PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matija Setkovic (ranked 5586 p4p, 4659 weight class) and Ben Muvaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Muvaka has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Setkovic
vs
Muvaka

189 cm
25
220
0 - 1 - 0

210 cm
25
255
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matija Setkovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ben Muvaka!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muvaka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Setkovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Setkovic stuffs the takedown.
Setkovic is looking to counter punch.

Muvaka has closed the distance and engaged Setkovic in a clinch.
Muvaka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Setkovic avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Muvaka.
Setkovic has had enough of the clinch but Muvaka keeps him there for the moment.
Setkovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Muvaka has him pressed against the cage.
Muvaka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Setkovic.
Muvaka crunches a lovely knee into Setkovic's ribcage.
Muvaka lands a knee to the body.
Setkovic is breathing heavily.
Setkovic takes a shot to the head.
Muvaka dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muvaka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Muvaka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Muvaka.

It looks like Matija Setkovic has been cut.
Setkovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Setkovic working hard to break the clinch.
Muvaka manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Muvaka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Setkovics head.
Muvaka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Muvaka has Setkovic pressed against the cage.
Setkovic is trying to push Muvaka away but Muvaka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Muvaka lands a knee to the body.
Muvaka working Setkovic over with knees to the body.
Muvaka with a knee to the head.
Muvaka misses with an elbow over the top.
Muvaka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Setkovic is trying to break the clinch but Muvaka has him pressed against the cage.
Setkovic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muvaka utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Muvaka.
Muvaka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Setkovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Setkovic wants to break free but Muvaka has control.
Muvaka taking a breather.
Muvaka landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Muvaka.
Muvaka looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Muvaka obliges.
Muvaka putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Setkovic in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Muvaka has Setkovic pushed against the cage.
Muvaka lands a nice knee to the body.
Setkovic takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muvaka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Muvaka lands with a short shot to the head.
Muvaka taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Muvaka.
Muvaka working Setkovic over with knees to the body.
Muvaka lands a knee to the head.
Muvaka stalling the fight.
Muvaka putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Setkovic in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Muvaka landing knees to the head.
Muvaka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Setkovic's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Muvaka takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Muvaka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Muvaka is struggling to control the position.
Setkovic tries to circle away but Muvaka has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muvaka connects with a knee to the head.
Muvaka prevents Setkovic from breaking the clinch.
Muvaka landing knees to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Setkovic is looking to break free of the clinch but Muvaka has double underhooks.
Muvaka landing knees to the body.
Muvaka leaning against his opponent.
A knee to the head by Muvaka.

Matija Setkovic's cut is getting worse.
Muvaka just leaning against Setkovic, taking a breather.
Muvaka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Muvaka.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Setkovic takes a knee to the side of the body.
Muvaka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Muvaka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Muvaka.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Muvaka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matija Setkovic's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Muvaka pushes Setkovic up against the cage in a clinch.
Setkovic is trying to break the clinch but Muvaka is controlling him.
Muvaka crunches a lovely knee into Setkovic's ribcage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Setkovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Muvaka.
Muvaka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Setkovic takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice left hand lands by Muvaka.
Muvaka putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Setkovic in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Muvaka scores with a knee to the head.
Muvaka crunches a lovely knee into Setkovic's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muvaka lands a big knee to the head and Setkovic goes down! Muvaka pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Muvaka!