PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vyacheslav Sentyurin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kato Munechika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Munechika is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Requiem for a Dream. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Sentyurin
vs
Munechika

172 cm
31
162 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

173 cm
28
160 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vyacheslav Sentyurin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kato Munechika!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sentyurin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Munechika. Those never looked like landing.

Sentyurin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Munechika, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Sentyurin - that landed with a thud.
Sentyurin wants to break the clinch but can't.

Sentyurin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sentyurin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Sentyurin blocks the leg kick.
Munechika fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sentyurin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Munechika misses with a low kick.
Munechika defending well as Sentyurin loads up on a big left hand.
Sentyurin avoids a kick to the body.
Sentyurin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Munechika feints and then cracks Sentyurin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sentyurin down.
Sentyurin misses with a wild body shot.
Sentyurin fails to land with a series of punches.
Kato Munechika seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munechika misses with a body shot.
Munechika cracks a nice hook into Sentyurin's ribs.
Sentyurin checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munechika pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sentyurin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sentyurin checks a leg kick.
Munechika takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sentyurin tries to clinch up.
Sentyurin misses with a looping right.
Sentyurin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Munechika slips a jab from Sentyurin.
Good exchange - Munechika coming out on top.
Munechika thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Sentyurin misses.
Munechika uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sentyurin.
Sentyurin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy left from Munechika finds it's target.
Sentyurin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Munechika.
Sentyurin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A cross from Munechika lands.
Sentyurin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Munechika scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Munechika thuds his shin into the meat of Sentyurin's side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sentyurin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sentyurin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Sentyurin.
Munechika fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sentyurin.
Munechika defending well as Sentyurin loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from Sentyurin.
Sentyurin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sentyurin moves out of range of the body kick.
Sentyurin throws a jab when Munechika was well out of range.
Munechika is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sentyurin rather than just go for the knockout.
Munechika ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sentyurin moves away.
Munechika tries to bum rush Sentyurin with a series of wild strikes but Sentyurin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sentyurin misses with a double jab.
Munechika slips a jab from Sentyurin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Munechika. Sentyurin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Munechika jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Munechika fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sentyurin.
A low kick from Munechika is predictable there
and Sentyurin counters with a big head kick but Munechika shrugs it off.
A jab from Sentyurin misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munechika throws a hook but Sentyurin blocks it.
Sentyurin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A cross from Sentyurin lands.
Munechika walks into a left hand.
Munechika connects with a solid leg kick.
Sentyurin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Munechika throws out a powerful jab.
Sloppy strikes from Munechika. Those never looked like landing.
Sentyurin tries to clinch up.
Sentyurin throws a head kick that misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Munechika.
Sentyurin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Munechika takes a swing at Sentyurin's ribcage but misses.
Munechika dips to his left and cracks Sentyurin with an uppercut!
Sentyurin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Munechika will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sentyurin throws a lazy right hand but Munechika sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Munechika jabs at Sentyurin's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munechika throws a half hearted mid kick.
Munechika lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sentyurin takes a step back to recover.
Sentyurin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sentyurin moves away from the strike by Munechika.
Nice uppercut lands for Sentyurin. That snapped Munechika's head back.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Munechika keeps the fight on the outside.
Sentyurin tries to clinch up.
Sentyurin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sentyurin tries to clinch up.
Munechika shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sloppy strikes from Sentyurin. Those never looked like landing.
Nice defenses there by Munechika.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Munechika takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fighters circling - Munechika throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sentyurin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Sentyurin blocks the leg kick.
Sentyurin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Vyacheslav Sentyurin will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Munechika misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sentyurin throws a hook but Munechika blocks it.
Sentyurin throws a head kick that misses.
Munechika lands a leg kick that knocks Sentyurin off balance momentarily.
Munechika pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sentyurin is out of range and Munechika settles back down.
Munechika throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Munechika throws a wild body kick that Sentyurin sees coming a mile off.
Munechika moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Munechika lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sentyurin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Munechika manages to avoid it.
Munechika goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Munechika lunges at Sentyurin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sentyurin's hand.
Sentyurin with a nice cross.
No joy there for Sentyurin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sentyurin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A cross from Munechika lands.
Munechika lands a jab to the nose.
Sentyurin throws a low kick but Munechika moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munechika scores with a punch to the head.
Sentyurin throws a head kick that misses.
Munechika feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sentyurin's calf.
Sentyurin cracks a nice hook into Munechika's ribs.
Munechika fails in his attempt to clinch.
Munechika throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sentyurin lands a head kick!
Munechika moves out of range of the body kick.
Munechika digs a good body shot into Sentyurin's ribs.
Munechika ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sentyurin moves away.
Munechika tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sentyurin was well out of range. Poor timing from Munechika.
Vyacheslav Sentyurin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Munechika on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sentyurin tries to clinch up but Munechika circles away and keeps his distance.
Sentyurin throws a jab but it's blocked by Munechika.
Sentyurin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Some bone on bone action there as Sentyurin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Munechika comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Munechika.
Munechika throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sentyurin tries to clinch but Munechika moves away
and Munechika counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Munechika.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice body kick from Munechika.
Sentyurin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sentyurin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sentyurin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sentyurin thows a body kick. Munechika tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sentyurin misses with a hook.
Sentyurin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Munechika throws a head kick that Sentyurin semi-blocks.
Sentyurin tries to close the distance and clinch but Munechika swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Munechika shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Munechika was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sentyurin is squirming around, avoiding Munechika's attempts to control the action.
Sentyurin taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sentyurin is trying to stand.
Munechika has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Munechika looking to control but Sentyurin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sentyurin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sentyurin wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Munechika looking to control and managing it successfully.
Munechika trying to control but Sentyurin is having none of it.
Munechika is landing with some decent strikes but Sentyurin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Munechika tries to control but Sentyurin wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sentyurin wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Munechika sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sentyurin wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Munechika looking to control and managing it successfully.
Munechika raining down hammerfists from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sentyurin is trying to stand.
Munechika controlling the pace for now.
Munechika working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kato Munechika showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Munechika cracks Sentyurin with a good jab.
Munechika throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A swing and a miss from Sentyurin.
Munechika ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Munechika tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Munechika misses with a takedown attempt - Sentyurin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sentyurin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Munechika. Munechika obviously looking to wear him down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Munechika darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sentyurin scores with a hook.
Sentyurin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Munechika to score with a decent uppercut.
Sentyurin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Sentyurin darts in and clinches Munechika up against the cage.
Sentyurin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sentyurin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Munechika.
Munechika misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munechika struggles to land a body shot inside as Sentyurin controls his hands.
Munechika tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Munechika prevents Sentyurin from breaking the clinch.
Munechika's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Munechika fails to land.

Sentyurin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sentyurin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Munechika throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sentyurin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Munechika throws a leg kick but Sentyurin moved away.
Decent striking displayed by Munechika there.
Munechika punishes Sentyurin's body with a nice straight punch.
Sentyurin moves in looking to clinch but Munechika pushes him off.
Munechika scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sentyurin moves forwards but Munechika connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sentyurin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Munechika is able to avoid easily.
Munechika throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sentyurin checks a low kick from Munechika.
Sentyurin cracks a nice hook into Munechika's ribs.
Munechika misses with an uppercut. Sentyurin saw that one coming.
Sentyurin connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheers as Munechika lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sentyurin doesn't seem phased though.
Sentyurin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Munechika cracks a nice hook into Sentyurin's ribs.
Munechika throws a leg kick but Sentyurin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Munechika throws a big shot that misses.
Sentyurin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sentyurin works Munechika's body with a nice hook.
Sentyurin swings for the body but Munechika moves out of range.
Munechika scores with the left hand. Sentyurin knows he should have avoided that one.
Decent striking displayed by Munechika there.
Munechika thows a body kick. Sentyurin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sentyurin misses with a hook. Munechika ducked under it nicely.
Sentyurin sizes up Munechika with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sentyurin wants to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Munechika.
Munechika throws out a loose jab but Sentyurin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Sentyurin blocks the leg kick.
Munechika dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sentyurin tries to close the distance and clinch but Munechika swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Munechika with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sentyurin is looking to clinch.
Munechika misses the shot to the body.
Munechika does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Munechika throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Munechika looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sentyurin with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munechika throws a chopping leg kick but Sentyurin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Munechika cracks the inside of Sentyurin's front leg.
Munechika fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sentyurin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Munechika jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sentyurin is looking to clinch.
Sentyurin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Munechika steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sentyurin.
Sentyurin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sentyurin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Munechika connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sentyurin scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Munechika throws a leg kick which misses Sentyurin's front leg but catches the back leg as Sentyurin tries to avoid it.
Sentyurin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Munechika attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sentyurin's corner calls for a 1-2. Sentyurin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping body kick lands there for Munechika.
Munechika waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sentyurin.
Sentyurin misses with a body shot.
Munechika wants to slow Sentyurin down by chopping away at his legs.
Sentyurin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sentyurin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kato Munechika comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Munechika 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kato Munechika!
After the big win, Kato Munechika made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hellbent and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.