PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Monday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Hernandez
vs
Monday

200 cm
23
280 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

199 cm
23
284 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

GREEN!160

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hector Hernandez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Monday!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monday looks to land a left hand but Hernandez moved out of range nicely.
Hernandez tries to counter by clinching up but Monday breaks away and moves out of range.
Monday scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hernandez doesn't seem bothered though.
Monday fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Monday works Hernandez's body with a nice hook.
Monday lands a leg kick that knocks Hernandez off balance momentarily.
Monday dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hernandez is looking to clinch.
Monday lands with a nice body punch.
Monday scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hernandez is breathing heavily.
Monday misses the shot to the body.
Mike Monday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monday moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Monday misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hernandez.
Hernandez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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!
A cross from Monday lands.

It looks like Hector Hernandez has been cut.
Monday throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hernandez.
Monday scores with a sloppy right hand. Hernandez should have avoided that one.
Monday misses with an uppercut.
Monday looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monday misses with an uppercut. Hernandez saw that one coming.
Monday is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hernandez rather than just go for the knockout.
Hernandez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Monday scores with a hook to the body. Hernandez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Monday connects with a body shot.
Monday throws a leg kick but Hernandez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hernandez slips under a jab from Monday.
Monday moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Monday throws a body kick that misses.
Hernandez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Monday stuns Hernandez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Monday scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hernandez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Monday manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hernandez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Monday. That one must have hurt.
Monday lands a nice looking body shot.
Monday throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hernandez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Boom Boom Room in the buildup to the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monday fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monday dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Monday lands a nice looking body shot.
Hernandez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Monday stuns Hernandez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A left and a right from Monday both land. Nice combination.
Monday works the jab nicely.
Monday lands a jab to the head.
Monday lands with a big right hook that stumbles Hernandez - he's out on his feet here! Monday follows up with another monster hook that separates Hernandez from consciousness! Hernandez falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Monday stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mike Monday! Mike Monday retains his super heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Mike Monday started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.