PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Munro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Valdez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Munro
vs
Valdez

175 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
24
163 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kyle Munro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ron Valdez!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Munro gets caught napping as Valdez dives in and scores a takedown. Munro manages to retain guard.

Valdez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Munro, up you get!
Munro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Valdez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Munro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Valdez pushes Munro up against the cage in a clinch.
Munro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Valdez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Munro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Valdez's face.
Munro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valdez blocks it with crossed arms.
Valdez is looking to break free of the clinch but Munro has double underhooks.
Valdez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Munro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Valdez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Valdez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Munro tries to land knees in the clinch but Valdez avoids the damage to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Munro misses with a knee strike.
Munro crunches a lovely knee into Valdez's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Munro obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Valdez avoids it.
Munro crunches a lovely knee into Valdez's ribcage.
Valdez looks winded!
Valdez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Munro unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Munro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Munro utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Munro tries to land knees in the clinch but Valdez avoids the damage to the body.
Munro lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Munro obliges.
Munro landing knees to the body.
Munro scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Munro.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valdez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Munro looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Munro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Valdez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Munro.
Munro lands a knee to the body.
Munro using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Munro obliges.
Munro working Valdez over with knees to the body.
Munro landing knees to the body.
Munro using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Munro missing with knees to the body.
Valdez tries to break free but Munro pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Munro.
A knee to the head by Munro.
Munro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Munro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Valdez's face.
Munro working Valdez over with knees to the body.
Munro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valdez blocks it with crossed arms.
Munro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Valdez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Munro landing knees to the head.
Munro utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Munro with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez tries to break free but Munro pushes him back against the cage.
Munro lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Valdez avoids it.
Munro lands a good knee to the midsection. Valdez won't want to take too many of those.
Munro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Valdez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Valdez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Valdez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Munro missing with knees to the body.
Munro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Valdez's efforts to push away.
Munro tries to land knees in the clinch but Valdez avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Munro dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Munro throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Valdez drives through and clinches with Munro against the cage.
Munro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valdez can do to turn this around?
Munro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Valdez's face.
Munro has Valdez pressed against the cage, preventing Valdez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Valdez wants to get back to striking at distance but Munro won't allow it.
Valdez working hard to break the clinch.
Munro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Valdez avoiding damage as Munro throws knees to the body.
Valdez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munro scores with a knee to the head.
Munro scores with a knee to the head.
Valdez managing to block the knees to the body from Munro.
Valdez tries to break the clinch but Munro is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Valdez's face.
Munro landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Valdez is breathing heavily.
Valdez wants to break free but Munro has control.
Valdez avoiding damage as Munro throws knees to the body.
Munro misses with a knee to the head.
Valdez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Munro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Munro utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kyle Munro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A frustrated look appears on Valdez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Munro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Munro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valdez blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munro has Valdez pressed against the cage, preventing Valdez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Munro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Valdez avoids it.
Valdez wants to get back to striking at distance but Munro won't allow it.
Munro lands a knee to the body.
Munro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Valdez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Valdez takes a knee right on the jaw!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munro scores with a knee to the head.
Munro trying to land knees to the body.
Munro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valdez.
Valdez is looking to break free of the clinch but Munro has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez tries to break the clinch but Munro is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Valdez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Munro.
Valdez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Munro working Valdez over with knees to the body.
Munro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Valdez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Munro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Valdez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Munro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Valdez is defending well for now.
Valdez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Munro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Munro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Valdez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Munro has him pressed against the cage.
Munro missing with knees to the body.
Munro landing knees to the body.
Munro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Valdez is defending well for now.
Munro landing knees to the body.
Munro crunches a lovely knee into Valdez's ribcage.
Valdez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Valdez takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valdez wants to break free but Munro has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Munro dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Munro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valdez.
Munro tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Munro misses.
Kyle Munro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munro throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Valdez.
Munro scores with a head kick. Valdez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Decent striking displayed by Valdez there.
Munro scores with a kick to the body.
Valdez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Munro throws a lazy head kick
and Valdez counters with a three punch combo that has Munro backing up. Munro nods at Valdez to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munro throws a nice head kick!

Valdez closes the distance and pushes Munro back into the cage.
Munro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Valdez avoids it.
Valdez is trying to break the clinch but Munro is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valdez managing to block the knees to the body from Munro.
Valdez managing to block the knees to the body from Munro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munro misses with a knee strike.
Valdez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Valdez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Munro tries to land knees in the clinch but Valdez avoids the damage to the body.
Valdez is trying to break the clinch but Munro is controlling him.
Valdez tries to break free but Munro pushes him back against the cage.
Munro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Valdez's efforts to push away.
Valdez is looking to break free of the clinch but Munro has double underhooks.
Valdez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Valdez jumps guard but Munro stands there with Valdez around his waist. Valdez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Munro tries to land a knee to the head but Valdez blocks with his arms.
Valdez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Munro fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Munro misses with a head kick.
Munro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Valdez's waist but Valdez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Munro off to one side.
A punch combination from Valdez misses.
Munro lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Munro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valdez was well out of range. Poor timing from Munro.
Valdez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Munro. Munro obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick misses from Munro.
Munro feints and then cracks Valdez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Valdez down.
Valdez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Munro defends it nicely.
Kyle Munro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Valdez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munro misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Munro.
Valdez with the counter takedown but Munro avoids it easily.
Valdez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Valdez tries to bum rush Munro with a series of wild strikes but Munro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kyle Munro is winning the standup battle so far.
Valdez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kyle Munro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Munro throws a head kick but Valdez moves out of range.
Valdez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Munro is fending him off so far but Valdez persists. Nope, Munro circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick from Munro lands but Valdez takes it in his stride.
Munro throws a head kick but Valdez moves out of range.
Valdez goes for a double leg but Munro avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Munro continues to drive forward.
Valdez misses with a double jab.
Munro bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
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!
Munro throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Valdez's head.
Valdez throws a right and a left that Munro avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Munro.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munro throws a head kick but Valdez moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Valdez.
Valdez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Munro throws a head kick that half lands.
Valdez looks for the body kick but Munro saw that one coming.
Munro misses with a head kick.
A good leg kick by Munro.
Valdez has a takedown stuffed.
Munro throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Valdez's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice sprawl there from Munro as Valdez shoots in.
Munro lands a head kick. Valdez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ron Valdez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Munro lands a head kick. Valdez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Munro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Munro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Munro, 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:26
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Munro!