PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Linh Munn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aze Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toro has chosen Hate me or Get DIE tryn' - 50cent as his entrance music. The key to victory for Linh Munn has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Munn
vs
Toro

175 cm
22
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Crocodile Steak and Ale House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Linh Munn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aze Toro!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Munn.
Munn prevents Toro from escaping the position.
Munn tries to score with some ground and pound. Toro controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Munn swings around for an armbar but Toro sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Munn's guard.

Toro gets to his feet - Munn follows without any prompting.
Toro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Toro tries to bum rush Munn with a series of wild strikes but Munn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Munn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Toro is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Munn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Toro misses with a few strikes there.
Munn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Toro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Toro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Munn.
Toro throws a right and a left that both miss.
A decent looking cross lands there for Toro.
Good shot there by Toro.
Toro is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Munn throws a leg kick which misses Toro's front leg but catches the back leg as Toro tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Toro misses the jab.
Toro connects with the punch.
Toro throws a sloppy head kick and Munn moves out of range easily.
Aze Toro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Munn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Munn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Toro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Toro throws a leg kick but Munn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Munn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Toro throws a push kick but Munn slaps the foot to one side.
Munn's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Munn duly obliges.
Munn blocks the body kick.
Toro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Munn. Munn obviously looking to wear him down.
Toro misses with the combination.
Toro displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Munn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Some wild striking there from Toro.
Toro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Toro misses with a body shot.
Toro has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Donk. Toro catches Munn right on the button with a cross.
Toro throws a right and a left that Munn avoids nicely.
Munn misses with a combination
and Toro counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Munn thinking.
Toro connects with a single shot there.
A jab lands there for Munn.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munn avoids the body shot from Toro.
Munn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toro manages to avoid it.
Toro throws a series of punches but Munn moves out of range.
Toro throws a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Toro - just one landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toro misses with a straight left.
Toro is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Munn had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Toro throws the kick towards the body but Munn avoids it.
Munn moves out of range of the body kick.
Toro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Munn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Munn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Toro avoids the head kick by Munn.
Toro goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Linh Munn has been cut.
Munn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Munn moves out of range as Toro throws a body kick.
Toro falls off balance throwing a combination

and Munn decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Toro's guard.
Toro looking for a sweep. Not yet Toro, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Munn has gone for a leg lock! Toro slips out almost immediately though and dives into Munn's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Toro is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Toro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Toro working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Munn is trying to control the position but Toro postures up.
Munn wants to sweep but no luck.
Munn keeping moving, preventing Toro from controlling successfully.
Munn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Toro gets to his feet - Munn follows without any prompting.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Munn throws a combination that misses
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Toro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Toro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Munn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aze Toro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Linh Munn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A lazy body kick from Toro
and Munn counters with a good, hard body kick but Toro shrugs it off.
Toro is looking to score with low kicks.
Munn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Toro counters with a three punch combo that has Munn backing up. Munn nods at Toro to acknowledge the strikes.
Munn scores with a hook.
Munn tries a head kick but it misses.
Munn checks a low kick from Toro.
Toro 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.

Munn scores with a takedown into Toro's guard.
Munn with a flurry of punches that miss.

Toro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Toro manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Munn manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toro would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Toro trying to move into half guard but instead Munn has managed to sweep!
Munn preventing the sweep.
Toro is breathing heavily.
Munn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Toro keeping full guard, as Munn tries to pass.
Munn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Toro is trying to control the position but Munn postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Munn being controlled here momentarily.
Munn throwing strikes from guard but Toro blocks nicely.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Munn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Toro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Toro misses with a combination

and Munn counters with a single leg into guard. Toro didn't expect that.
Toro is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Munn is controlling him.

Toro manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munn throws a shot to the body.
Toro throws a leg kick but Munn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Toro tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Munn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Munn looks to throw the jab but Toro is out of range.
Toro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice body kick from Munn.
Munn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Toro slips a jab and a cross from Munn.
Toro misses with a wild combination.
Toro throws a series of punches but Munn avoids them all with ease.
Toro thows a body shot but no joy.
Aze Toro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Toro throws a leg kick but Munn checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Toro stuffs the takedown.
Toro throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Munn counter with a right hand.
Toro misses the body punch
and Munn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Toro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Munn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Toro lands a nice shot to the body.
Munn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Munn walks into a straight right hand from Toro.
Munn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Toro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Munn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Munn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch combination from Toro misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Toro scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Linh Munn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Linh Munn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Toro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Munn misses with an uppercut. Toro saw that one coming.
Linh Munn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Toro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Toro throws a right and a left that Munn avoids nicely.
Toro just misses with a punch to the body.
Aze Toro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Toro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Munn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Toro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Munn. Munn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Toro throws a right hand that Munn ducks under and follows up with a left that Munn also avoids with ease.
Munn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Munn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Toro's waist but Toro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Munn off to one side.
Munn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Toro thows a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Toro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Toro misses with a double jab
and Munn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Toro lands a right hook to the body.
Toro throws a combination that misses
and Toro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Toro lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Munn misses with a combination
and Toro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Toro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Munn.
Toro dodges the punch combination from Munn.
Toro misses with a head kick.
Toro scores with a three punch combo!
Toro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Toro lands a jab-cross combination.
Toro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Munn misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Toro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Munn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Toro.
Munn throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Munn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Munn avoids the body shot from Toro.
Munn slips under a jab.
Toro works over Munn's head and body with a nice combination.
Munn throws a jab but it's blocked by Toro.
Munn scores with a nice right hand.
Munn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Linh Munn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Munn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Toro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Toro connects with a single shot there.
Toro misses with the body kick
and Munn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toro cracks Munn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Toro tries to score with a low kick but Munn moves his leg out of the way.
Toro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Munn misses with a combination
and Toro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Toro moves into range and connects with a jab.
Toro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Toro.
Munn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Munn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Toro connects with a body shot.
Toro scores with a jab. Munn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Toro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Toro scores with a nice head shot.
Munn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Toro scores with a one two! Munn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toro cracks Munn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Munn is rocked!
Toro scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Oh Munn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Toro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Toro finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Munn seems to have got his legs back now.
Toro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Toro moves into range and connects with a jab.
Toro throws a head kick that misses.
Toro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munn looks to land a left hand but Toro moved out of range nicely.
Toro throws a sloppy head kick and Munn moves out of range easily.
Toro throws a series of punches but Munn moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toro connects with a jab.
Toro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Toro lands a nice looking body shot.
Munn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aze Toro really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Linh Munn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Toro looks to land a right hand but Munn moved out of range.
Toro motions for Munn to come forward. Toro throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Munn lands a body shot.
Munn throws a head kick but Toro moves out of range.
Munn scores with a nice strike.
Munn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Toro.
Munn throws a sloppy head kick and Toro moves out of range easily.
Munn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Toro lands a lovely overhand right.
Toro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Munn finds it's way round the side to connect with Toro's head.
Toro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Toro tries to move into range but Munn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Munn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Munn avoids the head kick by Toro.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munn misses with a hook to the body
and Toro counters with a one-two to the body.
Toro scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Toro walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Toro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Toro scores with a nice head shot.
Munn waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Toro.
Toro tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Munn is able to avoid easily.
Munn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Munn avoids the head kick by Toro.
Toro walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Munn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Munn is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Toro.
Toro wants to land a leg kick but Munn is out of range.
Toro lands with an uppercut that bounces Munn off the cage and back into rage.
Toro connects with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munn throws a sloppy head kick and Toro moves out of range easily.
Munn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Toro swivels and escapes.
Munn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Toro jabs Munn right on the nose. Munn blinks but takes it well.
Toro misses with a head kick.
Decent striking displayed by Toro there.
Toro misses with a wild combination.
Toro misses with the combination.
Munn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid body kick from Toro.
A bone on bone clash there as Munn blocks the leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Munn is defended easily by Toro.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Linh Munn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munn scores with a punch to the head.
Munn avoids the head kick by Toro.
Munn throws a body punch but Toro moves out of range.
Toro's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Toro duly obliges.
Toro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Munn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Toro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Munn moves out of range as Toro throws a body kick.
Munn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Toro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Toro lands with a straight right. Munn didn't see that one coming.
Toro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Munn misses with a body shot
and Toro counters with a stiff right hand.
Munn avoids the body shot from Toro.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munn just misses with a punch to the body.
Toro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Munn. Munn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Munn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Toro tests Munn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Munn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Toro.
Nice cross by Toro.
Toro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Munn's hands.
Toro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A right-left combo lands from Toro.
Toro lands with a hook. Munn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Toro throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Toro scores with a hook.
Toro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aze Toro dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Linh Munn's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Munn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Toro tries to avoid it but Munn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Toro to the ground. Toro escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Toro lands a head kick!
Toro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Munn lands a glancing blow to the side of Toro's head.
Munn throws a combination that misses
and Toro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Toro misses.
Munn has a takedown stuffed.
Toro stuffs the takedown attempt from Munn. Munn gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Linh Munn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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.
Toro sizes up Munn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Toro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Munn.
A head kick by Toro misses
and Munn finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Toro as he checks the leg kick.
Toro swinging wilding here.
Toro lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Toro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A left lands for Toro.
Toro misses with a low kick.
Toro slips a jab and a cross from Munn.
Munn looks to score with a jab to the body but Toro is just out of range.
Munn misses the shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Toro lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Munn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Munn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Munn throws a right hand that Toro ducks under and follows up with a left that Toro also avoids with ease.
Toro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Toro is looking to land body kicks.
Toro takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Munn swings away with a body shot that misses
and Toro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A clash of legs there as Munn blocks the low kick.
Toro scores with a three punch combo!
Toro closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jab by Toro.
Toro throws a one two combo.
Toro misses with a head kick.
Toro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Munn finds it's way round the side to connect with Toro's head.
Toro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Munn. Munn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Toro throws a right and a left that Munn avoids nicely.
Munn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Munn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Toro throws a sloppy head kick
and Munn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Munn throws out a loose jab but Toro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Munn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Toro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Munn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Toro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Toro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Toro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Munn circles away quickly and effectively.

Munn moves into the clinch.
Toro can't get the takedown.
Munn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Toro is looking to control Munn's arms but Munn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Toro has his back to the cage.
Munn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Munn effectively controlling the action here.
Toro tries to break the clinch but Munn is controlling the position.
Toro can't find room to land a body shot as Munn controls the action.
Linh Munn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Toro can't find room to land a body shot as Munn controls the action.
Toro is trying to break the clinch but Munn is controlling him.
Munn lands a nice uppercut.
Munn cracks Toro with a nice body shot.
Toro has had enough of the clinch but Munn keeps him there for the moment.
Toro struggles to land a body shot inside as Munn controls his hands.
Toro has a couple of punches blocked by Munn.
Toro can't find room to land a body shot as Munn controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Munn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Toro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Toro tries to work over Munn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Munn as Toro tries to tie him up.
A left hand lands to the body for Munn.
Munn pressing his opponent against the cage.
Toro takes a shot to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Toro. Munn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Munn dodges the punch combination from Toro.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aze Toro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Toro 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 46:49
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 46:49
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aze Toro!
Aze Toro is the new lightweight champion!