PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vanish Arkoviskjonk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias Munhoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vanish Arkoviskjonk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Arkoviskjonk
vs
Munhoz

186 cm
22
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

163 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vanish Arkoviskjonk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Elias Munhoz!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arkoviskjonk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Munhoz looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Arkoviskjonk has Munhoz up against the cage in a clinch.
Munhoz blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Munhoz manages to break the clinch.

Arkoviskjonk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Munhoz has had enough of the clinch but Arkoviskjonk keeps him there for the moment.
Arkoviskjonk connects with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Arkoviskjonk scores with a knee to the head.
Arkoviskjonk crunches a lovely knee into Munhoz's ribcage.

Arkoviskjonk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arkoviskjonk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Munhoz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arkoviskjonk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Munhoz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Arkoviskjonk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Arkoviskjonk controlling the action here for a moment.
Arkoviskjonk lands a nice elbow.
Arkoviskjonk lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Elias Munhoz has been cut.
Arkoviskjonk lands a damaging elbow.
Arkoviskjonk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Munhoz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Arkoviskjonk connects with a nasty looking knee right to Munhoz's face.
Arkoviskjonk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Arkoviskjonk dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Arkoviskjonk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Arkoviskjonk manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arkoviskjonk lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Arkoviskjonk controlling the action here for a moment.
Arkoviskjonk landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Arkoviskjonk scores a nice knee to the body.

Arkoviskjonk breaks the clinch.
Arkoviskjonk tries to clinch but Munhoz moves out of range.
Arkoviskjonk moves in looking to clinch but Munhoz pushes him off.

Arkoviskjonk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Munhoz throws an elbow but misses.
Arkoviskjonk just leaning against Munhoz, taking a breather.
Knees in the clinch landing for Arkoviskjonk.
Munhoz should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Arkoviskjonk lands a nice knee to the body.

Arkoviskjonk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Munhoz keeps the fight on the outside.

Arkoviskjonk closes the distance and clinches.
Munhoz is trying to break free.

Arkoviskjonk manages to break the clinch.
Munhoz throws a head kick that misses.
Arkoviskjonk is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arkoviskjonk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Munhoz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Munhoz keeps the fight on the outside.
Munhoz lands with a slapping head kick.
Munhoz throws a sloppy head kick and Arkoviskjonk moves out of range easily.
Arkoviskjonk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Munhoz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arkoviskjonk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Munhoz misses with the combination.
Arkoviskjonk tries to clinch up but Munhoz circles away and keeps his distance.
Arkoviskjonk tries to clinch but Munhoz is having none of it.
Arkoviskjonk tries to clinch up but Munhoz circles away and keeps his distance.

Munhoz tries to keep at a distance but Arkoviskjonk has taken the fight into the clinch.
Arkoviskjonk comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Arkoviskjonk.

Arkoviskjonk breaks from the clinch.

Arkoviskjonk clinches with his opponent.
Munhoz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arkoviskjonk blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice elbow from Arkoviskjonk.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Munhoz as Arkoviskjonk tries to tie him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munhoz taking a breather.
Arkoviskjonk with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Arkoviskjonk leaning his opponent against the cage.
Munhoz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Arkoviskjonk fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Arkoviskjonk is looking to clinch.

Arkoviskjonk pushes Munhoz up against the cage in a clinch.
Arkoviskjonk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Munhoz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Arkoviskjonk with a knee to the head.
Munhoz is trying to break free.
Arkoviskjonk will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Munhoz up against the cage.
Arkoviskjonk creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Munhoz's defenses.
Arkoviskjonk scores a nice knee to the body.
Munhoz can't break the clinch.
Munhoz can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Munhoz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Munhoz wants to break free but Arkoviskjonk has control.
Arkoviskjonk scores with a knee to the head.
Munhoz can't break the clinch.
Arkoviskjonk with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Arkoviskjonk blocks the elbow strike.
Arkoviskjonk lands a nice elbow.
Arkoviskjonk keeps control of Munhoz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Arkoviskjonk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Munhoz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Munhoz keeps the fight on the outside.
Munhoz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Munhoz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Arkoviskjonk clinches up with Munhoz and pushes him back against the cage.

Arkoviskjonk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arkoviskjonk tries to clinch but Munhoz moves out of range.
Arkoviskjonk blocks a head kick by Munhoz.
Munhoz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Munhoz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Arkoviskjonk tries to clinch up but Munhoz circles away and keeps his distance.
Munhoz throws a head kick but Arkoviskjonk moves out of range.
Munhoz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arkoviskjonk blocks a head kick by Munhoz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vanish Arkoviskjonk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elias Munhoz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Munhoz throws a head kick but Arkoviskjonk moves out of range.

Arkoviskjonk darts in and clinches Munhoz up against the cage.
Arkoviskjonk slows down the pace here.
Munhoz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Arkoviskjonk lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Arkoviskjonk content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Arkoviskjonk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Arkoviskjonk stalling the fight.
Munhoz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arkoviskjonk has him pressed against the cage.
Munhoz can't break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Arkoviskjonk.
Munhoz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Arkoviskjonk has Munhoz pressed against the cage.
Munhoz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Arkoviskjonk manages to break the clinch.
Arkoviskjonk tries to clinch up but Munhoz circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arkoviskjonk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arkoviskjonk tries to close the distance and clinch but Munhoz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Munhoz keeps the fight on the outside.
Munhoz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arkoviskjonk is looking to clinch but Munhoz is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arkoviskjonk tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Munhoz.
Arkoviskjonk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Munhoz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Munhoz.
Munhoz misses with a head kick.
Munhoz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Munhoz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Munhoz.

Arkoviskjonk closes the distance and clinches.
Arkoviskjonk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arkoviskjonk manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Munhoz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Munhoz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Munhoz breaks from the clinch.
Arkoviskjonk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Munhoz misses with a head kick.
Munhoz throws a head kick but Arkoviskjonk moves out of range.
Munhoz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Munhoz misses with a head kick.

Arkoviskjonk rushes Munhoz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Munhoz wants to break free but Arkoviskjonk has control.
Arkoviskjonk keeps control of Munhoz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees to the body from Arkoviskjonk.
Arkoviskjonk connects with a nasty looking knee right to Munhoz's face.
Arkoviskjonk landing knees to the head.
Munhoz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Arkoviskjonk lands a nice elbow.
A knee to the head by Arkoviskjonk.
Arkoviskjonk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Arkoviskjonk with a knee to the head.
Arkoviskjonk prevents Munhoz from breaking the clinch.
Arkoviskjonk lands a damaging elbow.
Arkoviskjonk prevents Munhoz from breaking the clinch.

Arkoviskjonk breaks from the clinch.
Munhoz misses with a head kick.
Munhoz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arkoviskjonk wants to clinch up but Munhoz keeps it at a distance.
Munhoz misses with a head kick.
Munhoz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Munhoz misses with a head kick.
Munhoz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Munhoz keeps the fight on the outside.
Vanish Arkoviskjonk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arkoviskjonk wants to clinch.
Arkoviskjonk wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munhoz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arkoviskjonk blocks a head kick by Munhoz.
Arkoviskjonk tries to close the distance and clinch but Munhoz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arkoviskjonk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Munhoz throws a head kick that misses.
Munhoz throws a head kick that misses.
Arkoviskjonk blocks a head kick by Munhoz.
Arkoviskjonk tries to clinch up.
Munhoz throws a head kick but Arkoviskjonk moves out of range.

Arkoviskjonk closes the distance and clinches.
Munhoz wants to get back to striking at distance but Arkoviskjonk won't allow it.
Arkoviskjonk is stalling here.
Munhoz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Munhoz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Arkoviskjonk wants to stall.
Munhoz wants to break free but Arkoviskjonk has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Arkoviskjonk scores a nice knee to the body.
Arkoviskjonk lands an elbow inside that Munhoz shrugs off.
Arkoviskjonk dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Munhoz is trying to break the clinch but Arkoviskjonk has him pressed against the cage.
Munhoz is looking to break free of the clinch but Arkoviskjonk has double underhooks.
Arkoviskjonk trying to control the position but instead, Munhoz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Arkoviskjonk into the cage.
Vanish Arkoviskjonk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Munhoz tries to break the clinch but Arkoviskjonk is controlling the position.
Arkoviskjonk with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Arkoviskjonk lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Munhoz is trying to break free.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Arkoviskjonk keeps control of Munhoz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Arkoviskjonk keeps control of Munhoz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Munhoz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arkoviskjonk has him pressed against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Munhoz wants to get back to striking at distance but Arkoviskjonk won't allow it.
Munhoz misses with an elbow over the top.
Arkoviskjonk avoiding damage.
Munhoz is looking to break free of the clinch but Arkoviskjonk has double underhooks.
Arkoviskjonk scores with a knee to the head.
Munhoz throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vanish Arkoviskjonk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Elias Munhoz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Munhoz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arkoviskjonk tries to clinch up but Munhoz circles away and keeps his distance.

Arkoviskjonk closes the distance and clinches.

Arkoviskjonk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arkoviskjonk is looking to clinch.
Arkoviskjonk tries to clinch but Munhoz is having none of it.
Arkoviskjonk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arkoviskjonk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Munhoz tries a head kick but it misses.
Arkoviskjonk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Munhoz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Munhoz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Munhoz keeps the fight on the outside.

Arkoviskjonk drives through and clinches with Munhoz against the cage.
Munhoz wants to get back to striking at distance but Arkoviskjonk won't allow it.
Arkoviskjonk stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munhoz tries to pull guard but Arkoviskjonk holds him up against the cage and eventually Munhoz drops back down to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Arkoviskjonk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Munhoz throws a head kick but Arkoviskjonk moves out of range.
Munhoz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Arkoviskjonk closes the distance and clinches.
Arkoviskjonk scores with a shot to the side of Munhoz's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arkoviskjonk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Munhoz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Munhoz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Munhoz breaks from the clinch.
Arkoviskjonk blocks a head kick by Munhoz.
Munhoz swats away the attempt to clinch by Arkoviskjonk.
Arkoviskjonk is looking to clinch but Munhoz is avoiding it.
Munhoz throws a head kick that misses.
Munhoz throws a head kick that misses.
Arkoviskjonk wants to clinch up but Munhoz keeps it at a distance.
Munhoz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arkoviskjonk doesn't manage to clinch there - Munhoz circles away.

Arkoviskjonk gets a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Munhoz being controlled against the cage.
Munhoz has had enough of the clinch but Arkoviskjonk keeps him there for the moment.
Arkoviskjonk controlling the action here for a moment.
Munhoz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Munhoz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vanish Arkoviskjonk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Arkoviskjonk moves in looking to clinch but Munhoz pushes him off.
Munhoz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arkoviskjonk is looking to clinch but Munhoz is avoiding it.
Arkoviskjonk tries to clinch there but Munhoz circles away.
Munhoz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arkoviskjonk tries to clinch but Munhoz moves out of range.
Munhoz tries a head kick but it misses.
Munhoz tries a head kick but it misses.
Munhoz misses with a head kick.

Arkoviskjonk moves into range and clinches up with Munhoz.
Nice elbow from Arkoviskjonk.

Munhoz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Munhoz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Munhoz swats away the attempt to clinch by Arkoviskjonk.
Arkoviskjonk avoids the head kick by Munhoz.
Arkoviskjonk tries to clinch there but Munhoz circles away.
Arkoviskjonk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Munhoz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Munhoz throws a sloppy head kick and Arkoviskjonk moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munhoz tries a head kick but it misses.
Munhoz throws a sloppy head kick and Arkoviskjonk moves out of range easily.

Arkoviskjonk has taken the fight to the clinch.
Arkoviskjonk prevents Munhoz from breaking the clinch.
Munhoz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Munhoz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arkoviskjonk tries to clinch up.
Arkoviskjonk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Munhoz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Munhoz.
Munhoz throws a head kick but Arkoviskjonk moves out of range.
Munhoz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Arkoviskjonk wants to clinch.

Arkoviskjonk instigates a clinch.
Munhoz is trying to break free.
Munhoz wants to get back to striking at distance but Arkoviskjonk won't allow it.
Munhoz tries to break the clinch but Arkoviskjonk is controlling the position.
Arkoviskjonk lands a damaging elbow.
Arkoviskjonk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knees to the body from Arkoviskjonk.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Arkoviskjonk keeps control of Munhoz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Arkoviskjonk with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Arkoviskjonk is pushing Munhoz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Arkoviskjonk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arkoviskjonk stalling the fight.
Arkoviskjonk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Munhoz can't break the clinch.
Arkoviskjonk's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Munhoz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arkoviskjonk has him pressed against the cage.
Arkoviskjonk landing knees to the body.
Munhoz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Arkoviskjonk stalling in the clinch.
Munhoz misses with an elbow over the top.
Arkoviskjonk connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Munhoz is trying to break free.
Arkoviskjonk displaying some good clinch control by pressing Munhoz up against the cage.
Arkoviskjonk lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Elias Munhoz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arkoviskjonk lands an elbow that stopped Munhoz in his tracks for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vanish Arkoviskjonk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Arkoviskjonk, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vanish Arkoviskjonk!