PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Gould (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Mungus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugh Mungus is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Gould
vs
Mungus

202 cm
24
279 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
25
225 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bradley Gould!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugh Mungus!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gould closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mungus circles away.
Mungus looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Mungus swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Mungus closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Gould throws Mungus to one side and escapes!
Hugh Mungus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gould feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gould slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gould won't allow Mungus to get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gould accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gould not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mungus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gould with a nice head shot there.
Gould cracks Mungus with a solid left hand.
Gould trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gould not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gould prevents Mungus from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gould not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Gould closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mungus did well to prevent Gould getting side control.
Mungus tries to get to full guard but Gould has control of the leg.
Gould is taking a breather. Mungus says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gould postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Mungus to stand up.

Gould shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mungus is trying to defend but Gould finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gould looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Gould stands up out of the half guard.

Gould closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mungus did well to prevent Gould getting side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gould content to control rather than advance.
Mungus is in trouble now - Gould has advanced to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gould sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gould working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Gould is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Mungus to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mungus shrugs it off.
Mungus is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Gould controlling the pace for now.
Gould has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mungus's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gould landing shots from mount.
Gould lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gould sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mungus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gould 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.
Gould controlling the pace for now.
Gould has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice takedown defense from Mungus. No joy for Gould on that attempt.
Gould looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gould misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bradley Gould. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gould gets a double leg takedown into Mungus's guard.
Gould controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gould throwing strikes from guard but Mungus blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gould is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mungus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mungus is breathing heavily.
Gould makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gould is looking to work some ground and pound but Mungus has wrist control.

Mungus throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bradley Gould overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gould landing some decent shots from guard.
Gould is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gould content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gould scoring with some ground and pound.

Gould stands up from Mungus's guard - Gould perhaps looking for a knockout.

Gould scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gould lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mungus down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gould decides to stand back up. Gould steps back and let's Mungus get back to his feet.
Mungus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gould throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gould closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mungus circles away.

Gould shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in half guard, Gould seems content to control.
We've been informed that Mungus has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Gould is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gould trying to control the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gould wants to pass to mount but Mungus is defending the position.

Gould stands up and beckons Mungus to join him on the feet.
Mungus lands a body shot.

Gould dives in and scores a takedown into Mungus's guard.
Mungus is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mungus doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gould controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mungus has momentary wrist control but Gould slips an elbow through the middle.
Gould postures up.
Gould is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mungus can do to turn this around?
Gould won't allow Mungus to get back to his feet.
Gould showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gould loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Mungus shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gould is trying to defend but Mungus finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Gould makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bradley Gould dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Gould shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mungus defends it nicely.
Gould looks for a takedown but Mungus sprawls well.

Mungus is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gould's half guard.

Gould has one foot on Mungus's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mungus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mungus stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bradley Gould. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gould shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mungus but Mungus pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gould scores with a head kick.
Gould shoots for a double leg takedown but Mungus sprawls well. He's pushed Gould's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice takedown defense from Mungus. No joy for Gould on that attempt.
Despite the aggression on Mungus's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Mungus shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Gould working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mungus doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mungus manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gould avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mungus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gould has Mungus pulled in close to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mungus looking to improve position, pressing down on Gould's thigh with his hand. Gould seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Mungus paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Mungus's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Gould picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bradley Gould!