PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kogata Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen Sabaton- Metal machine as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Munoz
vs
Smith

175 cm
26
160 lbs
10 - 2 - 1

175 cm
30
162 lbs
11 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kogata Munoz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Dan Smith!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Munoz, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes Munoz against the cage but Munoz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Smith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Munoz pinned against the cage. Munoz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - Munoz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kogata Munoz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Smith.

Munoz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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.
Smith keeping his opponent close.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
Smith avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Munoz.
Munoz trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Munoz wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz tries to score with some ground and pound. Smith controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Smith regains half guard there - taking advantage of Munoz's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

Smith looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Smith is looking for a sweep. Munoz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Smith misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Munoz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Munoz prevents Smith from improving his position.
Smith is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Munoz wants to pass to mount but Smith is defending the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz is taking a breather. Smith says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Smith moves into full guard.
Munoz wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Munoz stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
Munoz is in close to Smith's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Munoz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Munoz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Munoz working some strikes from top position.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munoz slips nicely into half guard.
Smith wants to improve his position but Munoz is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Munoz wants to pass to mount but Smith is defending the position.
Smith is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Munoz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Munoz's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kogata Munoz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Smith blocks a low kick nicely.
Munoz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.

Munoz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Smith tries to roll over but Munoz keeps him under control.
Smith trying to hold on to Munoz's head to control him but Munoz postures up.
Smith is trying to control but Munoz passes into side control!
You can see the frustration on Smith's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Smith regains half guard there - taking advantage of Munoz's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Smith manages to get to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Munoz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Munoz wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Munoz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Smith wants to sweep here but Munoz controlling him for the moment.
Munoz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

We're going to have a standup here because Kogata Munoz wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Munoz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Munoz misses the shot to the body.

Munoz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Munoz cracks Smith with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Munoz works to advance to full mount. Smith defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Smith sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith is looking for a sweep. Munoz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Munoz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
Smith is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Munoz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Munoz's back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Munoz is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Smith 's hooks.
Munoz is in a horrible position here. Smith smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Munoz in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Smith throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Smith looking to control but Munoz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Munoz tries to hold on but Smith pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith landing strikes from the mount.
Smith won't let Munoz get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Munoz suckers Smith into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Munoz is now in Smith's guard!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munoz controls from within his opponent's guard.
Smith working a defensive guard here.
Munoz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kogata Munoz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith controls Munoz momentarily but Munoz frees himself.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Munoz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dan Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Munoz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smith.
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Munoz is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Munoz circles away and we're back to standing.
Munoz stuffs the takedown attempt from Smith. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Kogata Munoz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Smith.

Munoz shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Smith manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Munoz pushing down on Smith's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Munoz is trying to control. Smith wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
Munoz winds up and cracks Smith with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
Smith is still trying to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz is controlling the pace.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
Still in half guard, Munoz seems content to control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Munoz frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Munoz lands a big elbow.
Smith keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Smith keeps trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz controlling from mount.
Munoz prevents Smith from getting the reversal.
Munoz lands a heavy elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Munoz trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Munoz.
Smith missing with punches from the bottom.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Munoz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves into full guard.
Munoz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Smith has momentary wrist control but Munoz slips an elbow through the middle.
Munoz is looking to advance position but Smith has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Munoz tries to lock up and control but Smith gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Munoz tries to reverse the position but Smith maintains control.
Smith 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.

Smith goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Munoz is on top in guard.

That's four 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.
Smith throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Munoz throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Munoz stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munoz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard.
Smith content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kogata Munoz clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Munoz cracks Smith with an open hand slap.
Smith scores with a nice right hand.
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith misses with a hook.

Munoz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Smith is trying to maintain the position but Munoz is very close to passing his half guard.
Munoz trying to pass the guard but Smith defending well.
Munoz has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Smith tries to reverse the position but Munoz maintains control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Munoz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Smith bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Munoz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Munoz wants to hit a switch here but Smith passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Munoz there!
Munoz is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Smith looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Munoz blocking the ground and pound.
Smith throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Munoz is desperately trying to improve his position but Smith has a good base and remains in mount.
Smith unloads with some shots from mount but Munoz bucks and avoids them well.
Munoz is trying to escape the mount.

Smith is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Munoz to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Munoz shrugs it off.
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!
Smith controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz tries to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
You get the feeling that Munoz really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Munoz wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Smith.
Smith thowing shots but they're missing.
Smith landing strikes from the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a big elbow.
Smith landing shots from mount.
Smith tries to control but Munoz wriggling away.
Munoz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Munoz wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Smith.
Munoz taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith punching from mount but Munoz doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Smith trying to control but Munoz is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Smith dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Munoz scores with a takedown into Smith's guard.
Smith striking off his back but it's not causing Munoz any problems.
Munoz passes into half guard.
Munoz working the head and body with strikes.
Munoz prevents Smith from improving his position.
Munoz trying to mount his opponent but Smith defends it.
Smith moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz advances to half guard.
Munoz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smith is staying active underneath Munoz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Smith wants to improve his position but Munoz is controlling well.
Smith is trying to control but can't.
Munoz trying to control from half guard but Smith is working away.
Smith wants to get back to full guard.

Smith looking for submissions off his back.
Munoz is nestled in close to Smith, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz not doing much here.
Smith slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Munoz tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Munoz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munoz trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz wants to free his trapped foot but Smith is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Munoz trying to control from half guard but Smith is working away.
Munoz prevents Smith from improving his position.
Munoz is trying to control the action in half guard but Smith is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Smith trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Smith is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Munoz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Smith tries to reverse the position but Munoz maintains control.
Smith tries to lock up and control but Munoz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Munoz scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith is trying desperately to improve position.
Smith is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Munoz lands with some strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kogata Munoz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Munoz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 49:46
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 48:47
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kogata Munoz!
Kogata Munoz retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Kogata Munoz thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.