PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lebron James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Monstra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes to the cage accompanied by Main Attraction. Monstra has chosen Slayer - Hate Worldwide as his entrance music. Marcus Monstra will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

James
vs
Monstra

202 cm
27
272 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

219 cm
26
278 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite 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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Lebron James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Monstra!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monstra blocks a head kick by James.
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Monstra connects with a right hand. James shakes it off.
James takes a shot to the body in his stride.
James throws the left hand but Monstra avoids the punch easily.
James showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Monstra.
Marcus Monstra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monstra gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

It looks like Marcus Monstra has been cut.
James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A solid body kick from James.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monstra.
James slips a jab from Monstra.
James fails to land with a series of punches.
Monstra dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Monstra thows a body shot but no joy.
James swings for the body but Monstra moves out of range.
James takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monstra sizes up James with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
James misses with a kick to the body.
James throws a leg kick but Monstra sees it coming and moves out of range.
Monstra throws a right hand that James ducks under and follows up with a left that James also avoids with ease.
James wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Monstra throws a hook to the side of James's head but James sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Monstra throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Monstra blocks the leg kick.
Monstra scores with a nice strike.
James misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from James.
Monstra catches James with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Monstra misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Monstra.
James on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Monstra moves out of range of the body kick.
A jab from James misses.
James misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monstra connects with a right hand. James shakes it off.
A jab from Monstra finds it's way through James's defenses.
James throws a looping overhand right but Monstra ducks down to avoid it.
Monstra lands with a good body shot.
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!
James tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Monstra throws a combination that misses
and James counters with a big head kick but Monstra shrugs it off.
Monstra takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
James takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
James throws a shot from downtown. Monstra moves away and avoids it.
Monstra is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
James takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
James throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Monstra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Monstra thows a body shot but no joy.
James takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
James throws a low kick but Monstra avoids it.
Monstra's corner calls for a 1-2. Monstra obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Monstra swinging wildly here.
Monstra throws a jab but it's blocked by James.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monstra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from James.
James is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Monstra's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Monstra lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice uppercut there from James.
Monstra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Monstra misses the target.
James slips a straight right by Monstra.
Monstra has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Monstra lands a lovely overhand right.
Monstra misses with a hook to the body
and James counters with a stiff right hand.
James slips under a jab.
James takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Monstra is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! James had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Monstra fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Monstra misses with a straight right.
A big right from Monstra misses.
No joy there for Monstra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
James lands with a straight right. Monstra didn't see that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
A head kick misses from James.
James misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot by Monstra.
Monstra misses with a looping right.
Monstra misses with the combination.
Monstra misses with a body shot.
Monstra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but James moves away.

James lands a big head kick that sends Monstra tumbling to the mat! James takes a step backwards and waves Monstra back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Monstra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by James.
James walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Monstra takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Monstra looks gassed!

James pushes Monstra up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James tries a knee to the head but Monstra blocks it.
James lands a left hand.
Monstra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
James misses with some punches.
Monstra is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
James is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lebron James dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Monstra's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Monstra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
James misses with a head kick.
Lebron James is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Monstra misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Monstra!

It looks like Lebron James has been cut.
Monstra scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. James doesn't seem bothered though.
James thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Monstra misses its intended target.
Monstra scores with a jab to the body.
James lands with an uppercut that bounces Monstra off the cage and back into rage.
James steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Monstra.
James takes one on the chin but seems OK.
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Monstra is just out of range.
James throws the left hand but Monstra avoids the punch easily.
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
James connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monstra swats away the attempt to clinch by James.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James throws a head kick that misses.
James tries to move into range but Monstra moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Monstra avoids a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from James.
James needs to keep his hands up - Monstra had a free shot at his head there.
Monstra loads up on a big right hand but James slips the punch.
James looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Monstra thuds a left hand into James's body.
Nice straight punches there by Monstra. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Monstra.
James slips under a jab.
Monstra throws a series of punches but James moves out of range.
James throws a looping overhand right but Monstra ducks down to avoid it.
James misses with a combination
and James takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
James on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Monstra wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monstra connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monstra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James.
Monstra lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as James backs up against the cage.
A shot to the body from Monstra misses
and James counters with a solid body kick.
Monstra blocks a head kick by James.
James walks into a left hand.
A good leg kick by James.
James fails to land with a series of punches.
Monstra cracks James with an open hand slap.
James loads up on a big right hand but Monstra slips the punch.
James scores with a kick to the body.
Monstra lands with a good body shot.
Monstra staying out of range there.
James will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
James closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Monstra lands with a shot to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Monstra.

Lebron James's cut is getting worse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monstra connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Monstra jabs at James's body.
Nice cross by Monstra.
Monstra with a jab.
Monstra lands a really nice looking cross but James seems unphased.
James takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Monstra scores with a jab to the body.
Monstra lands a head shot.
Monstra displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Monstra scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monstra lands a jab to the head.
Monstra works James's body with a nice hook.
Monstra lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
James on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Monstra's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Monstra duly obliges.
Monstra comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
James takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monstra scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. James doesn't seem bothered though.
Monstra lands an overhand right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Monstra.
Decent striking displayed by Monstra there.

Lebron James's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Good standup being displayed there by Monstra as he connects with a hook.
Nice body punch from Monstra.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Monstra, as that shot connected.
Monstra lands with an overhand left.
Monstra connects with a single shot there.
Monstra getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Monstra scores with a jab to the head.
Monstra thuds a left hand into James's body.
Monstra connects with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Monstra comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Monstra cracks James with an open hand slap.
James takes a body punch but keeps moving.
James on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Monstra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Monstra scores with a hook to the body. James takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Monstra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Monstra stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
James tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Monstra is able to avoid easily.
Monstra lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
James avoids a punch combination nicely.
Monstra fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
James throws a sloppy head kick and Monstra moves out of range easily.
Monstra throws a looping overhand right but James ducks down to avoid it.
James looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Monstra connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Monstra stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from James.
Monstra comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Monstra lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monstra digs a good hook to James's body.
Monstra stalks James and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into James's face. James staggers backwards, shaken.

Jeez, Lebron James's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Monstra throws a series of strikes that have James backpedaling.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lebron James's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Marcus Monstra!