PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Munson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Man Zend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Munson comes to the cage accompanied by Til I collapse . Zend has chosen Get Up as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Munson
vs
Zend

207 cm
26
283 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

205 cm
29
265 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Gilop®

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roy Munson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Man Zend!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zend swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Munson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zend shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Munson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Zend connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick misses from Munson.
Munson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Zend is out of range and Munson settles back down.
Munson throws a head kick that misses.
Zend scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zend. That's going to slow Munson down.
Munson swings widly with a right hand
and Zend counters with an inside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Zend!
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 tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Munson darts in and clinches Zend up against the cage.
Munson blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zend lands a nice knee to the body.
Munson is breathing heavily.

Zend's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zend with a jab.

Zend clinches.
Munson avoids a wild elbow strike from Zend.
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!
Zend controlling the action here for a moment.
Zend avoiding damage as Munson throws knees to the body.
Munson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zend lands an elbow that stopped Munson in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Roy Munson has been cut.
Munson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Zend pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zend is looking to slow Munson down with leg kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zend, right into the meat.
Zend scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zend lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zend connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Munson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zend. Zend obviously looking to wear him down.
Zend lands with a slapping head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zend.
Zend takes a swing at Munson's ribcage but misses.
Zend throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Munson 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.

Munson tries to keep at a distance but Zend has taken the fight into the clinch.
Munson takes an elbow to the temple.
Munson takes an elbow to the temple.
Zend creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zend lands an elbow inside that Munson shrugs off.
Zend throws an elbow but it misses.
Zend looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zend blocking some punches.
Zend lands an elbow inside.
Zend creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Munson's defenses.

Roy Munson's cut is getting worse.
Munson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Munson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zend is defending well for now.
Zend content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Munson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zend throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zend throws an elbow but misses.
Zend lands an elbow just above Munson 's eye.
Munson digs a right hand into Zend's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zend's gas tank.
Munson dodges an elbow strike from Zend.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zend throws an elbow but misses.
Munson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zend throws an elbow but misses.
Munson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zend.
Munson tries a body shot but Zend blocks it.
Munson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zend is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zend is pushing Munson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
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 tries a body shot but Zend blocks it.
Munson misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zend throws an elbow but misses.
Zend dodges an elbow strike from Munson.

Zend manages to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Zend.

Munson has closed the distance and engaged Zend in a clinch.
Zend avoids the elbow strike from Munson, against the cage.
Munson tries to land knees in the clinch but Zend avoids the damage to the body.
Munson blocks an elbow strike from Zend.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Munson lands a body shot.
Munson misses with an elbow over the top.
Zend throws an elbow that misses.
Munson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zend lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Munson throws a punch but it's blocked by Zend.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Man Zend dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roy Munson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nice body kick from Zend.
Zend bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Munson's head.
Zend lands with a hook. Munson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Zend dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Munson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zend has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zend swinging wildly here.
A jab from Zend finds it's way through Munson's defenses.
Munson throws a head kick but Zend moves out of range.
Munson loads up on a big right hand but Zend slips the punch.
Munson looks to land a right hand but Zend moved out of range.
Munson throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munson ducks under a wild hook from Zend.
Munson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zend throws a left and a right that both miss
and Munson counters with a low kick, right behind Zend 's knee.

Zend has managed to clinch.
Zend avoiding damage as Munson throws knees to the body.
Zend pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Zend lands an elbow inside.

Zend breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zend avoids the head kick by Munson.
Munson avoids the body shot from Zend.
Zend throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zend is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Munson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zend looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Munson working Zend over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zend blocks the elbow strike.
Munson blocks the elbow strike.
Munson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zend is defending well for now.
Munson tries to land knees in the clinch but Zend avoids the damage to the body.
Zend looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Munson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zend in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zend is breathing heavily.
Munson lands a good knee to the midsection. Zend won't want to take too many of those.
Munson misses with an elbow over the top.
Zend blocks an elbow strike from Munson.
Munson tries to work over Zend's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Munson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Munson throws a head kick but Zend moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zend lands with a nice body punch.
Zend tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Munson connects with the punch.
Munson swinging wildly here.
That kick from Zend tenderised Munson's leg. Munson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Man Zend seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zend scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from Munson.
Munson tries a head kick but it misses.
A right-left combo lands from Zend.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zend fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zend takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Munson instigates a clinch.
Munson dodges an elbow strike from Zend.
Zend taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munson can't find room to land a body shot as Zend controls the action.

Zend breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Munson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Munson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Zend darts in and clinches Munson up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Munson missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Roy Munson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roy Munson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Zend throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Munson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Munson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice defenses there by Munson.
Munson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Munson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zend.
Zend lands a glancing blow to the side of Munson's head.
Zend misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Munson.
Zend lands a leg kick that knocks Munson off balance momentarily.

Zend gets a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Munson.
Munson blocks an elbow strike from Zend.
Zend dodges an elbow strike from Munson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zend looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zend lands a damaging elbow.
Zend trying to stall but Munson improves his position.
Munson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zend is defending well for now.
Zend managing to block the knees to the body from Munson.
A short body shot lands from Munson as the two fighters clinch.
Zend managing to block the knees to the body from Munson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zend holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Zend escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Munson moves out of range of the body kick from Zend.

Munson has managed to clinch.
Zend pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Zend escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Munson moves away from the strike by Zend.
Roy Munson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zend digs a good hook to Munson's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munson looks to score with a jab to the body but Zend is just out of range.
Munson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zend can pounce on him.
Zend tries to close the distance and clinch up but Munson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Munson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zend.
Zend fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zend throws a chopping leg kick but Munson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Munson closes the distance and clinches.
Munson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Munson missing with knees to the body.
Munson takes an elbow to the forehead.

Zend manages to break the clinch.
Zend throws a wild body kick that Munson sees coming a mile off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Munson closes the distance and pushes Zend back into the cage.
Zend blocks the elbow strike.

Zend breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Munson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zend lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zend scores with a hook.
Munson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zend connects with a leg kick. Munson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Munson throws a lazy head kick
and Zend counters with a nice uppercut.
Munson looks to throw a body kick
and Zend counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Munson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zend lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zend.

Zend fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Munson, pushing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zend is defending well for now.
Munson avoids a wild elbow strike from Zend.
Zend is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Zend lands a damaging elbow.
Zend unloads a knee to the mid-section. Munson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Munson takes an elbow to the temple.

Roy Munson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Zend throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Zend breaks the clinch.
Munson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zend connects with an inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Man Zend comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zend 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Man Zend!
Man Zend gave a mention to Gilop® in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).