PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hezekiah Munson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jigoro Kane Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Munson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Showdown. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Munson
vs
Kane Jr

187 cm
28
230 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
213 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Seven Sins™

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 11 - 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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jigoro Kane Jr !
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane Jr misses with a body shot.
Munson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kane Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hezekiah Munson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kane Jr throws a push kick but Munson slaps the foot to one side.
Kane Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Munson throws a head kick that Kane Jr semi-blocks.
Munson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Munson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Munson pushes Kane Jr away with a front kick.
Kane Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kane Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for Kane Jr , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kane Jr is looking to score with low kicks.
Munson shoots in for a takedown but Kane Jr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Munson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kane Jr .
Munson cracks the inside of Kane Jr 's front leg.
Munson throws a leg kick but Kane Jr checks it.
Kane Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Munson is out of range and Kane Jr settles back down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kane Jr cracks Munson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice body kick from Kane Jr .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kane Jr swings for the body but Munson moves out of range.
Munson misses the jab.
Kane Jr moves out of range as Munson throws a body kick.
Munson tries to land a leg kick but Kane Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Munson lands a front kick.
Munson 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.
Kane Jr blocks a leg kick.
Kane Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kane Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Munson wants to clinch.
Kane Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kane Jr scores with a hook to the body. Munson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kane Jr .
Kane Jr throws a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Munson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A big right from Kane Jr misses.
Munson throws a push kick but Kane Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Munson tries to clinch up but Kane Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Munson throws a chopping leg kick but Kane Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kane Jr moves out of range as Munson throws a body kick.
Munson tries a low kick but Kane Jr avoids it.
Munson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kane Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Munson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Munson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fight stays on the outside here - Munson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Munson moves out of range of the body kick.
Munson tries to clinch but Kane Jr is having none of it.
Munson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kane Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Munson swings for the body but Kane Jr moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Munson. That's going to slow Kane Jr down.
Munson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Munson throws a sloppy head kick and Kane Jr moves out of range easily.
Kane Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Munson checks a leg kick nicely.
Munson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Munson moves in looking to clinch but Kane Jr pushes him off.
Munson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Munson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kane Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Munson motions for Kane Jr to come forward. Munson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Munson moves out of range of the body kick from Kane Jr .
Munson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Munson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Munson shoots in and drives through. Kane Jr sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hezekiah Munson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Munson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kane Jr . Munson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Munson lands with a kick to the temple. Kane Jr shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Munson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kane Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kane Jr throws a leg kick which misses Munson's front leg but catches the back leg as Munson tries to avoid it.
A slow jab from Munson misses its intended target.
Munson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kane Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Munson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kane Jr is looking to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Munson is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Kane Jr reverses the position - he's now on top in Munson's guard.
Munson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kane Jr puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hezekiah Munson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Munson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kane Jr misses with a low kick.
Munson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kane Jr lands a body shot.
Kane Jr scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Munson misses with a low kick.
Kane Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Munson throws a leg kick that misses.
Kane Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
Kane Jr cracks Munson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Munson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kane Jr manages to avoid it.
That kick from Munson tenderised Kane Jr 's leg. Kane Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Munson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kane Jr .
Munson throws a chopping leg kick but Kane Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Munson throws out a leg kick but Kane Jr moves out of range and Munson only half commits.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kane Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kane Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane Jr misses with a body kick.
Jigoro Kane Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Munson checks a low kick from Kane Jr .
Kane Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Kane Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hezekiah Munson is winning the standup battle so far.
Kane Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Munson can pounce on him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Munson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kane Jr is looking to chop away at Munson's legs.
Munson throws a series of punches but Kane Jr moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Munson.
Munson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kane Jr throws a leg kick which misses Munson's front leg but catches the back leg as Munson tries to avoid it.
Munson misses with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Munson.
Kane Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Munson moves out of range easily.

Munson rushes Kane Jr and presses him up against the cage.

Munson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kane Jr wants to get back to his feet but Munson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Munson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kane Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kane Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kane Jr is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Munson dives into side control.
Munson moves into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
You get the feeling that Kane Jr really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Kane Jr is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Munson lands with some strikes.
Munson misses with a head shot.
Kane Jr holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Munson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Munson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kane Jr in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Munson breaks from Kane Jr 's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kane Jr tries to hold on but Munson postures up.
Munson 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.
Kane Jr wants to try and get back to his feet.
Munson lands a big shot there that rocks Kane Jr but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kane Jr taking shots to the head.

Kane Jr is rocked!
Munson looking to control but Kane Jr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hezekiah Munson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice body kick from Munson.
Kane Jr throws a shot to the body.
Munson throws a sloppy head kick and Kane Jr moves out of range easily.
Kane Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Munson throws a head kick that misses.

Munson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kane Jr napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kane Jr is trying to buck Munson off.
Munson looks up at the clock and then as Kane Jr takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Munson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Munson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kane Jr is trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munson trying to control the action but Kane Jr is working from the bottom.
Munson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kane Jr is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Munson is controlling him well.
Munson working the ground and pound but Kane Jr is defending the strikes.
An elbow from Munson crashes against the mat.
Munson throws a strike aimed at the side of Kane Jr 's head but Kane Jr avoids it well.
Munson trying to control the position but Kane Jr is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane Jr pushes Munson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Munson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Munson working the ground and pound but Kane Jr is defending the strikes.
Munson trying to control the action but Kane Jr is working from the bottom.
Munson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kane Jr dodges the ground and pound from Munson.
Hezekiah Munson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munson landing strikes.
Kane Jr is not content to let Munson control the position.
Kane Jr taking a bit of punishment here - Munson scoring with strikes.
Jigoro Kane Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Munson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kane Jr some visible discomfort.
Munson laying and praying for a moment but Kane Jr takes advantage and regains half guard.
Kane Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hezekiah Munson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munson trying to control from Kane Jr 's half guard. Kane Jr has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Munson tries to free his leg and advance position but Kane Jr is retaining full guard.
Munson wants to control from the top but Kane Jr keeps moving.
Munson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kane Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27

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