PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luke Shapiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Shapiro might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Scary Kids Scaring Kids - My Darkest Hour . Stephen Munoz is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Shapiro
vs
Munoz

182 cm
23
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
24
147 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

CEC Nutrition Q159
Untouchable Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Shapiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephen Munoz!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Shapiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shapiro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shapiro fails to land with a series of punches.
Shapiro dips to his left and cracks Munoz with an uppercut!
Danga de danga de dang - Shapiro scores with a four punch combination!
Shapiro feints a jab promting Munoz to slip. Shapiro then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Munoz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Shapiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Munoz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shapiro scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shapiro closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shapiro throws a right and a left that both miss.

Shapiro clinches with his opponent.
Shapiro wants to get back to striking at distance but Munoz won't allow it.
Shapiro lands an uppercut.
Munoz lands an elbow inside.

Munoz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Munoz tries to clinch but Shapiro moves out of range.
Shapiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Munoz moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shapiro lands with a nice combination. Munoz backs away looking to recover.
Shapiro is breathing heavily.
Shapiro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Munoz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Shapiro stops a takedown attempt from Munoz.
Munoz stalling.
A frustrated look appears on Shapiro's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Munoz breaks from the clinch.
Munoz fails with a takedown attempt.
Shapiro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Munoz moves into the clinch.
Munoz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shapiro gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Luke Shapiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephen Munoz.
A frustrated look appears on Shapiro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Munoz is trying to stall.
Shapiro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Munoz is struggling to control the position.
Shapiro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shapiro tries to break free but Munoz pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shapiro's efforts to push away.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shapiro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Shapiro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Munoz tries to clinch but Shapiro is having none of it.
Luke Shapiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munoz moves in looking to clinch but Shapiro pushes him off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Munoz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Munoz has Shapiro up against the cage in a clinch.
Shapiro is trying to break the clinch but Munoz has him pressed against the cage.
Munoz prevents Shapiro from breaking the clinch.

Shapiro breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz throws a head kick that Shapiro semi-blocks.
Shapiro lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Munoz tries to clinch but Shapiro is having none of it.
Munoz looks for a takedown but Shapiro sprawls well.
Shapiro lands with a right hand.
Shapiro misses with a two punch combination.

Munoz has managed to clinch.
Munoz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shapiro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Munoz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shapiro's elbow.
Shapiro misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Munoz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shapiro misses with a double jab.
Munoz shoots in and drives through. Shapiro sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Munoz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shapiro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz wants to clinch up but Shapiro keeps it at a distance.
Shapiro throws a lazy right hand but Munoz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shapiro slaps away a takedown attempt from Munoz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shapiro looks to land a combination but Munoz avoids it well.
Shapiro misses with a series of wild punches.
Shapiro is working the combinations to good effect here.
No luck for Munoz with that takedown attempt.
Munoz tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Shapiro moves into the clinch.
Munoz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shapiro smiles and moves away.

Shapiro forces Munoz back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Shapiro dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Shapiro lands with a nice combination. Munoz backs away looking to recover.
Munoz lands a head kick!

Shapiro clinches.
Shapiro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Munoz is working for takedown but Shapiro is calmly controlling the position for now.
Munoz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shapiro's efforts to push away.
Shapiro tries to break the clinch but Munoz is controlling the position.
Shapiro prevents a takedown attempt there.
Shapiro has had enough of the clinch but Munoz keeps him there for the moment.
Shapiro is trying to break free.

Shapiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shapiro misses with a combination
and Munoz counters with a head kick. That will keep Shapiro thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Munoz fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shapiro lands with a straight right. Munoz didn't see that one coming.

Munoz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Shapiro is trying to defend but Munoz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Shapiro wants to get back to his feet.
Shapiro really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Shapiro is defending against the submission attempts here by Munoz.
Shapiro is trying to stand.
Munoz not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Munoz seems content to control.
Shapiro tries to kick Munoz off in order to stand up. Munoz Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Shapiro is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Munoz has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Munoz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Shapiro has escaped the position, nice work there.
Shapiro is pushing Munoz's head away, looking to escape. Munoz manages to hold on to the position though.
Shapiro tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shapiro is trying to get back to his feet but Munoz has full control of the position and if anything, Shapiro has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz controlling from the back.
Will Munoz go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Munoz throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Munoz missing with punches from the back.

Munoz looking for the choke but no joy.
Even with his hooks in, Munoz manages to miss with strikes from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shapiro prevents Munoz from getting a body triangle.
Munoz throwing sloppy strikes.
Munoz missing with strikes from the back.
Shapiro is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Munoz cracks Shapiro with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Shapiro from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.

Munoz is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Shapiro is defending well though. Munoz let's go of the attempt for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephen Munoz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Shapiro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shapiro.
Shapiro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shapiro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Munoz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Munoz.
Good body shot from Munoz.

Munoz breaks the clinch.
Munoz tries to close the distance and clinch but Shapiro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Munoz misses.
Shapiro misses with an uppercut. Munoz saw that one coming.
Shapiro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Munoz.
Munoz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shapiro feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Munozs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Luke Shapiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephen Munoz.

Shapiro has closed the distance and engaged Munoz in a clinch.
Munoz prevents Shapiro from breaking the clinch.

Munoz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shapiro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shapiro doesn't manage to clinch there - Munoz circles away.

Munoz has Shapiro up against the cage in a clinch.
Shapiro is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Shapiro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Munoz breaks from the clinch.
Shapiro lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Munoz backs up against the cage.
Shapiro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Luke Shapiro is winning the standup battle so far.
Munoz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Munoz throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shapiro scores with a three punch combo!
Munoz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shapiro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Munoz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shapiro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shapiro moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Shapiro throws a looping overhand right but Munoz ducks down to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Shapiro. Those never looked like landing.
Munoz tries to clinch up.
Luke Shapiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Shapiro rushes Munoz and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munoz blocking some punches.
Munoz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shapiro gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Shapiro tries to break free but Munoz pushes him back against the cage.
Munoz jumps guard but Shapiro stands there with Munoz around his waist. Munoz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Munoz drags the fight down to the ground.
Shapiro's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz is pulling down on Shapiro's head to control his posture.

Munoz looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Shapiro has picked Munoz up and slammed him! Munoz can't keep hold of the triangle and Shapiro manages to pass to side control!
Munoz is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Shapiro decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Shapiro fails to land with a series of punches.
Munoz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shapiro's waist but Shapiro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Munoz off to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shapiro swinging wildly here.
Shapiro lands with a straight right. Munoz didn't see that one coming.

Munoz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Shapiro to the mat! Shapiro manages to get full guard.
Shapiro wants to get back to his feet but Munoz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Shapiro trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Munoz throwing strikes from guard but Shapiro blocks nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munoz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Luke Shapiro.
I think Shapiro has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Shapiro!
Our winner, Luke Shapiro, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.