PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aron Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Mink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mink has chosen Macho Man as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Munoz
vs
Mink

172 cm
19
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aron Munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Mink!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munoz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mink throws a chopping leg kick but Munoz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Munoz misses with a few strikes there.
Mink tries to clinch but Munoz is having none of it.
Munoz fails to land with a series of punches.

Munoz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mink jumps guard but Munoz stands there with Mink around his waist. Mink gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mink jumps guard but Munoz stands there with Mink around his waist. Mink gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mink looking to stall.
Munoz wants to get back to striking at distance but Mink won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mink is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Munoz to keep the fight standing.
Aron Munoz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Mink.
Munoz avoiding damage as Mink throws knees to the body.
Munoz tries to break the clinch but Mink is controlling the position.
Mink blocks an elbow strike.
Munoz lands a hook that snaps the head of Mink backwards.
Mink has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Munoz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Mink pulls guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mink bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Munoz's guard.

Munoz scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Munoz dodges the punch combination from Mink.

Munoz has Mink up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mink tries to pull guard but Munoz won't allow it.
Munoz can't break the clinch.
Munoz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Munoz can't break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mink just misses with a elbow thrown towards Munoz's brow.

Munoz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Munoz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Munoz slaps away a takedown attempt from Mink, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Munoz thuds a left hand into Mink's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mink showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Munoz.
Mink wants to clinch up but Munoz keeps it at a distance.
Munoz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mink takes a step back to recover.
Mink fails with an attempt to clinch.
Munoz tries to bum rush Mink with a series of wild strikes but Mink uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Munoz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mink shoots in but no luck this time.
Munoz throws a right and a left that Mink avoids nicely.
Mink shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Munoz sprawls well. Munoz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mink gets slowly back to his feet.
Mink misses with a jab, cross combination.
Munoz fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mink lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A punch combination from Munoz misses.
Mink tries to clinch but Munoz is having none of it.
Mink throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Munoz's waist but Munoz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mink off to one side.
Mink rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Munoz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mink ducks right into an uppercut from Munoz.
Mink moves in looking to clinch but Munoz pushes him off.
Aron Munoz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mink misses with a takedown attempt - Munoz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Munoz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Munoz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Mink holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mink missing with knees to the body.
Munoz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mink has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Aron Munoz will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Munoz looks for a takedown but Mink sprawls well.
Munoz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mink 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.
Mink moves out of range of the body kick from Munoz.
Mink doesn't manage to clinch there - Munoz circles away.
Mink slips a jab and a cross from Munoz.
Mink looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Aron Munoz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Munoz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mink.
Munoz misses with a double jab.
Munoz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mink.
Aron Munoz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Mink.
Munoz tests Mink's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mink throws a hook but Munoz avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz tries to clinch there but Mink circles away.
Munoz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mink avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mink tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Munoz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mink slips a jab and a cross from Munoz.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Munoz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Munoz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mink keeps the fight on the outside.
Aron Munoz is winning the standup battle so far.
Munoz keeps the fight on the outside.
Mink tries to clinch up but Munoz circles away and keeps his distance.
Munoz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mink moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mink is trying hard to land a takedown here. Munoz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mink tries to close the distance and clinch up but Munoz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Munoz doesn't manage to clinch there - Mink circles away.
Munoz tries to clinch there but Mink circles away.
Munoz keeps the fight on the outside.
Mink shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Munoz as he jumps to the side.
Munoz misses with a series of wild punches.
Mink shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Munoz defends it nicely.
Munoz looks to land a combination but Mink avoids it well.
Mink is trying hard to land a takedown here. Munoz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Munoz throws a nice looking combination but Mink bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mink dives in and grabs Munoz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Munoz pushes down on Mink's head and hops out.
Mink ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Munoz moves away.

Munoz moves into the clinch.
Munoz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mink is looking to break free of the clinch but Munoz has double underhooks.
Munoz wants to get back to striking at distance but Mink won't allow it.
Munoz wants to get back to striking at distance but Mink won't allow it.
Munoz tries to break free but Mink pushes him back against the cage.
Mink is trying to break free.
Mink goes for a takedown in the clinch but Munoz prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mink jumps guard.
Munoz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Munoz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mink has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Munoz has managed to get both his arms back between Mink's legs - danger averted.

Mink uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Munoz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Munoz duly obliges.
A head kick misses from Mink.
Munoz thows a body kick. Mink tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mink shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Munoz as he avoids it easily.
Munoz tries to close the distance and clinch but Mink swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mink shoots in looking for a takedown but Munoz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mink's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
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 Aron Munoz will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Munoz misses with a kick to the body.
Munoz tries to clinch up.
Mink shoots in for a takedown but Munoz shows good takedown defense.
Munoz dodges the punch combination from Mink.
Munoz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mink shoots in but Munoz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mink keeps the fight on the outside.
Munoz tries to clinch up.
Munoz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mink tries to avoid it but Munoz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mink to the ground. Mink escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mink is trying hard to land a takedown here. Munoz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Aron Munoz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Mink.
Munoz swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mink dives in and grabs Munoz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Munoz pushes down on Mink's head and hops out.
Mink shoots in but Munoz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Munoz misses the target.
Munoz feints a jab promting Mink to slip. Munoz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mink slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Munoz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Munoz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Munoz duly obliges.
Munoz tries to close the distance and clinch but Mink swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mink shoots in and drives through. Munoz sprawls well.
Some wild striking there from Mink.
Mink takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz throws a series of punches but Mink avoids them all with ease.
Mink keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mink throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mink misses with a body kick.
Munoz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mink shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Munoz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mink throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Munoz's waist but Munoz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mink off to one side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mink looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Munoz wants it to stay on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Munoz. Those never looked like landing.
Mink shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Munoz defends it nicely.
Munoz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mink.
Mink misses with a series of wild punches.
Munoz misses with a two punch combination.
Munoz tries to close the distance and clinch but Mink swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mink moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Munoz slaps away a takedown attempt from Mink, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mink showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Munoz.
Mink looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Munoz is fending him off so far but Mink persists. Nope, Munoz circles away and we're back to standing.
Munoz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mink back to the cage. Munoz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A combination from Mink does no damage.
Munoz misses with a series of wild punches.
Mink shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Munoz misses.
Munoz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mike Mink has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aron Munoz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Danga de danga de dang - Mink scores with a four punch combination!

And that's the end of the fight!
Aron Munoz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Munoz, 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aron Munoz!