PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Evans Jnr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Munson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans Jnr comes to the cage accompanied by Disco Inferno. Munson has chosen Mankind Theme as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Rashad Evans Jnr has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rashad Evans Jnr seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Evans Jnr
vs
Munson

189 cm
24
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
23
295 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Rashad Evans Jnr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trevor Munson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Munson has Evans Jnr up against the cage in a clinch.
Evans Jnr looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Munson breaks from the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Munson or perhaps it was just good defense by Evans Jnr which made him look bad.

Munson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Munson working over Evans Jnr with some ground and pound. Evans Jnr looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Munson tries to stand and escape but Evans Jnr is controlling the position.
Evans Jnr wants to get back to his feet.
Munson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Munson wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Munson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Evans Jnr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Trevor Munson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Evans Jnr has a takedown stuffed.
Trevor Munson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Munson with that takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Munson.
Evans Jnr slips a jab and a cross from Munson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munson misses with the combination.
Evans Jnr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Munson.
Munson throws a hook but Evans Jnr blocks it.
Munson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Munson wants it to stay on the feet.
Munson misses with a kick to the body.
Munson lands with a nice combination. Evans Jnr backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Rashad Evans Jnr has been cut.
Munson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Evans Jnr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Munson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans Jnr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Munson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Evans Jnr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No luck for Evans Jnr with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rashad Evans Jnr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Munson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Evans Jnr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Evans Jnr dodges the punch combination from Munson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Evans Jnr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Evans Jnr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Munson.
Munson scores with a hook.
Evans Jnr lands with a slapping head kick.
Munson dives in and grabs Evans Jnr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Evans Jnr pushes down on Munson's head and hops out.
Evans Jnr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Munson's waist but Munson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Evans Jnr off to one side.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Munson stuns Evans Jnr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A left and a right from Munson both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trevor Munson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rashad Evans Jnr's cut.
That's time! Evans Jnr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Evans Jnr dodges the punch combination from Munson.
Munson throws a series of punches but Evans Jnr avoids them all with ease.
Munson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Munson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Evans Jnr pushes Munson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Munson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Munson decides to stand back up. Munson steps back and let's Evans Jnr get back to his feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Munson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Evans Jnr pushes Munson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Munson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans Jnr trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Evans Jnr taking a bit of punishment here - Munson scoring with strikes.
Evans Jnr is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
A lull in the action here as Munson stalls from top position.
Munson is looking to take a break and control but Evans Jnr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Evans Jnr wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Munson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Evans Jnr to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Munson.
Munson stalks Evans Jnr and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Evans Jnr's face. Evans Jnr staggers backwards, shaken.
Munson throws a series of punches but Evans Jnr moves out of range.
Munson throws a right hand that Evans Jnr ducks under and follows up with a left that Evans Jnr also avoids with ease.
Munson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Evans Jnr tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munson throws a right and a left that Evans Jnr avoids nicely.
Munson throws a series of punches but Evans Jnr moves out of range.
Munson misses with a wild combination.
Munson fails with a takedown attempt.
Munson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Evans Jnr keeps the fight on the outside.
Munson throws a combination. Evans Jnr tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans Jnr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Munson's head.
Munson scores with a three punch combo!
Munson shoots for a double leg takedown but Evans Jnr sprawls well. He's pushed Munson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Munson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Munson throws a right and a left that Evans Jnr avoids nicely.
Evans Jnr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Munson.
Munson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Evans Jnr backs up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Evans Jnr shoots for a takedown but Munson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trevor Munson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rashad Evans Jnr's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Munson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Munson throws a combination that misses
and Evans Jnr counters with a head kick.
Munson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Munson lands with a good body shot.
Munson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Munson misses with a double jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Evans Jnr.
No joy there for Munson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice takedown defense from Evans Jnr. No joy for Munson on that attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans Jnr lands with a slapping head kick.
Munson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Munson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Munson misses with a double jab.
Munson misses with a few strikes there.
Evans Jnr fails with a takedown attempt.
Munson throws a nice looking combination but Evans Jnr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Munson rushes Evans Jnr and presses him up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Evans Jnr's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Munson pulls guard successfully.
Munson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Evans Jnr pushes down on Munson's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Evans Jnr is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Munson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Evans Jnr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Evans Jnr seems to be looking for submissions.
Trevor Munson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Evans Jnr is working for a submission of some sort.

That's four 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.
Munson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Evans Jnr.
Munson managing to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trevor Munson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Munson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trevor Munson!
A victorious Trevor Munson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.