PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Muntz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan De Wilde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Muntz
vs
De Wilde

185 cm
25
180 lbs
13 - 1 - 0

183 cm
26
176 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

BeastMode

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nelson Muntz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jordan De Wilde!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Wilde scores with a shot to the body.
Muntz swings for the body but De Wilde moves out of range.
Muntz looks to land a body kick but De Wilde moved away.
De Wilde walks into a left hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Muntz.
De Wilde keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muntz throws a low kick, looking for De Wilde's leg but De Wilde calmly moves out of range.
Muntz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Wilde moves away.
Nice body punch from De Wilde.
De Wilde throws a right and a left that Muntz avoids nicely.
Muntz works De Wilde's body with a nice hook.
Nelson Muntz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Wilde has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Muntz.
Muntz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Wilde moves away.
De Wilde turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Wilde's corner calls for a 1-2. De Wilde obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muntz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muntz tries a low kick but De Wilde avoids it.
A slow jab from Muntz misses its intended target.
Muntz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Wilde moves away.
De Wilde takes a jab right on the kisser.
Muntz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Wilde walks into a jab.
De Wilde fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muntz manages to avoid it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
De Wilde gets through Muntz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Muntz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Muntz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muntz trying to stall but De Wilde improves his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde lands a right hand that snaps the head of Muntz backwards.
Muntz lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Wilde can't find room to land a body shot as Muntz controls the action.
Still in the clinch, De Wilde scores with a nice short uppercut.
Muntz lands a shoulder strike.
De Wilde throws a punch but it's blocked by Muntz.
Muntz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muntz is trying to break the clinch but De Wilde is controlling him.
De Wilde throws a head punch that misses.
Muntz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Wilde lands a right hand that snaps the head of Muntz backwards.
De Wilde tries to stall but Muntz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice left hand lands by De Wilde.
A shot in the inside from Muntz.
Muntz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muntz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Wilde backwards.
Muntz lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muntz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Muntz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Wilde blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Muntz fails to land.
Muntz blocking some punches.
Muntz lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from De Wilde.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Wilde.
Muntz misses with a punch on the inside.
Muntz blocks a body shot from De Wilde.
Muntz misses with a hook from the clinch.

Muntz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Wilde's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Muntz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Wilde scrambles back to his feet.
Muntz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
De Wilde shoots in for a takedown but Muntz shows good takedown defense.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Wilde slips under a jab from Muntz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muntz misses with a low kick.
De Wilde drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A punch lands to the side of De Wilde 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Muntz throws a right and a left that De Wilde avoids nicely.
Muntz misses the shot to the body.
De Wilde drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Wilde throws a body punch but Muntz moves out of range.
Muntz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Wilde manages to avoid it.
Muntz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De Wilde fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Muntz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Decent striking displayed by De Wilde there.
De Wilde moves out of range of the body kick from Muntz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nelson Muntz dominated that round.
That's time! Muntz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

De Wilde misses with a hook. Muntz ducked under it nicely.
Muntz misses with a two punch combination.
Muntz 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.
De Wilde is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Muntz rather than just go for the knockout.
The fighters circling - Muntz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Muntz works the jab nicely.
Muntz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muntz takes a swing at De Wilde's ribcage but misses.
Muntz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on De Wilde if he has to take too many more of those.
De Wilde lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
De Wilde throws an overhand right that lands on Muntz's shoulder, as Muntz tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muntz. De Wilde does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Wilde shoots in but no luck this time.
Muntz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Wilde.
De Wilde blocks a head kick by Muntz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Wilde on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
De Wilde throws a lazy right hand but Muntz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Muntz throws a low kick but it's checked well by De Wilde.
De Wilde displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Muntz throws out the jab.
De Wilde thows a body kick. Muntz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Muntz misses with a straight right.
Muntz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De Wilde lands a slapping body shot.
Muntz throws a sloppy body shot

and De Wilde counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muntz wants to stand but De Wilde is controlling the position.
De Wilde trying to control the position from guard on top but Muntz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Muntz wants to sweep here but De Wilde controlling him for the moment.
De Wilde slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
De Wilde prevents Muntz from escaping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde throwing strikes but Muntz manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
De Wilde struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Muntz decides to stand back up. Muntz steps back and let's De Wilde get back to his feet.
De Wilde scoring well with a low kick there.
No joy there for Muntz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Muntz misses with a double jab

and De Wilde counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Muntz's guard now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muntz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst De Wilde is controlling him.

Muntz manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Muntz throws an ugly left hook that misses

and De Wilde counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Muntz!
Muntz is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, De Wilde asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jordan De Wilde will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

De Wilde throws a body punch but Muntz moves out of range.
Muntz throws an ugly left hook that misses

and De Wilde counters with a takedown into side control.
Muntz is trying to buck De Wilde off.
Muntz managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by De Wilde.
Muntz pushes De Wilde away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, De Wilde gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
De Wilde happy to just control the position for now.
De Wilde in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Wilde fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Muntz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but De Wilde wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Muntz is looking to work his way out of this bad position but De Wilde is controlling him well.
Muntz trying to remain calm as De Wilde controls from the top position.
Muntz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but De Wilde wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
De Wilde trying to control the position but Muntz is working away.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
De Wilde with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Muntz to score with a decent uppercut.
Muntz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Wilde walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
De Wilde moves out of range as Muntz throws a body kick.
De Wilde stuns Muntz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Muntz is looking to land body kicks.
Nelson Muntz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muntz is looking to slow De Wilde down with leg kicks.
De Wilde scores with a jab. Muntz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Muntz lands with a hook. De Wilde tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Muntz looks to score with a jab to the body but De Wilde is just out of range.
De Wilde connects with an inside leg kick.
Muntz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nelson Muntz is winning the standup battle so far.
De Wilde bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Muntz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Wilde throws a front kick aimed at Muntz's knee but Muntz avoids it well.
Muntz looks to land a left hand but De Wilde moved out of range nicely.
Muntz is looking to chop away at De Wilde's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muntz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by De Wilde.

Muntz moves into range and clinches up with De Wilde.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Wilde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muntz working aggressively here.
De Wilde blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Wilde misses with a punch to the body.
De Wilde misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Wilde misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muntz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Muntz misses with a punch on the inside.
Nelson Muntz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good body shot from Muntz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Wilde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Wilde scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Muntz misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Muntz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Nelson Muntz did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

De Wilde tries to clinch up.
Muntz looks to land a body kick but De Wilde moved away.
Muntz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Wilde moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Muntz thumps De Wilde with a low kick.
De Wilde slips a straight right by Muntz.
Muntz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Muntz loads up on a big right hand but De Wilde slips the punch.
Muntz misses with a lunging right hand

and De Wilde counters with a shoot takedown. Muntz fights it but they end up in guard.
Muntz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Muntz trying to keep a closed guard but De Wilde is proving a slippery customer.
De Wilde trying to control but Muntz is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Wilde won't allow Muntz to get back to his feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Nelson Muntz just wasn't active enough.
Muntz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Muntz misses with a lunging right hand
and De Wilde counters with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Muntz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Muntz throws out a loose jab but De Wilde uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muntz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and De Wilde is able to avoid easily.
Muntz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Wilde looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Wilde moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muntz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Wilde.
De Wilde throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muntz. De Wilde does a little dance to reset his feet.
Muntz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Wilde getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fighters circling - Muntz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Muntz misses with a body shot.
Muntz throws a right and a left that De Wilde avoids nicely.
Muntz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Wilde throws a leg kick which misses Muntz's front leg but catches the back leg as Muntz tries to avoid it.
Muntz is looking to slow De Wilde down with leg kicks.
Muntz slips under a jab from De Wilde.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muntz lands with a good body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from De Wilde.
Muntz lands with a good body shot.
De Wilde misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muntz.
Muntz misses with the combination.
Muntz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Wilde.
Nice shot lands for De Wilde.
Muntz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muntz misses with a wild body shot.
Muntz just misses with a punch to the body.
De Wilde jabs Muntz to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good work by De Wilde as he checks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from De Wilde.
Muntz misses with a body kick.
De Wilde lands a nice shot that snaps Muntz's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Wilde fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Muntz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Wilde thumps Muntz with a low kick.
Muntz throws a body kick that misses
and De Wilde counters with a lovely shot to the body.
De Wilde swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Wilde scores with a body shot.
Muntz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Wilde counters with an outside leg kick.
Muntz throws a hook but De Wilde blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordan De Wilde dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Muntz misses with an uppercut. De Wilde saw that one coming.
De Wilde lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Wilde keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muntz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Wilde takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Muntz looks to score with a jab to the body but De Wilde is just out of range.
Muntz lands with an overhand left.
De Wilde has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Wilde there as he acknowledges the shot.
An inside leg kick from De Wilde misses.
De Wilde cracks Muntz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
De Wilde misses with a lunging right hand
and Muntz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
De Wilde scores with a leg kick.
Muntz misses with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Wilde throws a looping overhand right but Muntz ducks down to avoid it.
Muntz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and De Wilde holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Muntz has a couple of punches blocked by De Wilde.
Muntz misses with some punches.
De Wilde lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Muntz.
De Wilde misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muntz swings wildly with an uppercut but De Wilde uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muntz misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Wilde lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Wilde lands with a light punch inside.
Muntz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from De Wilde.
Muntz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde lands a right hand that snaps the head of Muntz backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Muntz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Wilde lands a jab to the nose.
Muntz feints a jab promting De Wilde to slip. Muntz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. De Wilde slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
De Wilde connects with a good right hand that stumbles Muntz. Muntz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Muntz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
De Wilde scores with a push kick.
Muntz misses with an uppercut. De Wilde saw that one coming.
Muntz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Wilde scores with a shot to the body.
Jab by De Wilde.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muntz lands a glancing blow to the side of De Wilde's head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Muntz. De Wilde shrugs it off though.
De Wilde misses with a wild combination.
Muntz scores with a kick to the body.
De Wilde blocks the body kick.
Muntz misses the jab.
Muntz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Muntz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Wilde at a distance.
De Wilde fails with a takedown attempt.
Muntz 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde swings for the body but Muntz moves out of range.
De Wilde's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Wilde looks to land a left hand but Muntz moved out of range nicely.
De Wilde has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Muntz.
De Wilde moves out of range of the strikes.
De Wilde takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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!
Horrible takedown by De Wilde or perhaps it was just good defense by Muntz which made him look bad.
Muntz throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Muntz.
Muntz connects with an inside leg kick.
De Wilde takes one on the button.

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 Nelson Muntz.
I think Muntz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 47:48
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 48:48
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 48:48

The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Nelson Muntz retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!