PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Munson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryer Michael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael has chosen OTHERWISE - Coming For The Throne as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Munson
vs
Michael

185 cm
26
185 lbs
9 - 4 - 1

190 cm
28
210 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Munson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bryer Michael!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munson throws a front kick aimed at Michael's knee but Michael avoids it well.
Michael moves out of range as Munson throws a body kick.
Munson throws a body punch but Michael moves out of range.
Michael steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Munson.
Michael looks to land a body kick but Munson moved away.
Munson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Michael scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Michael fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Munson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Munson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Munson.
Michael wants to clinch up but Munson keeps it at a distance.
Michael keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Munson scores with a leg kick.
Munson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've been told by Munson's head coaches at White Eagle that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Munson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Michael. That did some damage!
Munson lands a front kick.
Michael has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decent striking displayed by Munson there.
Michael misses with a wild body shot.
Michael moves away from the strike by Munson.
Michael steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Munson. That one must have hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael throws a leg kick but Munson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Michael chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Munson can pounce on him.
Munson tries to work over Michael's front leg with a kick but Michael checks it.
Michael wants to counter the offense by Munson and move into the clinch position.
Robert Munson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michael walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Michael attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Michael moves out of range as Munson throws a body kick.
Michael moves out of range of the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Michael! But no joy.
Munson throws the left hand but Michael avoids the punch easily.
Michael takes a swing at Munson's ribcage but misses.
Munson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Michael raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Michael is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Munson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Munson throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fighters circling - Munson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Michael clinches.
Munson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Michael tries a body shot but Munson blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Michael breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Munson throws a leg kick
and Michael counters with an inside leg kick.
A left lands for Michael.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michael misses with a low kick as Munson jumps back.
Munson is looking for a counter combo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Michael.
Michael moves out of range of the body kick.
A leg kick checked by Michael.
Michael tries to counter by closing the distance.
Munson jabs Michael to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Munson sizes up Michael with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Munson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Munson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Michael wants to counter the offense by Munson and move into the clinch position.
Munson throws a body kick that misses.
Munson throws a push kick but Michael slaps the foot to one side.
Michael appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Michael swings for the body but Munson moves out of range.
Munson cracks Michael with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Michael tries a head kick but it misses.
Munson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Michael if he has to take too many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Michael lands with a thumping leg kick.
Munson misses with a looping right.
Munson thows a leg kick but Michael checks it
and Michael counters with a nice uppercut.
Munson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Michael counters with a solid body kick.
Munson feints and then cracks Michael's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Michael down.
Both fighters circling a little - Munson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Michael misses the target.
Munson blocks the body kick.
Michael throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Michael throws a jab when Munson was well out of range.
Munson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Michael is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Munson.
Michael throws a half hearted mid kick.
Michael lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Munson avoids the body shot from Michael.
Michael fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Michael instigates a clinch.
Good body shot from Munson.
Michael swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Michael.
Munson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Michael or not.
Munson is trying to break the clinch but Michael is controlling him.
Michael fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Michael misses with a punch to the body.

Michael breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Munson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Munson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Munson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Michael.
Munson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Munson moves into range and clinches up with Michael.
Munson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Munson has a couple of punches blocked by Michael.
Michael lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Munson dominated that 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.

Michael takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Robert Munson is winning the standup battle so far.
Munson tries to work over Michael's front leg with a kick but Michael checks it.
Michael is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Michael misses the jab.
And Munson counters with a quick kick to the body but Michael blocks it.
Michael throws a leg kick but Munson checks it.
Michael throws a half hearted mid kick.
Munson misses with a lunging right hand

and Michael counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Michael tries to work over Munson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Michael breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Munson is looking to clinch.
Munson cracks Michael with a right hand to the side of the head.
Munson looks to land a body kick but Michael moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michael lands a front kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Munson.
Munson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Munson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Michael is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Munson rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Michael doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael misses with a head kick.
Michael tries to clinch but Munson moves out of range.
Munson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Munson moves out of range of the body kick from Michael.
Michael will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Michael fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Munson.
Good standup being displayed there by Michael as he connects with a hook.
Munson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Munson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Michael tries to counter by closing the distance.
Michael throws a leg kick but Munson checks it.
Munson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Munson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Munson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Michael throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Munson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Munson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Michael in his tracks.
Michael feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Munson's calf.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Michael checks a leg kick.
Munson just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Michael was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Michael throws a push kick but Munson slaps the foot to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munson scores with a nice head shot.
Munson missing with a left hand there. Michael was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munson feints and then cracks Michael's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Michael down.
Michael wants to clinch up but Munson keeps it at a distance.
Michael misses with a low kick.
Michael checks the leg kick.
Munson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Michael is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Michael moves out of range as Munson throws a body kick.
Munson throws a sloppy head kick

and Michael counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Michael.
Michael looking to stall.
Nice body punch from Michael.
Munson looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Michael's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Michael checks a low kick from Munson.
A low kick from Munson is predictable there
and Michael counters with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munson scores with a shot to the body.
Munson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Michael moves away.
Munson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Munson throws a lazy uppercut
letting Michael counter with a right hand.
Michael moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Munson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Michael throws a head kick that misses.
Michael misses with a looping left.
Michael's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Michael uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Munson.
Munson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Michael tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nice body punch from Michael.
Munson blocks a jab.
Michael lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Michael misses with a wild combination.
Munson scores with a punch to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munson thuds his right hand into Michael's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Munson misses with a body shot.
Michael fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Munson.
Munson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Michael avoids a kick to the body.
Munson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Michael fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Munson manages to avoid it.
Michael steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Munson.
Michael checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Munson misses.
Munson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Michael throws an off balance right hand
and Munson counters with a thumping low kick.
Munson misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Robert Munson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Munson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Michael misses with a head kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Munson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Michael tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Michael misses.
Michael takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Michael has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Munson.
Munson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Munson.
Munson scoring well with a low kick there.
Michael on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Michael looks to score with a jab to the body but Munson is just out of range.
Michael cracks a nice hook into Munson's ribs.
Good work by Munson as he checks the leg kick.
Munson throws a front kick aimed at Michael's knee but Michael avoids it well.
Nice shot lands for Munson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Munson tenderised Michael's leg. Michael is trying to keep his angry face on.
Michael swings for the body but Munson moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munson motions for Michael to come forward. Munson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Munson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Munson misses the target.
A lazy body kick from Munson
and Michael counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Munson closes the distance and clinches.

Munson breaks from the clinch.
Munson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Munson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Munson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Munson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Michael on the side of the head.
Michael throws a leg kick but Munson checks it.
Michael throws a low kick but it's checked well by Munson.
A quick step to the side and Munson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Michael avoids the head kick by Munson.
Munson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Michael tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Munson was well out of range. Poor timing from Michael.
Munson throws a low kick, looking for Michael's leg but Michael calmly moves out of range.
Munson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Munson lands a nice looking body kick.
Michael moves out of range of the body kick from Munson.
Munson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Munson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Munson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Munson works Michael's body with a nice hook.
Munson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Michael steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Munson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Munson misses with a looping right.
A countering left hand to the body from Michael misses.
Michael throws a leg kick that is checked
and Munson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Michael lands a nice looking body shot.
Munson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Michael will feel that in the morning.
Michael is looking to clinch.
Michael looks to land a right hand but Munson moved out of range.
Michael checks a low kick from Munson.
Bryer Michael has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Munson. That's going to slow Michael down.
Munson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Michael fails in his attempt to clinch.
Michael stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Munson.
Munson looks to land a body kick but Michael moved away.
Munson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Munson.
Michael connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Munson momentarily.
Michael motions for Munson to come forward. Michael throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Munson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Michael counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Michael scoring well with a low kick there.
Munson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Michael cracks Munson with an open hand slap.
Michael has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munson scores with a nice strike.
Michael moves out of range of the leg kick from Munson.
Michael buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Michael moves into range and clinches up with Munson.
Good body shot from Michael.

Munson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Munson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Robert Munson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Munson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Munson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Munson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Michael throws out a loose jab but Munson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Michael comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Michael misses with a kick to the body.
Munson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Michael.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Michael ducks right into an uppercut from Munson.
Munson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Michael scores with a nice head shot.

It looks like Robert Munson has been cut.
A jab from Munson misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:28

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