PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Milosz Barchandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Munsy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Munsy has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Barchandao
vs
Munsy

185 cm
22
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

179 cm
29
182 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Milosz Barchandao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Munsy!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munsy ducks under a wild hook from Barchandao.
Milosz Barchandao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munsy lands a lovely overhand right.
Munsy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barchandao blocks a leg kick.
Munsy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barchandao's calf.
A telegraphed right hand from Barchandao misses the target.
Barchandao misses with a hook.
Barchandao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Munsy misses its intended target.
Munsy lands a right hook to the body.
Barchandao digs a good hook to Munsy's body.
A left lands for Barchandao.
Barchandao moves out of range of the body kick.
Munsy ducks under a wild hook from Barchandao.
Munsy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barchandao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barchandao misses with a left hand
and Munsy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Munsy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barchandao misses with an uppercut
and Munsy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barchandao thinking.
Munsy throws a body punch but Barchandao moves out of range.
Munsy throws a hook but Barchandao avoids it easily.
Barchandao misses with a hook
and Munsy counters with a right hand to the body.
Munsy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barchandao.
Barchandao is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Munsy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Munsy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barchandao rather than just go for the knockout.
Barchandao misses with a looping left.

Munsy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Barchandao napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Munsy in side control, throwing shots but Barchandao defends.
Munsy tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Munsy throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barchandao is trying to buck Munsy off.
Munsy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Munsy throwing strikes but Barchandao manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!

Barchandao decides to stand back up.
Barchandao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barchandao misses with an uppercut.
Barchandao misses with a straight right.
Barchandao works the jab nicely.
Barchandao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Munsy ducks under a wild hook from Barchandao.
Barchandao misses with a looping left.
Munsy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barchandao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barchandao just misses with a punch to the body.
Munsy misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munsy throws a hook to the side of Barchandao's head but Barchandao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A combination from Munsy does no damage.
Munsy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Munsy missing with a left hand there. Barchandao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barchandao misses with an uppercut
and Munsy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barchandao misses with an uppercut
and Munsy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barchandao's knee momentarily.
Barchandao has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Munsy finds it's way round the side to connect with Barchandao's head.
Munsy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Munsy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Barchandao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Munsy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barchandao.
Barchandao lands with a right hand.
Barchandao throws the left hand but Munsy avoids the punch easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Munsy, right into the meat.
Munsy throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Munsy. Barchandao does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Munsy finds it's target.
Barchandao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Munsy in his tracks.
Barchandao ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barchandao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Milosz Barchandao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barchandao throws a jab but it's blocked by Munsy.
Barchandao lands a head shot.
Barchandao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barchandao misses with an uppercut

and Munsy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Munsy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Munsy lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Munsy postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Barchandao is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Munsy, into his guard.
Barchandao won't allow Munsy to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mike Munsy will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Munsy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barchandao swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Munsy counters with a low kick, right behind Barchandao 's knee.
Munsy slips a jab from Barchandao.
Nice body punch from Barchandao.
Barchandao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Munsy.
Milosz Barchandao is winning the standup battle so far.
Munsy throws out a loose jab but Barchandao uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Barchandao thuds a left hand into Munsy's body.
Barchandao lands a glancing blow to the side of Munsy's head.
Munsy looks to score with a jab to the body but Barchandao is just out of range.
Munsy slips under a jab.
Barchandao takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Munsy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barchandao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munsy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barchandao as he jumps to the side.
Barchandao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barchandao throws a wild body kick that Munsy sees coming a mile off.
Barchandao lands with an overhand left.
Barchandao takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barchandao is looking to chop away at Munsy's legs.
Munsy lands with a cross.
A big right from Barchandao misses.
Munsy wants to land a leg kick but Barchandao is out of range.
Munsy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Munsy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jab from Barchandao.
Barchandao blocks the body kick.
Munsy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barchandao misses with a hook. Munsy ducked under it nicely.
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!
Munsy walks into a stiff left hand from Barchandao.
Munsy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barchandao.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barchandao misses with a body shot.
Jab by Barchandao.

It looks like Mike Munsy has been cut.
Barchandao takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A swing and a miss from Barchandao.
Nice defenses there by Munsy.
Barchandao lands the left hand.
Barchandao displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Munsy needs to keep his hands up - Barchandao had a free shot at his head there.
Barchandao steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Munsy. That one must have hurt.
Munsy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barchandao takes a step back to recover.
The fighters circling - Barchandao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barchandao. Munsy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Munsy moves out of range as Barchandao strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munsy throws a body kick that misses.
Munsy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barchandao throws out the jab.
Barchandao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barchandao defending well as Munsy loads up on a big left hand.
Barchandao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Munsy.

Munsy feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Barchandao preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Munsy throws a strike but Barchandao rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Munsy wants to sweep but no luck.
Barchandao has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barchandao sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mike Munsy has got the better of the ground game so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Milosz Barchandao.
Nice defenses there by Barchandao.
Good work by Barchandao as he checks the leg kick.
No luck for Munsy with that takedown attempt.
Barchandao cracks Munsy with a good jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Munsy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barchandao ducks under a wild hook from Munsy.
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 Milosz Barchandao will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Munsy's cut.
That's time! Barchandao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Barchandao scores with a nice strike.
Munsy defending well as Barchandao loads up on a big left hand.
Munsy misses with a jab to the body
and Barchandao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barchandao swings widly with a right hand
and Munsy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Munsy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Munsy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barchandao.
Good shot there by Barchandao.
Barchandao throws out a loose jab but Munsy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Munsy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barchandao throws out the jab.
Barchandao doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Munsy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barchandao.
Barchandao swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Munsy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Munsy takes one to the side of the head.
Barchandao lands with a shot to the body.
Barchandao works Munsy's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barchandao lands an overhand right.
Munsy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good exchange - Barchandao coming out on top.
Munsy avoids the body shot from Barchandao.
Barchandao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Munsy was well out of range. Poor timing from Barchandao.
Barchandao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Barchandao misses with a hook. Munsy ducked under it nicely.
Barchandao throws a hook but Munsy avoids it easily.
Barchandao misses with a left hand
and Munsy counters with a three punch combo that has Barchandao backing up. Barchandao nods at Munsy to acknowledge the strikes.
Munsy defending well as Barchandao loads up on a big left hand.
Munsy slips under a jab.
Barchandao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Munsy.
Munsy throws the left hand but Barchandao avoids the punch easily.
Munsy misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barchandao misses with a wild body shot.
Munsy tries to land a front kick but Barchandao steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Munsy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barchandao was well out of range. Poor timing from Munsy.
Munsy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barchandao scores with a hook to the body. Munsy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munsy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barchandao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Munsy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barchandao misses with a body shot.
Munsy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barchandao manages to avoid it.
Munsy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Munsy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Munsy blocks a jab.
Barchandao takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Munsy lands a body shot.
Munsy defending well as Barchandao loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munsy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Munsy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barchandao keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barchandao jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Munsy shoots in for a takedown but Barchandao shows good takedown defense.
Barchandao throws a solid leg kick but Munsy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barchandao.
Barchandao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Munsy throws out the jab.
Barchandao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barchandao blocks a jab.
Barchandao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Munsy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barchandao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Munsy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barchandao misses with a straight right.
Munsy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munsy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Munsy looks for the body kick but Barchandao saw that one coming.
Munsy cracks a nice hook into Barchandao's ribs.
Munsy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barchandao.
Barchandao throws a poor cross that misses
and Munsy counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barchandao moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barchandao takes a swing at Munsy's ribcage but misses.
Munsy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Munsy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big right from Barchandao misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Munsy connects with a body shot that sends Barchandao's belly button to the back.
Barchandao lands a jab to the head.
Barchandao lands with an uppercut that bounces Munsy off the cage and back into range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barchandao.

And that's the end of the fight!
Milosz Barchandao showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Barchandao 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28

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