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). Chooooooooon! I think Duggan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bitch!!! Where you been. Monk has chosen Lil Wayne. King Carter as his entrance music. Marcus Monk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Duggan
vs
Monk

190 cm
25
204 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

190 cm
30
187 lbs
19 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 - 6 - 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 19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Monk!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Monk pushes Duggan up against the cage in a clinch.

Monk breaks the clinch.

Monk moves into range and clinches up with Duggan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monk.
Duggan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Monk avoiding damage as Duggan throws knees to the body.

Monk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab lands there for Monk.
Duggan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Monk has closed the distance and engaged Duggan in a clinch.
Duggan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

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

Monk takes the fight into the clinch.
Monk misses with a punch on the inside.
Monk throws a head punch that misses.
Monk blocks an elbow strike.
Monk tries to land knees in the clinch but Duggan avoids the damage to the body.
Monk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duggan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Monk breaks from the clinch.
Duggan throws a big shot that misses.

Monk has managed to clinch.
Monk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Duggan avoids it.
A body shot lands from Duggan.
Monk utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Monk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Monk manages to break the clinch.

Monk drives through and clinches with Duggan against the cage.
Duggan misses with a body punch.
Monk blocks an uppercut.
Duggan has a couple of punches blocked by Monk.
Duggan throws a head punch that misses.
Duggan can't find room to land a body shot as Monk controls the action.
Duggan misses with a punch to the body.
Duggan misses with a punch to the body.
Monk wants to get back to striking at distance but Duggan won't allow it.
Monk prevents a body shot from Duggan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Duggan as Monk tries to tie him up.
Duggan misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Duggan fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monk.
Duggan swings wildly with an uppercut but Monk uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Duggan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monk.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duggan.
A head punch on the inside from Duggan fails to land.
Monk blocks an uppercut.
Duggan blocking some punches.
Duggan misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Duggan.
Knees in the clinch landing for Monk.
Monk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Monk.
Monk blocks a body shot from Duggan.
Monk is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan tries to throw a body punch but Monk avoids it by throwing Duggan back against the cage.
Duggan misses with a body punch.
Duggan struggles to land a body shot inside as Monk controls his hands.
Monk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Duggan pushes off an throws an elbow but Monk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Duggan fails to land.
Duggan misses with a punch on the inside.

Monk manages to break the clinch.

Monk gets a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Monk.
Monk gets through Duggan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Duggan fails to land.
Duggan prevents a body shot from Monk.
Duggan lands with a short shot to the head.
Duggan misses with a body punch.
Duggan blocks an uppercut.
Monk holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Monk as the two fighters clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duggan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duggan avoiding damage as Monk throws knees to the body.
Duggan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Monk lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Monk.
Duggan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duggan misses with a body punch.
Duggan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Monk working aggressively here.
Duggan blocks a body shot from Monk.
Duggan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Duggan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duggan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Monk backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Monk managing to block the knees to the body from Duggan.
Monk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duggan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Duggan.
Monk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marcus Monk will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Monk takes the fight into the clinch.
Duggan lands with a right to the head.
Duggan misses with a punch to the body.
Duggan lands with a right to the head.
Duggan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Monk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jim Duggan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Duggan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duggan misses with a punch to the body.
Duggan misses with the head strike.
Monk lands with a left to the head.
Duggan scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duggan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Monk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duggan working aggressively here.

Monk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duggan checks a low kick from Monk.

Monk has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Monk breaks from the clinch.

Monk closes the distance and clinches.
Monk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Duggan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Duggan as Monk tries to tie him up.
Monk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duggan's elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Duggan throws an elbow but misses.
Duggan scores with a shot to the side of Monk's head.
Monk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Monk blocks an uppercut.
Duggan working aggressively here.

Monk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Monk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Duggan, pushing him back against the cage.
Monk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Monk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monk.
Duggan tries to throw a body punch but Monk avoids it by throwing Duggan back against the cage.
Monk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duggan struggles to land a body shot inside as Monk controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Duggan.
Duggan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Monk blocks the elbow strike.
Duggan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duggan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Monk blocking some punches.
Monk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Duggan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Monk backwards.
Duggan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Monk throws a head punch that misses.
Monk tries a body shot but Duggan blocks it.
Duggan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Monk's efforts to push away.
Duggan scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duggan.
Duggan tries to throw a body punch but Monk avoids it by throwing Duggan back against the cage.
Duggan being controlled against the cage.
Duggan misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monk is trying to stall.
Monk lands with a light punch inside.
Duggan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Duggan blocks a body shot from Monk.
Duggan tries to work over Monk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Duggan.

Monk is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Duggan.
Monk is still on wobbly legs! Can Duggan finish him?
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Monk in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Duggan lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Monk to his knees! Duggan keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Duggan!
Jim Duggan made sure to mention his sponsor, SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI in his post fight interview.