PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlito Brigante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cookie Monster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brigante kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem. Monster has chosen Cookie Monster Eating Cookie as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Cookie Monster has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Carlito Brigante 's chin.

Brigante
vs
Monster

190 cm
25
201 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

179 cm
32
187 lbs
20 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Balco Boys - Hilo

Perkele!

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlito Brigante !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cookie Monster!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brigante fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brigante misses with a series of wild punches.
Brigante jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Monster with a jab.
Brigante tries to move into range but Monster moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Brigante uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monster.
A big right from Brigante misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Monster blocks the leg kick.
Monster misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Monster throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Monster avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brigante pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Monster staying out of range there.
Monster gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brigante .
Monster slips under a jab from Brigante .
The fight stays on the outside here - Brigante looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Monster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brigante .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brigante scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Cookie Monster has been cut.
Brigante is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Monster.
Monster throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brigante sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Monster tries to land a leg kick but Brigante saw it coming and moves away.
Brigante rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Monster moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Monster checks a leg kick.
Monster takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Carlito Brigante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brigante lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brigante .
Monster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick from Brigante misses.
Brigante avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brigante tries to close the distance and clinch but Monster swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot lands for Monster.
Brigante tries to clinch there but Monster circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brigante tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Monster paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Monster slips a jab and a cross from Brigante .
Monster misses with a body shot

and Brigante moves into the clinch.
Come on Monster - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monster.

Monster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Monster throws a right and a left that Brigante avoids nicely.
Monster misses with a low kick.
Brigante lands a right hook to the body.
Monster throws a low kick, looking for Brigante 's leg but Brigante calmly moves out of range.
Monster misses with a hook. Brigante ducked under it nicely.
Brigante lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Monster jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Monster scores with a jab. Brigante acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Monster throws an off balance right hand
letting Brigante counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brigante looks to land a right hand but Monster moved out of range.
Brigante lands a jab to Monster's midsection.
Monster throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brigante counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Monster showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brigante .
Brigante moves to clinch but Monster breaks away
and Monster counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brigante misses with a straight left.
Monster throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brigante tries to clinch but Monster moves away
and Monster makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brigante connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Monster throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brigante scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brigante looks to land a combination but Monster avoids it well.
Brigante walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monster turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Brigante moves into the clinch.
Monster on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Monster's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brigante lands an uppercut.
Brigante tries to pull guard but Monster holds him up against the cage and eventually Brigante drops back down to his feet.
Monster gets through Brigante 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Monster breaks from the clinch.
Monster fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Brigante .
A big left from Brigante misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brigante ducks under a wild hook from Monster.
Brigante misses with a double jab.
Brigante lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Carlito Brigante will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cookie Monster's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Brigante tries to clinch but Monster moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brigante .
Monster cracks Brigante with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Monster listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brigante scores with a nice right hand.
Monster throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brigante throws a lazy right hand but Monster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brigante on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brigante shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brigante on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Monster closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Brigante looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Monster checks the leg kick nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brigante . Monster does a little dance to reset his feet.
Monster is looking to chop away at Brigante 's legs.
Carlito Brigante is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brigante tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice body kick from Brigante .
Brigante tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Monster paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brigante throws a big shot that misses.
Brigante throws a hook but Monster blocks it.
Brigante uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monster.
Brigante throws an off balance right hand
and Monster counters with a series of strikes. Brigante will be more careful next time no doubt.
Brigante buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brigante takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brigante .
Carlito Brigante is winning the standup battle so far.
Brigante fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Monster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brigante tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brigante uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monster.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brigante wants to clinch up but Monster keeps it at a distance.
Brigante loads up on a big right hand but Monster slips the punch.
Monster looks to throw the jab but Brigante is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monster works the jab nicely.
Monster checks a leg kick.
Monster looks to score with a jab to the body but Brigante is just out of range.
Monster stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A clash of legs there as Monster blocks the low kick.
Brigante looks to score with a jab to the body but Monster is just out of range.
Brigante misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monster.
Monster catches Brigante with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brigante thows a leg kick but Monster checks it
letting Monster counter with a right hand.

Brigante is rocked!
Monster throws a combination that misses
and Monster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Brigante is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Brigante has managed to clinch.
Brigante misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brigante seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monster wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brigante throws a punch but it's blocked by Monster.
Monster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Monster blocks an elbow strike.
Brigante is trying to pull guard but Monster has him pressed against the cage.
Brigante misses with an elbow over the top.
Brigante throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice body punch from Brigante .
Brigante lands with a left to the head.

Monster is rocked!
Brigante misses with some punches.
Monster is still on wobbly legs! Can Brigante finish him?
Brigante misses with a short punch on the inside.
Monster blocks an uppercut.
Brigante throws a punch but it's blocked by Monster.
Brigante throws an elbow that misses.
Brigante working aggressively here.
Brigante working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monster.
Monster avoids the elbow strike from Brigante , against the cage.
Monster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brigante .
Brigante lands a big knee to the head and Monster goes down! Brigante pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlito Brigante !
In his post fight interview, Carlito Brigante gave a big smile as he said 'When you think you're big time you're gonna fucking die big time!!! Hey Pachanga now it is time to get partying! I would like to thank the fans, and Balco Boys Industries for getting me ready for this fight!'.