PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dayne George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Monroe
vs
George

192 cm
22
250 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

189 cm
18
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Monroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dayne George!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Monroe shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Monroe was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Monroe unloads with some shots from mount but George bucks and avoids them well.
Monroe landing punches.
Monroe landing punches.
George really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Monroe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
George is bucking up trying to escape but Monroe cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Monroe looking to finish George with some ground and pound. This is bad for George!
BOOM! Monroe connects with a massive shot to the dome!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monroe raining down shots from the mount!
George in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe is landing with some decent strikes but George is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
George looks gassed!
George taking shots to the head.
Monroe lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Monroe controlling from mount.
Monroe fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
George is bucking up trying to escape but Monroe cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Monroe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monroe working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Monroe controlling the pace for now.
George in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Monroe landing punches.
Monroe landing strikes from the mount and George is in trouble!
Monroe landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Monroe lands a heavy elbow.
Monroe with good strikes from the mount here!
Monroe has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of George's face.
Monroe working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monroe landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe with good strikes from the mount here!
Monroe controlling the pace for now.
Monroe with the ground and pound from mount.
George in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Monroe with good strikes from the mount here!
Monroe breaks from George's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Monroe dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

George throws a low kick but Monroe avoids it.
George throws a right hand that Monroe ducks under and follows up with a left that Monroe also avoids with ease.
Dayne George is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Monroe scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Monroe lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
George taking some punishment here, with Monroe in his half guard.
Monroe seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Scott Monroe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Monroe lands strikes from half guard.
George is breathing heavily.
George on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monroe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
George wants to get back to his feet.
Monroe working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe 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.
George taking some punishment here, with Monroe in his half guard.
Monroe is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Monroe controlling the action here.
Monroe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Monroe looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Monroe looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks George with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Monroe.
Monroe passes to full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Monroe landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monroe pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Monroe unloading with bombs!
Monroe content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Monroe landing strikes from the mount and George is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Monroe dominated that second round.
That's time! Monroe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Monroe thows a body shot but no joy.

Monroe moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! George goes down! Can Monroe finish him!?
Monroe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that George can do to turn this around?
Monroe passes George's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Monroe is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nice strikes from Monroe there.
George takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Monroe here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Monroe looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Monroe scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Monroe.
Monroe 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.
Monroe has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Monroe looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe with shots to the head and body - George looks very uncomfortable down there.
Monroe landing strikes from the mount and George is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by Monroe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe controlling from mount.
The referee warns George that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Monroe looking to control and managing it successfully.
Monroe connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe landing strikes from the mount and George is in trouble!
Monroe with shots to the head and body - George looks very uncomfortable down there.
Monroe with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monroe lands with some strikes.

George is rocked!
Monroe unloads with some vicious shots from mount and George wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Monroe celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Monroe!