PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cok Muncher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Lamiglat (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.

Muncher
vs
Lamiglat

165 cm
24
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
24
151 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cok Muncher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jan Lamiglat!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muncher leaves Lamiglat with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Muncher.
Muncher cracks a nice hook into Lamiglat's ribs.

Muncher pushes Lamiglat up against the cage in a clinch.
Muncher stalling in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Muncher scores with a nice short uppercut.
Muncher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lamiglat is defending well for now.
Muncher avoiding damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Muncher.
Lamiglat misses with a knee to the head.
Muncher pushes Lamiglat back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lamiglat takes a shot to the head.
Muncher lands with a right to the head.
Muncher lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muncher scores with a shoulder strike.
Muncher managing to block the knees to the body from Lamiglat.
Muncher scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Muncher lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Muncher.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Muncher.
Muncher throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lamiglats head.
Muncher prevents the takedown attempt.
Muncher lands a left hand.
Lamiglat takes an elbow to the forehead.
Muncher scores with a hook to the body.
Muncher has Lamiglat pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Muncher.
Muncher throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lamiglats head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamiglat being controlled against the cage.
Muncher gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Lamiglat fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cok Muncher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Lamiglat.
Muncher throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lamiglats head.
Lamiglat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lamiglat has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muncher lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Muncher.
Nice body punch from Muncher - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Muncher.
Lamiglat wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Muncher has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Muncher lands an uppercut.
Muncher lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lamiglat backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lamiglat tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Muncher smiles and moves away.

Muncher moves into the clinch.
Muncher effectively controlling the action here.
Muncher gets underhooks to prevent Lamiglat's takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muncher working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Muncher lands an elbow that stopped Lamiglat in his tracks for a moment.
Muncher digs a right hand underneath Lamiglat's ribcage. Lamiglat let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Muncher gets through Lamiglat's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Muncher stalling.
Muncher presses Lamiglat against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The referee calls for Muncher to work.
Still in the clinch, Muncher scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lamiglat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Muncher blocks it with crossed arms.
Lamiglat is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muncher slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cok Muncher dominated that round.
That's time! Muncher's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Muncher darts in and clinches Lamiglat up against the cage.
Lamiglat's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lamiglat tries to stall but Muncher uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lamiglat is trying to push Muncher away but Muncher has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice right hand lands inside from Muncher.
Muncher scores with a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Muncher scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Muncher.
Muncher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lamiglat is trying to pull guard but Muncher turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Muncher gets underhooks to prevent Lamiglat's takedown attempt.
Lamiglat is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Muncher pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cok Muncher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Lamiglat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muncher putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lamiglat in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lamiglat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Muncher landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Muncher lands a nice uppercut.
Muncher lands a shot to the body.
Cok Muncher has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Muncher manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lamiglat has Muncher pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Muncher manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lamiglat is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Muncher keeps control of Lamiglat as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muncher lands a shot to the body.
Muncher lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lamiglat letting Muncher take a breather here.
Muncher gets underhooks to prevent Lamiglat's takedown attempt.
Muncher blocks an uppercut.
Lamiglat takes an elbow to the forehead.
Come on Muncher - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Muncher lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muncher scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lamiglat letting Muncher take a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muncher scores with a hook to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Muncher obliges.
A knee to the head by Muncher.
Muncher holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cok Muncher.
Muncher keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lamiglat doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Muncher counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Muncher.
Muncher is leaning against Lamiglat and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muncher prevents Lamiglat from breaking the clinch.
Muncher working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Muncher is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Muncher avoiding damage.
Lamiglat jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Muncher walks away with a smile on his face. Lamiglat gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jan Lamiglat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muncher tries to bum rush Lamiglat with a series of wild strikes but Lamiglat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lamiglat moves out of range of the strikes.

Muncher drives through and clinches with Lamiglat against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muncher lands a body punch in the clinch.
Muncher digs a right hand into Lamiglat's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lamiglat's gas tank.
Lamiglat looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Muncher lands a good knee to the midsection. Lamiglat won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cok Muncher dominated that second 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!

Muncher rushes Lamiglat and presses him up against the cage.
Lamiglat changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Muncher fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lamiglat dives in and grabs Muncher's left leg, looking for a takedown. Muncher pushes down on Lamiglat's head and hops out.
Lamiglat tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Muncher swivels and escapes.
Cok Muncher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Lamiglat.
Lamiglat will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Muncher darts in and clinches Lamiglat up against the cage.
Muncher is struggling to control the position.
Muncher lands a hook that snaps the head of Lamiglat backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamiglat takes a shot to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Muncher - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A right hook to the body lands for Muncher.
Muncher lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lamiglat goes for a takedown in the clinch but Muncher prevents it.
A body shot lands from Muncher.
Muncher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Muncher takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lamiglat's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Muncher scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Muncher.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Muncher.
The referee is keeping an eye on Muncher - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Muncher lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lamiglat backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Muncher.
Lamiglat has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Muncher lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lamiglat wants to stall.
Lamiglat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lamiglat tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Muncher smiles and moves away.
Lamiglat moves in looking to clinch but Muncher pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Muncher moves into the clinch.
Muncher lands with a short shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Lamiglat's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Muncher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lamiglat.
Muncher is stalling here.
Muncher seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Lamiglat is trying to push Muncher away but Muncher has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Muncher presses Lamiglat against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lamiglat is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Muncher pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lamiglat tries to break the clinch but Muncher is controlling the position.
Muncher lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lamiglat backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Muncher to work.
Muncher tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Muncher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lamiglat avoids it.
Lamiglat fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Muncher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Muncher stalling.
Muncher is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Muncher takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Muncher landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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.
Lamiglat wants to take the fight to the mat but Muncher manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jan Lamiglat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cok Muncher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lamiglat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Muncher lands a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cok Muncher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Muncher 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Cok Muncher!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Cok Muncher!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Cok Muncher!

Cok Muncher wins by unanimous decision!
A less than humble Cok Muncher misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.