PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Skunky Monkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dude Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Love comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dude Love kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Skunky Monkey could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dude Love's chin.

Monkey
vs
Love

199 cm
26
190 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

197 cm
26
194 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Skunky Monkey!
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, Dude Love!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monkey throws a sloppy head kick and Love moves out of range easily.
Love throws a leg kick which misses Monkey's front leg but catches the back leg as Monkey tries to avoid it.
Monkey throws a hook but Love blocks it.
Love thows a body shot but no joy.
Love finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Monkey takes a swing at Love's ribcage but misses.
Monkey misses with a looping right.
Monkey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Love.
Monkey scores with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Love. That's going to slow Monkey down.

Love forces Monkey back against the cage and clinches.
A knee to the head by Love.

It looks like Skunky Monkey has been cut.
Love tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Monkey prevents a body shot from Love.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A frustrated look appears on Monkey's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Love to work.
Come on Monkey - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Love tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Love tries to stall but Monkey uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from Love.
Love tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Monkey avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Monkey fails to land.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Love lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey tries to break the clinch but Love is controlling the position.
Love tries a knee to the head but Monkey blocks it.
Monkey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Love lands with a right to the head.
Come on Love - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Love tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Monkey avoids it.
A nice left hand lands by Love.
Monkey throws a punch but it's blocked by Love.
Love tries to land knees in the clinch but Monkey avoids the damage to the body.
Love is stalling here.
Monkey stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Love escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Love fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Monkey.
Monkey throws a jab when Love was well out of range.
Monkey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Monkey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Love manages to avoid it.
Monkey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Monkey lands a lovely overhand right.
Love will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Love throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monkey keeps the fight on the outside.
Monkey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Monkey paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Love.
Monkey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Love with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Love ducks under a wild hook from Monkey.

That's four 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 checks a leg kick nicely.
Monkey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Love at a distance.
Nice body kick there by Love.
Love throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Love goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Love throws a leg kick
and Monkey counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Monkey blocks the body kick.
Monkey scores with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Love looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Monkey smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Love closes the distance and clinches.
Love has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.

Monkey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Monkey throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dude Love dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Skunky Monkey's cut.
That's time! Monkey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice body kick from Love.
Monkey throws a poor cross that misses

and Love counters by moving into the clinch.
Monkey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Love with a knee to the head.
Monkey really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Love blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Love has Monkey pressed against the cage.
Monkey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Love stalling against the cage.
Monkey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Love tries to land knees in the clinch but Monkey avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey avoiding damage as Love throws knees to the body.
Monkey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Loves head.
Monkey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Love with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Love lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Monkey.
Love wants to break the clinch but can't.
Love misses with a body punch.
Monkey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Loves head.
Monkey working aggressively here.
Love tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Monkey avoids it.
Love blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Love swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Monkey lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Love stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Love is trying to break the clinch but Monkey has him pressed against the cage.
Monkey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Love with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Love lands a body shot.
Monkey throws a punch but it's blocked by Love.
Love stalling in the clinch.
Love looking to stall.
Monkey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey swings wildly with an uppercut but Love uses good head movement to avoid it.
Love displaying some good clinch control by pressing Monkey up against the cage.
Love blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Love is trying to maintain a safe position but Monkey gets an underhook and turns Love into the cage.
Love's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Monkey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Love.
Love misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Monkey.
Love looking to throw knees to the head but Monkey is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love looking to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dude Love.
Love tries to clinch there but Monkey circles away.
Monkey throws a head kick that misses.
Love moves to clinch but Monkey breaks away
enabling Monkey to counter with a crisp jab.
Love throws a body kick that misses.
Monkey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Monkey throws the left hand but Love avoids the punch easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Love throws the left hand but Monkey avoids the punch easily.
Love staying out of range there.
Monkey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dude Love will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Skunky Monkey's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Love misses with a low kick as Monkey jumps back.
Love explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Love keeps Monkey at a distance using the push kick.
Dude Love seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Love lands a leg kick that knocks Monkey off balance momentarily.
Love moves out of range of the strikes.
Monkey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Love sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Love lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Love misses with a low kick.
Love scores with a head kick. Monkey tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Monkey is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Love pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Monkey checks a leg kick nicely.
Love uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monkey.
Love takes one to the chin there.
Love motions for Monkey to come forward. Love throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey punishes Love's body with a nice straight punch.
Monkey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Love tries to clinch but Monkey moves out of range.
Nice shot by Monkey.
The fight stays on the outside here - Love looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Monkey misses with a looping left.
Monkey keeps the fight on the outside.
Good exchange - Monkey coming out on top.
Monkey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Love wants to clinch.
Love wants to land a leg kick but Monkey is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love lands a nice leg kick that just misses Monkey's sensitive parts.
Monkey finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Monkey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Love tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Monkey throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot lands for Monkey.
Monkey keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Love moves in looking to clinch but Monkey pushes him off.
Love is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Monkey lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Monkey. That snapped Love's head back.
Monkey keeps the fight on the outside.
Monkey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dude Love seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Love ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Love scores with a sloppy right hand. Monkey should have avoided that one.
Love walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Monkey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A lazy body kick from Love
and Monkey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Love misses
and Monkey counters with a nice uppercut.

Love is rocked!
Monkey lands a nice shot to the body.
Love throws an overhand right that lands on Monkey's shoulder, as Monkey tries to avoid the shot.
Love swings for the body but Monkey moves out of range.
Good work by Monkey as he checks the leg kick.
Love tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Love wants to land a leg kick but Monkey is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Love tries to clinch but Monkey moves out of range.
Love tries to clinch up but Monkey circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey throws a body punch but Love moves out of range.
Monkey looks to land a combination but Love avoids it well.
Love misses with a straight right.
Love is looking to chop away at Monkey's legs.
Monkey misses with a looping right.
Love throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Monkey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Love feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Monkeys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Love in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Monkey misses with a right hand

and Love counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Love.
Monkey pushes Love back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Skunky Monkey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Monkey scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Monkey lands a left hand.
Love misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Monkey.
Monkey lands a big right hand that drops Love! The killer instinct kicks in and Monkey finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Monkey!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Skunky Monkey!
Skunky Monkey bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.