PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kogata Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timofey Vlasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kogata Munoz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Timofey Vlasov's chin.

Munoz
vs
Vlasov

175 cm
21
160 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

181 cm
23
170 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Pot Factory 40$ 159Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kogata Munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Timofey Vlasov!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vlasov shoots in and bounces Munoz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Vlasov throws a strike but Munoz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Vlasov 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 postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vlasov trying to keep a closed guard but Munoz is proving a slippery customer.
Munoz passes Vlasov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Munoz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vlasov's head.
Munoz slips a nice elbow through Vlasov's hands, connecting with Vlasov's forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Munoz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vlasov's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Munoz drops an elbow to the side of Vlasov's head.
Munoz working the head and body with strikes.
Munoz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Munoz drops an elbow to the side of Vlasov's head.
Vlasov trying to control but Munoz postures up.
Munoz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vlasov's head.
Vlasov wants to get back to full guard.
Vlasov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Munoz scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munoz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Munoz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Munoz connects with a nice short shot to Vlasov's temple.
Vlasov is looking for a sweep. Munoz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vlasov manages to get to full guard.

Vlasov working for a triangle but Munoz defends it easily.
Munoz slips nicely into half guard.
Vlasov trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz trying to control from half guard but Vlasov is working away.

Munoz is looking for a kimura here.
Vlasov trying to control from the bottom.
Vlasov is trying to get back to full guard.
Munoz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Munoz.
Munoz slips a nice elbow through Vlasov's hands, connecting with Vlasov's forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz lands with a punch from half guard.
Munoz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vlasov defending well though.
Munoz thows a huge punch but Vlasov dodges it nicely.
Munoz is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Munoz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vlasov's head.
Munoz looks to land a strike but Vlasov avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vlasov working a defensive guard here.
Munoz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vlasov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vlasov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vlasov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Munoz kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kogata Munoz dominated that round.
That's time! Munoz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Vlasov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Munoz drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kogata Munoz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Munoz is working Vlasov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Munoz trying to control but Vlasov is working from the bottom.
Vlasov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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.
Vlasov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vlasov trying to keep a closed guard but Munoz is proving a slippery customer.
Vlasov wants to sweep here but Munoz controlling him for the moment.
Munoz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz wants to pass the guard but Vlasov is keeping the position.
Munoz trying to control the position from guard on top but Vlasov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Munoz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vlasov looking for a sweep. Not yet Vlasov, not yet.

Vlasov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Munoz defends it easily.
Munoz throws a big right hand that misses.
Munoz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Vlasov is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz is in close to Vlasov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Vlasov looking to control.
Munoz throws an elbow that misses. Vlasov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Munoz's guard. Nice move by Vlasov!
Vlasov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vlasov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vlasov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Munoz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Munoz holds on and takes a little breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vlasov throws an elbow that misses. Munoz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vlasov's guard. Nice move by Munoz!
Vlasov keeping full guard, as Munoz tries to pass.
Vlasov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Munoz is trying to get back to full guard.
Vlasov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vlasov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vlasov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Munoz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vlasov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Vlasov thows a huge punch but Munoz dodges it nicely.
Vlasov thows a huge punch but Munoz dodges it nicely.
Munoz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vlasov.
Munoz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Munoz regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Vlasov.
Munoz seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
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 Kogata Munoz will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Munoz moves out of range as Vlasov strikes.
Munoz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vlasov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vlasov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vlasov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Munoz's sensitive parts.
Munoz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Munoz wants it to stay on the feet.
Vlasov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz avoids the head kick by Vlasov.
Munoz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vlasov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vlasov scores with a spinning back kick!
Munoz moves out of range of the strikes.
Munoz misses with a straight left.

Munoz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Munoz lands in his opponent's guard.
Vlasov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vlasov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Vlasov throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vlasov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Vlasov dominating with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poor strikes thrown by Vlasov there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Munoz is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vlasov punching from mount but Munoz doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Vlasov looking to finish with strikes here!
Vlasov unloads with some shots from mount but Munoz bucks and avoids them well.
Munoz is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Vlasov thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Munoz slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kogata Munoz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vlasov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vlasov misses with a head shot. Munoz uses the momentum to regain guard.
Vlasov looking to pass the guard.
Timofey Vlasov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vlasov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Timofey Vlasov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Munoz 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!