PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Wilhelm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Monsoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Monsoon is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Wilhelm
vs
Monsoon

190 cm
25
218 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

184 cm
25
205 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Broken Halo Pride Nutrition
Firebird Designs

Balco Boys - Hilo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Victor Wilhelm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Monsoon!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilhelm doesn't manage to clinch there - Monsoon circles away.
Wilhelm swings for the body but Monsoon moves out of range.
Wilhelm throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wilhelm leaves Monsoon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Monsoon looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wilhelm controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wilhelm manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Monsoon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilhelm is keeping the position for now.
Monsoon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wilhelm wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monsoon tries to free his leg and advance position but Wilhelm is retaining full guard.
Monsoon throwing strikes from guard but Wilhelm blocks nicely.
Monsoon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilhelm is keeping the position for now.
Wilhelm looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wilhelm plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wilhelm loads up on a big right hand but Monsoon slips the punch.
Monsoon misses with a wild combination.

Monsoon shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Monsoon was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wilhelm regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monsoon thows a huge punch but Wilhelm dodges it nicely.
Monsoon throwing shots but Wilhelm is blocking nicely.
Monsoon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wilhelm makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wilhelm.
Monsoonis looking to pass into half guard but Wilhelm pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Wilhelm is in guard.
Wilhelm landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monsoon lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wilhelm!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monsoon landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilhelm sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Wilhelm slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wilhelm looking to hit a scissor sweep but Monsoon is one step ahead there.
Monsoon trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilhelm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wilhelm is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monsoon wants to sweep but no luck.
Wilhelm pushes down on Monsoon's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Monsoon is trying to get back to full guard.
Monsoon tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Wilhelm has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Monsoon is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Wilhelm 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.

Horrible takedown by Monsoon or perhaps it was just good defense by Wilhelm which made him look bad.
A shot to de liver by Wilhelm. Beautiful body shot.
Wilhelm jabs Monsoon right on the nose. Monsoon blinks but takes it well.
Wilhelm scores with a nice body kick.
Wilhelm feints and then cracks Monsoon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Monsoon down.
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!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wilhelm, right into the meat.
Monsoon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wilhelm circles away.
Wilhelm thuds his shin into the meat of Monsoon's side.
Wilhelm feints and then cracks Monsoon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Monsoon down.
Monsoon is breathing heavily.
Wilhelm tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilhelm thows a body kick. Monsoon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Victor Wilhelm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilhelm lands a nice shot to the body.

Wilhelm drops Monsoon with a nice combination! Wilhelm dives into Monsoon's guard, looking to finish!

Monsoon is rocked!

It looks like Ray Monsoon has been cut.
Wilhelm stopping the sweep attempt from Monsoon.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Monsoon can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wilhelm content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilhelm's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wilhelm wants to control from the top but Monsoon keeps moving.
Monsoon looking for a sweep. Not yet Monsoon, not yet.
Wilhelm working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wilhelm is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wilhelm scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monsoon trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Wilhelm not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wilhelm content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wilhelm scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wilhelm trying to control the position from guard on top but Monsoon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilhelm scoring with some ground and pound.
Wilhelm trying to control but Monsoon is working from the bottom.
Wilhelm working some strikes from top position.
Wilhelm is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Monsoon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monsoon punching from mount but Wilhelm doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Monsoon throwing strikes but Wilhelm recovers to half guard. A much better position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monsoon is thwarting Wilhelm's attempts to control the position.
Wilhelm makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wilhelm.
Wilhelm wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Wilhelm manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monsoon is looking to get to half guard.
Wilhelm in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wilhelm prevents Monsoon from getting the reversal.
Wilhelm controlling the pace for now.
Monsoon is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilhelm raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Wilhelm dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ray Monsoon's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Wilhelm keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Monsoon takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Monsoon shoots for a double leg takedown but Wilhelm sprawls well. He's pushed Monsoon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wilhelm cracks the inside of Monsoon's front leg.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wilhelm.
Wilhelm works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wilhelm scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilhelm throws a nice inside leg kick.
Victor Wilhelm is winning the standup battle so far.
Wilhelm lands a front kick.
Monsoon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilhelm comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Monsoon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wilhelm is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Monsoon can do to turn this around?
Wilhelm dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Monsoon. That did some damage!
A solid leg kick lands there for Wilhelm.
Wilhelm throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Monsoon's head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wilhelm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilhelm throws a left and a right that both miss

and Monsoon counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wilhelm won't be happy with that.
Wilhelm manages to get back to half guard.

Monsoon is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Monsoon thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Wilhelm to regain full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilhelm lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Monsoon!
Wilhelm avoids the attempt from Monsoon to control.
Victor Wilhelm overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wilhelm putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wilhelm pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wilhelm 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.
Wilhelm lands a nice shot to the head.
Monsoon is still in real trouble! Can Wilhelm finish him?
Wilhelm controlling the position easily from mount.
Monsoon seems to have recovered his senses.
Monsoon is in a horrible position here. Wilhelm smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilhelm looking to finish Monsoon with some ground and pound. This is bad for Monsoon!
Monsoon tries to reverse the position but Wilhelm maintains control.
Wilhelm lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Monsoon hang on?
Wilhelm looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wilhelm cracks Monsoon with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Wilhelm!