PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Micke Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Micke Wagner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wagner
vs
Munoz

190 cm
19
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

201 cm
24
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Machine Fight Gear

Museum of Monsters & Madmen

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Micke Wagner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hector Munoz!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagner keeps the fight on the outside.
Wagner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Munoz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Munoz tries to clinch up.
Munoz scores with a push kick.
Good exchange - Wagner coming out on top.
Munoz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wagner. Munoz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Munoz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wagner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Munoz blocks a leg kick.
Munoz looks to clinch
enabling Wagner to counter with a crisp jab.
Hector Munoz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munoz tries to clinch but Wagner moves out of range.
Munoz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Munoz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wagner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Munoz tries to close the distance and clinch but Wagner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wagner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Munoz's sensitive parts.
Munoz tries to clinch but Wagner is having none of it.
Wagner is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Munoz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wagner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz doesn't manage to clinch there - Wagner circles away.
Munoz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wagner lands a really nice looking cross but Munoz seems unphased.
Wagner is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wagner misses with a straight left.
Munoz tries a quick counter leg kick but Wagner is wise to it.
Munoz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wagner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wagner misses with a hook. Munoz ducked under it nicely.
Wagner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Munoz in his tracks.
Wagner misses with a looping right.
Munoz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Munoz doesn't manage to clinch there - Wagner circles away.
Munoz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Munoz moves away from the strike by Wagner.
Munoz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wagner finds it's way round the side to connect with Munoz's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munoz doesn't manage to clinch there - Wagner circles away.
Wagner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Munoz's sensitive parts.
Wagner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Munoz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Munoz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Munoz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wagner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Munoz doesn't manage to clinch there - Wagner circles away.
Wagner tried to counter with a leg kick but Munoz avoided it.
Wagner feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Munozs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wagner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Munoz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Munoz moves away from the strike by Wagner.
Munoz is looking to clinch but Wagner is avoiding it.
Munoz staying out of range there.
Wagner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wagner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Munoz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Munoz.
Wagner throws a lazy right hand but Munoz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wagner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Munoz on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz tries to close the distance and clinch but Wagner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Munoz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wagner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Munoz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Munoz tries to clinch up.
A slow jab from Wagner misses its intended target.
Wagner misses with a straight left.
Munoz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Munoz. Wagner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wagner looks to land a left hand but Munoz moved out of range nicely.
Munoz steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Munoz tries a head kick but it misses.
Munoz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wagner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wagner blocks a head kick by Munoz.
Wagner keeps the fight on the outside.
Munoz tries to clinch but Wagner moves out of range.
Wagner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Munoz at a distance.
Wagner misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz tries to clinch but Wagner moves out of range.
Wagner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Munoz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wagner tries to work over Munoz's front leg with a kick but Munoz checks it.
Munoz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wagner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Wagner misses.
Munoz wants to clinch up but Wagner keeps it at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munoz tries to clinch up but Wagner circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Munoz.
Munoz slips under a jab.
Munoz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wagner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Munoz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Munoz tries to clinch there but Wagner circles away.
It looked like Wagner wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wagner misses with a wild body shot.
Munoz with the counter takedown but Wagner avoids it easily.
Munoz doesn't manage to clinch there - Wagner circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Micke Wagner dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Munoz doesn't manage to clinch there - Wagner circles away.
Wagner takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wagner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wagner misses with an uppercut
and Munoz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wagner thinking.
Munoz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wagner circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wagner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Munoz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wagner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Munoz is looking to clinch but Wagner is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wagner looks to land a left hand but Munoz moved out of range nicely.
Despite the aggression on Munoz's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Wagner lands a head shot.
Munoz avoids the body shot from Wagner.
Micke Wagner is winning the standup battle so far.
Wagner blocks a head kick by Munoz.
Munoz walks into a straight right hand from Wagner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Munoz might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Wagner has got the better of the exchanges.
Munoz tries to clinch but Wagner moves out of range.
Wagner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Munoz can do to turn this around?
Wagner swats away the attempt to clinch by Munoz.
Wagner keeps the fight on the outside.
Munoz staying out of range there.
Munoz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wagner appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wagner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wagner tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wagner throws a big shot that misses.
Munoz works over Wagner's head and body with a nice combination.
Munoz darts in trying to clinch
and Wagner counters with a stiff right hand.
Munoz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Munoz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wagner paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner throws a big shot that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wagner.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wagner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Munoz.
Wagner misses with a looping left.
Munoz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wagner counters with a straight right hand.
Wagner scoring well with a low kick there.
Munoz wants to clinch.
Wagner moves out of range as Munoz throws a body kick.
Wagner keeps the fight on the outside.
Munoz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wagner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wagner takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Munoz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wagner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wagner swings for the body but Munoz moves out of range.
Wagner throws a hook to the side of Munoz's head but Munoz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Munoz clinches with his opponent.
Wagner tries to circle away but Munoz has him pinned against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Munoz keeps control of Wagner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Wagner.
Munoz with a knee to the head.
Munoz struggles to land a body shot inside as Wagner controls his hands.
Munoz tries a knee to the head but Wagner blocks it.

Wagner manages to break the clinch.
Wagner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Munoz tries to clinch but Wagner moves out of range.
Wagner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Munoz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Munoz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wagner misses with a hook.
Munoz slips a straight right by Wagner.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz tries to clinch
and Munoz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Munoz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wagner.
Wagner throws a looping overhand right but Munoz ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Wagner.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munoz throws a nice head kick!
Wagner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Wagner misses.
Munoz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wagner misses with a looping right.
A big right from Wagner misses.
Munoz is looking to clinch but Wagner is avoiding it.
Wagner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wagner throws a head kick but Munoz moves out of range.
Munoz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wagner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Munoz tries to clinch up.
Wagner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Munoz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wagner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Micke Wagner dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Munoz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wagner.
Munoz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wagner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Munoz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wagner moves away.
Munoz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wagner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wagner throws an overhand right that lands on Munoz's shoulder, as Munoz tries to avoid the shot.
Munoz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Munoz tries to close the distance and clinch but Wagner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Munoz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Munoz is looking to clinch but Wagner is avoiding it.
Munoz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Munoz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wagner blocks a head kick by Munoz.
Munoz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wagner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Munoz thows a body kick. Wagner tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wagner is looking to counter punch.
Munoz scores with a head kick.
Munoz throws a leg kick which misses Wagner's front leg but catches the back leg as Wagner tries to avoid it.
Wagner swats away the attempt to clinch by Munoz.
Wagner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Munoz tries to clinch but Wagner moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Munoz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wagner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wagner is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Munoz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Munoz moves out of range of the strikes.
Munoz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Munoz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wagner scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Munoz is rocked!
Munoz tries to close the distance and clinch but Wagner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munoz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wagner swats away the attempt to clinch by Munoz.
Wagner blocks a jab.
Munoz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wagner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A shot to the liver by Wagner. Beautiful body shot.
Munoz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wagner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wagner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A telegraphed right hand from Wagner misses the target.
Munoz tries to clinch but Wagner moves out of range.
Munoz tries to clinch but Wagner moves out of range.
Munoz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wagner checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Munoz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Munoz ducks right into an uppercut from Wagner.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner moves out of range of the body kick.
Munoz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Munoz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wagner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Munoz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Munoz.
Munoz lands with a cross.
Wagner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Micke Wagner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Munoz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wagner fails to land with a series of punches.
Wagner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Munoz.
Wagner lands with a shot to the body.
Munoz tries to clinch but Wagner moves away
and Wagner counters with a nice uppercut.
Munoz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wagner throws out the jab.
Munoz checks a leg kick.
Munoz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wagner rather than just go for the knockout.
Munoz misses with a combination
and Wagner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hector Munoz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Munoz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munoz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wagner.
Wagner circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wagner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wagner connects with a body shot that sends Munoz's belly button to the back.
Munoz lands a head kick. Wagner smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Munoz staying out of range there.
Munoz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wagner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wagner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wagner blocks a leg kick.
Wagner scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Munoz tries to clinch
and Wagner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wagner throws the left hand but Munoz avoids the punch easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Micke Wagner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wagner, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Micke Wagner!
Micke Wagner managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Max Octane Fight Wear, into his post fight interview.