PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Slade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skunky Monkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Wilson
vs
Monkey

189 cm
25
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

199 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Slade Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Skunky Monkey!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Monkey.
Monkey lands a leg kick that knocks Wilson off balance momentarily.
Monkey catches Wilson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Monkey fakes the leg kick and cracks Wilson in the body.
Monkey bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wilson's head.

It looks like Slade Wilson has been cut.
Monkey catches Wilson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wilson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson avoids a kick to the body.
Monkey scores with a jab to the head.
Wilson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wilson takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey punishes Wilson's body with a nice straight punch.
Monkey stuns Wilson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Monkey lands a really nice looking cross but Wilson seems unphased.
Wilson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Monkey scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wilson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown but Monkey shows good takedown defense.
Monkey throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wilson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Monkey sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A left lands for Monkey.
Skunky Monkey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wilson 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!
Monkey throws a combination. Wilson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Monkey connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Monkey keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Monkey is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wilson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wilson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Monkey moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Monkey with a hook.
Monkey slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Monkey throws out a powerful jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Wilson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Monkey defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wilson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slade Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab, jab by Monkey - just one landing.
Crunch! Monkey slams his shin into Wilson's torso.
Monkey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wilson closes the distance and clinches up with Monkey, looking for a takedown. Wilson pushes Monkey against the cage but Monkey circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Monkey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Monkey scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wilson fails with the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monkey lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wilson will feel that in the morning.
Wilson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wilson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Monkey can pounce on him.
Monkey lands with a hook. Wilson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Monkey lands with a nice body punch.
Monkey thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wilson if he has to take too many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Skunky Monkey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Slade Wilson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Monkey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Monkey feints a jab promting Wilson to slip. Monkey then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wilson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Wilson is rocked!
Monkey delivers a nice body kick.
Monkey shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Wilson eats them both and turns towards Monkey to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Monkey scores with a push kick.
Monkey moves into range and connects with a jab.
Monkey swinging wildly here.
Wilson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monkey works over Wilson's head and body with a nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey misses with a few strikes there.
Monkey digs a good body shot into Wilson's ribs.
Wilson shoots in but Monkey avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Monkey lands a slapping body shot.
Monkey works over Wilson's head and body with a nice combination.
Wilson fails to land the takedown.
Slade Wilson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wilson goes for a double leg but Monkey avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Monkey continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slade Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The referee is keeping an eye on Monkey - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wilson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Monkey fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Monkey lands a body shot.
Monkey connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey lands a head kick. Wilson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Monkey connects with an inside leg kick.
Monkey scores with a decent looking hook.
Monkey clobbers Wilson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wilson walks into a stiff left hand from Monkey.
Monkey scoring well with a low kick there.
Monkey connects with the punch.
Wilson tries to move into range but Monkey moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Monkey throws a right hand that Wilson ducks under and follows up with a left that Wilson also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Wilson with that takedown attempt.
Monkey throws a head kick but Wilson moves out of range.
Good shot there by Monkey.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monkey fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wilson checks it well.
Wilson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Monkey circles away.
Wilson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Monkey is looking to chop away at Wilson's legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Monkey slaps away a takedown attempt from Wilson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Donk. Monkey catches Wilson right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Skunky Monkey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Slade Wilson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Monkey throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Monkey lands with a nice body punch.
Wilson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Monkey fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Monkey is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Monkey darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Skunky Monkey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Monkey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Monkey scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Oh Wilson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Monkey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wilson seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey dips to his left and cracks Wilson with an uppercut!
Monkey has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wilson shoots in for a double leg but Monkey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wilson takes one on the button.
Wilson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Monkey lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Wilson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Horrible takedown by Wilson or perhaps it was just good defense by Monkey which made him look bad.
Monkey feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wilsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Monkey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Skunky Monkey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Monkey scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Monkey connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wilson has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slade Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monkey connects with a single shot there.
Wilson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Monkey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Monkey lands a big head kick that sends Wilson tumbling to the mat! Monkey takes a step backwards and waves Wilson back to his feet - he wants the finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey cracks Wilson with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Wilson falls to his knees and Monkey doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Skunky Monkey!