PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Isailo Ljotic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Munoz (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.

Ljotic
vs
Munoz

180 cm
25
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
186 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Isailo Ljotic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mark Munoz!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munoz lands a nice looking body shot.
Ljotic shoots in for a takedown but Munoz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Ljotic shoots in and gets a takedown into Munoz's guard.
Ljotic lands a couple of elbows.
Ljotic not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ljotic forces his way into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Munoz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Munoz is trying to stand back up but Ljotic is controlling him
Ljotic wants to take a breather but Munoz is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ljotic lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ljotic working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ljotic lands with a punch from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ljotic trying to control from half guard but Munoz is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, if Ljotic is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Munoz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ljotic trying to control from half guard but Munoz is working away.
Ljotic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Munoz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ljotic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ljotic is trying to control the action in half guard but Munoz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ljotic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Munoz defending well though.
Ljotic wants to control but Munoz is keeping him busy.
Ljotic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Munoz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ljotic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ljotic trying to control from half guard but Munoz is working away.
Ljotic is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Munoz has hold of Ljotic's hands but Ljotic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ljotic working over Munoz with some ground and pound. Munoz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Munoz is rocked!
Ljotic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Munoz defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ljotic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Munoz wants to control but Ljotic is keeping busy.
Munoz is staying active underneath Ljotic, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ljotic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ljotic winds up and cracks Munoz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ljotic is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ljotic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ljotic is looking to take a break and control but Munoz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ljotic scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ljotic is trying to control the action in half guard but Munoz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ljotic connects with a nice short shot to Munoz's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Munoz looks winded!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ljotic lands a nice short elbow.
Munoz is still in real trouble! Can Ljotic finish him?
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ljotic in particular looking to stall.
Ljotic has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ljotic lands a nice short elbow.
Ljotic slows the pace down in half guard.
Ljotic working Munoz over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Isailo Ljotic dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Munoz stuns Ljotic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Munoz seems to have recovered his senses.
Munoz slaps away a takedown attempt from Ljotic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Munoz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Ljotic shoots in and gets a takedown into Munoz's guard.
Ljotic is pushing down on Munoz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Munoz is fighting to maintain full guard but Ljotic has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ljotic takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Munoz is refusing to be controlled, as Ljotic sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ljotic is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ljotic working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Munoz's thigh. Munoz counters though and makes it back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ljotic with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ljotic trying to control but Munoz is working from the bottom.
Munoz looking for a sweep. Not yet Munoz, not yet.
Ljotic works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Munoz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ljotic.
Munoz has hold of Ljotic's hands but Ljotic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz trying to hold on to Ljotic's head to control him but Ljotic postures up.
Munoz is breathing heavily.
Ljotic working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ljotic lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Munoz quite badly. Munoz pulls Ljotic in close trying to recover. Ljotic postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Munoz on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Munoz doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Isailo Ljotic!