PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoki Akumo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mark munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). mark munoz will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Akumo
vs
munoz

185 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 New York, Yoki Akumo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, mark munoz!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akumo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
munoz misses with a few strikes there.
munoz moves out of range as Akumo throws a body kick.
Akumo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but munoz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
munoz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by munoz.
A head kick misses from Akumo.
munoz throws a right hand that Akumo ducks under and follows up with a left that Akumo also avoids with ease.
munoz throws a right hand that Akumo ducks under and follows up with a left that Akumo also avoids with ease.
munoz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
munoz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Akumo leaves munoz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
munoz slips a jab from Akumo.
munoz misses with a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Akumo. No joy for munoz on that attempt.
munoz takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like mark munoz has been cut.
mark munoz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akumo slips a jab and a cross from munoz.
munoz fails with the takedown.
Yoki Akumo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mark munoz.
munoz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Akumo but Akumo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Akumo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but munoz was well out of range. Poor timing from Akumo.
munoz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
munoz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
munoz circles away from the clinch attempt.
munoz fails to land the takedown.
Horrible takedown by munoz or perhaps it was just good defense by Akumo which made him look bad.
munoz avoids the head kick by Akumo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Akumo moves into range and clinches up with munoz.
Akumo lands a knee to the body.
Akumo lands an elbow that stopped munoz in his tracks for a moment.
Akumo connects with a knee to the head.
munoz can't get the takedown.
munoz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Akumo crunches a lovely knee into munoz's ribcage.
munoz looks gassed!
munoz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Akumo lands a damaging elbow.
munoz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Akumo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Akumo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
munoz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Akumo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

munoz is rocked!
munoz takes an elbow to the forehead.
munoz is still on wobbly legs! Can Akumo finish him?
Akumo jerks munoz's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! munoz drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Akumo goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Akumo because munoz was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Yoki Akumo!