PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Monson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and song endance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). endance has chosen song and dance as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Monson
vs
endance

176 cm
22
240 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
256 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeff Monson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, song endance!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
endance fails in his attempt to clinch.

endance has managed to clinch.
endance unloads a knee to the mid-section. Monson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
endance with a knee to the head.

It looks like Jeff Monson has been cut.
endance throws an elbow but it misses.
endance is working Monson over against the cage.
Monson fails to pull guard.
endance lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Monson.
Monson is breathing heavily.
Monson can't break the clinch.
endance 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!
endance creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Monson's defenses.
endance tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
endance lands a body shot in the clinch.
endance is pushing Monson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A right hand to the body from endance.
endance utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
endance is pushing Monson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
endance lands a nice elbow.
Monson takes a shot to the head.
endance lands an elbow inside.
endance's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from endance.
A quick uppercut on the inside from endance.
endance lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Monson takes an elbow to the temple.
endance scores with a shot to the side of Monson's head.
Monson takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, endance creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
endance connects with a knee to the head.
endance lands a knee to the body.
endance scores with a shot to the side of Monson's head.
endance digs a right hand into Monson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Monson's gas tank.
Monson takes a knee right on the jaw!
endance cracks Monson with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
endance throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Monsons head.
endance with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
endance lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
endance landing knees to the head.
endance putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Monson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
endance with a knee to the head.
A short right from endance on the inside.
endance lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
endance stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
endance lands a hook to the side of the head.
Monson goes for a takedown attempt but endance pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by endance there.

endance moves into range and clinches up with Monson.
endance scores with a hook to the body.
endance comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

endance has clasped his hands together around Monson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
endance tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
endance taking a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monson regains half guard there - taking advantage of endance's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
endance not doing much here.
endance wants to pass to mount but Monson is defending the position.
Monson wants to control but endance is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
endance is looking to stall here but Monson recovers full guard.
Monson being controlled here, momentarily.

That's four 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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Monson is trying to keep endance in close.
endance trying to control the position from guard on top but Monson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Despite being in the dominant position, song endance just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Donk. endance catches Monson right on the button with a cross.
Monson tries to bum rush endance with a series of wild strikes but endance uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

endance closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
endance lands a nice uppercut.
Monson looking to stall.
Monson is trying to break the clinch but endance is controlling him.
Monson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

song endance dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Monson's cut.
That's time! Monson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The crowd cheers as endance lands an impressive looking overhand right. Monson doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from endance finds it's way through Monson's defenses.
Monson gets cracked there but stands up to it.

endance clinches up with Monson and pushes him back against the cage.
endance lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
song endance seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
endance prevents a takedown attempt there.
endance has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
endance lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
endance will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Monson up against the cage.
endance blocking some punches.
endance's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
endance landing knees to the body.
Monson takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right from endance on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
endance stalling in the clinch.
endance is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as endance takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from endance.
endance manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Still in the clinch, endance scores with a nice short uppercut.
endance scores with a knee to the head.
endance lands a body shot.
Good body shot from endance.
endance connects with a knee to the head.
endance lands a left hand.
endance working Monson over with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from endance.
A knee to the head by endance.
endance unloads a knee to the mid-section. Monson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Monson takes a shot to the head.
endance lands a good knee to the midsection. Monson won't want to take too many of those.
endance lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Monson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
endance lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Monson backwards.
endance connects with a nasty looking knee right to Monson's face.
endance scores with a knee to the head.
endance utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
endance is working Monson over against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
endance lands a shoulder strike.
endance using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Monson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
endance taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
endance lands a knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from endance.
endance scores with a knee to the head.
endance with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
endance lands with a short punch from the clinch.
endance lands an elbow that stopped Monson in his tracks for a moment.
endance is trying to drag Monson to the mat but Monson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
endance lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
endance softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
endance lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knees to the body from endance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
endance connects with a knee to the head.
endance lands a body punch.
Monson takes a knee right on the jaw!
endance with a knee to the head.
endance connects with a nasty looking knee right to Monson's face.
endance unloads a knee to the mid-section.
endance tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
endance lands a knee to the head.
Monson wants to get back to striking at distance but endance won't allow it.
endance crunches a lovely knee into Monson's ribcage.
Monson lands with a left to the head.
endance slows down the pace here.
A knee to the head by endance.
endance lands an elbow inside.

endance tightens his grip and picks Monson up, before dumping him to the ground. Monson manages to land in guard.
Monson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Monson being controlled here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. endance manages to get himself to full guard.
Monson wants to control from the top but endance keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
endance looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Monson won't allow endance to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
endance is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
endance might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Monson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

song endance showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jeff Monson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

endance tries to clinch there but Monson circles away.
endance wants to clinch.
endance scores with a crisp jab that stopped Monson in his tracks.

endance gets a clinch.
endance blocks an uppercut.
endance has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by endance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
endance scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
endance pushes Monson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Monson fails to land.
Monson has endance pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. endance manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
endance lands a knee to the head.
endance digs a right hand into Monson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Monson's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
endance lands an elbow inside.
endance lands a right hand that snaps the head of Monson backwards.
endance scores with a shoulder strike.
endance lands a shot to the body.
endance stalls.
endance lands a nice elbow.
endance lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Monson is trying to drag endance to the mat but endance just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Monson takes a knee right on the jaw!
endance scores with a shot to the side of Monson's head.
endance creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Monson's defenses.
endance scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from endance.
endance throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Monson blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. endance obliges.
endance with a knee to the head.
endance lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
endance working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Monson takes an elbow to the temple.
endance landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
endance gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
endance lands an elbow inside.
endance utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
endance controlling the action here for a moment.
Monson is struggling to control the position.
endance connects with a knee to the head.
Monson takes an elbow to the temple.
endance lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
endance lands with a short punch from the clinch.
endance crunches a lovely knee into Monson's ribcage.
endance with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
endance with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Monson jumps guard but endance stands there with Monson around his waist. Monson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Monson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
endance lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
endance crunches a lovely knee into Monson's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for endance.
endance lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
endance connects with a nasty looking knee right to Monson's face.
endance lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Monson has endance pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. endance manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
endance lands with a short head shot on the inside.
endance lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
endance gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Monson.
endance with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
endance lands a nice shot to the body.
endance lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by endance.
endance prevents a takedown attempt there.
endance makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Monson tries for a takedown. No joy.
endance with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
endance lands a knee to the head.
Monson trying to control the position but instead, endance has worked for underhooks and has pushed Monson into the cage.
endance throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Monson blocks it with crossed arms.
endance throws a knee to the head but misses.
Monson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from endance.
A frustrated look appears on Monson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Monson wants a takedown.
endance with a knee to the head.
Monson is working for takedown but endance is calmly controlling the position for now.
endance is looking to control Monson's arms but Monson gets an underhook and turns him. Now endance has his back to the cage.
Monson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Monson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
endance lands a right hand.
endance lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
endance with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jeff Monson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
song endance is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Monson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Monson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
song endance comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well endance has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 24:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 24:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... song endance!