PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Decimus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Decimus's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, All Shall Perish- Eradication. Munoz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: GSP SONG. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Decimus
vs
Munoz

168 cm
18
138 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

174 cm
20
135 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maximus Decimus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chuck Munoz!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munoz doesn't manage to clinch there - Decimus circles away.
Munoz throws a series of punches but Decimus moves out of range.
Decimus throws a looping overhand right but Munoz ducks down to avoid it.

Decimus fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Munoz to the ground. Decimus is now in Munoz's guard.
Decimus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Decimus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Munoz wants to stand up but Decimus is controlling him.
Decimus throws a big elbow that misses.
Decimus lands a couple of digs.
Decimus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Munoz keeping moving, preventing Decimus from controlling successfully.
Decimus lands a couple of elbows.
Decimus throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decimus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Decimus chips away with some ground and pound.
Decimus throwing strikes but missing.
Munoz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Decimus is controlling him.
Decimus throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Decimus is working Munoz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Decimus lands a couple of elbows.
Munoz can't keep his opponent in guard - Decimus advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Decimus lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz is looking to escape.
Munoz is refusing to be controlled, as Decimus sits in half guard.
Decimus is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Decimus is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munoz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Decimus.
Decimus looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Munoz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Decimus working the head and body with strikes.
Decimus wants to take a breather but Munoz is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decimus throwing shots but Munoz is blocking nicely.
Decimus throws a strike but Munoz avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Decimus wants to pass the guard but Munoz is keeping the position.
Decimus won't allow Munoz to get back to his feet.
Decimus scoring with punches to the head and body.
Munoz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Decimus postures up in Munoz's guard and throws a big left but Munoz blocks it.
Decimus wants to control from the top but Munoz keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decimus keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Munoz's head.
Decimus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Decimus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Munoz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Decimus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Decimus stops Munoz from standing up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Decimus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Munoz is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Decimus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximus Decimus dominated that round.
That's time! Decimus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Munoz shoots in and gets a takedown into Decimus's guard.
Munoz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Decimus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Decimus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Decimus tries to get out of the position.
Decimus is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Decimus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Decimus working the head and body with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Decimus connects with a nice short shot to Munoz's temple.
Decimus with the ground and pound but Munoz uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Munoz keeping moving, preventing Decimus from controlling successfully.
Decimus stops Munoz from standing up.
Maximus Decimus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decimus lands a couple of elbows.
Decimus keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Munoz's head.
Decimus throws a big right hand that misses.
Decimus lands a couple of elbows.
Decimus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Decimus wants to control from the top but Munoz keeps moving.
Decimus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Decimus trying to control the position from guard on top but Munoz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Decimus working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decimus works over Munoz with some ground and pound from guard.
Decimus content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Decimus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Decimus trying to control the position from guard on top but Munoz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Decimus with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munoz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Decimus scoring with some ground and pound.
Munoz wants to get back to his feet but Decimus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Decimus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Munoz is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decimus looking to sit in guard and control but Munoz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Decimus pulls Munoz in close to prevent any damage.
Decimus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Munoz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Decimus wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Decimus's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Decimus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Maximus Decimus just wasn't active enough.
A punch combination from Decimus misses.
Decimus lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Decimus scores with a nice head shot.

Decimus shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Decimus was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Decimus punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz really wants to buck Decimus off and get back to his feet.
Decimus lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Decimus working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Decimus trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Decimus postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Munoz looks a forlorn figure.
Decimus wants to control the pace but Munoz is squirming around nicely.
Decimus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Munoz can do to turn this around?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Decimus is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Munoz has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximus Decimus dominated that second 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.

Munoz thows a left - swing and a miss!

Decimus gets the takedown into side control.
Munoz is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Decimus is trying to get an arm triangle but Munoz is defending well.

Decimus looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Decimus working the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Decimus is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Munoz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Munoz taking a bit of punishment here - Decimus scoring with strikes.
Decimus throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Decimus throws an elbow but Munoz slips to the side and avoids it well.
Decimus scores with punches from side control.
Munoz wants to get back to his feet.
Munoz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz is working to avoid the ground and pound but Decimus connects with a decent elbow.
Munoz is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Decimus asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Decimus lands an elbow.
Decimus has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BOOM! Decimus connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Decimus lands a nice shot to the head.
The referee warns Munoz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Decimus working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz is bucking up trying to escape but Decimus cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Decimus with good strikes from the mount here!
Decimus lands with some strikes.
Decimus working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Decimus with the ground and pound from mount.
Decimus lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Munoz hang on?
Munoz is in a horrible position here. Decimus smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munoz tries to buck Decimus off but he can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decimus breaks from Munoz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Decimus in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Munoz is rocked!

Decimus is working for a guillotine from mount but Munoz frees his head quite easily.
Munoz is still in real trouble! Can Decimus finish him?
Decimus is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Munoz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Decimus is landing with some decent strikes but Munoz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Munoz seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Decimus fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Decimus cracks Munoz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximus Decimus clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Decimus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Munoz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Decimus counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Munoz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Munoz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fighters circle momentarily. Decimus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Decimus looks to land a combination. Munoz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Decimus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Decimus.
Nice takedown defense from Decimus. No joy for Munoz on that attempt.
Maximus Decimus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Munoz.

Decimus looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decimus throwing strikes from guard but Munoz blocks nicely.
Decimus cracks Munoz with a solid left hand.
Munoz is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decimus throwing strikes from guard but Munoz blocks nicely.
Decimus is looking to work some ground and pound but Munoz has wrist control.
Munoz keeping moving, preventing Decimus from controlling successfully.
Decimus lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Decimus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Munoz keeping moving, preventing Decimus from controlling successfully.
Decimus lands a couple of elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decimus working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Munoz's head.
Munoz is looking to stand up but Decimus isn't so interested in that idea.
Decimus scoring with punches to the head and body.
Munoz keeping moving, preventing Decimus from controlling successfully.
Munoz wants to stand but Decimus is controlling the position.
Decimus with a nice head shot there.
Munoz wants to get back to his feet but Decimus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decimus looking to pass the guard.
Munoz keeping moving, preventing Decimus from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Decimus's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Decimus distracts Munoz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Decimus trying to control the position from guard on top but Munoz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Decimus landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decimus throws a big right hand that misses.
Decimus throwing strikes but missing.
Munoz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Decimus wants to control from the top but Munoz keeps moving.
Decimus postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Decimus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Munoz is keeping the position for now.
Decimus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Decimus works over Munoz with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximus Decimus had his way with Chuck Munoz in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Decimus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Decimus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Decimus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Munoz counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Decimus's guard now.
Munoz working some strikes from top position.
Decimus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Decimus wants to stand and escape but Munoz is having none of it.
Munoz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Decimus looking for a sweep. Not yet Decimus, not yet.
Munoz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Munoz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munoz won't allow Decimus to get back to his feet.
Munoz won't allow Decimus to sweep him here.
Munoz postures up and lands a big shot to Decimus's brow.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Decimus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Decimus working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Decimus's head.
Decimus is controlling Munoz's posture.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Munoz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Decimus is pulling down on Munoz's head. It's preventing any offense from Munoz, at least for the moment.

We're going to have a standup here because Maximus Decimus wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Munoz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Munoz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Munoz with that takedown attempt.
Decimus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Munoz circles away quickly and effectively.
Munoz fails with a takedown attempt.

Decimus changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Munoz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decimus controls the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Check out the look on Decimus's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Decimus cracks Munoz with a big elbow.
Munoz takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Munoz on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Decimus is chipping away with strikes.
Decimus passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Munoz!
Decimus pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
BOOM! Decimus connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decimus scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Munoz in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Decimus takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Munoz wants to get back to his feet.

Decimus looking for a guillotine from mount but Munoz is having none of it.
Decimus controlling from the full mount.
Chuck Munoz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz taking shots to the head.
Decimus fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Munoz taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decimus is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Decimus lands a big elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Decimus lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Munoz hang on?
A nice elbow there by Decimus.
Maximus Decimus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Munoz throwing hammer fists to the chest of Decimus. What's that going to do exactly?

And that's the end of the fight!
Maximus Decimus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Decimus, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 50:44
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 50:44
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 50:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximus Decimus!
Maximus Decimus retains his bantamweight title!
Maximus Decimus made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Marduk Thorn, Im going to knock you out. I will be the one champion'.