PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ookami Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ookami Taylor looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Munoz
vs
Taylor

190 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
21
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ookami Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Munoz misses its intended target.
Taylor looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Munoz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Munoz slips a jab and a cross from Taylor.
Taylor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Munoz misses with an uppercut.
Munoz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Taylor throws a right and a left that Munoz avoids nicely.
Taylor should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Munoz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taylor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Munoz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Munoz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Munoz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Munoz sizes up Taylor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Munoz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Taylor's head backwards.
Munoz connects with a nice looking jab.
Munoz connects with a nice looking jab.
Munoz looks to land a left hand but Taylor moved out of range nicely.
Munoz lands the left hand.
Munoz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Munoz with a hook.
Munoz throws the left hand but Taylor avoids the punch easily.

Taylor pushes Munoz up against the cage in a clinch.
Taylor is trying to break the clinch but Munoz has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz blocks an elbow strike from Taylor.
Taylor keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Munoz's efforts to push away.
Munoz wants to get back to striking at distance but Taylor won't allow it.
Munoz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taylor has him pressed against the cage.
Munoz tries to circle away but Taylor has him pinned against the cage.
Taylor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor tries to circle away but Munoz has him pinned against the cage.
Taylor prevents Munoz from breaking the clinch.
Munoz has had enough of the clinch but Taylor keeps him there for the moment.
Taylor tries to pull guard but Munoz holds him up against the cage and eventually Taylor drops back down to his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Munoz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Munoz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Taylor ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Taylor no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Munoz wanted to stand there but Taylor had control of the position.
Munoz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Munoz 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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Munoz misses with an uppercut. Taylor saw that one coming.
Munoz scores with a decent looking hook.
Taylor takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice defenses there by Taylor.
Taylor walks into a jab.
Munoz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Munoz scores with a hook.
Jab, jab by Munoz - just one landing.
Munoz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Munoz throws a hook but Taylor blocks it.
Munoz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Taylor.
Munoz keeps the fight on the outside.
Mark Munoz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munoz lands a glancing blow to the side of Taylor's head.
Munoz lands a nice shot that snaps Taylor's head back.
Donk. Munoz catches Taylor right on the button with a cross.
Nice defenses there by Taylor.
Mark Munoz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big right from Munoz misses.
Munoz clobbers Taylor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Munoz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Taylor moves out of range as Munoz strikes.
Munoz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Munoz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Taylor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor blocks a jab.
Munoz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taylor.
Munoz throws a hook to the side of Taylor's head but Taylor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taylor looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Munoz lands a glancing blow to the side of Taylor's head.
Munoz lands the left hand.
Munoz lands with a hook. Taylor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Munoz with a nice cross.
Taylor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Munoz.
Munoz cracks Taylor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Munoz connects with a nice looking jab.
Munoz cracks Taylor with a good jab.
Munoz catches Taylor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Taylor walks into a straight right hand from Munoz.
Munoz connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice uppercut there from Munoz.
Munoz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jab by Munoz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Munoz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Munoz misses with a straight right.
Taylor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Munoz.
Munoz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Munoz scores with a hook.
Munoz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Taylor.
Munoz misses with an uppercut.
Taylor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Taylor ducks right into an uppercut from Munoz.
Munoz throws a looping overhand right but Taylor ducks down to avoid it.
Munoz misses with an uppercut.
Good exchange - Munoz coming out on top.
Taylor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ookami Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Taylor does no damage.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Munoz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Taylor's hands.
Munoz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Taylor has time to react.
Munoz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Munoz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Munoz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor ducks right into an uppercut from Munoz.
Taylor takes one to the chin there.
Taylor moves out of range as Munoz strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Munoz.
Munoz with a jab.
Munoz cracks Taylor with an open hand slap.
Munoz lunges at Taylor with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Taylor's hand.
Munoz throws a lazy right hand but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Munoz lands with a hook. Taylor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Munoz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Munoz connects with a single shot there.
Taylor walks into a jab.
Munoz scores with a jab. Taylor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Munoz misses with a looping left.
Munoz throws a hook but Taylor blocks it.
Mark Munoz is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Munoz misses.
Munoz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz scores with the left hand. Taylor knows he should have avoided that one.
A big right from Munoz misses.
Munoz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Munoz.
Munoz cracks Taylor with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Munoz.
Munoz scores with a sloppy right hand. Taylor should have avoided that one.
Taylor needs to keep his hands up - Munoz had a free shot at his head there.
Nice jab there from Munoz.
Nice cross by Munoz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munoz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Taylor's head backwards.
Munoz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Taylor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Munoz dips to his left and cracks Taylor with an uppercut!
Munoz jabs Taylor right on the nose. Taylor blinks but takes it well.
Munoz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Taylor in his tracks.
Taylor takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor staying out of range there.
Nice straight punches there by Munoz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Munoz.
Munoz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Taylor slips under a jab from Munoz.
Good shot there by Munoz.
Taylor takes one on the button.
Munoz lands with a straight right. Taylor didn't see that one coming.
Taylor has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Munoz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taylor walks into a stiff left hand from Munoz.
Munoz with a nice cross.
Munoz lands a lovely overhand right.
Munoz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Munoz throws out a loose jab but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Munoz cracks Taylor with an open hand slap.
Munoz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Taylor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Munoz.
A cross from Munoz lands.
Munoz scores with a jab.
Taylor slips a straight right by Munoz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz lands a lovely overhand right.
Taylor closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Taylor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Munoz connects with a jab.
Munoz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Munoz scores with a jab. Taylor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A slow jab from Munoz misses its intended target.
Taylor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Taylor takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munoz works the jab nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Munoz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slow jab from Munoz misses its intended target.
Taylor closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Munoz throws a shot from downtown. Taylor moves away and avoids it.
Good exchange - Munoz coming out on top.
Donk. Munoz catches Taylor right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Munoz dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Munoz clobbers Taylor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Munoz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Munoz with a nice cross.
A big right from Munoz misses.
Munoz cracks Taylor with a right hand to the side of the head.
Taylor tries to move into range but Munoz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Munoz lands with an uppercut that bounces Taylor off the cage and back into rage.
Munoz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Munoz. That snapped Taylor's head back.
Munoz throws a jab when Taylor was well out of range.
Nice shot by Munoz.
Munoz lands a jab.
Taylor throws a wild body kick that Munoz sees coming a mile off.
Taylor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Munoz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good shot there by Munoz.
Munoz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Taylor in his tracks.
Taylor closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Taylor is rocked!
Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Munoz.
Taylor walks into a straight right hand from Munoz.
Taylor is still on wobbly legs! Can Munoz finish him?
Taylor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Taylor seems to have recovered his senses.
Munoz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Munoz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Taylor moves away from the strike by Munoz.
Munoz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Taylor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Munoz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Munoz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Taylor momentarily.
Munoz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Taylor moves out of range of the strikes.
Munoz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Taylor on the side of the head.
Munoz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Taylor. Taylor circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor blocks a jab.
Munoz scores with a jab to the head.
Munoz catches Taylor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Munoz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Munoz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Munoz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Munoz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Taylor walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Munoz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Munoz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Munoz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taylor.
Munoz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Munoz misses.
Taylor staying out of range there.
Taylor takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Munoz's corner calls for a 1-2. Munoz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Munoz catches Taylor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Munoz tests Taylor's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz cracks Taylor with a right hand to the side of the head.
Munoz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taylor can do to turn this around?
Taylor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Munoz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Munoz throws a jab but it's blocked by Taylor.
Taylor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Munoz scores with a nice strike.
Munoz lands an overhand right.
Munoz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Munoz lands with a right hand.
Nice jab there from Munoz.
A cross from Munoz lands.
Taylor defending well as Munoz loads up on a big left hand.
Munoz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Munoz connects with a nice looking jab.
Taylor takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Munoz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz sizes up Taylor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Munoz throws a hook to the side of Taylor's head but Taylor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Munoz with a nice cross.
Munoz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Taylor in his tracks.
Taylor closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Munoz cracks Taylor with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Munoz scores with a jab to the head.
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Munoz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munoz throws the left hand but Taylor avoids the punch easily.
Taylor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Taylor there as he acknowledges the shot.
Munoz lands with an uppercut that bounces Taylor off the cage and back into rage.
Ookami Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Munoz lands a glancing blow to the side of Taylor's head.
Munoz connects with a looping right hand.
Munoz lands with a right hand.
Munoz lands with a right hand.
A left lands for Munoz.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Munoz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Munoz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Munoz!