PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erwin Schrodinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monroe comes to the cage accompanied by A Country Boy Can Survive. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Monroe
vs
Schrodinger

175 cm
24
174 lbs
11 - 7 - 1

177 cm
24
181 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jon Monroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erwin Schrodinger!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schrodinger dodges the punch combination from Monroe.
Schrodinger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Monroe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Monroe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schrodinger motions for Monroe to come forward. Schrodinger throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Schrodinger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Schrodinger there as he acknowledges the shot.
Schrodinger misses with an uppercut. Monroe saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Schrodinger misses.
Schrodinger thuds his shin into the meat of Monroe's side.
Monroe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schrodinger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Monroe closes the distance and clinches.
Schrodinger lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Monroe manages to break the clinch.
Schrodinger looks to score with a jab to the body but Monroe is just out of range.
Monroe blocks a head kick by Schrodinger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Schrodinger.
Schrodinger with a jab.
Monroe scores with a nice right hand.
Schrodinger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Monroe loads up on a big right hand but Schrodinger slips the punch.
Monroe checks a low kick from Schrodinger.
Schrodinger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Monroe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Schrodinger's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monroe tries to score with a low kick but Schrodinger moves his leg out of the way.
Schrodinger avoids the body shot from Monroe.
Schrodinger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Monroe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Schrodinger tries to land a leg kick but Monroe saw it coming and moves away.
Monroe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Monroe misses with a right hand
and Monroe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schrodinger avoids the body shot from Monroe.
Monroe misses the body punch

so Schrodinger counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Monroe keeping full guard, as Schrodinger tries to pass.

Monroe kicks Schrodinger off and gets to his feet.
Monroe fails to land with a series of punches.

Monroe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Schrodinger.
Schrodinger tries to circle away but Monroe has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Schrodinger's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Schrodinger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Monroe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Schrodinger tries a head kick but it misses.
Monroe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Schrodinger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Schrodinger misses with a wild combination.
Schrodinger takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Schrodinger moves out of range of the strikes.
Schrodinger misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Monroe misses the shot to the body.
Monroe connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monroe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe swings away with a body shot that misses

and Schrodinger counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Monroe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Schrodinger.
Monroe is looking to escape.
Schrodinger throwing shots but Monroe is blocking nicely.
Schrodinger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Monroe defending well though.
Monroe tries to kick Schrodinger off but Schrodinger keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Schrodinger is working for a kimura but Monroe is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schrodinger wants to pass the guard but Monroe is defending well.
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 Jon Monroe will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Monroe misses the jab.
Monroe throws a poor cross that misses
and Schrodinger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Monroe wants to slow Schrodinger down by chopping away at his legs.
Jon Monroe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monroe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Schrodinger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Monroe throws a lazy right hand but Schrodinger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot by Monroe.
Jon Monroe is winning the standup battle so far.
Monroe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Monroe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Monroe swings for the body but Schrodinger moves out of range.
Schrodinger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Monroe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Monroe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Monroe lands a body shot.
Schrodinger lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schrodinger drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Schrodinger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monroe.

Schrodinger closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Monroe's guard.
Monroe is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Schrodinger is controlling him.
Schrodinger trying to control but Monroe is working from the bottom.
Monroe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schrodinger throwing strikes from guard but Monroe blocks nicely.
Schrodinger prevents Monroe from getting back to his feet.
Schrodinger tries to free his leg and advance position but Monroe is retaining full guard.
Schrodinger is stalling in the full guard.
Schrodinger trying to control but Monroe is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Schrodinger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schrodinger throws a half hearted mid kick.
Schrodinger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Schrodinger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big left from Monroe misses.
Schrodinger tries to move into range but Monroe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Monroe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Monroe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Schrodinger misses the shot to the body.
Schrodinger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Monroe.
Monroe looks to land a right hand but Schrodinger moved out of range.
Monroe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schrodinger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Monroe misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Schrodinger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Schrodinger getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Schrodinger throws an overhand right that lands on Monroe's shoulder, as Monroe tries to avoid the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monroe misses with a right hand
and Schrodinger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Monroe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Schrodinger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Schrodinger scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Schrodinger blocks a jab.
Schrodinger is looking to chop away at Monroe's legs.
Schrodinger throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Monroe jabs Schrodinger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Schrodinger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monroe misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Monroe dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Monroe ducks under a wild hook from Schrodinger.
Monroe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Monroe connects with a right hand. Schrodinger shakes it off.
Schrodinger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schrodinger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Monroe.
Monroe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Schrodinger counters with a good low kick that Monroe was not able to check.
Schrodinger slips a straight right by Monroe.
Monroe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Monroe thows a body shot but no joy.
Schrodinger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Monroe misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schrodinger gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Schrodinger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe lands a body shot.
Schrodinger shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Monroe pinned against the cage. Monroe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Monroe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Monroe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Monroe lands with a shot to the body.
Monroe just misses with a punch to the body.
Monroe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Monroe misses with a hook. Schrodinger ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schrodinger lands a jab to the head.
Schrodinger thows a leg kick but Monroe checks it
enabling Monroe to counter with a crisp jab.
Monroe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Schrodinger momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schrodinger throws a low kick but Monroe moves out of range easily.
Schrodinger bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Monroe's head backwards.
Monroe staying out of range there.
Monroe swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Schrodinger counters with a low kick, right behind Monroe 's knee.
Schrodinger lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Schrodinger drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Monroe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schrodinger.
Schrodinger walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Monroe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Schrodinger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Monroe at a distance.
Schrodinger throws a leg kick
and Monroe counters with a nice low kick that buckles Schrodinger's knee momentarily.
Jon Monroe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schrodinger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Monroe throws a body kick that misses.
Monroe misses with a wild body shot.
Schrodinger avoids the body shot from Monroe.
A nice leg kick lands there from Schrodinger.
Monroe throws out a loose jab but Schrodinger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schrodinger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Monroe.
Schrodinger shoots in for a takedown but Monroe shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Monroe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Schrodinger's head.
Schrodinger 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.
Monroe looks to score with a jab to the body but Schrodinger is just out of range.
Monroe throws out a loose jab but Schrodinger uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Schrodinger counters with a thumping low kick.
Monroe is looking to clinch but Schrodinger is avoiding it.
Monroe throws a right hand that Schrodinger ducks under and follows up with a left that Schrodinger also avoids with ease.
Schrodinger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Monroe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schrodinger.
Monroe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Monroe there as he acknowledges the shot.
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!
Monroe swings for the body but Schrodinger moves out of range.
Monroe misses with a straight right.
Monroe missing with a left hand there. Schrodinger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schrodinger avoids the body shot from Monroe.
Monroe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Erwin Schrodinger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jon Monroe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Schrodinger throws a poor cross that misses
and Monroe counters with a right hand to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Monroe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Monroe, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Monroe!
Jon Monroe seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.