PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Munster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hjalmar Thorhalla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorhalla is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Disturbed / Down With The Sickness. Hjalmar Thorhalla has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Munster
vs
Thorhalla

180 cm
33
262 lbs
25 - 12 - 0

200 cm
28
245 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

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 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeff Munster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hjalmar Thorhalla!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munster cracks a nice hook into Thorhalla's ribs.
Good work by Munster as he checks the leg kick.

Thorhalla gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Munster to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Thorhalla has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Munster stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thorhalla swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thorhalla keeping moving, preventing Munster from controlling successfully.
Munster throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorhalla has control of Munster's left arm, preventing Munster from doing any damage.
Thorhalla is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hjalmar Thorhalla wasn't active enough on the ground.
Thorhalla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Munster was well out of range. Poor timing from Thorhalla.
Munster swings for the body but Thorhalla moves out of range.
Hjalmar Thorhalla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thorhalla stuffs the takedown attempt from Munster. Munster gets slowly back to his feet.
Thorhalla scores with a leg kick.
Munster works Thorhalla's body with a nice hook.
Munster comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Thorhalla rushes Munster and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorhalla scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thorhalla misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thorhalla throws a head punch that misses.
Munster lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorhalla lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Munster or not.
Thorhalla fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Munster.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Munster.
A short uppercut from Thorhalla.
Thorhalla tries a body shot but Munster blocks it.
Munster drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Thorhalla gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Thorhalla throws a punch but it's blocked by Munster.
Thorhalla tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Munster is trying to break the clinch but Thorhalla has him pressed against the cage.
Munster blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Munster breaks from the clinch.
Munster dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thorhalla throws the kick towards the body but Munster avoids it.
Munster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Munster misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Munster throws a body punch but Thorhalla moves out of range.
Munster will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Thorhalla instigates a clinch.
Thorhalla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Munster is trying to force a seperation but Thorhalla has the dominant position.

Munster's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slapping leg kick lands for Munster.
Munster uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thorhalla.
Nice body punch from Munster.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Munster.
Some wild striking there from Thorhalla.
Munster just misses with a punch to the body.
Munster with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munster tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thorhalla misses with a low kick.
Munster looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A cross from Thorhalla lands.
Thorhalla throws a leg kick that is checked

and Munster counters with a shoot takedown. Thorhalla fights it but they end up in guard.
Thorhalla trying to keep a closed guard but Munster is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thorhalla avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Munster dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Thorhalla swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Munster takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Munster tries a head kick but it misses.
Munster lands with a nice body punch.
Munster swings for the body but Thorhalla moves out of range.
Munster tries a head kick but it misses.
Thorhalla pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thorhalla checks a leg kick nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Munster misses the target.
Thorhalla connects with a good right hand that stumbles Munster. Munster circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Munster swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thorhalla counters with an inside leg kick.
Munster getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thorhalla misses with a few strikes there.
Thorhalla throws a low kick but Munster moves out of range easily.
Jeff Munster is winning the standup battle so far.
Munster checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munster just misses with a punch to the body.
Thorhalla misses with a low kick.
Thorhalla finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Munster lands a right hook to the body.
Thorhalla moves out of range of the body kick.
Munster misses with a head kick.

Thorhalla gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thorhalla prevents a takedown attempt there.
Munster is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short left from Thorhalla.

Thorhalla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Munster misses with a head kick.
Jeff Munster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munster scores with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Munster.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorhalla misses with a body kick.
Thorhalla misses with a head kick.

Munster scores with a takedown into Thorhalla's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thorhalla keeping moving, preventing Munster from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thorhalla avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thorhalla is pulling down on Munster's head. It's preventing any offense from Munster, at least for the moment.
Munster might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Munster is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munster trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Munster wants to control from the top but Thorhalla keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jeff Munster wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Thorhalla wants to clinch up but Munster keeps it at a distance.
Munster fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Munster is looking to wear down Thorhalla with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Munster throws a sloppy head kick
and Thorhalla counters with a nice leg kick.
Munster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Munster lands a jab to the head.
Thorhalla misses with an uppercut. Munster saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Thorhalla misses the target.

Munster looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Thorhalla!
Munster wants to control but Thorhalla is keeping him busy.
Munster sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Thorhalla is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Thorhalla is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Munster throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Thorhalla tries to bench press Munster off him but Munster keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Munster dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Munster throws a half hearted mid kick.
Horrible takedown by Munster or perhaps it was just good defense by Thorhalla which made him look bad.
Thorhalla finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Munster tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thorhalla changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Munster checks a leg kick.
Munster takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thorhalla with a nice cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thorhalla.
Munster shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thorhalla defends it nicely.
Thorhalla scores with a head kick.

It looks like Jeff Munster has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Munster. Thorhalla does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Munster. Thorhalla does a little dance to reset his feet.

Thorhalla closes the distance and clinches.
Thorhalla misses with a hook from the clinch.
Munster blocks an uppercut.
Thorhalla throws a punch but it's blocked by Munster.
Thorhalla keeps control of Munster as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thorhalla misses with a punch on the inside.
Munster takes a shot to the head.
Thorhalla has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Munster looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thorhalla misses with some punches.
Thorhalla working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Munster tries for a takedown but Thorhalla manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Munster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thorhalla is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Munster working hard to break the clinch.
Thorhalla tries a body shot but Munster blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munster working hard to break the clinch.
Thorhalla misses with a short punch on the inside.
Munster misses with a punch to the body.
Thorhalla swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thorhalla prevents Munster from breaking the clinch.
Munster wants to break free but Thorhalla has control.
Thorhalla lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hjalmar Thorhalla seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Munster has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Munster wants to break free but Thorhalla has control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munster tries a body shot but Thorhalla blocks it.
Munster wants to get back to striking at distance but Thorhalla won't allow it.
Thorhalla misses with a hook from the clinch.
Munster blocks a body shot from Thorhalla.
A frustrated look appears on Munster's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thorhalla prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorhalla fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thorhalla lands a left hand that snaps the head of Munster backwards.
Thorhalla lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Munster blocking some punches.
Munster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thorhalla lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thorhalla swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thorhalla misses with the head strike.
Thorhalla lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Munster.
A short right from Thorhalla on the inside.
Munster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Munster tries to break the clinch but Thorhalla is controlling the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thorhalla cracks Munster with a nice body shot.
Thorhalla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thorhalla.
Thorhalla keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Munster's efforts to push away.
Munster is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Munster tries to score a body lock takedown but Thorhalla shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hjalmar Thorhalla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Thorhalla can't find room to land a body shot as Munster controls the action.
Munster is trying to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thorhalla tries a body shot but Munster blocks it.
Thorhalla lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thorhalla has Munster pressed against the cage, preventing Munster from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hjalmar Thorhalla comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Munster 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Munster!
A victorious Jeff Munster thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.