PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jomer De Guzman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Munoz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Munoz
vs
De Guzman

182 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jomer De Guzman!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munoz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Guzman pinned against the cage. De Guzman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Munoz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Guzman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
De Guzman looking for a sweep. Not yet De Guzman, not yet.
De Guzman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Munoz scoring with some ground and pound.
Munoz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Munoz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Guzman wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Munoz is now in half guard.
Munoz thows a huge punch but De Guzman dodges it nicely.
Munoz wants to pass to mount but De Guzman is defending the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munoz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz passes the guard and advances to mount!

Munoz looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Munoz working De Guzman over with strikes here.
De Guzman is looking to improve his position but Munoz isn't that keen on the idea.
Munoz tries to control but De Guzman wriggling away.
Munoz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
De Guzman slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz tries to pass the half guard into mount. De Guzman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Munoz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Munoz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
De Guzman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Munoz is working away from the top position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munoz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
De Guzman looks gassed!
Munoz is keen to just control but De Guzman is a slippery customer.
Munoz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Munoz is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz wants to free his trapped foot but De Guzman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
De Guzman is staying active underneath Munoz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mark Munoz wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Munoz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. De Guzman defends it nicely.
Munoz scores with a punch to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Munoz. De Guzman does a little dance to reset his feet.
No luck for Munoz with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Munoz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Munoz looks for a takedown but De Guzman sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Munoz takes the fight into the clinch.
Munoz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. De Guzman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
De Guzman leaves Munoz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Munoz shoots in looking for a takedown. De Guzman tries to sprawl out of it but Munoz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. De Guzman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Munoz dives in and grabs De Guzman's left leg, looking for a takedown. De Guzman pushes down on Munoz's head and hops out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

De Guzman closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Munoz's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De Guzman is looking to stand up but Munoz won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Munoz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A telegraphed takedown attempt from De Guzman is defended easily by Munoz.
De Guzman closes the distance and clinches up with Munoz, looking for a takedown. De Guzman pushes Munoz against the cage but Munoz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Munoz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says De Guzman as he avoids it easily.
De Guzman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Munoz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Munoz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Munoz landing punches.
Munoz with the ground and pound from mount.
Munoz prevents De Guzman from getting the reversal.
Munoz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Munoz fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Guzman manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Munoz is figuring out what he wants to do next.
De Guzman trying to hold on to Munoz's head to control him but Munoz postures up.
Munoz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Munoz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Munoz there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Munoz connects with a nice short shot to De Guzman's temple.
Munoz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
De Guzman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munoz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Munoz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Munoz lands with a punch from half guard.
De Guzman has hold of Munoz's hands but Munoz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
De Guzman looks like he's trying to stand up.
Munoz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks De Guzman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
De Guzman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Munoz scores with a couple of nice shots.
De Guzman is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Guzman keeps working.
Munoz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Munoz.
Munoz is controlling the pace.
Munoz has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Guzman is staying active underneath Munoz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Mark Munoz just wasn't active enough.
Munoz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says De Guzman as he avoids it easily.
Munoz is trying hard to land a takedown here. De Guzman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Munoz. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Munoz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Guzman is looking to stand up but Munoz isn't so interested in that idea.
Munoz looking to sit in guard and control but De Guzman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
De Guzman thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Munoz dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Munoz shoots in and drives through. De Guzman sprawls well.
Munoz throws a looping overhand right but De Guzman ducks down to avoid it.
De Guzman moves in looking to clinch but Munoz pushes him off.
De Guzman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Munoz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Munoz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Munoz wants it to stay on the feet.
Mark Munoz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Guzman stuffs the takedown.
Munoz shoots in for a double leg but De Guzman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Munoz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Munoz swats away the attempt to clinch by De Guzman.
Munoz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around De Guzman's waist but De Guzman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Munoz off to one side.
Munoz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Munoz tries for a takedown but De Guzman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Guzman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Munoz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Munoz keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Guzman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Munoz defends it nicely.
Munoz looks to throw a body kick
and De Guzman counters with a body kick that stops Munoz in his tracks momentarily.
De Guzman shoots in looking for a takedown. Munoz tries to sprawl out of it but De Guzman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Munoz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Munoz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
De Guzman throws a hook to the side of Munoz's head but Munoz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Guzman tries to clinch up but Munoz circles away and keeps his distance.

Munoz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Munoz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Munoz raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish De Guzman?
Munoz dominating with strikes here.
Mark Munoz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Munoz avoids the attempt from De Guzman to control.
Munoz controlling his opponent.
De Guzman tries to lock up and control but Munoz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Guzman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Munoz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish De Guzman?
Munoz trying to control but De Guzman is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz lands a big elbow.
Munoz landing strikes from the mount and De Guzman is in trouble!
Munoz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Guzman can do to turn this around?
Munoz lands with some strikes.
De Guzman is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Munoz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish De Guzman?
Munoz is landing with some decent strikes but De Guzman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
De Guzman tries to reverse the position but Munoz maintains control.
Munoz controlling the pace for now.
Munoz fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz looking to control but De Guzman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee warns De Guzman that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
De Guzman taking shots to the head.
De Guzman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
BOOM! Munoz connects with a massive shot to the dome!

De Guzman is rocked!
Munoz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish De Guzman?
Mark Munoz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Guzman is still in real trouble! Can Munoz finish him?
De Guzman wants to control but Munoz is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Munoz punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jomer De Guzman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Munoz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Munoz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Munoz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Munoz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Munoz!