PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Cabresco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Twiggie Munson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cabresco
vs
Munson

187 cm
21
201 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

195 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Cabresco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Twiggie Munson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cabresco clinches with his opponent.
Munson effectively controlling the action here.
Cabresco wants to break free but Munson has control.
The referee calls for Munson to work.
Munson scores a nice knee to the body.
Cabresco is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Munson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Cabresco regains guard immediately.

Cabresco looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Munson pushing down on Cabresco's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Munson working over Cabresco with some ground and pound. Cabresco looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Munson tries to stand and escape but Cabresco is controlling the position.
Munson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Munson lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Munson there.
Munson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Munson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cabresco with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munson is pressing down on Cabresco's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cabresco is holding on for now.
Munson scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Munson decides to stand and escape the position.
Munson shoots in but no luck this time.

Munson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Munson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cabresco blocking the ground and pound attempt from Munson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Munson is working for a submission of some sort.
Munson is nestled in close to Cabresco, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Munson lands strikes from half guard.
Munson lands strikes from half guard.
Munson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cabresco is refusing to be controlled, as Munson sits in half guard.
Munson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cabresco throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munson thows a huge punch but Cabresco dodges it nicely.
Munson trying to control the action but Cabresco is working from the bottom.
Cabresco is pressing down on Munson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Munson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Munson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Munson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Munson feints and as Cabresco raises his hands in defense, Munson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Munson connects with a couple of short punches.

Cabresco is working an open guard so Munson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Munson looks to clinch

and Cabresco counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munson trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabresco is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Munson is staying active underneath Cabresco, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Munson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Munson landing a few short strikes.
Munson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Munson.
Cabresco trying to control but Munson is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Munson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cabresco manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Twiggie Munson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cabresco keeps the fight on the outside.
Munson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Twiggie Munson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Munson takes the fight into the clinch.
Cabresco is looking to control Munson's arms but Munson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cabresco has his back to the cage.

Munson pulls guard.
Munson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cabresco stops Munson from standing up.
Cabresco trying to control but Munson is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cabresco postures up.
Cabresco with a nice head shot there.
Munson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cabresco is bucking up trying to escape but Munson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cabresco takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Munson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cabresco is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Munson.
Cabresco taking shots to the head.
Munson working Cabresco over with strikes here.
Munson working Cabresco over with strikes here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Munson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cabresco can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Cabresco is rocked!
Cabresco in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Oh Cabresco is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munson controlling from mount.
Cabresco seems to have got his legs back now.
Munson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Munson with good strikes from the mount here!
Munson working the ground and pound effectively.

Munson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cabresco is surviving well by controlling Munson's body position as best he can.

Munson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Munson working the ground and pound effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munson with the ground and pound from mount.
Munson is stalling here but it's allowed Cabresco to get half guard.
Still in half guard, Munson seems content to control.
Munson lands with a punch from half guard.
Munson not doing much here.
Munson is keen to just control but Cabresco is a slippery customer.
Munson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cabresco with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Munson winds up and cracks Cabresco with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munson drops an elbow to the side of Cabresco's head.
Munson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cabresco with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cabresco trying to control here.
Cabresco taking some punishment here, with Munson in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Munson lands a nice short elbow.
Munson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cabresco wants to get back to full guard.
Munson winds up and cracks Cabresco with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Munson connects with a nice short shot to Cabresco's temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Munson winds up and cracks Cabresco with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cabresco tries to roll over but Munson keeps him under control.
Munson winds up and cracks Cabresco with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Twiggie Munson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.

Munson closes the distance and clinches up with Cabresco, looking for a takedown. Munson pushes Cabresco against the cage but Cabresco circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cabresco blocks a head kick by Munson.
Cabresco tries to clinch there but Munson circles away.
Munson shoots in for a double leg but Cabresco sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Munson throws a head kick that misses.

Cabresco feints and as Munson raises his hands in defense, Cabresco changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Munson trying to keep a closed guard but Cabresco is proving a slippery customer.
Cabresco 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.
Cabresco postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Munson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Cabresco off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Cabresco misses with a low kick.
Munson tries to clinch

and Cabresco decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Munson's guard.
Twiggie Munson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Munson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Cabresco tries to stand but Munson is controlling from the bottom.
Munson is looking to stand up but Cabresco isn't so interested in that idea.
Munson trying to strike off his back.
Munson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Munson wants to stand and escape but Cabresco is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Cabresco advances position into side control!
Munson throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Munson tries to clinch but Cabresco is having none of it.
Munson tries to close the distance and clinch but Cabresco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Munson tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Cabresco counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Munson!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabresco looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Munson tries to hold on but Cabresco pushes him away.
Munson can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabresco landing punches.
Munson has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Munson trying to control but not successfully.
Munson breaks Cabresco's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Cabresco bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Munson's guard.

Munson pushes Cabresco off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Cabresco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Munson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
David Cabresco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Munson wants to get back to his feet.
Munson working Cabresco over with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Munson gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Munson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cabresco dodges the ground and pound from Munson.
Cabresco is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Munson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Munson cracks Cabresco with a big right hand but Cabresco just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cabresco tries to buck Munson off but Munson is having none of it.
Cabresco taking punishment in the form of punches.
Twiggie Munson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabresco tries to bench press Munson off him but Munson keeps the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Cabresco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Munson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Twiggie Munson!