PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kato Munechika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Munechika's choice of entrance music: Requiem for a Dream. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nunes
vs
Munechika

175 cm
28
157 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

173 cm
31
160 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Nunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kato Munechika!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munechika finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nunes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kato Munechika seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munechika connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Munechika swings for the body but Nunes moves out of range.
Munechika just misses with a punch to the body.
Nunes tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid body kick from Nunes.
Munechika throws a solid leg kick but Nunes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Munechika.
Munechika misses with a hook.
Munechika tries to land a front kick but Nunes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nunes tries to land a front kick but Munechika steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A nice leg kick lands there from Munechika.

Munechika gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Munechika pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Munechika finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nunes misses with a kick to the body.
Munechika is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nunes.
Nunes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Munechika thows a body kick. Nunes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Munechika throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munechika scores with a sloppy right hand. Nunes should have avoided that one.
Munechika misses with a low kick.
Munechika throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nunes avoids the body shot from Munechika.
Munechika throws out a powerful jab.
Nunes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Munechika counters with a low kick, right behind Nunes 's knee.
Munechika throws a leg kick which misses Nunes's front leg but catches the back leg as Nunes tries to avoid it.
Nunes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Munechika shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nunes misses with a body kick.
Nunes slips under a jab.
Munechika moves out of range of the body kick from Nunes.
Nunes misses with a head kick.
Munechika shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nunes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A combination from Nunes does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munechika swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nunes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Munechika lands a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Munechika.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munechika lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Munechika swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nunes misses with a two punch combination.
Nunes staying out of range there.
Munechika throws a right hand that Nunes ducks under and follows up with a left that Nunes also avoids with ease.
Munechika shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Munechika throws the left hand but Nunes avoids the punch easily.
Munechika pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Munechika throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Munechika ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nunes moves away.
A low kick from Munechika misses
and Nunes counters with a big head kick but Munechika shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munechika moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nunes tries to bum rush Munechika with a series of wild strikes but Munechika uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Munechika lands with a good body shot.
Munechika just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Munechika.
Munechika moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nunes throws a head kick but Munechika moves out of range.
Nunes misses with a head kick.
Nunes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Munechika misses with a looping right.
Nunes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Munechika scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nunes moves out of range as Munechika strikes.
Munechika throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Munechika throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Munechika lands a lovely overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes moves out of range of the body kick from Munechika.
Munechika wants to land a leg kick but Nunes is out of range.
Nunes throws a head kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munechika pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nunes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nunes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Munechika misses with a low kick.

Nunes shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Munechika's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Nunes controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Munechika wants to sweep here but Nunes controlling him for the moment.
Nunes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Munechika is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Nunes frees his head nicely. Oh but Munechika has switched to an armbar! Nunes is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Kato Munechika!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Kato Munechika waved his t-shirt featuring Hellbent 's logo in front of the cameras.