PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Armondo Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gus Pappas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Munoz
vs
Pappas

192 cm
20
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

172 cm
26
156 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Conviction

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Armondo Munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gus Pappas!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pappas misses with a left hand
and Pappas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pappas swats away the attempt to clinch by Munoz.
Munoz jabs Pappas right on the nose. Pappas blinks but takes it well.
Pappas fails to land with a series of punches.
Pappas tries to move into range but Munoz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big right from Pappas misses.
Munoz tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pappas manages to circle out of the way.
Pappas throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Pappas misses
letting Munoz counter with a right hand.
Pappas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Munoz tried to counter with a leg kick but Pappas avoided it.

Pappas closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Pappas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pappas blocking some punches.
Munoz has Pappas pressed against the cage, preventing Pappas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pappas tries to circle away but Munoz has him pinned against the cage.
Munoz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pappas's elbow.
Munoz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Munoz misses with some punches.
Pappas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pappas tries to stall but Munoz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pappas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Munoz.
Pappas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Munoz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Munoz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Munoz lands a right hand.
Munoz tries a body shot but Pappas blocks it.
Munoz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Munoz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Munoz tries a body shot but Pappas blocks it.
Munoz has a couple of punches blocked by Pappas.
Munoz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pappas.
Munoz lands a left hand.
Pappas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pappas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pappas prevents a body shot from Munoz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz pushes Pappas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pappas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Munoz misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Munoz fails to land.
Munoz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Munoz fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pappas is trying to force a seperation but Munoz has the dominant position.
Pappas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pappas tries to break the clinch but Munoz is controlling the position.
Pappas's coach down at The Factory was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pappas's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Munoz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pappas's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Munoz fails to land.
Pappas is trying to break the clinch but Munoz is controlling him.
Pappas is looking to break free of the clinch but Munoz has double underhooks.
Munoz pushes Pappas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Munoz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Munoz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pappas is trying to break the clinch but Munoz has him pressed against the cage.
Pappas trying to control the position but instead, Munoz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pappas into the cage.
Munoz has Pappas pressed against the cage, preventing Pappas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pappas looks winded!
Pappas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Munoz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Munoz digs a right hand underneath Pappas's ribcage. Pappas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pappas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Munoz pushes Pappas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Munoz lands an uppercut.
Munoz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Munoz digs a right hand underneath Pappas's ribcage. Pappas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Munoz keeps control of Pappas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Munoz lands a body shot.
Munoz works on Pappas's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Munoz.
Munoz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Munoz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Munoz cracks Pappas with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Munoz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Munoz works on Pappas's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Munoz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pappas or not.
Pappas takes a shot to the head.
Munoz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pappas backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Munoz.
Munoz pushes Pappas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Munoz.
Good body shot from Munoz.
A hook to the body from Munoz.
Munoz presses Pappas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Munoz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Munoz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Munoz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Munoz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Munoz lands a right hand.
Munoz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Munoz scores with a shoulder strike.
Munoz keeps control of Pappas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good body shot from Munoz.
Munoz pushes Pappas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Munoz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Munoz cracks Pappas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gus Pappas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab lands there for Munoz.
Pappas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Munoz counters with a nice body kick.
Pappas throws a poor cross that misses
and Munoz counters with a good low kick that Pappas was not able to check.
Pappas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Munoz counters with a leg kick.
Pappas misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pappas misses with a jab to the body
and Pappas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pappas throws a combination that misses
and Munoz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Munoz has managed to clinch.
Munoz works on Pappas's body with a couple of short punches.
Munoz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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 doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pappas is breathing heavily.
Munoz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Munoz.
Munoz is leaning against Pappas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Munoz.
Munoz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pappas backwards.
Munoz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Munoz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pappas backwards.
Munoz lands a shoulder strike.

Pappas is rocked!
Munoz lands a body shot.
Pappas is still on wobbly legs! Can Munoz finish him?
Munoz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Munoz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hand to the body from Munoz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munoz lands a nice shot to the body.
Munoz throws a big uppercut that drops Pappas! More strikes from Munoz and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Pappas lies dazed against the cage as Munoz celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Armondo Munoz!
In his post fight interview, Armondo Munoz started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.