PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hezekiah Munson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Overdose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Munson comes to the cage accompanied by Showdown. Overdose has chosen Powerthirst as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Alistair Overdose enters the cage!

Munson
vs
Overdose

187 cm
33
230 lbs
22 - 10 - 0

210 cm
29
291 lbs
27 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hezekiah Munson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alistair Overdose!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munson tries a head kick but it misses.
Overdose lands a nice looking body shot.
Overdose throws a right and a left that Munson avoids nicely.
Good work by Overdose as he checks the leg kick.
Overdose moves in looking to clinch but Munson pushes him off.
Overdose on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Munson is looking to clinch but Overdose is avoiding it.
Overdose swats away the attempt to clinch by Munson.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That kick from Munson tenderised Overdose's leg. Overdose is trying to keep his angry face on.
Munson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Munson fails to land the takedown.
A slapping leg kick lands for Munson.
Munson throws a jab when Overdose was well out of range.
Overdose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Munson.
Munson throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Munson moves out of range of the leg kick from Overdose.
Overdose doesn't manage to clinch there - Munson circles away.
Overdose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Munson.

Munson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Overdose manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Munson is fighting to break Overdose's control of his arms but Overdose is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Overdose trying to keep a closed guard but Munson is proving a slippery customer.
Munson wants to control from the top but Overdose keeps moving.
Overdose tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Overdose preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Alistair Overdose has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Overdose rushes Munson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Munson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from Munson.
Overdose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Overdose misses with a body punch.
Munson lands a knee to the body.
Munson is trying to stall.
Munson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Overdose backwards.
Munson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Overdose tries to work over Munson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Munson trying to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munson tries to land knees in the clinch but Overdose avoids the damage to the body.
Overdose lands a left hand that snaps the head of Munson backwards.
Overdose tries to work over Munson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Overdose blocks an elbow strike.
A short left from Munson.
Overdose tries a body shot but Munson blocks it.
Munson blocks a body shot from Overdose.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overdose misses with a punch to the body.
Overdose can't find room to land a body shot as Munson controls the action.
Munson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Overdose lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Munson.
Munson throws a punch but it's blocked by Overdose.

Overdose breaks the clinch.
Overdose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Overdose does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Munson sizes up Overdose with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Overdose takes a swing at Munson's ribcage but misses.
Munson tries a head kick but it misses.

Munson has closed the distance and engaged Overdose in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Overdose.
Overdose misses with a punch on the inside.
Overdose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Overdose is working Munson over against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Overdose escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Munson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Overdose has momentary wrist control but Munson slips an elbow through the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overdose can't keep his opponent in guard - Munson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Munson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Munson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Overdose is looking to control Munson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Overdose avoid being mounted?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Munson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Overdose to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hezekiah Munson 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.

Overdose scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Munson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Munson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Overdose sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Munson somewhat.
Munson misses with a head kick.
Munson misses with a straight right.
Munson tries to clinch but Overdose is having none of it.
Munson tries to move into range but Overdose moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

It looks like Hezekiah Munson has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Munson misses the target.
Overdose misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Munson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Overdose tries to close the distance and clinch up but Munson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Overdose tries to close the distance and clinch up but Munson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Overdose tries to close the distance and clinch but Munson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Munson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Overdose is trying to defend but Munson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Munson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Overdose defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munson lands strikes from half guard.
Overdose blocking the ground and pound attempt from Munson.
Overdose keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Munson moves nicely into side control.
Munson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Overdose is avoiding damage well.
Munson working the head with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munson working the ground and pound but Overdose is defending the strikes.
Munson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hezekiah Munson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Munson advances to mount.
Munson throwing strikes here but Overdose is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overdose avoids a series of strikes thrown by Munson.
Overdose tries to lock up and control but Munson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Munson looking to control but Overdose is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Munson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Overdose avoids a series of strikes thrown by Munson.
Overdose holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Munson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Munson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munson misses with a head shot.
Munson looking to ground and pound but Overdose is blocking nicely.
Munson lands a big shot there that rocks Overdose but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Overdose taking shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Munson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Munson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Munson lands a big shot there that rocks Overdose but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hezekiah Munson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hezekiah Munson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

The fight stays on the outside here - Overdose looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Munson shoots in for a double leg but Overdose sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alistair Overdose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Munson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Overdose's waist but Overdose gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Munson off to one side.
Overdose swings for the body but Munson moves out of range.

Munson feints and as Overdose raises his hands in defense, Munson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Overdose not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Munson wants to control from the top but Overdose keeps moving.
Munson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Overdose pulls Munson in close to prevent any damage.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Alistair Overdose hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Munson throws the left hand but Overdose avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munson tries to clinch up.
Overdose ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Overdose, right into the meat.
Overdose tries to clinch up but Munson circles away and keeps his distance.
Munson tries to close the distance and clinch but Overdose swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Overdose avoids the head kick by Munson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Munson.
Munson walks into a stiff left hand from Overdose.
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!
Overdose avoids the head kick by Munson.
A big left from Overdose misses.
Overdose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Overdose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Munson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Overdose throws out the jab.
Overdose misses with a low kick.
Munson misses with a head kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Munson stalling against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overdose lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Munson backwards.
Munson prevents a body shot from Overdose.

Munson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Overdose is controlling Munson's trapped leg to prevent Munson from advancing to side control.
Munson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Overdose with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Overdose blocking the ground and pound attempt from Munson.
Munson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Overdose blocking the ground and pound attempt from Munson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Munson is keen to just control but Overdose is a slippery customer.
Munson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hezekiah Munson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Munson wants to control but Overdose is keeping him busy.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Hezekiah Munson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Munson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Overdose misses with a wild body shot.

Munson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Munson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Overdose does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alistair Overdose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Overdose wants to get back to his feet.
Munson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Munson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Munson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Hezekiah Munson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Overdose takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Overdose takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Overdose is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Overdose gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hezekiah Munson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Munson, 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hezekiah Munson!
After winning the bout, Hezekiah Munson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.