PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Will Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arto Muna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Connor comes to the cage accompanied by 50 Cents- Many Men. Arto Muna will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Connor
vs
Muna

175 cm
25
165 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

176 cm
20
162 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Good knees
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

FinnFighters Nutrition

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 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Connor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arto Muna!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connor ducks under a wild hook from Muna.
Muna slips a jab from Connor.
Muna walks into a straight right hand from Connor.
Connor pivots, looking for a leg kick but Muna is out of range and Connor settles back down.
Connor shoots in and drives through. Muna sprawls well.

Connor closes the distance and pushes Muna back into the cage.
Muna letting Connor take a breather here.
Muna tries for a takedown. No joy.
Connor tries to pull guard but Muna holds him up against the cage and eventually Connor drops back down to his feet.
Muna stalling.
Muna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muna misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muna swings wildly with an uppercut but Connor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muna scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor stalling the fight.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Muna takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A right hand to the body from Connor.
Connor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Muna doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muna taking a breather.
Muna being controlled against the cage.
Muna can't get the takedown.
Muna misses with some punches.
Connor looking to throw knees to the head but Muna is blocking nicely.
Connor taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Connor gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's two 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.
Muna stalling against the cage.
Muna blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Connor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muna working aggressively here.
Muna avoiding damage as Connor throws knees to the body.
Connor prevents Muna from breaking the clinch.
Muna stalling in the clinch.
Muna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Connor as the two fighters clinch.
Muna being controlled against the cage.
Connor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muna's elbow.
Connor tries a knee to the head but Muna blocks it.
Connor tries to work over Muna's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Muna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Muna connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A punch combination from Muna misses.
Connor throws a hook but Muna avoids it easily.
Connor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Muna uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Connor.
Muna misses with a body shot.
Connor slips a straight right by Muna.
Connor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Muna.

Connor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Connor leaning against his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Muna fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Muna gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Connor is refusing to be controlled, as Muna sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muna throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Connor is trying to control but can't.
Connor moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Muna decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Muna scores with a jab to the body.
Muna tries to land a leg kick but Connor saw it coming and moves away.
Muna misses with a combination
and Connor counters with a low kick, right behind Muna 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Arto Muna will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Connor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muna fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Connor checks it well.
Muna loads up on a big right hand but Connor slips the punch.
Connor tries to land a leg kick but Muna saw it coming and moves away.
Muna throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Muna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Connor shoots in for a takedown but Muna shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Arto Muna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Muna lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connor ducks right into an uppercut from Muna.

It looks like Will Connor has been cut.
Nice sprawl there from Muna as Connor shoots in.
Muna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Connor was well out of range. Poor timing from Muna.
Muna just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Connor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muna swings for the body but Connor moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Connor.
Connor tries to clinch but Muna moves out of range.
Connor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Muna misses with a looping right.
Muna throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Connor is looking to clinch.
Will Connor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Connor clinches with his opponent.
Muna tries to stall but Connor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Muna leaning against his opponent.
Connor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Connor works on Muna's body with a couple of short punches.
Muna prevents a body shot from Connor.
Muna lands a shoulder strike.
Connor holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muna. Connor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Muna misses with a straight left.
Muna throws a head kick that misses
and Connor counters with a straight right hand.
Connor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Connor misses with a straight left.
Connor throws a predictable looking body shot
and Muna counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor avoids the body shot from Muna.
Connor plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Connor tries to clinch up but Muna circles away and keeps his distance.
Connor throws a shot from downtown. Muna moves away and avoids it.
Connor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Muna darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Connor shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Connor showed some decent athleticism there.
Muna manages to get to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor trying to control but Muna is working from the bottom.
Muna manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Connor manages to get himself to full guard.
Muna trying to control the position from guard on top but Connor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Muna thows a big elbow that misses.
Connor looking for a sweep. Not yet Connor, not yet.
Muna lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arto Muna showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Will Connor's cut.
That's time! Connor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Muna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Muna shoots in and bounces Connor off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Muna pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Connor is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Muna accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Connor striking off his back.
Connor looking to control.
Connor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Muna not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Muna with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Connor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Muna lands with a nice body punch.
Connor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Muna misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Connor holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Connor blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Muna is working Connor over against the cage.
Muna takes a shot to the head.
Muna has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Connor avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Connor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muna tries to throw a body punch but Connor avoids it by throwing Muna back against the cage.
Muna jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Connor walks away with a smile on his face. Muna gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Muna swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Connor to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Connor with a lazy takedown attempt
and Muna counters with a left to the body.
Connor needs to keep his hands up - Muna had a free shot at his head there.
A big left from Connor misses.
Muna with a nice cross.
No joy there for Connor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Muna takes a swing at Connor's ribcage but misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Muna.
Connor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Muna.
Connor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Will Connor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muna shoots for a takedown but Connor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Will Connor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arto Muna.
Muna connects with a jab.

Will Connor's cut is getting worse.
Muna closes this distance looking for a takedown but Connor circles away.
Connor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Connor misses with a takedown attempt
and Muna counters with an outside leg kick.
A punch combination from Muna misses.
Connor tries to close the distance and clinch but Muna swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Connor throws out a leg kick but Muna moves out of range and Connor only half commits.
Connor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muna.
Muna tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Muna checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Connor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Connor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Muna throws a leg kick that is checked
and Connor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Connor misses with a double jab.

Connor changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Muna looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Connor sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Muna is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Muna is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Connor off and has taken his back!
Muna is trying to stick to Connor's back but Connor is turning into Muna. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Muna's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Connor.
Connor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Arto Muna is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Muna utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arto Muna comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Muna winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arto Muna!