PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dewey Foley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skunky Monkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Skunky Monkey was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Foley
vs
Monkey

192 cm
20
192 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

199 cm
26
190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dewey Foley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Skunky Monkey!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foley misses with a series of wild punches.
Foley throws a right and a left that Monkey avoids nicely.
Foley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Monkey throws out the jab.
Monkey misses with a looping left.
Foley avoids the body shot from Monkey.
Monkey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Foley.
Nice defenses there by Foley.
Skunky Monkey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Monkey throws a hook but Foley blocks it.
Foley misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Monkey misses.
Monkey looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Monkey cracks Foley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Monkey.
Foley has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Basics -LOD- in the buildup to the fight.
Foley throws a right and a left that Monkey avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey avoids the head kick by Foley.
Monkey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Foley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Monkey throws a lazy uppercut
and Foley counters with a left and a right that stings Monkey.
Monkey is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Foley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Monkey counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Monkey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Foley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Monkey throws a hook but Foley blocks it.
Foley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monkey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Monkey avoids the body shot from Foley.
Monkey connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Monkey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Monkey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foley slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch lands to the side of Foley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Foley blocks the body kick.
Foley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Foley blocks the body kick.
Nice body kick there by Monkey.
Monkey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Foley lands a lovely overhand right.
Foley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Monkey.
Monkey jabs at Foley's body.
Foley avoids the head kick by Monkey.
Foley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Monkey connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Foley scrambles back to his feet.
Monkey keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Monkey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body punch from Monkey.
Monkey throws a hook but Foley avoids it easily.
Monkey misses with an uppercut.
Monkey takes a swing at Foley's ribcage but misses.
Monkey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Monkey misses with a looping right.
Foley lands a lovely overhand right.
Foley scores with a shot to the body.
Monkey misses with a straight right.
Monkey pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey misses with a wild body shot.
Monkey misses with a straight right.
Monkey misses with a looping left.
Foley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Foley slips a jab from Monkey.
A left lands for Monkey.
Foley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Monkey throws a jab when Foley was well out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monkey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Monkey looks to land a left hand but Foley moved out of range nicely.
Monkey misses with a looping right.
Monkey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Skunky Monkey dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Foley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Monkey circles away quickly and effectively.
Dewey Foley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Monkey thuds a left hand into Foley's body.
Foley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A lazy left from Monkey finds it's target.
Monkey misses with a straight left.
Monkey tries a head kick but it misses.
Foley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Foley lands a jab to the head.
Monkey cracks Foley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Foley ducks under a wild hook from Monkey.
Foley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Monkey misses with an uppercut. Foley saw that one coming.
Foley pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey moves away from the strike by Foley.
Foley punishes Monkey's body with a nice straight punch.
Monkey misses with a straight left.
Monkey throws a quick inside leg kick.
Foley throws a big shot that misses.
Monkey takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A telegraphed right hand from Monkey misses the target.
Foley lands a right hook to the body.
Monkey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Monkey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Foley blocks a head kick by Monkey.
Donk. Foley catches Monkey right on the button with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Foley.
Foley tries to bum rush Monkey with a series of wild strikes but Monkey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Monkey misses with a hook. Foley ducked under it nicely.
Monkey is looking to land body kicks.
Crunch! Monkey slams his shin into Foley's torso.
Monkey swings widly with a right hand
and Foley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Monkey lands a head kick. Foley smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Dewey Foley has been cut.
Monkey scores with a punch to the head.
Foley throws a jab but it's blocked by Monkey.
Monkey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Foley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Monkey takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Foley throws an overhand right that lands on Monkey's shoulder, as Monkey tries to avoid the shot.
Foley blocks a jab.
Monkey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Foley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Monkey connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Foley scrambles back to his feet.
Monkey scores with a nice head shot.
Foley connects with a combination that backs up Monkey into the cage. Foley lands a flurry of punches that gets past Monkey's guard. Monkey is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Foley bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dewey Foley!