PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Cebrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Munoz has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Munoz
vs
Cebrone

182 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

168 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Hellbent, Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Cebrone!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Cebrone.
Cebrone is working Munoz over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cebrone working the body and head with strikes.
Cebrone working the ground and pound.
Cebrone is staying tight to Munoz's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Cebrone creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Munoz is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Munoz is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cebrone working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cebrone is working Munoz over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cebrone working the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munoz on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Munoz taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cebrone landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Cebrone cracks Munoz with a big right hand but Munoz just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz is working to avoid the ground and pound but Cebrone connects with a decent elbow.
Cebrone working the ground and pound from side control.
Munoz is breathing heavily.
Cebrone cracks Munoz with a big elbow.
Munoz pushes Cebrone away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Cebrone gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Cebrone working the head and body with strikes.
Munoz takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Munoz takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Cebrone landing a few strikes.
Munoz taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cebrone grinds an elbow into Munoz's temple.
Cebrone working the ground and pound from side control.
Munoz is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Cebrone connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Munoz some visible discomfort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cebrone working the ground and pound.
Munoz dodges the ground and pound from Cebrone.
Munoz managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cebrone.
Cebrone in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cebrone tries to score with some ground and pound. Munoz controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Munoz lands a head kick!
Cebrone shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Munoz but Munoz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Munoz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cebrone. That did some damage!
Munoz connects with a high kick.

Cebrone looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Munoz!
Cebrone lands a big elbow.
A nice elbow there by Cebrone.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cebrone working the ground and pound effectively.
Munoz is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Cebrone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cebrone is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cebrone looking to finish Munoz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Munoz!
Munoz wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Munoz is in a horrible position here. Cebrone smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Munoz is trying to stand.
Munoz trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Cebrone lands a heavy elbow.
Cebrone with shots to the head and body - Munoz looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cebrone punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cebrone pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cebrone with shots to the head and body - Munoz looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cebrone fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cebrone unloading with bombs!
Munoz is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Cebrone landing strikes, looking to finish!
Munoz in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cebrone putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cebrone won't let Munoz get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Cebrone lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cebrone connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Munoz taking shots to the head.
Cebrone connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cebrone punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cebrone looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Munoz!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cebrone scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cebrone lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Munoz hang on?
Munoz is trying to stand up.
Cebrone working the ground and pound effectively.
Munoz squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Munoz taking shots to the head.
Munoz's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Cebrone connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cebrone connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Munoz is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cebrone is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Munoz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The referee warns Munoz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cebrone lands a heavy elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cebrone lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cebrone takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cebrone punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cebrone in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cebrone with the ground and pound from mount.
Munoz is trying to stand up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cebrone is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Munoz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Munoz in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cebrone postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Munoz looks a forlorn figure.
Cebrone with shots to the head and body - Munoz looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cebrone putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cebrone lands a nice shot to the head.
Cebrone scoring with strikes but Munoz is staying in there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Munoz's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Cebrone lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cebrone raining down shots from the mount!
Munoz squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Cebrone has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Munoz's face.
The referee warns Munoz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cebrone lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Munoz hang on?
A nice elbow there by Cebrone.
Munoz wants to get back to his feet.
Cebrone landing shots from mount.
Cebrone lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cebrone pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cebrone postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Munoz looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cebrone postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Munoz looks a forlorn figure.
Cebrone with good strikes from the mount here!
Cebrone with a couple of short strikes.
Munoz tries to buck Cebrone off but he can't manage it.
Munoz taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Cebrone.
Cebrone landing punches.
Cebrone is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cebrone lands a big elbow.
Cebrone punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cebrone putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Munoz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cebrone on the ground.
BOOM! Cebrone connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cebrone scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cebrone lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Munoz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cebrone landing punches.
Cebrone lands a big elbow.
Munoz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cebrone in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cebrone cracks Munoz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cebrone putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cebrone landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Cebrone.
Cebrone landing strikes from the mount and Munoz is in trouble!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cebrone cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cebrone looking to finish Munoz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Munoz!
Cebrone in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Munoz trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Cebrone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Cebrone swats away the attempt to clinch by Munoz.
Danny Cebrone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Munoz gets caught flat footed, as Cebrone shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cebrone works over Munoz with some ground and pound from guard.
Munoz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cebrone chips away with some ground and pound.
Cebrone postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cebrone postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cebrone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cebrone throwing strikes but missing.
Cebrone with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cebrone fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Munoz misses with a head kick.

Cebrone looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cebrone is pushing down on Munoz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Munoz is fighting to maintain full guard but Cebrone has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cebrone looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Munoz wants to get back to his feet.
Cebrone is tying to control. Munoz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cebrone lands a nice short elbow.
Cebrone lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cebrone wants to take a breather but Munoz is having none of it.
Cebrone prevents Munoz from standing back up.
Cebrone takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Cebrone drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cebrone taking a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Cebrone in side control lands a decent elbow.
Munoz wants to get back to his feet.
Munoz taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cebrone lands a decent elbow from side control.

Munoz bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Munoz tries to clinch there but Cebrone circles away.

Cebrone shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cebrone was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cebrone raining down shots from the mount!
Munoz is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Cebrone.
Munoz wants to try and get back to his feet.
Cebrone working Munoz over with strikes here.
Cebrone working Munoz over with strikes here.
Cebrone landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cebrone working Munoz over with strikes here.
Munoz trying desperately to get to his feet.
BOOM! Cebrone connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cebrone is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cebrone won't let Munoz get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Cebrone is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Munoz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cebrone putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cebrone cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The referee warns Munoz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cebrone working Munoz over with strikes here.
Cebrone in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cebrone lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cebrone landing strikes from the mount and Munoz is in trouble!
Munoz is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Cebrone landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cebrone lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
A nice elbow there by Cebrone.
Cebrone with a couple of short strikes.
Cebrone raining down shots from the mount!
Carlos Munoz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danny Cebrone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Munoz throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Cebrone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cebrone winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Cebrone!