PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dark Bori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rui Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bori
vs
Munoz

179 cm
22
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Dark Bori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rui Munoz!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Bori or perhaps it was just good defense by Munoz which made him look bad.

Munoz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bori to the mat! Bori manages to get full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bori looking to control.
Munoz works over Bori with some ground and pound from guard.
Munoz throwing strikes but missing.
Bori wants to stand up but Munoz is controlling him.

Munoz stands and steps away. Bori gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Munoz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bori was covering up waiting for the punch and Munoz finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Munoz throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz is stalling in the full guard.
Munoz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bori is keeping the position for now.
Munoz stays in close to Bori's body and controls the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Munoz stands up and waves to Bori to follow him.

Munoz has closed the distance and engaged Bori in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bori prevents it.
Bori is trying to break the clinch but Munoz has him pressed against the cage.
Munoz has Bori pushed against the cage.

Bori manages to break the clinch.
Bori looks to clinch

and Munoz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munoz is pressing down on Bori's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bori is holding on for now.

Munoz decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Bori circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Munoz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bori looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bori being controlled for a moment.
Bori struggling a bit here.
Bori is trying to escape the position but Munoz is controlling the position.
Bori struggling a bit here.
Munoz lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bori trying his best to control but Munoz has mounted him.
Munoz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
It looks like Munoz might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Bori has given up his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Munoz looking for the choke from the back.
Munoz is punishing Bori with strikes - can he finish him?!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rui Munoz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bori doesn't manage to clinch there - Munoz circles away.
Bori shoots in and drives through. Munoz sprawls well.
Munoz wants to clinch.
Bori doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Munoz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Munoz controlling from the top position.
Munoz pushing down on Bori's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bori wants to stand back up but Munoz manages to pass into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bori tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Munoz presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bori?
Munoz lands a big elbow.
Bori reaches up to try and control the position but Munoz seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Bori rolls and tries to escape and now Munoz has his back!
Munoz scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Bori is looking for a way out.
Munoz scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Bori is looking for a way out.
Munoz slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Bori knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Munoz on the ground.

Munoz is cranking Bori's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Bori! He's tightened the choke and Bori is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rui Munoz!