PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monroe's entrance music is A Country Boy Can Survive. A fine choice. Jon Monroe is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Monroe
vs
Smith

175 cm
26
174 lbs
13 - 7 - 1

178 cm
22
162 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good 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 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Monroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trent Smith!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith is looking to clinch.
Monroe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith darts in trying to clinch
and Monroe counters with a right hand to the body.

Monroe darts in and clinches Smith up against the cage.
Monroe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Monroe breaks from the clinch.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Monroe.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Monroe.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Monroe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Monroe swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
A left lands for Monroe.
Monroe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith tries to clinch up
and Monroe counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Monroe misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.

Smith gets a clinch.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Monroe avoids it.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Monroe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.

Monroe breaks from the clinch.
Smith tries to clinch up

and Monroe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Monroe blocks it.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Monroe.

Monroe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Monroe scores with a jab.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monroe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith darts in trying to clinch

and Monroe moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Monroe avoids it.

Monroe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Monroe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smith thinking.
Monroe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith wants to clinch
and Monroe counters with a stiff right hand.

Smith moves into the clinch.
Monroe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Monroe manages to break the clinch.
Monroe lands a body shot.
Monroe jabs at Smith's body.
Trent Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monroe with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Monroe moves into the clinch.
Monroe has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Monroe breaks the clinch.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Monroe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Monroe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith tries to clinch but Monroe moves out of range.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith is looking to clinch but Monroe is avoiding it.
Monroe misses with a kick to the body.
Monroe is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Monroe sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monroe.
Monroe takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Monroe lands a slapping body shot.
Monroe misses the shot to the body.
Monroe swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Monroe throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Monroe doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.

Smith gets a clinch.
Monroe wants to break free but Smith has control.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Monroe avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Monroe is defending well for now.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Monroe's efforts to push away.
Monroe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.

Monroe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monroe throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Monroe.
Monroe swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Monroe throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Monroe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Monroe circles away.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Monroe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Monroe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith walks into a straight right hand from Monroe.
Smith tries to clinch but Monroe moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Monroe dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Smith tries to clinch there but Monroe circles away.
Monroe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Monroe pushes him off.
Smith wants to clinch
and Monroe counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Monroe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Monroe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jon Monroe is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith tries to move into range but Monroe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Smith is rocked!
Smith wants to clinch but Monroe slips to the side
and Monroe counters with a huge right that knocks Smith out cold! Monroe is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jon Monroe!
After winning the bout, Jon Monroe thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.