PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Carwinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesc Munez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shane Carwinn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Carwinn
vs
Munez

188 cm
25
268 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
20
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shane Carwinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cesc Munez!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Munez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Munez controls Carwinn momentarily but Carwinn frees himself.
Munez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Carwinn working some strikes from top position.
Munez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Carwinn is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munez trying to control but Carwinn is having none of it.
Munez wants to control the action but instead Carwinn gets a body lock and reverses into Munez's guard! Nice work!
Carwinn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Munez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

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.
Munez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Carwinn is in close to Munez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Munez trying to control the position.
Munez is looking to stand up but Carwinn isn't so interested in that idea.
Munez trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Carwinn is controlling him.
Munez keeping full guard, as Carwinn tries to pass.
Carwinn thows a big elbow that misses.
Munez is trying to control the position but Carwinn postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Carwinn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Carwinn gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Munez regains guard.
Carwinn distracts Munez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Carwinn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carwinn lands a couple of digs.
Carwinn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Carwinn scoring with some ground and pound.
Carwinn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Carwinn dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Munez throws a sloppy head kick and Carwinn moves out of range easily.

Carwinn closes the distance and clinches.
Carwinn lands an uppercut.
Munez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Carwinn is trying to trip Munez. He has hold of a leg but Munez is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Carwinn persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Carwinn passes Munez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Munez is trying to control but Carwinn manages to pass to mount!
Munez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Carwinn with a couple of short strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwinn connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Munez tries to hold on but Carwinn pushes him away.
Munez is breathing heavily.
Carwinn pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Munez is desperately trying to improve his position but Carwinn has a good base and remains in mount.
Munez wants to control but Carwinn is having none of it.
Carwinn prevents Munez from getting the reversal.

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.
Munez is in a horrible position here. Carwinn smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Carwinn is landing with some decent strikes but Munez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Carwinn connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Carwinn punishing his opponent with strikes.
Carwinn unloading with bombs!
BOOM! Carwinn connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Carwinn.

Munez is rocked!
Munez taking shots to the head.
Carwinn with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Carwinn.
Shane Carwinn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carwinn fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munez tries to hold on but Carwinn postures up.
Carwinn fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carwinn landing punches.
Carwinn landing shots from mount.
Carwinn is in the full mount, landing strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carwinn pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Carwinn dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Carwinn tries to clinch but Munez moves out of range.
Carwinn tries to clinch up but Munez circles away and keeps his distance.
Munez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Carwinn moves into the clinch.
Carwinn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Carwinn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Munez can do to turn this around?

Carwinn turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Carwinn manages to end up in side control.
Carwinn working the body and head with strikes.
Munez can't do much from the bottom here.
Carwinn lands an elbow.
Munez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carwinn is working Munez over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Carwinn decides to stand up, so the ref orders Munez to his feet.

Carwinn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Carwinn is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Munez can't fight it off and eventually Carwinn manages to take the fight to the floor. Munez looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Carwinn trying to control but Munez is working from the bottom.
Carwinn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwinn landing some decent shots from guard.
Carwinn scoring with punches to the head and body.
Carwinn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Carwinn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Carwinn wants to control from the top but Munez keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwinn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Munez wants to improve his position but instead Carwinn has moved into half guard.
Carwinn is nestled in close to Munez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Carwinn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Carwinn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Munez's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Carwinn passes to side control.
Munez is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Carwinn is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Carwinn looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Carwinn tries to control but Munez wriggling away.
Cesc Munez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Munez squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Carwinn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carwinn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Carwinn!