PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonis Skayias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monroe has chosen Simple Man - Lynyrd Skynyrd as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Skayias
vs
Monroe

182 cm
27
171 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

175 cm
34
169 lbs
24 - 16 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antonis Skayias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jon Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe throws a series of punches but Skayias avoids them all with ease.
Monroe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Skayias throws a jab but it's blocked by Monroe.
Skayias lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Skayias misses with a kick to the body.
Monroe tried to score with a low kick but Skayias checks it.
Jon Monroe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monroe takes one to the side of the head.
Skayias throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Monroe misses.
Monroe swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Skayias counters with a solid body kick.
Skayias blocks a head kick by Monroe.
Monroe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Monroe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An inside leg kick from Skayias misses.
Skayias throws a head kick but Monroe moves out of range.

Monroe moves into the clinch.
Skayias is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Monroe is keeping busy.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Skayias as Monroe tries to tie him up.

Skayias breaks the clinch.
Monroe avoids the body shot from Skayias.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Skayias.
Monroe blocks a head kick by Skayias.
Monroe is looking to clinch.
Skayias closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Skayias scores with a jab to the body.
Monroe wants to clinch.
Skayias goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Monroe cracks Skayias with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Monroe scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Skayias has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Skayias pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Skayias looks to score with a jab to the body but Monroe is just out of range.
Skayias circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Monroe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Monroe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Skayias tries to work over Monroe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monroe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Skayias tries to stall but Monroe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice left hand lands by Monroe.
Skayias misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skayias working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Skayias blocks an elbow strike.
Monroe trying to stall but Skayias improves his position.
Monroe blocks an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Skayias.
Monroe misses with a knee strike.
Monroe lands a hook that snaps the head of Skayias backwards.
Skayias tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Monroe's elbow.
Monroe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skayias gets through Monroe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Monroe looking to stall.
Monroe lands a hook to the side of the head.

Skayias is rocked!
Skayias misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skayias is trying to stall.
Skayias blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Skayias scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Monroe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oh Skayias is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

It looks like Antonis Skayias has been cut.
Monroe stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Monroe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Monroe taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short uppercut from Monroe.
Stalling in the clinch from Monroe.
Skayias being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jon Monroe.
Skayias takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Monroe throws a series of punches but Skayias avoids them all with ease.

Monroe closes the distance and pushes Skayias back into the cage.
Monroe taking a breather.
Monroe blocks a body shot from Skayias.
Skayias misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Skayias blocking some punches.
Skayias takes a knee right on the jaw!
Monroe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skayias tries a body shot but Monroe blocks it.
Skayias is pressed against the cage. Monroe pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Skayias! Two more big strikes from Monroe and Skayias crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jon Monroe!
After winning the bout, Jon Monroe thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.