PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Munoz (ranked 6033 p4p, 4516 weight class) and Cgi Pander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Munoz has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Munoz
vs
Pander

197 cm
18
270
0 - 1 - 0

192 cm
25
265
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cgi Pander!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pander keeps the fight on the outside.
Munoz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pander paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Munoz tries to clinch but Pander is having none of it.
Munoz misses with a right hand
enabling Pander to counter with a crisp jab.
Munoz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pander swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pander steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Munoz.
Pander should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Munoz throws a jab but it's blocked by Pander.
A nice side step and Pander releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pander circles away from the clinch attempt

and Pander counters with a nice double leg into side control. Munoz won't be happy with that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pander just content to control the position.
Munoz tries to bench press Pander off him but Pander keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Pander stalls from top position.
Pander is continuing to stall.
Munoz is trying to control Pander's posture but Pander avoids it.
Munoz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

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.
Pander remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

Pander decides to stand up, so the ref orders Munoz to his feet.
Munoz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pander swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Munoz closes the distance but Pander moves to the side
and Pander counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Munoz forces Pander back against the cage and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pander avoids it.
Munoz looking to throw knees to the head but Pander is blocking nicely.
Pander lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Munoz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pander has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pander is leaning against Munoz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Munoz connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Cgi Pander has been cut.
Munoz tries a knee to the head but Pander blocks it.
Munoz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Munoz looking to slow down the pace here.
Pander throws a punch but it's blocked by Munoz.
Pander wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pander wants to get back to striking at distance but Munoz won't allow it.
Munoz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pander blocks it with crossed arms.
Munoz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Munoz looking to throw knees to the head but Pander is blocking nicely.
Pander effectively controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pander scores with a shoulder strike.
Munoz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pander avoids it.
Munoz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pander working aggressively here.
Pander stalling the fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Munoz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munoz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pander has had enough of the clinch but Munoz keeps him there for the moment.
Pander tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Munoz's elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pander working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Munoz misses with an elbow over the top.
Pander taking a breather.
Munoz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cgi Pander will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cgi Pander's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Munoz looks to clinch
and Pander counters with a straight right hand.
Munoz tries to clinch up.
Munoz tries to clinch there but Pander circles away.
As Munoz backs off Pander throws a huge counter combo but Munoz manages to avoid it all.
Munoz tries to clinch

and Pander counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Munoz is trying to stand.
Well, if Pander is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Pander decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munoz is looking to clinch but Pander is avoiding it.
Munoz tries to clinch but Pander is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pander paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Munoz moves to clinch but Pander breaks away
and Pander makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Munoz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pander paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Munoz tries to clinch up
and Pander counters with a two punch combo.
Mark Munoz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Munoz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pander counters with a stiff right hand.
Munoz doesn't manage to clinch there - Pander circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz moves to clinch but Pander breaks away
and Pander counters with a nice body shot.
Pander circles away from the clinch attempt.
Munoz wants to clinch
letting Pander counter with a right hand.
Munoz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Munoz tries to clinch but Pander moves away
letting Pander counter with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Munoz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pander doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Munoz tries to clinch but Pander moves out of range.
Pander is looking for the big counter here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pander counters with a two punch combo.
Munoz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pander with the counter takedown but Munoz avoids it easily.

Munoz drives through and clinches with Pander against the cage.
Pander misses with a body punch.
Pander misses with the head strike.
Munoz connects with a knee to the head.
Munoz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pander goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pander has had enough of the clinch but Munoz keeps him there for the moment.
Munoz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Munoz is stalling here.
Pander tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Munoz's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pander pressing his opponent against the cage.
Munoz misses with a punch on the inside.
Munoz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pander has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pander taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pander taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pander leaning against his opponent.
Pander has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pander tries a body shot but Munoz blocks it.
Pander on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pander lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Munoz backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pander takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cgi Pander showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cgi Pander's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Pander circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pander counters with a three punch combo that has Munoz backing up. Munoz nods at Pander to acknowledge the strikes.
Munoz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pander manages to avoid it.
Pander steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Munoz.
Munoz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pander manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pander let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Munoz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pander manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Munoz wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munoz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pander paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Munoz moves in looking to clinch but Pander pushes him off.
And Pander tries to counter it with a takedown but Munoz pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz tries to close the distance and clinch but Pander swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pander feints the counter takedown.
Pander keeps the fight on the outside.
Pander looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Munoz wants to clinch.
Munoz misses with a right hand
and Pander counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pander avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Munoz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pander wants to counter with a clinch but Munoz pushes him away.
Pander circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pander feints the counter takedown.
Munoz misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pander circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Pander to counter with a crisp jab.
Pander avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pander tries to counter by closing the distance.
Munoz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pander.
Pander tries to counter by closing the distance.
Munoz throws a chopping leg kick but Pander manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Munoz tries to clinch up
and Pander counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Munoz tries to clinch up
and Munoz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Munoz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Despite the aggression on Pander's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cgi Pander seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Munoz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pander paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pander is looking for the big counter here.
Pander avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Munoz tries to close the distance and clinch but Pander swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pander steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Munoz.
Munoz tries to clinch up but Pander circles away and keeps his distance.
Pander changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Munoz tries to clinch but Pander moves away
and Pander counters with a stiff right hand.
Munoz tries to clinch up but Pander circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Munoz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz tries to clinch up.
Pander steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Munoz.
Munoz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Munoz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Munoz misses with a hook.
Pander wants to counter with a clinch but Munoz pushes him away.
Munoz is looking to clinch.
Pander tries to counter with a clinch but Munoz shakes him off and moves away.
Munoz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pander manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pander looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Munoz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mark Munoz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Munoz tries to clinch but Pander moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cgi Pander comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pander winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cgi Pander!