PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Irving Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladislav Munchkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Brown
vs
Munchkin

192 cm
28
267 lbs
22 - 7 - 0

199 cm
28
284 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent
Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

VIRAL COMBAT
Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Irving Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vladislav Munchkin!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Munchkin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown tries to clinch

and Munchkin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Brown has hold of Munchkin's hands but Munchkin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Brown works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munchkin wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Munchkin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Munchkin postures up.
Munchkin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brown is adopting a defensive guard.
Munchkin postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it.
Munchkin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Munchkin throws a big right hand that misses.
Munchkin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munchkin wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Munchkin chips away with some ground and pound.
Munchkin distracts Brown with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Munchkin looking to sit in guard and control but Brown gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brown throws a strike but Munchkin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Munchkin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Munchkin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown keeping full guard, as Munchkin tries to pass.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munchkin wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Munchkin throwing strikes but missing.
Munchkin stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
Munchkin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Munchkin working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Munchkin wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munchkin being controlled here momentarily.
Brown wants to sweep here but Munchkin controlling him for the moment.
Munchkin is looking to work some ground and pound but Brown has wrist control.
Munchkin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Munchkin lands a couple of elbows.
Munchkin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brown has his hands on Munchkin's head, controlling the position.
Munchkin throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munchkin works over Brown with some ground and pound from guard.
Brown wants to sweep here but Munchkin controlling him for the moment.
Munchkin works over Brown with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munchkin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Munchkin stays in close to Brown's body and controls the position.
Munchkin works over Brown with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Munchkin manages to get himself to full guard.
Brown looking to sit in guard and control but Munchkin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladislav Munchkin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A swing and a miss from Munchkin.
Brown's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Munchkin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brown scrambles back to his feet.
Brown tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Munchkin counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Brown!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Munchkin working the strikes but Brown uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Munchkin throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Brown to regain full guard.
Munchkin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brown wants to sweep here but Munchkin controlling him for the moment.
Brown controls Munchkin momentarily but Munchkin frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munchkin landing with the ground and pound.
Munchkin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brown trying to control the position.
Vladislav Munchkin has got the better of the ground game so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brown is on top in guard.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Munchkin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Munchkin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to pass the guard.
Brown with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Munchkin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Brown throws a strike but Munchkin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Brown is trying to control the position but Munchkin postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Munchkin throwing strikes from guard but Brown blocks nicely.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
Munchkin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Munchkin throws an elbow that misses. Brown uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Munchkin's guard. Nice move by Brown!
Brown has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brown controlling from the top position.
Munchkin looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Munchkin is keeping the position.
Munchkin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brown scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Munchkin has his hands on Brown's head, controlling the position.
Brown throws an elbow that misses. Munchkin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brown's guard. Nice move by Munchkin!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladislav Munchkin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Good standup being displayed there by Munchkin as he connects with a hook.
Munchkin works the jab nicely.
Munchkin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brown shoots in but Munchkin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Munchkin sends Brown crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Munchkin is motioning to the referee to let Brown up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Brown is rocked!

It looks like Irving Brown has been cut.
Brown wants to clinch

and Munchkin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Brown's guard now.
Oh Brown is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Munchkin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.
Brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brown controlling the position.
Brown'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.
Brown lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown postures up.
Brown postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brown trying to control but Munchkin is working from the bottom.
Munchkin is trying to control the position but Brown postures up.
Munchkin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
Brown postures up in Munchkin's guard and throws a big left but Munchkin blocks it.
Munchkin trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Brown trying to control but Munchkin is working from the bottom.
Brown postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brown preventing the sweep.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Munchkin gets tackled into the cage by Brown. Brown maintains the clinch.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Munchkin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Munchkin avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Brown has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Munchkin misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to land knees in the clinch but Munchkin avoids the damage to the body.

Munchkin wants the takedown. Brown is fighting it off but Munchkin persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Brown's guard against the cage.
Munchkin throwing strikes from guard but Brown blocks nicely.
Munchkin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Munchkin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Munchkin.
Munchkin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
Munchkin pushing down on Brown's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Munchkin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Brown regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Munchkin.
Brown controls Munchkin momentarily but Munchkin frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munchkin won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
Munchkin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Munchkin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Munchkin preventing the sweep.
Munchkin is working Brown over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Munchkin wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Munchkin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Munchkin distracts Brown with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Munchkin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladislav Munchkin really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Irving Brown's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Brown looks to clinch

and Munchkin counters with a single leg into guard. Brown didn't expect that.
Munchkin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Munchkin is looking to work some ground and pound but Brown has wrist control.
Munchkin with a nice head shot there.
Munchkin won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
Munchkin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Munchkin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munchkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brown bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Munchkin's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munchkin has Brown pulled in close to control his posture.
Brown looking to sit in guard and control but Munchkin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Munchkin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Munchkin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Munchkin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Munchkin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munchkin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Munchkin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brown is trying to control the position but Munchkin postures up.
Munchkin wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Brown has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Brown rushes Munchkin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munchkin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Munchkin.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Munchkin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.

Munchkin has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Brown clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Brown is keeping busy.
Munchkin cracks Brown with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Brown from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munchkin is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Brown. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Munchkin is looking to control Brown but Brown is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Munchkin cracks Brown with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Brown from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Munchkin cracks Brown with a big shot to the side of the head Brown is covering up - he's in big trouble! Munchkin connects with another shot that knocks Brown out cold! Munchkin stands above his unconscious opponent and soaks up the roars from the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vladislav Munchkin!
Vladislav Munchkin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.