PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Munster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Rook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rook has chosen Mr Krinkle as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Munster
vs
Rook

180 cm
35
262 lbs
32 - 14 - 0

195 cm
34
285 lbs
22 - 19 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeff Munster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuri Rook!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rook shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Munster defends it nicely.
Rook shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Munster as he jumps to the side.
Rook misses with a takedown attempt
and Munster counters with a straight right hand.
Jeff Munster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuri Rook.
Munster tries to clinch but Rook is having none of it.
Rook with a lazy takedown attempt
and Munster counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Yuri Rook has been cut.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Munster breaks the clinch.
Rook shoots in for a takedown but Munster shows good takedown defense.
Munster tries to clinch but Rook is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Munster moves into the clinch.
Munster is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Munster takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jeff Munster.

Munster has Rook up against the cage in a clinch.

Munster breaks from the clinch.
Rook will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Munster lands a body shot.
Munster tries to clinch there but Rook circles away.
Rook avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Munster tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rook avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Munster throws a right and a left that Rook avoids nicely.
Munster looks to clinch

and Rook counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Munster!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Rook thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Rook thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Munster tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rook wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Munster is pushing Rook's head away, looking to escape. Rook manages to hold on to the position though.
Rook tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rook tries to advance to mount but can't.

Rook working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Rook looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rook trying to control the position but Munster is working away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Munster wants to get back to his feet but Rook drags him back down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rook throws an elbow but Munster slips to the side and avoids it well.
Rook tries to move to full mount but Munster actually manages to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Munster pushes Rook off looking to stand but Rook dives back in and keeps control.

Rook is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Munster defends it well.
Munster moves into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rook trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rook keeps trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Munster dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yuri Rook's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rook fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Munster avoids it really well and circles away.
Munster wants to clinch

and Rook counters with a nice double leg into side control. Munster won't be happy with that.
Munster tries to buck Rook off but Rook is having none of it.
Rook misses with the ground and pound.
Yuri Rook has got the better of the ground game so far.
Munster throws a few strikes from the bottom but Rook takes advantage and mounts!
Rook looking to ground and pound but Munster is blocking nicely.
Rook misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Munster is squirming around, avoiding Rook's attempts to control the action.

Rook working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munster is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rook working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Rook has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Munster's face.

It looks like Jeff Munster has been cut.
Rook thowing shots but they're missing.
Rook punching from mount but Munster doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munster tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rook looking to finish Munster with some ground and pound. This is bad for Munster!
Munster tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rook looking to control but Munster is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rook working for a submission but Munster is keeping him at bay.
Rook is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Munster can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Rook is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Munster to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Munster shrugs it off.
Munster sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Munster might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Rook is looking for a kimura but Munster is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rook to get the leverage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munster wants to get back to his feet.

Munster is defending against the submission attempts here by Rook.
Rook uses his free foot to push down on Munster's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Munster.
Munster looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Munster is bucking up trying to escape but Rook cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Jeff Munster's cut is getting worse.
Munster is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rook looking to secure an arm triangle but Munster defends it well.
Rook breaks from Munster's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Jeff Munster's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rook putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rook with good strikes from the mount here!

Jeez, Jeff Munster's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jeff Munster's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Yuri Rook!
A very excited looking Yuri Rook made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.