PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Monzon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janek Janosik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Janek Janosik enters the cage!

Monzon
vs
Janosik

181 cm
18
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

171 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Monzon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Janek Janosik!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janosik tries to clinch but Monzon moves away
and Monzon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Monzon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Monzon fails with a takedown attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Monzon.
Monzon shoots in looking for a takedown. Janosik tries to sprawl out of it but Monzon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Janosik manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Monzon looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Janosik!
Janosik has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Monzon's lack of action.

Janosik kicks Monzon off and gets back to his feet.
Janek Janosik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Janosik swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Monzon counters with a shoot takedown. Janosik fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Janosik wants to stand up but Monzon is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monzon looking to pass the guard.
Janosik can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Monzon controls the pace.
Janosik wants to stand but Monzon is controlling the position.
Monzon trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Janosik manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Monzon wants to sweep here but Janosik controlling him for the moment.

Janosik stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Janosik darts in trying to clinch
and Monzon counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janosik swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Monzon counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Monzon is breathing heavily.

Janosik pushes Monzon off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Monzon fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Monzon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Janosik.
Janosik throws a combination that misses

and Monzon counters with a single leg into guard. Janosik didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Janosik has his feet on Monzon's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Janosik throws a left and a right that both miss

and Monzon counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Janosik kicks Monzon off and gets to his feet.

Monzon shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Janosik manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Monzon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monzon wants to get up but he can't break Janosik's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Monzon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Janosik manages to escape and get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Monzon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Janosik tries to clinch but Monzon is having none of it.
Monzon circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Monzon dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Janosik throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Monzon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Janosik swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Monzon counters with a series of strikes. Janosik will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Monzon!
Janosik tries to clinch but Monzon is having none of it.
Janosik falls off balance throwing a combination
and Monzon counters with a low kick, right behind Janosik 's knee.
Monzon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Monzon.
Janosik throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Monzon counters with a shoot takedown. Janosik fights it but they end up in guard.
Monzon tries to free his leg and advance position but Janosik is retaining full guard.

Monzon is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Janosik is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Janosik has escaped and now he's on top!
Monzon 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Janosik stands and steps away. Monzon gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Janosik misses with a two punch combination.
Janosik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Janosik tries to clinch but Monzon moves away

so Monzon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Janosik pushes Monzon off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janosik falls off balance throwing a combination

and Monzon counters by clinching up.
Monzon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Janosik is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Janosik lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Janosik is trying to break the clinch but Monzon is controlling him.
Monzon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Janosik.

Janosik breaks from the clinch.
Janosik swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Monzon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Monzon.

Janosik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Janosik swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Monzon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Monzon tightens his grip and picks Janosik up, before dumping him to the ground. Janosik manages to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Janosik pushes Monzon off and gets back to his feet.
Janosik throws a left and a right that both miss

and Monzon counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Janosik is looking to stand up but Monzon isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janosik keeping moving, preventing Monzon from controlling successfully.
Monzon trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Janosik manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Janosik decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Monzon, up you get!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Janosik misses with a two punch combination.
Monzon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Janosik.
Monzon fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Monzon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Janosik wants to clinch.
Janek Janosik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Janosik!
Monzon throws a head kick that half lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Monzon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Janosik misses.
Janosik fails with an attempt to clinch.
Monzon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Janosik sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Monzon dominated that second round.
That's time! Monzon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Janosik throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Monzon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Monzon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Monzon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Janosik's efforts to push away.

Janosik breaks the clinch.
Janosik throws a combination that misses
and Monzon counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Janosik is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Monzon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Janosiks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Janosik takes a jab right on the kisser.
Monzon lands a head kick. Janosik smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice takedown defense from Janosik. No joy for Monzon on that attempt.
Janosik misses with a double jab
and Monzon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Monzon has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Janosik throws a combination that misses

and Monzon moves into the clinch.
Janosik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Monzon tries to break free but Janosik pushes him back against the cage.
Janosik is trying to force a seperation but Monzon has the dominant position.

Monzon successfully pulls guard.
Monzon is trying to control the position but Janosik postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monzon managing to control the position.
Monzon looking for a sweep. Not yet Monzon, not yet.
Carlos Monzon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Monzon has control of Janosik's left arm, preventing Janosik from doing any damage.

We're going to have a standup here because Carlos Monzon wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
No joy there for Janosik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Janosik looks to land a combination but Monzon avoids it well.
Janosik swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Monzon counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Janosik manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Monzon clinches.

Janosik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Janosik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Janosik wants to clinch but Monzon slips to the side
and Monzon counters with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Monzon.
Janosik misses with a combination
and Monzon counters with a three punch combo that has Janosik backing up. Janosik nods at Monzon to acknowledge the strikes.

Monzon closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Monzon tries to advance to mount but Janosik instead regains half guard.
Monzon looks to land a strike but Janosik avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Janosik wriggles free and stands up.
Carlos Monzon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Janosik.
Monzon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Janosik tries to avoid it but Monzon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Janosik to the ground. Janosik escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Monzon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Monzon dips to his left and cracks Janosik with an uppercut!
No luck for Monzon with that takedown attempt.
Janosik displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janosik swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Monzon counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Janosik is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Monzon is controlling him.
Monzon looking to pass the guard.
Janek Janosik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Monzon trying to control the position from guard on top but Janosik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carlos Monzon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monzon wants to get up but he can't break Janosik's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Monzon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Monzon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Monzon!