PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Julian Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monroe has chosen Deep Ocean - Island drumming as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Thompson
vs
Monroe

168 cm
18
144 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

166 cm
18
139 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Darkness

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)
Darkness

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Julian Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thompson just misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson scores with a nice head shot.
Monroe takes one on the button.

Thompson gets caught flat footed, as Monroe shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Monroe stops Thompson from standing up.
Thompson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Monroe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Monroe looking to pass the guard.
Monroe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe prevents Thompson from getting back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thompson throws a series of punches but Monroe moves out of range.
A nice side step and Monroe releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Thompson tests Monroe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thompson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Monroe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thompson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at VTG Rent a Coach in the buildup to the fight.
Monroe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thompson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheers as Thompson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Monroe doesn't seem phased though.

Monroe drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Monroe tries to advance to mount but can't.
Monroe trying to control the action but Thompson is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Thompson is trying to get back to his feet.
Thompson is not content to let Monroe control the position.
Monroe misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
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!
Thompson is trying to get back to his feet.
The ground and pound from Monroe seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Thompson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Thompson really wants to buck Monroe off and get back to his feet.
Monroe with the ground and pound from mount.
Thompson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Monroe lands with some strikes.
Monroe lands a heavy elbow.
Monroe looking to ground and pound but Thompson is blocking nicely.
Monroe misses with a head shot.
Monroe lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Thompson hang on?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is squirming around, avoiding Monroe's attempts to control the action.
Thompson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Monroe unloading with bombs!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson is trying to stand up.
Monroe lands a big elbow.

Thompson is rocked!
Monroe unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Thompson wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Monroe celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Monroe!
As Ricky Monroe got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Nice threads, but nothing else. Im pissed about my first fight, that lucky bastard! '.
Julian Thompson was interviewed post fight and said 'Only god forgives, one day I will get my revenge.'.