PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yo Hwan Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Munroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rex Munroe struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Rex Munroe has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Hwan Lim
vs
Munroe

180 cm
18
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
26
186 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yo Hwan Lim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rex Munroe!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munroe misses with a jab to the body
and Lim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That has opened up Rex Munroe's cut even more.
A big right from Lim misses.
Munroe misses with a left hand
and Lim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lim avoids the body shot from Munroe.
Munroe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Munroe misses the body punch

and Lim moves into the clinch.
Lim is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lim looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Munroe.
Lim tries to stall but Munroe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lim lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lim.
A frustrated look appears on Munroe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lim stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Munroe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Munroe lands a nice looking body shot.
Munroe throws a sloppy body shot
and Lim counters with a stiff right hand.
Munroe misses with a hook

and Lim counters with a crisp one two that drops Munroe! Lim thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Munroe to his feet! Munroe is in big trouble!

Munroe is rocked!
Munroe looks gassed!
Lim jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Munroe is still on wobbly legs! Can Lim finish him?
Lim pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Munroe back to the cage. Lim follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Munroe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Munroe throws a poor cross that misses
and Munroe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Munroe misses with a lunging right hand
and Lim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munroe takes one to the side of the head.
Lim is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Munroe misses with a double jab
and Lim counters with a nice uppercut.
Lim is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munroe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lim counters with a straight right hand.
Munroe seems to have recovered his senses.
Munroe misses with a body punch

and Lim counters with a crisp one two that drops Munroe! Lim thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Munroe to his feet! Munroe is in big trouble!
Lim drops Munroe with a naaaaasty hook - Munroe is in real trouble here! Lim dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yo Hwan Lim!