PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnar Sigurdsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Munoz
vs
Sigurdsson

218 cm
18
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

204 cm
24
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ragnar Sigurdsson!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Munoz misses.
Munoz fails to land with a series of punches.

Munoz closes the distance and clinches.
Sigurdsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Munoz.
A frustrated look appears on Munoz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Munoz is looking to break free of the clinch but Sigurdsson has double underhooks.
Sigurdsson lands an elbow just above Munoz 's eye.

It looks like Mark Munoz has been cut.
Munoz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sigurdsson or not.
Munoz is trying to force a seperation but Sigurdsson has the dominant position.
Munoz lands an uppercut.
Munoz tries a body shot but Sigurdsson blocks it.
Munoz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Munoz throws a head punch that misses.
Munoz has had enough of the clinch but Sigurdsson keeps him there for the moment.
Sigurdsson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Munoz is trying to push Sigurdsson away but Sigurdsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sigurdsson jumps guard but Munoz stands there with Sigurdsson around his waist. Sigurdsson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sigurdsson obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munoz is trying to force a seperation but Sigurdsson has the dominant position.
Sigurdsson prevents Munoz from breaking the clinch.
Munoz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigurdsson has Munoz pushed against the cage.
Sigurdsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Munoz's elbow.
Munoz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sigurdsson's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Munoz's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Sigurdsson wants the takedown. Munoz is fighting it off but Sigurdsson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Munoz's guard against the cage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Sigurdsson gets to his feet - Munoz follows without any prompting.
Sigurdsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Munoz misses with a two punch combination.
Munoz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Munoz tries to keep at a distance but Sigurdsson has taken the fight into the clinch.

Sigurdsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Munoz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Munoz throws a right hand that Sigurdsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Sigurdsson also avoids with ease.
Sigurdsson tries to clinch there but Munoz circles away.
Sigurdsson fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigurdsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Munoz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sigurdsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Munoz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Munoz works over Sigurdsson's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munoz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Munoz is breathing heavily.
Munoz throws a series of punches but Sigurdsson moves out of range.
Munoz tries to bum rush Sigurdsson with a series of wild strikes but Sigurdsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Munoz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sigurdsson dodges the punch combination from Munoz.

Sigurdsson forces Munoz back against the cage and clinches.
Sigurdsson has Munoz pressed against the cage, preventing Munoz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Munoz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Munoz misses with a punch on the inside.
Sigurdsson stalling against the cage.
Sigurdsson is trying to stall.
Sigurdsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sigurdsson successfully pulls guard.
Munoz trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Sigurdsson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Sigurdsson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sigurdsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Munoz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sigurdsson preventing the sweep.
Munoz being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Munoz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sigurdsson manages to get himself to full guard.
Sigurdsson keeping full guard, as Munoz tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz stops Sigurdsson from standing up.
Munoz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Munoz looking to pass the guard.
Munoz is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sigurdsson controls Munoz momentarily but Munoz frees himself.
Sigurdsson keeping full guard, as Munoz tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ragnar Sigurdsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mark Munoz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Munoz looks to land a combination but Sigurdsson avoids it well.
Mark Munoz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sigurdsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Munoz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sigurdsson.
Munoz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sigurdsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sigurdsson tries to clinch but Munoz moves out of range.
Munoz scores with a three punch combo!
Some wild striking there from Munoz.
Munoz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sigurdsson circles away quickly and effectively.

Sigurdsson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sigurdsson passes to side control.
Munoz is trying to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sigurdsson scoring with punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigurdsson working the head and body with strikes.
Sigurdsson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Munoz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sigurdsson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sigurdsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Munoz is trying to improve his position.

Sigurdsson stands up and beckons Munoz to his feet.
Munoz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Munoz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sigurdsson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Munoz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigurdsson tries to clinch there but Munoz circles away.
Munoz takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Sigurdsson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Munoz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Sigurdsson stands and steps away. Munoz gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Sigurdsson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Munoz's guard.
Sigurdsson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Sigurdsson gets to his feet. Munoz looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Sigurdsson moves into the clinch.

Sigurdsson is trying to trip Munoz. He has hold of a leg but Munoz is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Sigurdsson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Sigurdsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Munoz is retaining full guard.
Munoz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sigurdsson is one step ahead there.
Sigurdsson wants to control from the top but Munoz keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Munoz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Poor strikes thrown by Munoz there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Munoz throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Munoz throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Sigurdsson because Munoz loaded up on that one.
Sigurdsson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Munoz.
Sigurdsson tries to hold on but Munoz pushes him away.
Munoz thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sigurdsson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Munoz.
Munoz avoids the attempt from Sigurdsson to control.
Munoz misses with a head shot.

Sigurdsson bucks Munoz off and manages to get back to his feet!
Sigurdsson shoots in but Munoz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Munoz throws a right and a left that Sigurdsson avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Munoz leaves Sigurdsson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mark Munoz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ragnar Sigurdsson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munoz misses with a series of wild punches.
Munoz keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Munoz throws a nice looking combination but Sigurdsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Munoz closes the distance and clinches.
Munoz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sigurdsson has Munoz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Munoz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sigurdsson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Munoz lands a shoulder strike.
Sigurdsson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Munoz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sigurdsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Munoz.
A nice left hand lands by Munoz.
Munoz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Munoz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sigurdsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Sigurdsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Munoz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Munoz fails to land with a series of punches.

Munoz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Munoz tries to break free but Sigurdsson pushes him back against the cage.
Munoz is looking to break free of the clinch but Sigurdsson has double underhooks.
Munoz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sigurdsson's elbow.
Munoz pushes Sigurdsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Munoz misses with a punch to the body.
Sigurdsson lands an elbow just above Munoz 's eye.
Sigurdsson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Munoz pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mark Munoz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ragnar Sigurdsson.
Sigurdsson dodges the punch combination from Munoz.
Munoz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Munoz throws a nice looking combination but Sigurdsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sigurdsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Munoz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Munoz looks to land a combination but Sigurdsson avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz misses with a few strikes there.
Sigurdsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Munoz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sigurdsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sigurdsson is looking to clinch but Munoz is avoiding it.
Sigurdsson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Munoz pinned against the cage. Munoz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Munoz throws a series of punches but Sigurdsson avoids them all with ease.
Sigurdsson tries to clinch but Munoz moves out of range.

Munoz closes the distance and pushes Sigurdsson back into the cage.
Sigurdsson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Munoz prevents it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Munoz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munoz lands with a light punch inside.
Sigurdsson tries to score a body lock takedown but Munoz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Munoz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Munoz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Munoz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Munoz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sigurdsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Munoz won't want to take too many of those.
Munoz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sigurdsson is trying to maintain a safe position but Munoz gets an underhook and turns Sigurdsson into the cage.
Munoz has had enough of the clinch but Sigurdsson keeps him there for the moment.
Mark Munoz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice elbow from Sigurdsson.
Munoz scores with a hook to the body.
Munoz pushes Sigurdsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Munoz tries a body shot but Sigurdsson blocks it.
Munoz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sigurdsson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Munoz is pressed up against the cage. Sigurdsson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Munoz down to the mat. Munoz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Munoz clinches up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Munoz.
Munoz tries a body shot but Sigurdsson blocks it.
Sigurdsson stalls.
Munoz lands a nice shot to the body.
Munoz is trying to break the clinch but Sigurdsson is controlling him.
Munoz is trying to force a seperation but Sigurdsson has the dominant position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Munoz as Sigurdsson tries to tie him up.
Munoz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sigurdsson is looking for a takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munoz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Munoz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Munoz is trying to force a seperation but Sigurdsson has the dominant position.
Sigurdsson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Munoz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mark Munoz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ragnar Sigurdsson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sigurdsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Munoz.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Munoz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sigurdsson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ragnar Sigurdsson!