PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Munoz comes to the cage accompanied by GSP SONG. Neil Howard will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Munoz
vs
Howard

174 cm
20
135 lbs
4 - 2 - 1

160 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chuck Munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Neil Howard!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munoz shoots in but Howard avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Munoz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Munoz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Howard with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Munoz lands with a punch from half guard.
Munoz slips a nice elbow through Howard's hands, connecting with Howard's forehead.
Howard looks gassed!
Howard trying to control here.
Munoz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Munoz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munoz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Howard taking some punishment here, with Munoz in his half guard.
Nice strikes from Munoz there.
Munoz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Munoz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Munoz working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Munoz there.
Munoz frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Munoz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Munoz pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Munoz punishing his opponent with strikes.
Munoz prevents Howard from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Munoz unloading with bombs!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Munoz landing strikes from the mount.
Munoz raining down shots from the mount!
Munoz 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.
Munoz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Howard looks a forlorn figure.

Howard is rocked!
Munoz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Howard hang on?
Howard is still in real trouble! Can Munoz finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard is in a horrible position here. Munoz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Munoz unloading with bombs!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Howard in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Munoz unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Howard wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Munoz celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Munoz!
Post fight, an emotional Chuck Munoz said 'I AM THE NEW REF 135LBS CHAMPION!'.