PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Skunky Monkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Art Vandalay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Monkey
vs
Vandalay

199 cm
27
190 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

184 cm
27
190 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 6 - 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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Art Vandalay!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vandalay defending well as Monkey loads up on a big left hand.
Vandalay digs a good body shot into Monkey's ribs.
Vandalay has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Monkey misses with an uppercut. Vandalay saw that one coming.
Vandalay misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Monkey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Monkey has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Island Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Monkey throws a nice looking combination but Vandalay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Monkey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Monkey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vandalay lands a body shot.
Vandalay is looking to clinch.
Monkey throws out a loose jab but Vandalay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monkey is looking to score with low kicks.
Vandalay swings for the body but Monkey moves out of range.
Monkey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vandalay counters with a straight right hand.
Monkey looks to land a combination but Vandalay avoids it well.
Vandalay scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vandalay misses with a double jab
and Monkey counters with a straight right hand.
Monkey takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vandalay misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandalay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monkey swats away the attempt to clinch by Vandalay.
Monkey lands a lovely overhand right.
Vandalay clobbers Monkey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vandalay.
Vandalay throws a punch but it's blocked by Monkey.
Vandalay tries to work over Monkey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Vandalay scores with a nice short uppercut.
Monkey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vandalay lands with a right to the head.
Vandalay struggles to land a body shot inside as Monkey controls his hands.
Vandalay tries a body shot but Monkey blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vandalay misses with a punch to the body.
Vandalay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Monkey.
Vandalay throws a punch but it's blocked by Monkey.
Vandalay blocks an uppercut.
Vandalay blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vandalay.
Vandalay misses with a punch to the body.
Monkey throws a head punch that misses.
Vandalay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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.
Vandalay lands an uppercut.
Vandalay lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Monkey.
Vandalay lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Vandalay.
Vandalay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandalay blocks an uppercut.
Vandalay struggles to land a body shot inside as Monkey controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Monkey.
Vandalay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vandalay presses Monkey against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vandalay struggles to land a body shot inside as Monkey controls his hands.
Vandalay misses with an elbow over the top.
Monkey blocks a body shot from Vandalay.
Monkey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Monkey can't find room to land a body shot as Vandalay controls the action.
Monkey lands a right hand.
Monkey misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Vandalay.
Vandalay lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vandalay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vandalay lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good body shot from Monkey.
Vandalay presses Monkey against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vandalay working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Monkey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vandalay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vandalay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Monkey lands a shoulder strike.
Monkey prevents a body shot from Vandalay.
Monkey swings wildly with an uppercut but Vandalay uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Monkey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Monkey gets through Vandalay's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Art Vandalay dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Vandalay misses with a kick to the body.
Vandalay moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vandalay is looking to clinch.
Vandalay closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vandalay lands with an uppercut that bounces Monkey off the cage and back into range.

Monkey is rocked!

Vandalay darts in and clinches Monkey up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Vandalay.
Vandalay tries to throw a body punch but Monkey avoids it by throwing Vandalay back against the cage.
Monkey tries a body shot but Vandalay blocks it.
Vandalay throws a punch but it's blocked by Monkey.
Vandalay blocking some punches.
Monkey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Monkey scores with a hook to the body.
Monkey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vandalay lands with a light punch inside.
Vandalay tries a body shot but Monkey blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vandalay creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Monkey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Monkey has a couple of punches blocked by Vandalay.
Vandalay swings wildly with an uppercut but Monkey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Art Vandalay seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vandalay has a couple of punches blocked by Monkey.
Vandalay working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vandalay misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vandalay creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Vandalay.
Monkey misses with a punch on the inside.
Vandalay pushes Monkey against the cage. Vandalay is working some dirty boxing. Vandalay pushes off with a quick right hook! Monkey goes down! Monkey tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Vandalay moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Art Vandalay!
After winning the bout, Art Vandalay thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.