PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zivojin Miric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daryl Munke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Miric
vs
Munke

193 cm
22
240 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

198 cm
19
285 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

//buriedALIVE// Fight Gear

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zivojin Miric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daryl Munke!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Miric misses with a few strikes there.
Munke connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Miric momentarily.
Donk. Miric catches Munke right on the button with a cross.
Daryl Munke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Munke jabs Miric to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miric thows a body shot but no joy.
Munke misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Miric.
Munke smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Munke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miric was well out of range. Poor timing from Munke.
Miric throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miric throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Munke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A combination from Munke does no damage.
Miric shoots in for a takedown but Munke shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Miric fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Munke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miric uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Munke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munke throws a sloppy body shot
and Miric counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Miric misses with a straight right.
Miric gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Munke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Miric doesn't seem bothered though.
Munke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Munke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Munke lands with an overhand left.
Munke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Miric rather than just go for the knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Munke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Munke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miric manages to avoid it.
Munke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Miric has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Munke is looking to clinch.

Munke gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miric postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miric trying to control the position from guard on top but Munke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miric in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Miric pushes down on Munke's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Miric not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Munke tries to kick Miric off but Miric keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Miric not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Miric trying to control the pace.
Miric sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Munke defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miric thows a huge punch but Munke dodges it nicely.
Miric throwing shots but Munke is blocking nicely.
Miric passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Munke!
Munke wants to control but Miric is having none of it.
Miric looking to control and managing it successfully.

Miric has isolated one of Munke's arms. Munke looking to fight him off but Miric twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zivojin Miric!
During a confident post fight interview, Zivojin Miric thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.