PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wounded Monkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kris Poll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Monkey might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sound of Silence. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Monkey
vs
Poll

185 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

STEEL PENN'S SKIN SHOP / Money Exchange!

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wounded Monkey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kris Poll!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monkey connects with a leg kick. Poll looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Poll shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Poll missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Poll looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Poll trying to work for an americana but Monkey has managed to regain full guard.

Monkey wriggles free and stands up.
Monkey connects with a high kick.

It looks like Kris Poll has been cut.
Poll tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Monkey.
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!
Monkey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Poll has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Poll shoots and misses
and Monkey counters with an outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Monkey.
Wounded Monkey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Monkey cracks the inside of Poll's front leg.
Kris Poll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poll looks gassed!
Poll takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Monkey.
Monkey throws a nice outside leg kick.
Monkey scoring well with a low kick there.
Monkey throws a nice outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Monkey.
A nice inside leg kick there by Monkey. That's going to slow Poll 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!
Monkey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Monkey scores with a kick to the midsection.
Monkey lands a head kick!
Monkey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Monkey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Poll has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Poll tries for a takedown but Monkey circles away easily
and Monkey counters with a thumping low kick.
Monkey buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Poll's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Monkey thumps Poll with a low kick.
Monkey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Poll has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Monkey feints and then cracks Poll's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Poll down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Monkey.
Monkey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Monkey moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Monkey looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Monkey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Monkey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Poll stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Monkey.
A chopping leg kick lands by Monkey.
Monkey scoring well with a low kick there.
Monkey connects with a leg kick. Poll looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Poll on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Poll tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Monkey thumps Poll with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Monkey throws a nice head kick!
That kick from Monkey tenderised Poll's leg. Poll is trying to keep his angry face on.
Monkey connects with an inside leg kick.
Monkey cracks the inside of Poll's front leg.
Monkey lands a leg kick that knocks Poll off balance momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Monkey.
Monkey lands with a thumping leg kick.
Monkey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Poll stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Monkey.
Monkey lands with a thumping leg kick.
Monkey connects with an inside leg kick.
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!
Monkey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Monkey lands a leg kick that knocks Poll off balance momentarily.
Poll takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Monkey lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Monkey chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poll stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Monkey.
Poll takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Monkey.
Poll takes a kick to the side of the head.
Monkey dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Poll. That did some damage!
Monkey cracks the inside of Poll's front leg.
A thudding body kick lands there by Monkey!
Monkey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Poll's sensitive parts.
Monkey throws a nice inside leg kick.
Poll stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Monkey.
Poll takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Poll tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Monkey is looking to slow Poll down with leg kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good leg kick by Monkey there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Monkey fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Monkey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Poll's sensitive parts.
Monkey looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wounded Monkey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kris Poll's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Monkey fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Poll.
Poll fails with the takedown
and Monkey counters with a thumping low kick.
Monkey throws a leg kick which misses Poll's front leg but catches the back leg as Poll tries to avoid it.
Monkey thumps Poll with a low kick.
Monkey dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Poll. That did some damage!
Monkey feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Poll's calf.
Monkey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Monkey thumps Poll with a low kick.
Poll takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Monkey lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Monkey thumps Poll with a low kick.
Monkey throws a leg kick which misses Poll's front leg but catches the back leg as Poll tries to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Monkey there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Poll is breathing heavily.
Monkey cracks the inside of Poll's front leg.
Monkey connects with a solid leg kick.
Wounded Monkey is winning the standup battle so far.
Good leg kick by Monkey there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Poll. That did some damage!
Monkey pushes Poll away with a front kick.
Monkey feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Poll's calf.
Monkey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Poll stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Monkey.
Poll chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Monkey can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Monkey.
Monkey lands a leg kick that knocks Poll off balance momentarily.
Monkey fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That kick from Monkey tenderised Poll's leg. Poll is trying to keep his angry face on.
Poll shoots and misses
and Monkey counters with a head kick. That will keep Poll thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Monkey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Poll has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Monkey.
Monkey chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Monkey with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Monkey scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Monkey. That's going to slow Poll down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Monkey.
Monkey scores with a nice body kick.
Monkey fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Poll takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Monkey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Poll has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Monkey.
Monkey feints and then cracks Poll's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Poll down.
Poll takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Monkey pushes Poll away with a front kick.
Monkey delivers a nice body kick.
Monkey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Poll's sensitive parts.
Monkey connects with a leg kick. Poll looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Monkey.
Monkey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Monkey.
Monkey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Poll has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Poll's sensitive parts.
Monkey scores with a kick to the body.
Monkey feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Poll's calf.
Monkey keeps Poll at a distance using the push kick.
Monkey feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Poll's calf.
Monkey throws a nice inside leg kick.
Monkey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Monkey. That's going to slow Poll down.
Monkey scoring well with a low kick there.
Monkey throws a nice inside leg kick.
Monkey bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Monkey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poll can do to turn this around?
Poll with a poor takedown
and Monkey counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wounded Monkey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kris Poll.
Monkey fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Monkey throws a nice inside leg kick.
Monkey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Poll's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monkey scores with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Poll tries for a takedown but Monkey circles away easily
and Monkey counters with a nice leg kick.
Monkey scores with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Monkey there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Monkey fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Poll.
A chopping leg kick lands by Monkey.
Monkey buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Poll takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Monkey lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Monkey scores with a head kick. Poll tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Monkey connects with a leg kick. Poll looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Monkey thumps Poll with a low kick.
Poll on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Monkey. Monkey obviously looking to wear him down.
A good leg kick by Monkey.
Monkey lands a nice looking kick to the body. Poll takes a step back to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wounded Monkey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kris Poll's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Monkey scores with a leg kick.
Monkey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Poll on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Monkey. Monkey obviously looking to wear him down.
Poll doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Monkey counters with a slapping leg kick.
Monkey lands a leg kick that knocks Poll off balance momentarily.
Monkey scores with a leg kick.
Poll tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Monkey with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Monkey looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Monkey buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Poll takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Poll takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice leg kick lands there from Monkey.
Monkey thumps Poll with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Monkey. That's going to slow Poll down.
Monkey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Monkey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Poll's sensitive parts.
Monkey connects with an inside leg kick.
Monkey lands a leg kick that knocks Poll off balance momentarily.
Monkey throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Poll's head.
Kris Poll is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Monkey scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Monkey. That's going to slow Poll down.
A good leg kick by Monkey.
Poll on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Monkey lands a leg kick that knocks Poll off balance momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Monkey, right into the meat.
Monkey throws a nice outside leg kick.
Monkey scores with a kick to the body.
Monkey feints and then cracks Poll's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Poll down.
Poll has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Monkey.
Monkey scores with a push kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Monkey, right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Monkey.
Monkey throws a nice outside leg kick.
Monkey thumps Poll with a low kick.
Monkey connects with a leg kick. Poll looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Monkey cracks the inside of Poll's front leg.
Monkey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Monkey thuds his shin into the meat of Poll's side.
Good leg kick by Monkey there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick lands from Monkey.
Poll on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Monkey. Monkey obviously looking to wear him down.
Monkey keeps Poll at a distance using the push kick.
Monkey lands a head kick. Poll smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Poll on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A chopping leg kick lands by Monkey.
An inside leg kick lands from Monkey.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Monkey throws a nice inside leg kick.
Poll takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Monkey feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Poll's calf.
Poll stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Monkey.
An inside leg kick lands from Monkey.
Monkey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Poll walks forward, straight into a front kick from Monkey.
Monkey throws a leg kick which misses Poll's front leg but catches the back leg as Poll tries to avoid it.
Monkey fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Monkey connects with a solid leg kick.
Monkey lands with a thumping leg kick.
Monkey scores with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Monkey. That's going to slow Poll down.
Poll stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Monkey.
Monkey lands a nice looking kick to the body. Poll takes a step back to recover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Monkey.
Monkey cracks the inside of Poll's front leg.
Monkey keeps Poll at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poll with a poor takedown
and Monkey counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A good leg kick by Monkey.
An inside leg kick lands from Monkey.
Monkey throws a nice inside leg kick.
Monkey with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick lands there from Monkey.
Poll on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Monkey. Monkey obviously looking to wear him down.
Poll has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Monkey.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Monkey scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Monkey lands with a thumping leg kick.
Monkey throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kris Poll has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wounded Monkey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Monkey feints and then cracks Poll's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Poll down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wounded Monkey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Monkey, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wounded Monkey!