PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wang Jang Jai (ranked 766 p4p, 1156 weight class) and Johnny Munoz (ranked 86 p4p, 127 weight class). Jang Jai comes to the cage accompanied by Snake Shadow. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Jang Jai
vs
Munoz

190 cm
28
265
15 - 3 - 0

180 cm
28
270
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Northern Zombie
Shadow Realm Apparel

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 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Wang Jang Jai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Munoz!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munoz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jang Jai.

Munoz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Jang Jai manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Munoz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Munoz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Munoz trying to control from half guard but Jang Jai is working away.
Jang Jai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Munoz.
Munoz has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Soul Supremacy Rio. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jang Jai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Munoz.
Munoz is nestled in close to Jang Jai, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jang Jai wants to get back to his feet.
Munoz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jang Jai's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jang Jai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Munoz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jang Jai defending well though.
Munoz throwing shots but Jang Jai is blocking nicely.
Munoz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jang Jai is refusing to be controlled, as Munoz sits in half guard.
Munoz is looking to advance position but Jang Jai won't allow it.
Munoz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Munoz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Munoz is keen to just control but Jang Jai is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Munoz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Munoz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jang Jai defending well though.
Munoz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Munoz throwing shots but Jang Jai is blocking nicely.
Munoz controlling the action here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jang Jai misses with a double jab.
Munoz throws a right and a left that Jang Jai avoids nicely.
Munoz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

It looks like Johnny Munoz has been cut.
Jang Jai lands with a right hand.
Munoz works the jab nicely.
Munoz just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jang Jai takes a swing at Munoz's ribcage but misses.
Jang Jai misses with an uppercut. Munoz saw that one coming.
Munoz lunges at Jang Jai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jang Jai's hand.
Jang Jai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Jang Jai gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Munoz to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Munoz tries to free his leg and advance position but Jang Jai is retaining full guard.
Munoz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Munoz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jang Jai's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Munoz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Munoz working over Jang Jai with some ground and pound. Jang Jai looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jang Jai is looking to escape.
Munoz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jang Jai on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Munoz is trying to control. Jang Jai wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Munoz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jang Jai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Munoz.
Munoz thows a huge punch but Jang Jai dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Munoz lands a nice short elbow.
Munoz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jang Jai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munoz wants to take a breather but Jang Jai is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Munoz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Munoz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jang Jai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Munoz.
Nice sprawl there from Jang Jai as Munoz shoots in.
Munoz misses with a hook to the body
and Jang Jai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jang Jai thuds a left hand into Munoz's body.
Munoz avoids the body shot from Jang Jai.
Jang Jai loads up on a big right hand but Munoz slips the punch.
Munoz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Munoz misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Jang Jai.
Munoz drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jang Jai defends it well.
Munoz connects with a nice looking jab.
Munoz misses the body punch
and Jang Jai counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jang Jai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Munoz.
Munoz throws a shot to the body.
Munoz takes a swing at Jang Jai's ribcage but misses.
Munoz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jang Jai rather than just go for the knockout.
The fighters circling - Munoz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz connects with a body shot that sends Jang Jai's belly button to the back.
A shot to the liver by Munoz. Beautiful body shot.
Jang Jai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Munoz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jang Jai's guard.
Munoz trying to control the position from guard on top but Jang Jai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Munoz throwing strikes from guard but Jang Jai blocks nicely.
Munoz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Munoz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jang Jai is looking to stand up but Munoz isn't so interested in that idea.
Munoz scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jang Jai is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Munoz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Munoz misses with a wild body shot.
Wang Jang Jai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Munoz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jang Jai.
Jang Jai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Munoz.
Jang Jai misses with a hook
and Munoz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Munoz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jang Jai lands a head shot.

That has opened up Johnny Munoz's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Munoz defending well as Jang Jai loads up on a big left hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Jang Jai. That snapped Munoz's head back.
Jang Jai feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Munozs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

The cut above Johnny Munoz's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jang Jai is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jang Jai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz has his takedown stuffed
and Jang Jai counters with a two punch combo.
Jang Jai slips a jab from Munoz.
Jang Jai throws a body shot but no joy.
Jang Jai throws a jab when Munoz was well out of range.
Jang Jai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jang Jai drops Munoz with a naaaaasty hook - Munoz is in real trouble here! Jang Jai dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wang Jang Jai!
During a confident post fight interview, Wang Jang Jai thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.