PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Monday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Kenny Monday has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kenny Monday seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Monday
vs
White

180 cm
28
199 lbs
14 - 9 - 1

184 cm
25
199 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Solid chin

STEEL PENN'S - STEEL TERROR: Video Proven 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Monday!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mr White!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White tries for a takedown but Monday sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Monday lands a nice looking body shot.
White tries to land a leg kick but Monday saw it coming and moves away.
Monday throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Monday blocks a leg kick.
White throws a chopping leg kick but Monday manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
White chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Monday can pounce on him.
Nice straight punches there by Monday. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Monday.
Monday 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.
White moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White slips a straight right by Monday.
White fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Monday is out of range.
Monday takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
White pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Monday there.
White scores with a jab.
White shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Monday sprawls well. Monday wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. White gets slowly back to his feet.
Kenny Monday is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monday is looking to land body kicks.
White throws a leg kick but Monday moved away.
White tries a head kick but it misses.
White fails with the takedown.
Kenny Monday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr White.
Monday throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monday misses with an uppercut.
Monday scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
White plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
White throws a nice inside leg kick.
White throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
White throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Monday misses with a low kick as White jumps back.
Monday goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monday misses with a straight right.
White moves out of range of the body kick.
White throws a low kick but Monday moves out of range easily.
White scores with a hook to the body. Monday takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White misses with a wild body shot.
White finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Monday just misses with a punch to the body.
Monday missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White misses with a low kick.
Mr White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Monday lands.
White throws a leg kick but Monday moved away.
White throws a low kick but Monday moves out of range easily.
White lands with a hook. Monday tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
White walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Monday checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A bone on bone clash there as Monday blocks the leg kick.
White on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White throws a leg kick but Monday sees it coming and checks it nicely.
White listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Monday 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.
White tries a head kick but it misses.
A low kick from White is predictable there
and Monday counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Monday misses.
Monday moves out of range of the leg kick from White.
Monday takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Monday throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
White misses with a head kick.
White attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Monday has closed the distance and engaged White in a clinch.
Monday throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.

Monday pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Monday waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
Monday moves away from the strike by White.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Monday's shoulder, as Monday tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Monday misses.
White loads up on a big right hand but Monday slips the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monday on the wrong end of a nice hook.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monday throws a big shot that misses.
Monday avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Monday pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Monday misses with a straight right.
Monday checks a leg kick.
White tests Monday's chin there with a solid looking shot.
White misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White motions for Monday to come forward. White throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Monday leaves White with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Good work by Monday as he checks the leg kick.
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 Kenny Monday will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

White motions for Monday to come forward. White throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Monday.
Monday checks a leg kick.
White scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping body kick lands there for White.
White thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Monday!
An inside leg kick lands from White.
White throws a head kick that misses.
White looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from White.
White throws a head kick that half lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White misses the jab.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Monday.
White blocks a jab.
White looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Monday lands a glancing blow to the side of White's head.
Mr White seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monday ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Monday fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt White.
White is looking to score with low kicks.
Monday throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
Monday jabs White to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Monday lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Monday tries to move into range but White moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Monday misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
Monday throws a jab when White was well out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Monday.

Monday closes the distance and clinches.
Monday scores with a shoulder strike.
Monday softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The referee calls for Monday to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monday scores with a shot to the side of White's head.

Monday's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Monday throws a body kick that misses.
Monday lands a two punch combo.
Monday stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Monday feints and then cracks White's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow White down.
Monday scores with a push kick.
Monday lands a leg kick that knocks White off balance momentarily.
Monday throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Monday.
Monday tests White's chin there with a solid looking shot.
White connects with a body shot.
Monday checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Monday checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A low kick from White misses
and Monday counters with a stiff right hand.
White tries to work over Monday's front leg with a kick but Monday checks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Monday.
White is breathing heavily.
Monday misses with an attempted mid kick.
A good leg kick by Monday.
Monday pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by White.
Monday misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
Monday looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
Monday throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck White on the side of the head.
White attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Monday scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monday slips a straight right by White.
Monday cracks White with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

White is rocked!

Monday catches White napping and connects with a big right hand that sends White to the canvas!
White is still in real trouble! Can Monday finish him?
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Monday gets to his feet and stands over White, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! White felt that one! Monday unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save White from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenny Monday!
Kenny Monday retains his middleweight title!