PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mortimer Munson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Deadwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Munson
vs
Deadwood

180 cm
26
209 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
33
206 lbs
19 - 13 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
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World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mortimer Munson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Derrick Deadwood!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munson throws a leg kick that is checked

and Deadwood moves into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Munson gets control of Deadwood's arms and successfully pulls guard. Munson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Deadwood stays in close to Munson's body and controls the position.
Munson keeping full guard, as Deadwood tries to pass.
Deadwood is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Munson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deadwood controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munson controls Deadwood momentarily but Deadwood frees himself.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Munson wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Deadwood slips under a jab.
Deadwood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Munson keeps the fight on the outside.
Munson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Deadwood.

Munson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Deadwood is looking for a sweep. Munson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Deadwood is trying to maintain the position but Munson is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Deadwood manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Munson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Munson landing some decent shots from guard.
Munson throws an elbow that misses. Deadwood uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Munson's guard. Nice move by Deadwood!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Munson looking for subs off his back but Deadwood has passed one foot through into half guard.
Munson wants to improve his position but Deadwood is controlling well.
Deadwood not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Munson wants to improve his position but Deadwood is controlling well.
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.
Munson trying to hold on to Deadwood's head to control him but Deadwood postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Munson wants to get back to full guard but Deadwood has passed into side control.
Deadwood wants to stand but Munson is controlling his arm.
Munson taking a bit of punishment here - Deadwood scoring with strikes.
Munson is not content to let Deadwood control the position.
Deadwood content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Munson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mortimer Munson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Munson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Derrick Deadwood has been cut.
Deadwood clobbers Munson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Munson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Munson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Deadwood holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deadwood wants to sweep here but Munson controlling him for the moment.
Deadwood keeping full guard, as Munson tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deadwood utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Munson wants to control from the top but Deadwood keeps moving.
Munson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Munson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Deadwood looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Deadwood looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Deadwood!

Munson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Munson is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deadwood is staying tight to Munson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Munson is looking to regain half guard here but Deadwood keeps moving and retains side control.
Deadwood controlling the position from side mount.
Munson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Deadwood wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Deadwood trying to control the action but Munson is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munson sneaks back into half guard.
Deadwood prevents Munson from improving his position.
Munson is pressing down on Deadwood's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Deadwood slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Deadwood connects with a couple of short punches.
Deadwood wants to control from the top but Munson keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Munson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Deadwood moves away.
Munson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Deadwood on the side of the head.

Munson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Deadwood tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Munson is in Deadwood's guard.
Munson wants to pass the guard but Deadwood is keeping the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Munson postures up and lands a big shot to Deadwood's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mortimer Munson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Derrick Deadwood's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Munson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Deadwood enables Munson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Deadwood manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Munson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Munson won't allow Deadwood to get back to his feet.
Deadwood avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Deadwood has his hands on Munson's head, controlling the position.
Munson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Munson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Deadwood manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Munson has Deadwood in his guard.

Munson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Deadwood is one step ahead there.
Deadwood is looking to stand up but Munson won't let him.
Deadwood controlling from the top position.
Munson wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Deadwood trying to control the position from guard on top but Munson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Munson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Deadwood can do to turn this around?
Munson throws a body punch but Deadwood moves out of range.
Derrick Deadwood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Deadwood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Munson.
Deadwood moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Munson throws a nice looking combination but Deadwood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Deadwood feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Munsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Deadwood takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Deadwood gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Munson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Deadwood keeping moving, preventing Munson from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Deadwood is trying to hold Munson in close to prevent damage but Munson has managed to pass into half guard.
Deadwood avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Munson.
Derrick Deadwood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Munson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Deadwood's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ground and pound from Munson.

Munson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Deadwood controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Deadwood keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Munson throws a strike but Deadwood avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Mortimer Munson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Munson postures up in Deadwood's guard and throws a big left but Deadwood blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mortimer Munson showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mortimer Munson!