PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladislav Munchkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eamonn McGuigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Munchkin
vs
McGuigan

199 cm
33
284 lbs
26 - 15 - 0

225 cm
33
295 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160 (80% laundry)

GREEN!160
Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vladislav Munchkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eamonn McGuigan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuigan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Munchkin drops down looking for a counter takedown but McGuigan sprawls and moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from McGuigan.
Munchkin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McGuigan swivels and escapes.
Munchkin stuns McGuigan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Munchkin misses with a lunging right hand
and McGuigan counters with a series of strikes. Munchkin will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuigan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Munchkin moves away.
McGuigan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Munchkin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Munchkin attempts a counter takedown but McGuigan avoids it well and moves away.
McGuigan connects with a body shot that sends Munchkin's belly button to the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuigan takes one on the button.

It looks like Eamonn McGuigan has been cut.

Munchkin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Munchkin showed some decent athleticism there.
Munchkin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
McGuigan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Munchkin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Munchkin lands a couple of elbows.
McGuigan is trying to control the position but Munchkin postures up.
McGuigan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Munchkin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Munchkin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McGuigan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuigan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Munchkin's guard.

This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGuigan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Munchkin is keeping the position for now.
McGuigan throws an elbow that misses. Munchkin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McGuigan's guard. Nice move by Munchkin!

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Munchkin won't allow McGuigan to sweep him here.
Munchkin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
McGuigan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Munchkin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

McGuigan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McGuigan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McGuigan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Munchkin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Munchkin scoring with punches to the head and body.

That has opened up Eamonn McGuigan's cut even more.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuigan pulls Munchkin in close to prevent any damage.
McGuigan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Munchkin throwing strikes from guard but McGuigan blocks nicely.
McGuigan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

McGuigan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McGuigan stands and throws Munchkin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The strikes coming from McGuigan are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
McGuigan working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw McGuigan working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munchkin takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
A lull in the action here.
McGuigan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Munchkin keeps working.
Munchkin is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Munchkin gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
McGuigan trying to control but Munchkin is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Eamonn McGuigan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eamonn McGuigan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

McGuigan slips a jab from Munchkin.
McGuigan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McGuigan throws a series of punches but Munchkin moves out of range.
Munchkin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
McGuigan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Munchkin moves into the clinch.
McGuigan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGuigan throws a head punch that misses.
McGuigan swings wildly with an uppercut but Munchkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from McGuigan.
Munchkin tries a body shot but McGuigan blocks it.
Munchkin is trying to push McGuigan away but McGuigan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Munchkin blocking some punches.
Munchkin lands with a short punch from the clinch.

The cut above Eamonn McGuigan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Munchkin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuigan wants to stall.
Munchkin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McGuigan letting Munchkin take a breather here.
McGuigan misses with a punch to the body.
Munchkin lands with a short shot to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McGuigan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Munchkin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Eamonn McGuigan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Munchkin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McGuigan smiles and moves away.
McGuigan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McGuigan.
Eamonn McGuigan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Munchkin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. McGuigan quickly recovers to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munchkin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Munchkin prevents McGuigan from improving his position.
Vladislav Munchkin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Munchkin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McGuigan trying to hold on to Munchkin's head to control him but Munchkin postures up.
McGuigan is trying is best to control the position here.
McGuigan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
McGuigan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Munchkin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McGuigan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuigan trying to control the position.
Munchkin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Munchkin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Eamonn McGuigan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vladislav Munchkin!
Vladislav Munchkin thanked the fans post fight for their support.