PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Salizar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lauri Mononen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salizar comes into the arena with Fortunate Son blaring out of the sound system. Pablo Salizar is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Salizar
vs
Mononen

175 cm
23
182 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

184 cm
20
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Deadly Clothing
Rivers Edge Nutrition

Aggression Clothing

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pablo Salizar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lauri Mononen!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mononen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salizar tests Mononen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mononen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salizar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mononen scores with a nice right hand.
Mononen keeps the fight on the outside.
Salizar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Salizar. Mononen shrugs it off though.
Mononen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mononen tries a head kick but it misses.
Mononen throws out a loose jab but Salizar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mononen throws a one two combo.
Salizar looks to land a combination but Mononen avoids it well.
Mononen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Salizar on the side of the head.
Salizar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mononen's calf.
Salizar throws a sloppy head kick and Mononen moves out of range easily.
Salizar throws out a leg kick but Mononen moves out of range and Salizar only half commits.
Salizar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mononen scores with a hook to the body. Salizar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice defenses there by Salizar.
Mononen misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mononen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Salizar's hands.
Salizar tries to clinch there but Mononen circles away.
Mononen lands with a nice combination. Salizar backs away looking to recover.
Mononen blocks a head kick by Salizar.
Mononen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mononen works the jab nicely.
Salizar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mononen lands a right hook to the body.
Mononen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mononen misses with a body shot

and Salizar counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Salizar misses with a body punch.
Mononen managing to block the knees to the body from Salizar.
Salizar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mononen's elbow.
Mononen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mononen.
Salizar tries to land a knee to the head but Mononen blocks with his arms.
Mononen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mononen is looking to break free of the clinch but Salizar has double underhooks.
Mononen blocks an uppercut.
Mononen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mononen tries to break free but Salizar pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mononen is trying to break the clinch but Salizar is controlling him.
Salizar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Salizar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Mononen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick by Mononen misses
and Salizar counters with a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Salizar misses
and Mononen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Salizar clinches up against the cage.
Mononen fails to pull guard.
Salizar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Salizar throws an elbow but misses.
Mononen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mononen is looking to break free of the clinch but Salizar has double underhooks.
Mononen tries to break free but Salizar pushes him back against the cage.
Salizar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mononen blocks it with crossed arms.
Mononen wants to break free but Salizar has control.
A frustrated look appears on Mononen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Salizar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mononen.
With the fighters up against the cage, Salizar throws an elbow but misses.
Salizar lands a knee to the head.
Salizar lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Lauri Mononen has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salizar scores with a hook to the body.
Salizar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Salizar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Salizar lands a nice uppercut.

Mononen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Salizar.

Salizar clinches up against the cage.
Mononen blocks an elbow strike from Salizar.
Salizar lands an elbow just above Mononen 's eye.
A knee to the head by Salizar.
Salizar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Salizar lands an elbow inside.
Salizar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mononen is defending well for now.
Salizar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mononen wants to get back to striking at distance but Salizar won't allow it.
Mononen blocking some punches.
Mononen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Salizar smiles and moves away.
Salizar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salizar throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mononen lands with a shot to the body.
Mononen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salizar. Salizar obviously looking to wear him down.
Mononen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Salizar tries to close the distance and clinch but Mononen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mononen tests Salizar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Mononen misses.
Mononen misses with a looping right.
Mononen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Salizar can pounce on him.
Salizar lands the left hand.
Salizar wants to clinch up but Mononen keeps it at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salizar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mononen.
Mononen lands with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Salizar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pablo Salizar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lauri Mononen's cut.
That's time! Salizar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Salizar throws a head kick but Mononen moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Salizar.
Salizar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A telegraphed right hand from Mononen misses the target.
Salizar tries to clinch there but Mononen circles away.
Mononen digs a good body shot into Salizar's ribs.
Mononen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Salizar lands a head kick!

Salizar has managed to clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Salizar.
Knees in the clinch landing for Salizar.
Salizar wants a takedown.
Salizar looking to stall.

Mononen breaks from the clinch.
Mononen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Mononen misses.
Salizar lands with a slapping head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mononen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Salizar to score with a decent uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Salizar. That's going to slow Mononen down.
Mononen lands a glancing blow to the side of Salizar's head.
Mononen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mononen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Salizar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mononen lands with a nice combination. Salizar backs away looking to recover.
Mononen looks to land a combination but Salizar avoids it well.
Mononen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Salizar at a distance.
Mononen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Salizar tries to clinch but Mononen is having none of it.
Mononen throws a series of punches but Salizar moves out of range.
Salizar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mononen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mononen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lauri Mononen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Salizar moves out of range as Mononen strikes.
Mononen swats away the attempt to clinch by Salizar.
Salizar misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mononen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Salizar to score with a decent uppercut.
Salizar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mononen punishes Salizar's body with a nice straight punch.
Mononen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Salizar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lauri Mononen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good exchange - Mononen coming out on top.
Salizar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mononen scores with a shot to the body.
Salizar misses with a body shot.
Salizar throws a head kick but Mononen moves out of range.
Salizar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Salizar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mononen to score with a decent uppercut.
Mononen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Salizar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mononen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Mononen moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Mononen misses.
Salizar misses with a head kick.
Mononen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Salizar at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mononen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mononen misses with a series of wild punches.
Mononen lands an overhand right.
Mononen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Salizar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mononen throws a right hand that Salizar ducks under and follows up with a left that Salizar also avoids with ease.
Salizar blocks a leg kick.
Salizar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mononen catches Salizar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab from Salizar does it's job there.
Salizar throws a push kick but Mononen slaps the foot to one side.
Mononen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Salizar.
Danga de danga de dang - Mononen scores with a four punch combination!
Mononen misses the jab.
Salizar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Salizar misses with a head kick.
Salizar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mononen swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Salizar. That's going to slow Mononen down.
Nice straight punches there by Mononen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mononen.
A jab lands there for Mononen.
Mononen lands an overhand right.
Salizar slips under a jab.
Nice jab there from Mononen.
Salizar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Salizar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mononen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Mononen.
Salizar throws a head kick that misses
and Mononen counters with a left and a right that stings Salizar.
Mononen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mononen looks to throw the jab but Salizar is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salizar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salizar throws a lazy right hand but Mononen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mononen throws a combination that misses
and Salizar counters with a head kick.
Salizar throws a push kick but Mononen slaps the foot to one side.
Mononen moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lauri Mononen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lauri Mononen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Mononen misses with a wild combination.
Salizar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Salizar blocks a jab.
Salizar avoids the body shot from Mononen.
Salizar cracks the inside of Mononen's front leg.
Mononen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Salizar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mononen lands with an overhand left.
Salizar darts in trying to clinch
and Mononen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mononen throws a hook but Salizar blocks it.
Mononen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Salizar.
Mononen misses with a two punch combination.
Salizar throws a head kick but Mononen moves out of range.

Mononen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mononen preventing the sweep.

Salizar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salizar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mononen is one step ahead there.
Mononen looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salizar can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mononen controls the pace.

Salizar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mononen defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mononen won't allow Salizar to sweep him here.

Mononen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Salizar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mononen has managed to get both his arms back between Salizar's legs - danger averted.
Mononen content to stall in guard here.
Mononen tries to free his leg and advance position but Salizar is retaining full guard.

Salizar looking for a guillotine here but Mononen defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salizar controls Mononen momentarily but Mononen frees himself.
Mononen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mononen postures up.
Salizar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mononen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mononen passes into half guard.
Salizar tries to roll over but Mononen keeps him under control.

Salizar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mononen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lauri Mononen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mononen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30

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