PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Armondo Munoz (ranked 5640 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Bishop (ranked 22574 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Munoz
vs
Bishop

192 cm
36
150 lbs
22 - 17 - 2

189 cm
27
156 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Armondo Munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gregory Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop throws a series of punches but Munoz moves out of range.
Bishop misses with a combination
and Bishop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bishop misses with a jab, cross combination.
Munoz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Munoz is defended easily by Bishop.
Munoz misses with a takedown attempt - Bishop sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bishop misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop throws a left and a right that both miss
and Munoz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bishop throws a right and a left that Munoz avoids nicely.
Bishop fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Munoz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Munoz has Bishop pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bishop manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armondo Munoz. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop is looking to break free of the clinch but Munoz has double underhooks.
Bishop is trying to break the clinch but Munoz is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Bishop's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Munoz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Munoz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Munoz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bishop pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Munoz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Munoz.
Munoz scores with a nice body kick.
Bishop fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gregory Bishop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Munoz scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Munoz!
Munoz scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Bishop tries to keep at a distance but Munoz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Munoz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bishop is defending well.

Munoz tightens his grip and picks Bishop up, before dumping him to the ground. Bishop manages to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Munoz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Munoz controlling from the top position.
Munoz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Munoz controlling from the top position.
Munoz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bishop's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Munoz throws a big elbow that misses.
Munoz stands up over Bishop, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Munoz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Munoz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Munoz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Munoz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Munoz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Munoz scoring with some ground and pound.
Munoz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Munoz stands up over Bishop, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've been informed that Bishop has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Munoz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bishop wants to stand but Munoz is controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Munoz pushes down on Bishop's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Still in half guard, Munoz seems content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armondo Munoz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Munoz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bishop stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bishop throws a combination that misses
and Munoz counters with a nice body shot.
Armondo Munoz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munoz keeps Bishop at a distance using the push kick.
Munoz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bishop if he has to take too many more of those.
Bishop takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bishop throws a left and a right that both miss
and Munoz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Munoz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munoz is nestled in close to Bishop, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Munoz slows the pace down in half guard.

Munoz is trying for a kimura here. Bishop looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Munoz wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Armondo Munoz!
A relieved looking Armondo Munoz thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.