strikes but Tantor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tantor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tantor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No luck for Tantor with that takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tantor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Munson sprawls well. Munson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tantor gets slowly back to his feet.
Munson throws a counter combo.
Tantor tries to clinch up but Munson circles away and keeps his distance.
Some wild striking there from Munson.
Tantor lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munson misses with the combination.
Munson swats away the attempt to clinch by Tantor.
Tantor fails with a takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Munson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Munson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Munson!
Robert Munson thanked the fans post fight for their support.