PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Judge Machina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kogata Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machina comes to the cage accompanied by Rage Against The Machine - Know Your Enemy. Judge Machina has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Machina
vs
Munoz

185 cm
22
162 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

175 cm
24
160 lbs
6 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Xtreme Merchandise

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Judge Machina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kogata Munoz!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machina tries to clinch up but Munoz circles away and keeps his distance.
Machina wants to clinch

and Munoz counters with a single leg into guard. Machina didn't expect that.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Munoz throws an elbow that misses. Machina uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Munoz's guard. Nice move by Machina!
Machina stops Munoz from standing up.
Machina is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Judge Machina wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Machina wants to clinch up but Munoz keeps it at a distance.
Munoz throws a head kick that misses.
Munoz fails with the takedown.
Machina tries to clinch there but Munoz circles away.
Machina is looking to clinch but Munoz is avoiding it.
Machina tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Munoz counters with a shoot takedown. Machina fights it but they end up in guard.
Munoz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Machina swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Machina is on top in guard.
Munoz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz landing strikes from the mount.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Munoz raining down hammerfists from mount.
Munoz throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

Munoz looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Machina wants to hold on but Munoz pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz misses with a head shot.
Machina holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Munoz tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Munoz 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.
Munoz throwing strikes but Machina recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Machina is trying is best to control the position here.
Munoz not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Munoz wants to take a breather but Machina is having none of it.
Munoz drops an elbow to the side of Machina's head.
Munoz trying to mount his opponent but Machina defends it.
Munoz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Machina taking some punishment here, with Munoz in his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Munoz trying to advance position but Machina counters by regaining guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machina is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kogata Munoz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Munoz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Munoz misses with a two punch combination.
Munoz circles away from the clinch attempt

and Munoz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Machina has Munoz pulled in close to control his posture.
Machina is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Machina passes to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machina wants to control but Munoz is keeping him busy.
The referee asks Machina politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Machina prefers to stall for the moment though.
Munoz is trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machina controlling the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Judge Machina just wasn't active enough.
Munoz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machina.
Machina tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Munoz counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Machina's guard now.
Munoz looking to sit in guard and control but Machina gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Machina forces his way into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz tries to kick Machina off in order to stand up. Machina Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Munoz can't do much from the bottom here.
Machina trying to control the position but Munoz is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Machina tries to stand but Munoz is controlling his head.
Machina just content to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Munoz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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 Judge Machina will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Machina tries to clinch

and Munoz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Munoz thows a huge punch but Machina dodges it nicely.
Munoz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Machina has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Munoz is working away from the top position though.
Munoz looks to land a strike but Machina avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Machina keeping full guard, as Munoz tries to pass.
Machina has Munoz pulled in close to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machina is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

We're going to have a standup here because Judge Machina wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Machina closes the distance looking to clinch

and Munoz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Munoz postures up in Machina's guard and throws a big left but Machina blocks it.
Munoz landing with the ground and pound.
Kogata Munoz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Munoz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Munoz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munoz wants to pass the guard but Machina is keeping the position.
Munoz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Machina works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Munoz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Munoz throws a big right hand that misses.
Machina keeping moving, preventing Munoz from controlling successfully.
Munoz looking to sit in guard and control but Machina gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Munoz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kogata Munoz was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Machina tries to clinch up but Munoz circles away and keeps his distance.
Machina tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Munoz counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Machina's guard now.
Munoz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Munoz wants to control from the top but Machina keeps moving.
Munoz looking to sit in guard and control but Machina gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz keeping full guard, as Machina tries to pass.
Machina has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Kogata Munoz has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Machina is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Machina tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Munoz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Munoz swats away the attempt to clinch by Machina.
Munoz keeps the fight on the outside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kogata Munoz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Munoz 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kogata Munoz!
During a confident post fight interview, Kogata Munoz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.