PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santana Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Green
vs
Munoz

189 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

191 cm
25
194 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Santana Munoz!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munoz defending well as Green loads up on a big left hand.
Green misses with a jab, cross combination.
Green is looking to slow Munoz down with leg kicks.
Munoz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Some wild striking there from Green.

Munoz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Munoz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Munoz controlling the pace.
Munoz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Green trying to control but Munoz postures up.
Munoz thows a huge punch but Green dodges it nicely.
Munoz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Green!
Green holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Munoz tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Munoz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Munoz prevents Green from getting the reversal.
Munoz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Green can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Munoz lands with some strikes.
Munoz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Green can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Green takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Munoz with good strikes from the mount here!
Green just holding on.
Green tries to lock up and control but Munoz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Munoz with a couple of short strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green is looking to get to half guard.
Munoz scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Munoz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Munoz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green working to try and regain half guard.
Munoz unloading with bombs!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Munoz misses with a head shot.
Munoz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Munoz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Green can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Munoz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Munoz unloads with some shots from mount but Green bucks and avoids them well.
Munoz lands a big shot there that rocks Green but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Munoz throwing strikes here but Green is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Munoz with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Munoz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Green hang on?
Munoz landing punches.
Green is desperately trying to improve his position but Munoz has a good base and remains in mount.
Munoz looking to finish with strikes here!
Green is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Munoz throwing strikes here but Green is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Santana Munoz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Munoz.
Munoz shoots in for a takedown but Green shows good takedown defense.
Green rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Munoz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Green lands a jab-cross combination.
Munoz shoots for a takedown but Green saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Daniel Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santana Munoz.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Munoz is defended easily by Green.
Daniel Green is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Green throws a series of punches but Munoz moves out of range.
Munoz shoots for a double leg takedown but Green sprawls well. He's pushed Munoz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Green with a jab.
Daniel Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munoz moves out of range as Green throws a body kick.
Green lands a jab to the head.
Munoz shoots in and drives through. Green sprawls well.
Green connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Munoz is breathing heavily.
Green throws a one two combo.
Green rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Munoz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Green scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice straight punches there by Green. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Green.
Green goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Green slaps away a takedown attempt from Munoz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Green darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Green looks to land a combination. Munoz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Munoz fails to land the takedown.
Green pushes Munoz away with a front kick.
Green keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Green throws a leg kick which misses Munoz's front leg but catches the back leg as Munoz tries to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Green.
Munoz misses with a hook.
Munoz has a takedown stuffed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green works Munoz's body with a nice hook.
Green closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Green will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Munoz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Green throws out the jab.
Munoz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Green throws a jab but it's blocked by Munoz.
A swing and a miss from Green.
Green throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Munoz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Green swivels and escapes.
Green lands a jab.
Green scores with a shot to the body.
Munoz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Green swivels and escapes.
Green cracks Munoz with an open hand slap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Munoz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Santana Munoz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Green is refusing to be controlled, as Munoz sits in half guard.
Munoz has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Munoz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Munoz throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Green knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Munoz on the ground.
Munoz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Green hang on?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green is trying to escape the mount.
Munoz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Green sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Munoz wants to take a breather but Green is having none of it.
Ground and pound from Munoz.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Munoz is looking to take a break and control but Green is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Munoz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Green dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

A left and a right from Green both land. Nice combination.
Munoz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Green pinned against the cage. Green gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Munoz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Green sprawls well initially but Munoz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Munoz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Green is positioning himself well to prevent Munoz advancing to mount.
Green blocking the ground and pound attempt from Munoz.
Munoz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Munoz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Munoz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz working over Green with some ground and pound. Green looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Munoz trying to control the action but Green is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Green fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Munoz avoids the body shot from Green.
Green lands a right hook to the body.
Munoz defending well as Green loads up on a big left hand.
Munoz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Good shot there by Green.
Green scores with a shot to the body.
Green throws a combination. Munoz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Munoz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Green's waist but Green gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Munoz off to one side.
Daniel Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santana Munoz.

Munoz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Still in half guard, Munoz seems content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Green keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Munoz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Green defending well though.
Munoz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Munoz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Green won't allow Munoz to pass to mount.
Munoz looks to land a strike but Green avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Green scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Munoz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green throws and low kick but Munoz moves out of range easily.
Munoz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Munoz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Munoz shoots in but Green avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jab, jab by Green - just one landing.
Green lands a jab to the head.
No luck for Munoz with that takedown attempt.
Green throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice takedown defense from Green. No joy for Munoz on that attempt.
Green fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Munoz looks for a takedown but Green sprawls well.
Green throws a one two combo.
Munoz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a right and a left that Munoz avoids nicely.
Green throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Green stuffs the takedown attempt from Munoz. Munoz gets slowly back to his feet.
Green scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Munoz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Munoz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Green circles away.
Munoz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Munoz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Green circles away.
Green swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Munoz closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Green did well to prevent Munoz getting side control.
Green tries to get to full guard but Munoz has control of the leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Santana Munoz.
I think Munoz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santana Munoz!