PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hikaru Monotoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Monotoshi's choice of entrance music: Stooges - Search and Destroy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bones
vs
Monotoshi

180 cm
21
194 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

176 cm
20
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Bones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hikaru Monotoshi!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bones lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Hikaru Monotoshi has been cut.
Monotoshi shoots in for a takedown but Bones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bones throws a series of punches but Monotoshi moves out of range.
Bones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Monotoshi doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monotoshi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Monotoshi slips a jab from Bones.

Bones moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Monotoshi goes down! Can Bones finish him!?

Monotoshi is rocked!
Bones throwing strikes but missing.
Monotoshi is still in real trouble! Can Bones finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bones won't allow Monotoshi to sweep him here.
Monotoshi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bones controls the pace.
Monotoshi seems to have recovered his senses.
Monotoshi trying to keep a closed guard but Bones is proving a slippery customer.
Bones trying to control but Monotoshi is working from the bottom.
Monotoshi trying to keep a closed guard but Bones is proving a slippery customer.
Bones would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones wants to control from the top but Monotoshi keeps moving.
Bones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Monotoshi on the ground.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bones catches Monotoshi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bones misses the jab.
Monotoshi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bones.
Monotoshi shoots in for a takedown but Bones shows good takedown defense.
Jon Bones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Bones misses.
Bones tries to bum rush Monotoshi with a series of wild strikes but Monotoshi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Monotoshi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Monotoshi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bones tries to clinch there but Monotoshi circles away.
Monotoshi swats away the attempt to clinch by Bones.
Bones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Monotoshi.
Jon Bones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hikaru Monotoshi.
Monotoshi ducks under a wild hook from Bones.
Bones moves in looking to clinch but Monotoshi pushes him off.
Bones tries to clinch there but Monotoshi circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones takes a kick to the side of the head.

Monotoshi drives through and clinches with Bones against the cage.
Bones tries a body shot but Monotoshi blocks it.

Monotoshi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Bones gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Monotoshi won't allow Bones to get back to his feet.
Monotoshi wants to control from the top but Bones keeps moving.
Monotoshi stops Bones from standing up.
Monotoshi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Monotoshi trying to control but Bones is working from the bottom.
Bones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Monotoshi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bones closes the distance but Monotoshi moves to the side

so Monotoshi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bones is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Monotoshi is controlling him.
Monotoshi is stalling in the full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Monotoshi trying to control but Bones is working from the bottom.
Bones wants to stand and escape but Monotoshi is having none of it.
Monotoshi pushing down on Bones's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Monotoshi trying to control from half guard but Bones is working away.

Monotoshi decides to return to a standing position.
Bones tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Monotoshi moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bones wants to break free but Monotoshi has control.
Monotoshi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bones's efforts to push away.
Bones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Monotoshi has him pressed against the cage.
Bones prevents the takedown attempt.
Monotoshi has Bones pressed against the cage, preventing Bones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Bones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Bones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Monotoshi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bones.
Bones wants to get back to striking at distance but Monotoshi won't allow it.

Monotoshi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Monotoshi dodges the punch combination from Bones.
Monotoshi wants to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bones throws a hook but Monotoshi avoids it easily.
Bones looks to land a left hand but Monotoshi moved out of range nicely.
Monotoshi shoots in for a double leg but Bones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Bones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hikaru Monotoshi's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

The fighters circling - Bones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bones closes the distance but Monotoshi moves to the side
and Monotoshi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bones's knee momentarily.
Bones misses with a looping right.
Bones throws out a loose jab but Monotoshi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bones blocks the body kick.
Bones is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bones closes the distance but Monotoshi moves to the side

and Monotoshi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Monotoshi gets to his feet - Bones follows without any prompting.
Monotoshi fails with the takedown.
Bones looks to clinch

and Monotoshi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bones looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bones trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Bones tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Monotoshi manages to move to mount!
Monotoshi tries to control but Bones wriggling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Monotoshi get's back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A telegraphed right hand from Bones misses the target.
Monotoshi misses with an uppercut. Bones saw that one coming.

Monotoshi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Monotoshi tries to free his leg and advance position but Bones is retaining full guard.
Bones is looking to stand up but Monotoshi isn't so interested in that idea.
Bones keeping moving, preventing Monotoshi from controlling successfully.

Monotoshi decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bones, up you get!
Bones misses with a looping right.
Monotoshi ducks under a wild hook from Bones.
Jon Bones is winning the standup battle so far.
Bones throws a sloppy body shot

and Monotoshi counters with a single leg into guard. Bones didn't expect that.
Bones is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monotoshi passes Bones's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Monotoshi is trying to work for a kimura but Bones is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bones is looking to escape.

Monotoshi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bones defends it well.
Monotoshi is looking to advance position but Bones won't allow it.
Bones is trying to stand up here but Monotoshi is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monotoshi thows a huge punch but Bones dodges it nicely.
Monotoshi passes to full mount!
Bones is trying to stand up.
Monotoshi content just to control the position here.
Monotoshi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bones looks a forlorn figure.
Bones is squirming around, avoiding Monotoshi's attempts to control the action.
Monotoshi might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bones kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bones squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Monotoshi lands a heavy elbow.
Monotoshi controlling the position easily from mount.

Monotoshi stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Monotoshi throws a right and a left that Bones avoids nicely.
Monotoshi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Monotoshi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Monotoshi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Monotoshi has him pressed against the cage.
Bones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Monotoshi turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Monotoshi manages to end up in side control.
Bones is pushing Monotoshi's head away, looking to escape. Monotoshi manages to hold on to the position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hikaru Monotoshi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hikaru Monotoshi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bones throws a looping overhand right but Monotoshi ducks down to avoid it.

Bones gets caught flat footed, as Monotoshi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Monotoshi is pushing down on Bones's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bones is fighting to maintain full guard but Monotoshi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bones looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bones tries to get out of the position.
Monotoshi trying to control the action but Bones is working from the bottom.
Monotoshi passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bones trying desperately to get to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Monotoshi controlling the pace for now.

Monotoshi is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Bones is surviving well by controlling Monotoshi's body position as best he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones tries to buck Monotoshi off but he can't manage it.
Hikaru Monotoshi has got the better of the ground game so far.

Monotoshi working for a guillotine from mount but Bones is in no mood to give up.
Bones tries to buck Monotoshi off but he can't manage it.

Monotoshi throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Bones has his hands clasped together but Monotoshi breaks the hold and Bones is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Monotoshi!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hikaru Monotoshi!