PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henry Monattu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Munoz has chosen Champions as his entrance music. Henry Monattu could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marc Munoz's chin.

Monattu
vs
Munoz

183 cm
19
193 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
197 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

CEC Nutrition Q159 (*$75*)

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry Monattu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marc Munoz!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Munoz shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Monattu punching from the bottom.
Munoz works his foot free and advances to mount.
Munoz cracks Monattu with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Munoz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Monattu hang on?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee warns Monattu that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Munoz content just to control the position here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monattu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monattu is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Monattu is looking to escape.
Monattu is in all sorts of trouble here.
Munoz avoids the attempt from Monattu to control.
Monattu is trying desperately to improve position.
BOOM! Munoz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Monattu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Monattu wants to hold on but Munoz pushes him away.

Munoz stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

Monattu tries to sprawl but Munoz drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munoz trying to control the action but Monattu is working from the bottom.

Munoz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Monattu throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Munoz manages to pass to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monattu taking punishment in the form of punches.
Munoz working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on Monattu's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Monattu sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Monattu is looking for a sweep. Munoz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Munoz is keen to just control but Monattu is a slippery customer.
Munoz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Monattu's head.
Monattu moves into full guard.
Munoz looks gassed!
Monattu wants to sweep but no luck.

Monattu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Munoz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Munoz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munoz stopping the sweep attempt from Monattu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Munoz is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Monattu is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Monattu has escaped and now he's on top!
Monattu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Monattu throwing strikes from guard but Munoz blocks nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Munoz keeping moving, preventing Monattu from controlling successfully.
Monattu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Munoz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marc 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.

Monattu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Monattu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Munoz.
Monattu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Munoz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Monattu's guard.
Munoz postures up in Monattu's guard and throws a big left but Monattu blocks it.
Munoz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Monattu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Munoz manages to get himself to full guard.
Monattu being controlled here momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monattu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Munoz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Monattu wants to get back to full guard.

Monattu is defending against the submission attempts here by Munoz.
Munoz is breathing heavily.
Well, if Munoz is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Monattu makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Monattu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz won't allow Monattu to sweep him here.
Monattu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Monattu is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Munoz tries to lock up and control but Monattu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Monattu lands a big shot there that rocks Munoz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Monattu looking to ground and pound but Munoz is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monattu looking to finish with strikes here!
Monattu landing strikes from the mount and Munoz is in trouble!

Monattu looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Marc Munoz has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monattu unloads with some shots from mount but Munoz bucks and avoids them well.
Monattu 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 is looking to improve his position but Monattu isn't that keen on the idea.
Monattu throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Munoz working to try and regain half guard.
The referee warns Munoz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Monattu tries to control but Munoz wriggling away.
Monattu looking to finish with strikes here!
Monattu misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Monattu looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monattu landing strikes, looking to finish!
Monattu in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monattu unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Monattu.
Monattu thowing shots but they're missing.
Monattu lands a big elbow.
Munoz is bucking up trying to escape but Monattu cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Munoz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Monattu sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poor strikes thrown by Monattu there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Monattu lands a nice shot to the head.

Munoz is rocked!
Monattu landing strikes from the mount and Munoz is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Monattu dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Monattu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Munoz is still on wobbly legs! Can Monattu finish him?

Munoz takes the fight into the clinch.
Munoz seems to have recovered his senses.

Munoz successfully pulls guard.
Munoz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Monattu manages to get himself to full guard.
Monattu controls Munoz momentarily but Munoz frees himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Monattu is on top in guard.
Monattu trying to control the position from guard on top but Munoz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Monattu is really struggling to control Munoz but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Munoz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monattu advances position into side control!
Munoz avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Monattu.

Monattu tries for a kimura but Munoz is defending well.
Munoz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Monattu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The ground and pound from Monattu seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Monattu is chipping away with strikes.
Munoz struggling a bit here.
Monattu working the ground and pound but Munoz is defending the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz tries to improve position but can't.
Munoz avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Monattu.
Monattu working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Monattu looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Munoz is avoiding damage well.

Monattu has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Munoz is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Monattu yanks on the arm and Munoz is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Monattu.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Henry Monattu!