PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raimonds Bergmanis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Munch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bergmanis's entrance music is Twiztid - We Don't Die. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bergmanis
vs
Munch

192 cm
24
266 lbs
20 - 3 - 0

185 cm
22
265 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

STEEL PENN'S SKIN SHOP

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Raimonds Bergmanis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Munch!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bergmanis.
A lazy left from Munch finds it's target.
Munch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bergmanis.
Munch motions for Bergmanis to come forward. Munch throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy left from Munch finds it's target.
Munch throws a poor cross that misses
and Bergmanis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Munch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bergmanis.
Decent striking displayed by Bergmanis there.
A big left from Bergmanis misses.
Jab, jab by Bergmanis - just one landing.
Munch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Munch misses with a kick to the body

and Bergmanis counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Munch!
Munch tries to reverse the position but Bergmanis maintains control.
Bergmanis avoids the attempt from Munch to control.
Bergmanis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Munch is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munch blocking the ground and pound.
Bergmanis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Munch is looking to escape.
Munch is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Munch tries to reverse the position but Bergmanis maintains control.
Bergmanis cracks Munch with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Munch is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergmanis controlling the pace for now.
Munch is looking to improve his position but Bergmanis isn't that keen on the idea.
Poor strikes thrown by Bergmanis there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Munch tries to lock up and control but Bergmanis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Munch tries to reverse the position but Bergmanis maintains control.
Bergmanis scoring with strikes but Munch is staying in there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bergmanis misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Bergmanis there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bergmanis trying to control but Munch is having none of it.
Munch takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Munch is looking to improve his position but Bergmanis isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bergmanis cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Munch in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bergmanis wants to control the pace but Munch is squirming around nicely.
Bergmanis avoids the attempt from Munch to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergmanis landing strikes from the mount.
Bergmanis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bergmanis misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bergmanis working Munch over with strikes here.
Munch holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bergmanis tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bergmanis with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bergmanis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raimonds Bergmanis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bergmanis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bergmanis misses with a hook

and Munch decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bergmanis's guard.

Bergmanis working for a triangle but Munch defends it easily.
Bergmanis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Munch's guard.
Munch lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bergmanis!
Munch unloads with some shots from mount but Bergmanis bucks and avoids them well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergmanis sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Munch not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Munch is working for a kimura but Bergmanis is defending it quite comfortably.
Bergmanis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Munch.
Munch thows a huge punch but Bergmanis dodges it nicely.
Munch sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bergmanis defending well though.
Munch sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bergmanis defending well though.
Munch thows a huge punch but Bergmanis dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Munch sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bergmanis defending well though.
Munch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bergmanis regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bergmanis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Munch tries to free his leg and advance position but Bergmanis is retaining full guard.
Munch stopping the sweep attempt from Bergmanis.
Munch postures up in Bergmanis's guard and throws a big left but Bergmanis blocks it.
Munch throwing strikes from guard but Bergmanis blocks nicely.
Munch wants to control from the top but Bergmanis keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munch is looking to stand up but Bergmanis won't let him.

Munch stands and steps away. Bergmanis gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Munch shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bergmanis napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bergmanis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bergmanis manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Munch is staying active underneath Bergmanis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Munch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bergmanis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Munch tries to roll over but Bergmanis keeps him under control.
Bergmanis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Bergmanis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munch is looking for a sweep. Bergmanis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Munch is pressing down on Bergmanis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bergmanis's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bergmanis trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Munch manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Munch trying to control but Bergmanis is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Munch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bergmanis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Munch throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bergmanis counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Munch shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Munch was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Munch throws a strike there. Bergmanis manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Munch wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bergmanis keeps working.
Munch with the ground and pound but Bergmanis uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Munch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Munch slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bergmanis is trying to control the position but Munch postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munch postures up in Bergmanis's guard and throws a big left but Bergmanis blocks it.
Munch stands and throws Bergmanis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bergmanis avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Munch.
Munch working the ground and pound but Bergmanis is defending the strikes.

Munch decides to stand back up. Munch steps back and let's Bergmanis get back to his feet.
Munch throws a poor cross that misses
and Bergmanis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Munch thinking.
Nice uppercut there from Bergmanis.
Munch misses with a hook
and Munch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ray Munch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munch is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Munch misses with a double jab
and Bergmanis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bergmanis jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Munch lands with a good body shot.
Munch blocks a jab.
Munch throws a lazy uppercut
and Bergmanis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Munch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bergmanis.
Bergmanis is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bergmanis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Munch throws a hook but Bergmanis blocks it.
Bergmanis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Munch stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A low kick from Munch is predictable there
and Bergmanis counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergmanis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Munch.
Munch just misses with a punch to the body.
Bergmanis misses with a hook
and Munch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Munch misses.
Munch takes a swing at Bergmanis's ribcage but misses.
Munch throws a sloppy head kick and Bergmanis moves out of range easily.

Munch shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bergmanis manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bergmanis working a defensive guard here.
Munch with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Munch trying to control the position from guard on top but Bergmanis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Bergmanis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Munch thows a big elbow that misses.
Bergmanis is trying to keep Munch in close.
Munch loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Munch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Munch really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A punch combination from Munch misses.
Bergmanis jabs Munch right on the nose. Munch blinks but takes it well.
Munch connects with the punch.
Munch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Munch wants to land a leg kick but Bergmanis is out of range.
Munch swings widly with a right hand

so Bergmanis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Munch manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bergmanis manages to get himself to full guard.
Munch landing some decent shots from guard.
Munch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bergmanis looking for a sweep. Not yet Bergmanis, not yet.
Munch must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergmanis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bergmanis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Munch throwing strikes from guard but Bergmanis blocks nicely.
Bergmanis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bergmanis controls Munch momentarily but Munch frees himself.
Bergmanis lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Munch!
Bergmanis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Munch is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bergmanis throws some wild stikes that Munch manages to avoid easily.
Bergmanis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Munch holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bergmanis tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Munch in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Munch taking shots to the head.
Munch is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergmanis content just to control the position here.
Munch is working to get back to half guard.
Bergmanis landing punches.
Munch takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bergmanis is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Munch trying desperately to get to his feet.
Munch is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munch is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bergmanis raining down hammerfists from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munch tries to hold on but Bergmanis pushes him away.
Bergmanis connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bergmanis throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bergmanis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bergmanis throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bergmanis jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Munch manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Munch is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raimonds Bergmanis had his way with Ray Munch in 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. 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.

Munch misses with a body punch
and Bergmanis counters with a straight right hand.
Bergmanis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Munch misses with a combination
and Bergmanis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bergmanis looks to score with a jab to the body but Munch is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Munch.
Munch takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Munch throws an off balance right hand
and Bergmanis counters with a right hand to the body.
Munch lands a nice looking body shot.
Munch stuffs the takedown attempt from Bergmanis. Bergmanis gets slowly back to his feet.
Munch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slow jab from Munch misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munch takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Munch slips a straight right by Bergmanis.
Munch throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bergmanis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Munch looks to throw the jab but Bergmanis is out of range.
Bergmanis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Munch can do to turn this around?
A low kick from Munch misses
and Bergmanis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Munch throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bergmanis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Munch throws a sloppy head kick
and Bergmanis counters with a nice uppercut.
Bergmanis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Munch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bergmanis.

Munch shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bergmanis sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergmanis moves into full guard.
Bergmanis is trying to keep Munch in close.
Bergmanis is pulling down on Munch's head to control his posture.
Munch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Munch looking to pass the guard.
Munch lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munch looking to sit in guard and control but Bergmanis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bergmanis postures up and lands a big shot to Munch's brow.
Bergmanis throwing strikes but missing.
Munch seems keen to control Bergmanis's posture.
Bergmanis trying to control but Munch is working from the bottom.
Bergmanis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Munch is keeping the position for now.
Ray Munch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munch looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bergmanis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Munch's head.
Munch keeping full guard, as Bergmanis tries to pass.
Bergmanis trying to control the position from guard on top but Munch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raimonds Bergmanis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bergmanis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Raimonds Bergmanis!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Raimonds Bergmanis!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Raimonds Bergmanis!

Raimonds Bergmanis wins by unanimous decision!
Raimonds Bergmanis retains his heavyweight title!