PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Cesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enio Munhoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Enio Munhoz is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Cesar
vs
Munhoz

188 cm
18
225 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
22
260 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Cesar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Enio Munhoz!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cesar tries to clinch up.
Cesar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Munhoz.

Cesar has closed the distance and engaged Munhoz in a clinch.
Munhoz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Munhoz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cesar throws a head kick that half lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cesar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Munhoz is trying to break free.

Munhoz manages to break the clinch.
Cesar doesn't manage to clinch there - Munhoz circles away.
Cesar moves in looking to clinch but Munhoz pushes him off.

Cesar forces Munhoz back against the cage and clinches.
Cesar has had enough of the clinch but Munhoz keeps him there for the moment.
Cesar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Munhoz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Julio Cesar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cesar wants to clinch up but Munhoz keeps it at a distance.
Cesar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cesar tries to close the distance and clinch but Munhoz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cesar misses with a head kick.
Cesar tries to clinch up.
Cesar tries to close the distance and clinch but Munhoz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cesar tries to clinch but Munhoz is having none of it.
Cesar tries to close the distance and clinch but Munhoz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Munhoz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cesar.
Cesar is breathing heavily.
A combination from Cesar does no damage.
Cesar doesn't manage to clinch there - Munhoz circles away.
Cesar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cesar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Munhoz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Cesar misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cesar checks a leg kick nicely.
Munhoz swats away the attempt to clinch by Cesar.

Munhoz clinches with his opponent.

Munhoz manages to break the clinch.
Cesar tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Munhoz counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Munhoz decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Cesar tries to clinch up
and Munhoz counters with a head kick. That will keep Cesar thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cesar looks to clinch

and Munhoz counters with a head kick that drops Cesar - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!

Cesar is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cesar is looking to improve his position.

Munhoz decides to stand up.
Cesar tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Munhoz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Munhoz.

Munhoz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cesar looks to clinch
and Munhoz counters with a big head kick but Cesar shrugs it off.
Cesar clinches but Munhoz breaks the clinch

and Munhoz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cesar prevents Munhoz from breaking the clinch.

Cesar breaks from the clinch.
Cesar wants to clinch.
Cesar moves in looking to clinch but Munhoz pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cesar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Munhoz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cesar wants to clinch.
Cesar tries to clinch but Munhoz is having none of it.
Cesar tries to clinch but Munhoz moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cesar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Munhoz but Munhoz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Munhoz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cesar is fending him off so far but Munhoz persists. Nope, Cesar circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enio Munhoz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cesar wants to clinch up but Munhoz keeps it at a distance.
A head kick by Munhoz misses

and Cesar moves into the clinch.
Munhoz wants to get back to striking at distance but Cesar won't allow it.
Cesar tries a knee to the head but Munhoz blocks it.

Munhoz breaks from the clinch.
Munhoz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cesar tries to clinch

and Munhoz counters by clinching up.

Munhoz breaks the clinch.
Munhoz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Munhoz counters with a head kick. That will keep Cesar thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Munhoz is breathing heavily.

Cesar clinches up against the cage.
Cesar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cesar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Munhoz has had enough of the clinch but Cesar keeps him there for the moment.
Munhoz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cesar has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cesar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cesar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Cesar breaks from the clinch.
Cesar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Munhoz counters with a head kick. That will keep Cesar thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Munhoz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cesar. Cesar obviously looking to wear him down.
Cesar tries to clinch but Munhoz moves out of range.
Julio Cesar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cesar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Munhoz swats away the attempt to clinch by Cesar.
Cesar tries to clinch but Munhoz moves out of range.
Munhoz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cesar wants to clinch

and Munhoz counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cesar lands a knee to the head.
Munhoz is trying to break free.
Cesar can't break the clinch.
Cesar is trying to break free.

Munhoz breaks from the clinch.

Cesar takes the fight into the clinch.
Munhoz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Cesar breaks the clinch.
Munhoz blocks a head kick by Cesar.
Cesar closes the distance but Munhoz moves to the side

and Munhoz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cesar won't be happy with that.
Munhoz looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cesar is avoiding damage well.

Munhoz stands up and beckons Cesar to his feet.
Cesar wants to clinch up but Munhoz keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cesar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Munhoz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Munhoz counters with a head kick. That will keep Cesar thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cesar clinches but Munhoz breaks the clinch
and Munhoz counters with a head kick.
Munhoz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Munhoz swats away the attempt to clinch by Cesar.
Munhoz avoids the head kick by Cesar.
Cesar tries to clinch but Munhoz moves out of range.
Cesar tries to clinch but Munhoz moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cesar closes the distance but Munhoz moves to the side

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

Cesar scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Cesar wants to clinch but Munhoz slips to the side

and Munhoz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Munhoz.
Enio Munhoz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cesar can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Munhoz controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Munhoz trying to control but Cesar is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Munhoz postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enio Munhoz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Cesar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Cesar closes the distance and pushes Munhoz back into the cage.

Munhoz manages to break the clinch.
Munhoz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cesar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Munhoz circles away from the clinch attempt

and Munhoz counters with a shoot takedown. Cesar fights it but they end up in guard.
Cesar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Munhoz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Munhoz trying to control the position from guard on top but Cesar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Munhoz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cesar clinches but Munhoz breaks the clinch

and Munhoz counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cesar's guard now.

Munhoz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Cesar moves in looking to clinch but Munhoz pushes him off.
Munhoz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cesar tries to avoid it but Munhoz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cesar to the ground. Cesar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cesar clinches but Munhoz breaks the clinch
and Munhoz counters with a head kick.
Cesar tries to grapple but his opponent circles

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Munhoz stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Cesar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cesar tries to clinch but Munhoz moves away

and Munhoz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cesar!
Munhoz controlling the position easily from mount.
Cesar really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munhoz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cesar is looking to escape.
Julio Cesar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Munhoz wants to control but Cesar has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Cesar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cesar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Munhoz wants to stand but Cesar is controlling his posture from full guard.
Cesar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Munhoz on the ground.
Cesar trying to keep a closed guard but Munhoz is proving a slippery customer.
Cesar has a closed guard, preventing Munhoz from standing up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Enio Munhoz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Munhoz 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enio Munhoz!