PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between malu munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russ Luv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

munoz
vs
Luv

194 cm
20
213 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

220 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Self confident

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Strike & Submit Clothing

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 Hilo, malu munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Russ Luv!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Luv is defended easily by munoz.
Luv takes a kick to the side of the head.
Luv fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Luv fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
malu munoz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russ Luv.

Luv shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
munoz has hold of Luv's hands but Luv slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Luv looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Luv is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Luv not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Luv stops munoz from getting back to his feet.
munoz is concentrating on defense, preventing Luv from advancing position.
Luv not landing any meaningful shots this time.
munoz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Luv.
munoz trying to control but Luv postures up.
munoz is pressing down on Luv's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luv preventing the sweep.
Luv with a flurry of punches that miss.
Luv thows a big elbow that misses.
munoz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
munoz stuffs the takedown.
munoz throws a head kick that misses.
munoz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Luv.
munoz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Luv takes a step back to recover.
Luv looks gassed!
munoz throws a head kick that misses.
munoz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Luv backs up against the cage.
Luv avoids the head kick by munoz.
munoz throws a head kick that half lands.
No luck for Luv with that takedown attempt.
munoz stalks Luv and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Luv's face. Luv staggers backwards, shaken.

Luv is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luv shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts munoz as he jumps to the side.
Luv on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
munoz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Luv.
munoz throws a nice head kick!
munoz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Luv circles away from the clinch attempt.
Luv shoots in but munoz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
munoz throws a quick inside leg kick.
munoz throws a head kick that Luv semi-blocks.
Luv has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by munoz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luv changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. munoz tries to avoid it but Luv manages to keep hold of a leg and drag munoz to the ground. munoz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Luv doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
munoz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
munoz lands a jab to the nose.
malu munoz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
munoz connects with a solid leg kick.
Luv fails to land the takedown.
A decent looking cross lands there for munoz.
Luv looks for a takedown but munoz sprawls well.
munoz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
munoz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Luv.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
munoz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Luv.
munoz throws a nice inside leg kick.
munoz lands a head kick. Luv smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
munoz lands a lovely overhand right.
Luv blocks a head kick by munoz.
Luv shoots in and drives through. munoz sprawls well.
Luv shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as munoz sprawls well. munoz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Luv gets slowly back to his feet.
munoz throws a head kick that Luv semi-blocks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
munoz misses with a wild combination.
Luv shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as munoz sprawls well. munoz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Luv gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

malu munoz 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.

Luv shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has munoz pinned against the cage. munoz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
munoz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Luv dives in and grabs munoz's left leg, looking for a takedown. munoz pushes down on Luv's head and hops out.
Luv fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
malu munoz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russ Luv.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
munoz throws a sloppy head kick and Luv moves out of range easily.

Luv feints and as munoz raises his hands in defense, Luv changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Luv postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

munoz is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's one minute gone in the round.

munoz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Luv fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
munoz's corner calls for a 1-2. munoz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
munoz works Luv's body with a nice hook.
Luv has a takedown stuffed.
malu munoz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
munoz throws a combination. Luv tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
munoz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Luv.
munoz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Luv looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Luv misses with a takedown attempt - munoz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
munoz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luv fails with a takedown attempt.
Luv gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Luv looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? munoz is fending him off so far but Luv persists. Nope, munoz circles away and we're back to standing.
munoz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Luv paws at him with a jab and circles away.
munoz fails in his attempt to clinch.
malu munoz is winning the standup battle so far.
munoz wants to clinch.
munoz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Luv shoots in for a takedown but munoz shows good takedown defense.
Luv circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Luv is defended easily by munoz.

munoz darts in and clinches Luv up against the cage.

munoz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
munoz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
munoz cracks the inside of Luv's front leg.
munoz swinging wilding here.
Luv's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Luv fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from munoz as Luv shoots in.
Luv looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luv shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts munoz as he jumps to the side.
munoz lands a lovely overhand right.

Luv closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
munoz pushes Luv off looking to stand but Luv dives back in and keeps control.
Luv winds up and cracks munoz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luv takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Luv working over munoz with some ground and pound. munoz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Luv is thwarting munoz's attempts to control the position.
munoz has hold of Luv's hands but Luv slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Luv sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. munoz defending well though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Luv not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
munoz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

malu munoz dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Luv throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around munoz's waist but munoz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Luv off to one side.
munoz tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from munoz.

Luv tries to keep at a distance but munoz has taken the fight into the clinch.
munoz gets underhooks to prevent Luv's takedown attempt.

munoz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Luv closes the distance and clinches up with munoz, looking for a takedown. Luv pushes munoz against the cage but munoz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
malu munoz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russ Luv.
Luv takes one on the chin but seems OK.
munoz tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
munoz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luv throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around munoz's waist but munoz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Luv off to one side.
Luv shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts munoz as he jumps to the side.
Luv shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has munoz pinned against the cage. munoz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luv shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. munoz defends it nicely.
munoz throws a sloppy head kick and Luv moves out of range easily.
Luv fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
munoz stalks Luv and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Luv's face. Luv staggers backwards, shaken.

Luv gets a takedown into half guard.
Luv throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luv throwing shots but munoz is blocking nicely.
Luv not landing any meaningful shots this time.
munoz is looking to control Luv's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can munoz avoid being mounted?
Luv slips a nice elbow through munoz's hands, connecting with munoz's forehead.
Ground and pound from Luv.
Luv not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
munoz looks like he's trying to stand up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Luv looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
malu munoz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Luv tries to keep at a distance but munoz has taken the fight into the clinch.
munoz prevents a takedown attempt there.
munoz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
munoz is leaning against Luv and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
munoz scores with a shot to the side of Luv's head.
munoz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
munoz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Luv.
Luv is working for takedown but munoz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Luv's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Luv is trying to drag munoz to the mat but munoz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
munoz tries to circle away but Luv has him pinned against the cage.
munoz lands with a left to the head.
munoz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Luv or not.
Luv can't get the takedown.
Luv goes for a takedown in the clinch but munoz prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
munoz is trying to break free.
munoz is trying to force a seperation but Luv has the dominant position.
Luv prevents munoz from breaking the clinch.
munoz is pressed up against the cage. Luv has hold of a leg and is looking to drag munoz down to the mat. munoz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
munoz throws a series of strikes that have Luv backpedaling.
munoz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Luv fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but munoz avoids it really well and circles away.
munoz slaps away a takedown attempt from Luv, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by munoz as he connects with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
malu munoz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for munoz, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... malu munoz!