PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franze Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Michael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Munoz comes to the cage accompanied by Are You Ready?. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Munoz
vs
Michael

178 cm
25
277 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
283 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

1337 ANZAC
{GTI} - HGH Nutrients

1337 ANZAC

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Franze Munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George Michael!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munoz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Munoz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Michael sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Munoz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Michael tries to close the distance and clinch up but Munoz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Munoz missing with a left hand there. Michael was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Franze Munoz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michael tries to clinch up.
Michael displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Munoz throws out the jab.
Michael slips under a jab from Munoz.
Nice uppercut lands for Munoz. That snapped Michael's head back.
Munoz swats away the attempt to clinch by Michael.

Michael gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Munoz working hard to break the clinch.
Michael misses with a punch on the inside.

Munoz breaks from the clinch.

Michael clinches up against the cage.
Michael fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael displaying some good clinch control by pressing Munoz up against the cage.

Munoz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Michael tries to close the distance and clinch up but Munoz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Michael just misses with a punch to the body.
Munoz misses with a looping left.
Munoz throws a shot from downtown. Michael moves away and avoids it.
Michael steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Munoz.
Munoz throws a hook but Michael avoids it easily.
Munoz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Michael fails with an attempt to clinch.
Michael is looking to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Munoz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael doesn't manage to clinch there - Munoz circles away.
Munoz throws a looping overhand right but Michael ducks down to avoid it.

Michael instigates a clinch.
Michael lands a nice shot to the body.
Michael is trying to push Munoz away but Munoz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Michael doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Michael breaks the clinch.
A big right from Munoz misses.

Michael gets a clinch.
Michael wants to break the clinch but can't.
Michael lands a shot to the body.
Munoz is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michael lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Michael creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Franze Munoz has been cut.
Michael is stalling here.
A short uppercut from Michael.
Michael digs a right hand underneath Munoz's ribcage. Munoz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Michael tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Michael has Munoz pushed against the cage.
Michael cracks Munoz with a nice body shot.
Munoz blocks an uppercut.
Michael lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michael digs a right hand underneath Munoz's ribcage. Munoz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michael lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Michael lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Michael wants to get back to striking at distance but Munoz won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Come on Michael - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Michael throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Munozs head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Michael dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Franze Munoz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Munoz tries to keep at a distance but Michael has taken the fight into the clinch.
Michael misses with a body punch.
Munoz wants to break the clinch but can't.

Michael's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Michael wants to clinch.
Michael staying out of range there.
Munoz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Munoz misses with a lunging right hand
and Michael counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Munoz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Munoz slips a jab and a cross from Michael.
Michael fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michael throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Munoz on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael doesn't manage to clinch there - Munoz circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Michael looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Michael drops Munoz with a left right combo! Michael follows him down to the ground into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Michael trying to control the position but Munoz is working away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Michael advances to full mount.
Michael throwing strikes here but Munoz is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Munoz is looking to escape.
Munoz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Michael on the ground.
Michael controlling from mount.
Munoz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Munoz is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Michael wants to control the pace but Munoz is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Michael wants to control the pace but Munoz is squirming around nicely.

The ref stands the fighters back up. George Michael was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Michael is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Michael looks for a takedown but Munoz sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michael tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Munoz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Munoz throws a jab but it's blocked by Michael.
Michael misses with a low kick.
Michael moves forwards but Munoz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Munoz is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Michael's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Munoz loads up on a big right hand but Michael slips the punch.
A slow jab from Munoz misses its intended target.
Munoz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Munoz throws a hook but Michael blocks it.
Michael fails in his attempt to clinch.
Munoz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Munoz avoids the body shot from Michael.
Munoz misses with a straight right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Michael tries to clinch but Munoz moves out of range.
Michael is looking to clinch.
Michael fails in his attempt to clinch.
Munoz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Michael.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Michael showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Franze Munoz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Michael throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Munoz misses.
Michael fails with an attempt to clinch.
Michael tries to clinch up.
Michael is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Munoz rather than just go for the knockout.
Munoz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Michael connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Michael tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Munoz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Michael scores with a nice right hand.
Michael tries to clinch there but Munoz circles away.
Michael wants to clinch up but Munoz keeps it at a distance.
Munoz misses with a left hand

and Michael counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Munoz!

Franze Munoz's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Michael in particular looking to stall.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Michael wants to take a breather but Munoz is having none of it.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by George Michael.
The fight stays on the outside here - Michael looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Michael tries to clinch up but Munoz circles away and keeps his distance.
A big left from Munoz misses.
Michael connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Munoz is rocked!

Michael clinches with his opponent.

Michael breaks the clinch.
Michael blocks a jab.
Munoz swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Munoz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Munoz blocks a leg kick.
Michael fails with an attempt to clinch.
Michael scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michael throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Munoz crashing down! Munoz tries to stagger back to his feet but Michael just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Munoz asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Michael!
Jumping up and down and very excited, George Michael waved his t-shirt featuring 1337 ANZAC 's logo in front of the cameras.