PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hezekiah Munson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Munson comes to the cage accompanied by Showdown. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gunn's choice of entrance music: Audioslave - Exploder. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Charles Gunn enters the cage!

Munson
vs
Gunn

187 cm
27
230 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

195 cm
22
250 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hezekiah Munson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charles Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn misses with a two punch combination.
Munson tries a head kick but it misses.
Gunn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gunn throws a series of punches but Munson moves out of range.
Munson slips a jab and a cross from Gunn.
A slapping leg kick lands for Munson.
Gunn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Hezekiah Munson has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Munson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gunn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Munson counters with a left and a right that stings Gunn.
Munson doesn't manage to clinch there - Gunn circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munson tries to clinch up but Gunn circles away and keeps his distance.
Munson misses with a takedown attempt - Gunn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gunn throws a nice looking combination but Munson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Munson tries to clinch but Gunn moves out of range.
Munson shoots for a double leg takedown but Gunn sprawls well. He's pushed Munson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Munson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gunn throws a combination. Munson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn lands with a good body shot.
Munson scores with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gunn throws a big shot that misses.
Gunn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Munson counters with a good low kick that Gunn was not able to check.

Munson gets a clinch.
Munson throws an elbow that misses.
Munson misses with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Munson.
Munson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gunn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Munson misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gunn is trying to force a seperation but Munson has the dominant position.
Gunn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Munson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gunn avoids it.
Munson connects with a knee to the head.
Munson looking to throw knees to the head but Gunn is blocking nicely.
Munson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gunn's face.
Munson prevents Gunn from breaking the clinch.
Munson landing knees to the body.
Munson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Munson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gunn avoids it.
Munson missing with knees to the body.
Munson misses with an elbow over the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gunn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hezekiah Munson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Munson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Munson lands a nice uppercut.
Gunn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Munson keeps control of Gunn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munson with a knee to the head.
Munson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Munson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gunn is trying to break the clinch but Munson has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Munson lands an elbow just above Gunn 's eye.
Munson misses with an elbow over the top.
Gunn is looking to break free of the clinch but Munson has double underhooks.
Gunn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hezekiah Munson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hezekiah Munson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Munson lands with a kick to the ribs.

Munson rushes Gunn and presses him up against the cage.
Gunn tries to break free but Munson pushes him back against the cage.
Munson lands an elbow just above Gunn 's eye.

It looks like Charles Gunn has been cut.
Munson lands an elbow just above Gunn 's eye.
Munson looking to throw knees to the head but Gunn is blocking nicely.
Gunn blocks an elbow strike.
Munson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gunn avoids it.
Gunn avoiding damage as Munson throws knees to the body.
Gunn is trying to break free.
Munson throws an elbow but it misses.
Gunn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Munson misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gunn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Gunn breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Gunn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hezekiah Munson is winning the standup battle so far.
A good leg kick by Munson.
Munson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gunn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gunn circles away.
Munson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gunn is fending him off so far but Munson persists. Nope, Gunn circles away and we're back to standing.
Munson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gunn is able to avoid easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Gunn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Charles Gunn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Munson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gunn if he has to take too many more of those.
Gunn is breathing heavily.
Munson chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Munson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gunn, pushing him back against the cage.
Munson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Munson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Munson lands a damaging elbow.
Munson lands a nice elbow.

That has opened up Charles Gunn's cut even more.
Munson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gunn's defenses.
Munson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gunn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hezekiah Munson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gunn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gunn blocks the elbow strike.
Munson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Munson lands an elbow that stopped Gunn in his tracks for a moment.
Munson effectively controlling the action here.

Munson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Gunn is trying to keep an underhook but Munson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Munson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gunn wants to control but Munson is keeping busy.
Gunn is trying to control but Munson passes into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Munson crashes against the mat.
Gunn tries to bench press Munson off him but Munson keeps the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gunn can do anything to dispel that myth.
You can see the frustration on Gunn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gunn sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gunn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Munson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Munson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Munson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Munson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gunn defending well though.
Gunn wants to improve his position but Munson is controlling well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gunn is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Munson controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hezekiah Munson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Munson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Munson delivers a nice body kick.
Munson is looking to land body kicks.
Gunn sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gunn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Munson.
Gunn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gunn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Munson can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gunn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Munson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gunn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Munson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gunn circles away quickly and effectively.
Gunn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gunn defends it nicely.
Munson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gunn if he has to take too many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gunn if he has to take too many more of those.
A head kick from Munson lands but Gunn takes it in his stride.
Munson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Munson.
Munson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gunn has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Munson.
Nice body kick from Munson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munson scores with a kick to the body.
Gunn steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Munson. That one must have hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gunn keeps the fight on the outside.
Gunn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Munson thumps Gunn with a low kick.
Gunn on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gunn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Munson. That's going to slow Gunn down.
Hezekiah Munson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Charles Gunn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Munson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gunn napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gunn takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gunn is looking for a sweep.
Gunn is being controlled here.
Munson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
A lull in the action here as Munson stalls from top position.
Gunn takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Charles Gunn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gunn is trying to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hezekiah Munson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Munson 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:26

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