PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wandwasi Nsumba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Nsumba
vs
Munoz

180 cm
18
191 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
186 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wandwasi Nsumba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Munoz!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nsumba loads up on a big right hand but Munoz slips the punch.
Munoz blocks a jab.
Mark Munoz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nsumba jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Munoz throws a head kick but Nsumba moves out of range.
Munoz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Munoz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Munoz looks to throw the jab but Nsumba is out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nsumba.
Munoz misses with a right hand
and Nsumba counters with a straight right hand.
Nsumba slips under a jab from Munoz.
Nsumba scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A telegraphed right hand from Nsumba misses the target.
Munoz swinging wildly here.
Munoz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nsumba throws out the jab.
Nsumba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Munoz throws out the jab.
Munoz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nsumba.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nsumba throws out a loose jab but Munoz uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Munoz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nsumba doesn't seem phased though.
Munoz throws a head kick that misses.
Nsumba takes a swing at Munoz's ribcage but misses.
Nsumba misses with a wild body shot.
Nsumba throws the left hand but Munoz avoids the punch easily.
Nsumba blocks a jab.
Munoz swings widly with a right hand
and Nsumba counters with a nice body shot.
Nsumba scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Munoz doesn't seem bothered though.
Nsumba ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Munoz.
Nsumba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Nsumba counter with a right hand.
Munoz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
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!
A combination from Munoz does no damage.
Nsumba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Munoz.
Nsumba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Munoz.
Munoz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Munoz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nsumba counters with a straight right hand.
Munoz misses with a wild combination.
Nsumba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Munoz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nsumba lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Munoz throws a looping overhand right but Nsumba ducks down to avoid it.
Munoz might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Munoz misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nsumba slips a straight right by Munoz.

Nsumba has managed to clinch.
Nsumba working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nsumba.

Munoz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nsumba misses the jab.
Munoz misses the jab.
Nsumba swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Munoz.
Munoz tries a head kick but it misses.
Nsumba moves out of range as Munoz strikes.
Nsumba misses with a series of wild punches.
Nsumba connects with a body shot that sends Munoz's belly button to the back.
Nsumba throws a good cross that connects.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Munoz shoots in but Nsumba avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice jab there from Nsumba.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munoz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Munoz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nsumba lands a nice looking body shot.
Munoz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nsumba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nsumba scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Munoz throws the left hand but Nsumba avoids the punch easily.
Nsumba is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Munoz misses with a double jab
and Nsumba counters with a nice uppercut.
Munoz looks gassed!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nsumba connects with a single shot there.
Munoz misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wandwasi Nsumba dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nsumba misses with a wild body shot.
Munoz throws out a loose jab but Nsumba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nsumba throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Munoz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nsumba staying out of range there.
Wandwasi Nsumba is winning the standup battle so far.
Nsumba throws a big shot that misses.
Nsumba is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nsumba lands a jab.
Nsumba blocks a jab.
Nsumba takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Munoz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Munoz defending well as Nsumba loads up on a big left hand.
Munoz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Munoz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nsumba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nsumba lands a nice shot to the body.
Munoz swinging wildly here.
Munoz slips a straight right by Nsumba.
Some wild striking there from Munoz.
Nsumba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Munoz throws a poor cross that misses
and Nsumba counters with a stiff right hand.
Munoz scores with a hook.
Munoz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Munoz looks to land a combination but Nsumba avoids it well.
Nsumba moves out of range as Munoz strikes.
Munoz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nsumba.
A swing and a miss from Nsumba.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nsumba scores with a one two! Munoz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Munoz throws the left hand but Nsumba avoids the punch easily.
Nsumba ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nsumba avoids a punch combination nicely.

Nsumba fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Munoz, pushing him back against the ropes.
Munoz blocking some punches.
Nsumba prevents Munoz from breaking the clinch.
Nsumba has Munoz pressed against the ropes, preventing Munoz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nsumba lands a left hand that snaps the head of Munoz backwards.

Munoz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Munoz.
Munoz is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nsumba throws a jab but it's blocked by Munoz.
Jab, jab by Nsumba - just one landing.
Munoz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nsumba to score with a decent uppercut.
Munoz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Munoz swings widly with a right hand
and Nsumba counters with a left to the body.
Munoz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big right from Munoz misses.
Munoz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nsumba ducks under a wild hook from Munoz.
Munoz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nsumba.
Munoz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Munoz dives in and scores a takedown into Nsumba's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Nsumba has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Munoz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Munoz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nsumba has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Munoz has managed to get both his arms back between Nsumba's legs - danger averted.

Nsumba throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nsumba not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nsumba tries to strike from the bottom.

Nsumba has his foot on Munoz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Munoz works his way back into a safe position though.
Munoz wants to get up but he can't break Nsumba's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Nsumba throws his legs up looking for a submission but Munoz uses it to pass to side control.

Munoz decides to stand back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice combination there by Munoz.
Munoz misses with a looping left.
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 Wandwasi Nsumba will probably get the nod.
That's time! Nsumba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.

Nsumba 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.
Nsumba clobbers Munoz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Munoz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Munoz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nsumba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Munoz.

Nsumba rushes Munoz and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Nsumba lands a hook that snaps the head of Munoz backwards.
Nsumba is trying to break free.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Munoz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nsumba's brow.

Munoz manages to break the clinch.
Nsumba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Munoz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nsumba.
Nsumba stalks Munoz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Munoz's face. Munoz staggers backwards, shaken.
Munoz fails to land with a series of punches.
Munoz looks to land a combination but Nsumba avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nsumba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Munoz.
Munoz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Munoz misses with a hook. Nsumba ducked under it nicely.
Munoz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nsumba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Munoz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jab by Nsumba.
Nsumba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nsumba throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Munoz on the side of the head.
Nsumba thuds a left hand into Munoz's body.
Nice shot lands for Nsumba.
Munoz throws a jab but it's blocked by Nsumba.
Munoz connects with a nice looking jab.
Nsumba shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Munoz eats them both and turns towards Nsumba to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nsumba punishes Munoz's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munoz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Munoz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nsumba moves away from the strike by Munoz.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nsumba darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A punch lands to the side of Munoz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Munoz tries a head kick but it misses.
Nsumba lands a jab.
Munoz swings widly with a right hand
and Nsumba counters with a nice uppercut.
Nsumba blocks a head kick by Munoz.
Nsumba misses with a hook. Munoz ducked under it nicely.
Nsumba wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz looks to land a combination but Nsumba avoids it well.

Nsumba moves into range and clinches up with Munoz.
A frustrated look appears on Nsumba's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nsumba tries to circle away but Munoz has him pinned against the ropes.
Munoz prevents Nsumba from breaking the clinch.
Nsumba presses Munoz against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Nsumba manages to break the clinch.
Munoz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nsumba tries to clinch up but Munoz circles away and keeps his distance.
Munoz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nsumba misses the jab.
Munoz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Munoz staying out of range there.
Nsumba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nsumba fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Munoz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nsumba lunges at Munoz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Munoz's hand.
Mark Munoz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Nsumba gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Munoz throws a punch but it's blocked by Nsumba.
Nsumba looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Munoz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nsumba wants to break free but Munoz has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nsumba.
Nsumba lands with a short shot to the head.
Munoz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nsumba lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nsumba.
Nsumba tries to circle away but Munoz has him pinned against the ropes.
Munoz misses with some punches.
Nsumba wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wandwasi Nsumba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nsumba, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight for Wandwasi Nsumba!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Wandwasi Nsumba!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Wandwasi Nsumba!

Wandwasi Nsumba wins by unanimous decision!