PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leuka Mononen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Hammer will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Mononen
vs
Hammer

162 cm
20
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

220 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

PhoQus Sports Nutrition and Fund Transfer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leuka Mononen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mononen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mononen misses the body punch
and Hammer counters with a straight right hand.
Mononen misses with a jab to the body
and Hammer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mononen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Leuka Mononen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mononen misses with a jab to the body
and Hammer counters with a nice body shot.
Hammer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mononen.

Mononen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hammer is trying to defend but Mononen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mononen wants to pass the guard but Hammer is defending well.
Mononen moves nicely into side control.
Hammer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mononen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mononen scoring with punches from side control.
Mononen is looking to take a break and control but Hammer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mononen lands an elbow.
The ground and pound from Mononen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Mononen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hammer is not content to let Mononen control the position.
Mononen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hammer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mononen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mononen working the ground and pound.
Mononen working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hammer managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mononen.
Mononen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hammer is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mononen landing a few strikes.
Mononen 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.
Mononen misses with the ground and pound.
Hammer is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
An elbow from Mononen crashes against the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mononen advances to mount.
Mononen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hammer tries to reverse the position but Mononen maintains control.
Mononen with a couple of short strikes.
Mononen controlling the pace for now.
Mononen lands a heavy elbow.
Hammer avoids a series of strikes thrown by Mononen.
Hammer is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer is working to get back to half guard.
Mononen controlling his opponent.
Mononen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hammer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mononen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hammer is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mononen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mononen with shots to the head and body - Hammer looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mononen thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leuka Mononen 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.

Mononen misses with a jab to the body
and Hammer counters with a straight right hand.
Mononen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hammer fails to land with a series of punches.

Mononen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hammer to the mat! Hammer manages to get full guard.
Hammer has momentary wrist control but Mononen slips an elbow through the middle.
Mononen landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mononen tries to free his leg and advance position but Hammer is retaining full guard.
Mononen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mononen throwing strikes from guard but Hammer blocks nicely.
Mononen stays in close to Hammer's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer keeping moving, preventing Mononen from controlling successfully.
Hammer trying to keep a closed guard but Mononen is proving a slippery customer.
Mononen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mononenis looking to pass into half guard but Hammer pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hammer is in guard.
Mononen seems keen to control Hammer's posture.
Mononen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mononen is trying to control the position but Hammer postures up.
Mononen looking for a sweep. Not yet Mononen, not yet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Mononen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hammer's half guard.
Mononen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mononen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mononen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hammer's head.
Mononen is trying to control the action in half guard but Hammer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mononen thows a huge punch but Hammer dodges it nicely.
Mononen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mononen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mononen is trying to control the action in half guard but Hammer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mononen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mononen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mononen trying to control the action but Hammer is working from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hammer is not content to let Mononen control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Leuka Mononen.
Hammer with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Mononen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hammer napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammer regains half guard, as Mononen was trying to land strikes.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hammer wants to control but Mononen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hammer is looking to improve his position.
Mononen wants to take a breather but Hammer is having none of it.
Mononen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mononen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leuka Mononen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Mononen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mononen wants to control but Hammer is keeping him busy.
Hammer defending against the ground and pound.
Hammer parries the strikes from Mononen easily there. Mononen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hammer to escape.
Mononen scoring with punches from side control.
Mononen has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Hammer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hammer is looking to get to half guard.
Mononen can't control as he wanted to and Hammer manages to get the fight back to his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mononen throwing shots but Hammer is blocking nicely.
Mononen drops an elbow to the side of Hammer's head.
Mononen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mononen controlling the pace.
Mononen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mononen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jack Hammer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mononen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hammer is trying to stand up here but Mononen is controlling him well.
Hammer taking some punishment here, with Mononen in his half guard.
Hammer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mononen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mononen passes to side control.
Hammer is trying to control Mononen's posture but Mononen avoids it.
Hammer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hammer managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mononen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mononen lands some shots froms side control.
Mononen content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Mononen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mononen is looking to take a break and control but Hammer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Mononen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Leuka Mononen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mononen tries to move to mount but Hammer blocks the move with his legs.
Mononen is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hammer's shoulder. That is not cool.
Mononen cracks Hammer with a big elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leuka Mononen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mononen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leuka Mononen!