PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taika Lono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Muncie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muncie has chosen Eminem - The way i am as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Lono
vs
Muncie

200 cm
22
198 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
18
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Demonic Clothing
Demonic Drugs

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Taika Lono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Drake Muncie!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muncie slips under a jab.
Lono missing with a left hand there. Muncie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Muncie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lono moves away.
Muncie moves out of range as Lono strikes.
Good exchange - Muncie coming out on top.
Muncie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taika Lono seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lono lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lono fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Lono misses.
Lono throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lono shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lono moves in looking to clinch but Muncie pushes him off.
Lono really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Muncie misses the shot to the body.
Muncie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lono.
Lono fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Muncie misses with a body shot.
Lono staying out of range there.
Lono throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Muncie connects with a body shot.
Drake Muncie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lono drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lono takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lono is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Muncie misses with a body shot.
Muncie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lono.
Lono takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Muncie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lono.
Muncie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lono.
Lono will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lono fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muncie misses with a straight right.
Lono throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muncie.
Muncie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lono counters with a stiff right hand.
Lono throws a lazy right hand but Muncie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Muncie misses with a hook to the body
and Muncie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Muncie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lono misses with a straight right.
Lono stalks Muncie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Muncie's face. Muncie staggers backwards, shaken.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lono throws the left hand but Muncie avoids the punch easily.
Lono lands a slapping body shot.
Lono lands with a shot to the body.
Muncie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Muncie misses the jab.
A big right from Muncie misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muncie throws a hook but Lono avoids it easily.
Lono lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drake Muncie dominated that round.
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.

Lono with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Muncie avoids the body shot from Lono.
Drake Muncie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Lono throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Muncie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lono.
Lono steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Muncie.
Lono scores with a nice strike.
Lono misses with a few strikes there.
Muncie moves away from the strike by Lono.
Lono just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lono missing with a left hand there. Muncie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Muncie slips a jab and a cross from Lono.
Muncie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lono misses with a body punch
and Muncie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lono misses with a straight right.
Lono throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Muncie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Muncie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lono counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Muncie misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lono tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Muncie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Muncie throws a shot from downtown. Lono moves away and avoids it.
A cross from Lono lands.
Lono throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muncie.
Lono scores with a hook to the body. Muncie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Muncie just misses with a punch to the body.
Lono throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Muncie to counter with a crisp jab.
Muncie slips a straight right by Lono.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lono avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lono misses with a straight right.
Lono thows a body shot but no joy.
Lono swinging wilding here.
Lono thuds his right hand into Muncie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lono fails to land with a series of punches.
Lono throws an overhand right that lands on Muncie's shoulder, as Muncie tries to avoid the shot.
Lono misses with a body punch
and Muncie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lono connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Muncie momentarily.
Lono throws a body punch but Muncie moves out of range.
Muncie misses with a jab to the body
and Lono counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lono wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Taika Lono is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lono works over Muncie's head and body with a nice combination.
Lono swings for the body but Muncie moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lono tries to close the distance and clinch but Muncie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lono.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taika Lono 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!

Jab from Lono.
Lono swings for the body but Muncie moves out of range.
Muncie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lono thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lono scores with a jab to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Lono as he connects with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Muncie misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Lono misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lono looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lono jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Muncie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lono throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Muncie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lono misses with a wild combination.
Lono swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Lono.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muncie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Muncie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lono throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muncie throws a body punch but Lono moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Lono.
Lono swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muncie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lono connects with a nice looking jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muncie takes one to the chin there.
Muncie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Muncie moves out of range of the strikes.
Lono fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muncie manages to avoid it.
Lono ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lono looks to throw the jab but Muncie is out of range.
Lono will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lono misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lono throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Muncie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lono looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lono tries to bum rush Muncie with a series of wild strikes but Muncie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lono misses with the combination.
Nice cross by Lono.
Muncie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Lono, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Taika Lono showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lono has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taika Lono!