PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jim Duggan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Monk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duggan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bitch!!! Where you been. Monk is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lil Wayne. King Carter. On his way into the cage it seems that Jim Duggan has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jim Duggan seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Duggan
vs
Monk

190 cm
24
204 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

190 cm
29
187 lbs
18 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jim Duggan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Monk!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duggan thows a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Monk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Duggan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Monk paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Monk closes the distance and clinches.
Monk tries a body shot but Duggan blocks it.
Monk looking to throw knees to the head but Duggan is blocking nicely.
Duggan lands a left hand.
Duggan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duggan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Monk's elbow.
Monk is trying to force a seperation but Duggan has the dominant position.
Duggan tries to work over Monk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Monk scores a nice knee to the body.
Duggan misses with some punches.

Monk manages to break the clinch.
Duggan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Duggan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sloppy strikes from Monk. Those never looked like landing.
Monk tries to clinch

and Duggan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Duggan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duggan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Duggan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Monk manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Duggan wants to clinch up but Monk keeps it at a distance.
Duggan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Monk's head.
Duggan swats away the attempt to clinch by Monk.
Duggan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duggan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Monk's sensitive parts.
Monk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Duggan looks for a takedown but Monk sprawls well.
Duggan throws a lazy right hand but Monk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Monk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Duggan, pushing him back against the cage.
Duggan lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Marcus Monk has been cut.
Monk crunches a lovely knee into Duggan's ribcage.
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!
Monk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Monk looking to stall.
Nice body punch from Monk.
Duggan is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duggan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Monk tries to land knees in the clinch but Duggan avoids the damage to the body.
Duggan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duggan throws an elbow that misses.
Duggan working aggressively here.
Monk is working Duggan over against the cage.
Duggan misses with a punch on the inside.
Monk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duggan's elbow.
Monk utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Monk misses with an elbow strike.
Duggan avoids a wild elbow strike from Monk.
Monk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Duggan.
Monk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Duggans head.
Monk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Duggan.

Monk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Monk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Duggan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Monk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Monk looks to score with a jab to the body but Duggan is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Monk moves into the clinch successfully.
Monk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Duggan tries a body shot but Monk blocks it.

Monk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Monk tries to clinch up but Duggan circles away and keeps his distance.
Monk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duggan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Monk doesn't manage to clinch there - Duggan circles away.

Monk closes the distance and pushes Duggan back into the cage.
Monk working Duggan over with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Monk just misses with a elbow thrown towards Duggan's brow.
Duggan working aggressively here.
Monk managing to block the knees to the body from Duggan.
Duggan tries to work over Monk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Monk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Monk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monk.
Monk blocks an uppercut.
Duggan can't find room to land a body shot as Monk controls the action.

Monk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duggan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Monk but Monk pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Duggan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Monk cracks the inside of Duggan's front leg.
Monk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duggan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duggan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Monk sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Monk throws a head kick that misses.
Monk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Duggan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Monk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Monk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duggan manages to avoid it.
Monk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duggan swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Monk moves into range and clinches up with Duggan.

Monk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Monk wants to clinch up but Duggan keeps it at a distance.
Monk tries to clinch up

and Duggan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Monk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Monk's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Monk tries to clinch
and Duggan counters with a left to the body.
Duggan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Monk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marcus Monk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Monk wants to clinch up but Duggan keeps it at a distance.

Duggan gets tackled into the cage by Monk. Monk maintains the clinch.
Duggan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duggan lands with a short shot to the head.
Monk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Monk looking to throw knees to the head but Duggan is blocking nicely.
Duggan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Duggan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Monk blocks a body shot from Duggan.
Duggan tries to throw a body punch but Monk avoids it by throwing Duggan back against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Duggan blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Duggan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Monk can't find room to land a body shot as Duggan controls the action.
Monk prevents a body shot from Duggan.
Monk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Duggan lands a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan throws a punch but it's blocked by Monk.
Monk struggles to land a body shot inside as Duggan controls his hands.
Monk works on Duggan's body with a couple of short punches.

Monk breaks from the clinch.
Marcus Monk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Monk scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Monk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Monk closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Duggan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Monk moves to clinch but Duggan breaks away
and Duggan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Monk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Duggan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Duggan rushes Monk and presses him up against the cage.
Monk tries to land knees in the clinch but Duggan avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monk blocks an uppercut.
Monk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Monk lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monk blocks a body shot from Duggan.
Duggan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Monk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Monk blocks a body shot from Duggan.
Duggan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Monk lands a body punch in the clinch.
Duggan has a couple of punches blocked by Monk.
Duggan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duggan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duggan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duggan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Monk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duggan struggles to land a body shot inside as Monk controls his hands.

Monk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marcus Monk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monk moves in looking to clinch but Duggan pushes him off.
Monk is looking to clinch.

Monk has closed the distance and engaged Duggan in a clinch.
Duggan lands with a right to the head.
Monk digs a right hand into Duggan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Duggan's gas tank.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Monk.
Monk lands a body punch.
Marcus Monk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Monk misses with a knee to the head.
Monk tries to work over Duggan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Monk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Monk is looking to clinch but Duggan is avoiding it.

Monk has managed to clinch.
Monk scores with a shot to the side of Duggan's head.
Duggan misses with a punch to the body.
Duggan throws a punch but it's blocked by Monk.
Monk is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice right hand lands inside from Duggan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duggan has a couple of punches blocked by Monk.
Monk can't find room to land a body shot as Duggan controls the action.
Duggan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Monk dodges an elbow strike from Duggan.
Monk stalling.

Monk breaks from the clinch.
Duggan throws a low kick, looking for Monk's leg but Monk calmly moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Monk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Duggan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Duggan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Monk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Duggan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Monk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Duggan lands a shoulder strike.
Monk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Duggan swings wildly with an uppercut but Monk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duggan has a couple of punches blocked by Monk.
Duggan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Monk's efforts to push away.
Monk cracks Duggan with a nice body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duggan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Monk lands a knee to the body.
Duggan working aggressively here.
Monk blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Monk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcus Monk's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Monk is looking to clinch but Duggan is avoiding it.
Jim Duggan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Monk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duggan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Monk ducks under a wild hook from Duggan.
Duggan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Monk checks a low kick from Duggan.
That kick from Monk tenderised Duggan's leg. Duggan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Duggan doesn't manage to clinch there - Monk circles away.

Monk moves into the clinch successfully.
Monk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Duggan backwards.
Duggan scores with a shot to the side of Monk's head.
Duggan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Monk throws an elbow but it misses.
Monk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duggan misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Monk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duggan misses with some punches.
Duggan throws a head punch that misses.
Duggan working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan working aggressively here.
Monk is working Duggan over against the cage.
Monk lands a nice uppercut.
Monk misses with a punch to the body.
Monk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duggan managing to block the knees to the body from Monk.
Duggan avoiding damage as Monk throws knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Monk.
Monk digs a right hand underneath Duggan's ribcage. Duggan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Monk tries to land knees in the clinch but Duggan avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Duggan blocks an elbow strike from Monk.
Duggan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Duggan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Monk scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monk prevents a body shot from Duggan.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Monk just misses with a elbow thrown towards Duggan's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Duggan fails to land.
Duggan looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Monk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Duggan misses with a body punch.
Duggan has a couple of punches blocked by Monk.
A short right from Monk on the inside.
Duggan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Monk pushes Duggan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Duggan blocks an elbow strike from Monk.
Duggan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Monk scores with a shoulder strike.
Monk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duggan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Monk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Monk.
Duggan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Monk misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Monk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Monk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duggan paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Monk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Monk manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Duggan. That's going to slow Monk down.
Monk is looking to clinch but Duggan is avoiding it.
Duggan dodges the punch combination from Monk.
Duggan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Monk as he avoids it easily.
Monk tries to clinch up.
Monk scores with a one two! Duggan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Monk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duggan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Duggan shoots in but no luck this time.
A clash of legs there as Monk blocks the low kick.
A good leg kick by Monk.
Marcus Monk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Monk wants to clinch.
Monk tries to clinch up.
Marcus Monk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monk tries to bum rush Duggan with a series of wild strikes but Duggan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Monk ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Monk closes the distance and clinches.
Monk blocks an uppercut.
Monk struggles to land a body shot inside as Duggan controls his hands.
Duggan has a couple of punches blocked by Monk.
Monk is looking to break free of the clinch but Duggan has double underhooks.
Monk wants to break free but Duggan has control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duggan has a couple of punches blocked by Monk.
Duggan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Monk breaks the clinch.

Duggan tries to keep at a distance but Monk has taken the fight into the clinch.
Monk digs a right hand into Duggan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Duggan's gas tank.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Monk.
Monk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duggan tries a body shot but Monk blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Monk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Monk has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Monk!
Post fight, Marcus Monk stared into the camera and said 'Thanks to my new manager who has done right by me and turned my game around and to my new team mates who has taken my game to the next level. Its my time now. '.