PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mihigo Munyentwali (ranked 3244 p4p, 25484 weight class) and Dillon Russo (ranked 320 p4p, 522 weight class). Mihigo Munyentwali could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dillon Russo's chin.

Munyentwali
vs
Russo

187 cm
25
166
5 - 1 - 0

178 cm
26
162
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

KOMBAT KLOTHING

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mihigo Munyentwali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dillon Russo!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russo lunges at Munyentwali with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Munyentwali's hand.
Munyentwali definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Russo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Munyentwali scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Munyentwali on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Munyentwali throws a body shot but no joy.
Russo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Russo staying out of range there.
Russo wants to counter with a clinch but Munyentwali pushes him away.
Russo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Russo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Russo misses with a looping left.
Munyentwali is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Russo.
Russo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Munyentwali was well out of range. Poor timing from Russo.
Munyentwali was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Russo takes a swing at Munyentwali's ribcage but misses.
Munyentwali lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munyentwali throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Russo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Munyentwali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Russo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo takes a swing at Munyentwali's ribcage but misses.
Munyentwali throws the left hand but Russo avoids the punch easily.
Russo lands a body shot.
Munyentwali throws a body shot but no joy.
Russo avoids the body shot from Munyentwali.
A big left from Munyentwali misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Munyentwali, as that shot connected.
Russo just misses with a punch to the body.
Munyentwali misses with a two punch combination.
Russo misses with an uppercut. Munyentwali saw that one coming.
Russo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Munyentwali throws out the jab.
Munyentwali takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Munyentwali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Russo moves away.
It seemed like Russo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jab by Munyentwali.
Russo on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Russo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Munyentwali lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Munyentwali takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Russo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Russo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Munyentwali swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Russo ducks under a wild hook from Munyentwali.
A jab from Russo finds it's way through Munyentwali's defenses.
Nice body punch from Russo.
Russo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Russo connects with a jab.
Munyentwali scores with a crisp jab that stopped Russo in his tracks.
Munyentwali jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Munyentwali misses.
Munyentwali is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munyentwali misses with a right hand
and Russo counters with a stiff right hand.
Munyentwali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Russo.
An attempted straight right counter from Munyentwali misses the target.
Munyentwali dips to his left and cracks Russo with an uppercut!
Russo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Munyentwalis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Russo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Russo lands a jab.
Russo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Munyentwali throws out the jab.
Russo lands a glancing blow to the side of Munyentwali's head.
Munyentwali misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Russo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Russo blocks a jab.
Russo ducks under a wild hook from Munyentwali.
Russo ducks under a wild hook from Munyentwali.
Russo connects with a right hand. Munyentwali shakes it off.
Russo connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good exchange - Russo coming out on top.
Munyentwali is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Munyentwali pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Munyentwali pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A combination from Russo does no damage.
Munyentwali misses with an uppercut
and Russo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Russo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Munyentwali.
Dillon Russo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Munyentwali on the side of the head.
Munyentwali walks into a left hand.
Munyentwali on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Russo connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice cross by Russo.
Russo throws a combination that misses
and Munyentwali cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Russo throws a hook but Munyentwali blocks it.
Russo misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dillon Russo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Munyentwali looks to throw the jab but Russo is out of range.
Russo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Munyentwali misses with a looping right.
Russo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Munyentwali misses with a hook. Russo ducked under it nicely.
Munyentwali throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Russo lands with a nice body punch.
Russo tests Munyentwali's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Munyentwali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Russo cracks Munyentwali with a right hand to the side of the head.
Russo moves out of range as Munyentwali strikes.
Russo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munyentwali lands a jab.
Russo scores with a nice right hand.
Munyentwali defending well as Russo loads up on a big left hand.
Russo slips a straight right by Munyentwali.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo scores with a jab.

Russo darts in and clinches Munyentwali up against the cage.
Munyentwali looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Russo lands a right hand.
Munyentwali is trying to push Russo away but Russo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Munyentwali is stalling here.
Russo blocks a body shot from Munyentwali.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Russo lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Russo.
Munyentwali leaning his opponent against the cage.
Russo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Munyentwali after a bit of a struggle.
Munyentwali taking a breather.
Munyentwali holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Munyentwali tries to break the clinch but Russo is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Russo breaks the clinch.
Russo defending well as Munyentwali loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Russo misses its intended target.
Munyentwali throws a right hand that misses

and Russo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Russo manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot by Russo.
Russo looks to score with a jab to the body but Munyentwali is just out of range.
Munyentwali ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Russo lands with an uppercut that bounces Munyentwali off the cage and back into range.
Russo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Russo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munyentwali jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Russo takes a swing at Munyentwali's ribcage but misses.
Munyentwali misses with a lunging right hand

and Russo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munyentwali is controlling Russo's posture.
Munyentwali's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Russo controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Munyentwali has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Russo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Munyentwali is pulling down on Russo's head to control his posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dillon Russo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Russo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Munyentwali.
Munyentwali scores with a nice strike.
Russo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Russo lands with a shot to the body.
Russo misses the shot to the body.
Munyentwali on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Russo misses with a wild body shot.
Russo with a hook.
Russo swings for the body but Munyentwali moves out of range.
It looked like Munyentwali was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Russo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munyentwali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Munyentwali is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Russo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Munyentwali manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Munyentwali misses the target.
Munyentwali throws an overhand right that lands on Russo's shoulder, as Russo tries to avoid the shot.
Russo swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munyentwali throws a poor cross that misses
and Russo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Munyentwali fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Russo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Russo throws a body punch but Munyentwali moves out of range.
Munyentwali throwing a counter right hand but Russo manages to avoid it.
Russo misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Munyentwali to counter with a crisp jab.
Russo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dillon Russo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Munyentwali.
Munyentwali throws a poor cross that misses
and Russo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Russo lands a jab to the head.
Russo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Munyentwali.
Munyentwali waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Russo.
Russo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Munyentwali stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Russo cracks Munyentwali with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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!
Munyentwali waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Russo.
A countering left hand to the body from Russo misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munyentwali keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Russo.
Munyentwali swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Russo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Munyentwali looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Munyentwali fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from Russo misses.
Good exchange - Russo coming out on top.
Munyentwali moves out of range of the strikes.
Munyentwali takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Russo connects with a nice looking jab.
A combination from Russo does no damage.
Russo ducks under a wild hook from Munyentwali.

Russo has closed the distance and engaged Munyentwali in a clinch.
Munyentwali is trying to break the clinch but Russo is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo just leaning against Munyentwali, taking a breather.
Russo works on Munyentwali's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Russo - that landed with a thud.
Russo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Munyentwali's elbow.

Munyentwali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slow jab from Munyentwali misses its intended target.
Russo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Russo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Munyentwali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Munyentwali swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Munyentwali misses with a double jab

and Russo moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munyentwali has had enough of the clinch but Russo keeps him there for the moment.
Russo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Russo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Russo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Munyentwali stalling in the clinch but Russo improves position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dillon Russo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Russo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dillon Russo!