PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Tomic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brad Monroe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Monroe
vs
Tomic

175 cm
21
211 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

193 cm
18
218 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Monroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Tomic!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe stuffs the takedown attempt from Tomic. Tomic gets slowly back to his feet.

Monroe drives through and clinches with Tomic against the cage.
Tomic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tomic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Monroe breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Monroe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Monroe walks into a straight right hand from Tomic.
Monroe drops Tomic with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Tomic looks back up at him and smiles so Monroe waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Tomic is rocked!

It looks like Jon Tomic has been cut.

Monroe moves into the clinch.
Tomic is still on wobbly legs! Can Monroe finish him?
Monroe leaning against his opponent.

Monroe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tomic throws a low kick, looking for Monroe's leg but Monroe calmly moves out of range.
Monroe moves in looking to clinch but Tomic pushes him off.

Monroe clinches up against the cage.

Monroe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Tomic does no damage.
Monroe is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Tomic hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brad Monroe!