PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Quiet Monkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Vasilyevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monkey comes into the arena with Epic - Faith No More blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Monkey
vs
Vasilyevich

199 cm
34
199 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

183 cm
29
196 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Good knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quiet Monkey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Vasilyevich!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monkey throws a series of punches but Vasilyevich avoids them all with ease.
Monkey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vasilyevich moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big left from Monkey misses.
Monkey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vasilyevich lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Vasilyevich moves into the clinch.
Vasilyevich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vasilyevich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vasilyevich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Monkey backwards.
Vasilyevich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Monkey is defending well for now.
Vasilyevich has a couple of punches blocked by Monkey.
Monkey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Vasilyevich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Vasilyevich tries to work over Monkey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Monkey is looking to control Vasilyevich's arms but Vasilyevich gets an underhook and turns him. Now Monkey has his back to the cage.
Vasilyevich is pressed up against the cage. Monkey has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vasilyevich down to the mat. Vasilyevich avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ivan Vasilyevich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vasilyevich has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Monkey.
Vasilyevich wants to slow Monkey down by chopping away at his legs.
Vasilyevich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Monkey.
Vasilyevich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Monkey misses the target.

Vasilyevich clinches up against the cage.
Vasilyevich misses with a knee to the head.
Monkey looking to slow down the pace here.
Vasilyevich tries a body shot but Monkey blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasilyevich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vasilyevich with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vasilyevich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Monkey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Monkey tries to pull guard but Vasilyevich won't allow it.
Vasilyevich misses with the head strike.
Vasilyevich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vasilyevich stalls.
Monkey blocks an uppercut.
Monkey keeps control of Vasilyevich as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vasilyevich works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasilyevich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vasilyevich throws a head punch that misses.
Vasilyevich throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Monkey blocks it with crossed arms.
Vasilyevich tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Vasilyevich - that landed with a thud.
Vasilyevich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vasilyevich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Monkey's elbow.
Vasilyevich misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Vasilyevich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Vasilyevich pushes Monkey up against the cage in a clinch.
Monkey is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vasilyevich misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey misses with a punch to the body.
Vasilyevich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vasilyevich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Monkey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vasilyevich pushes Monkey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vasilyevich lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Vasilyevich.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasilyevich is working Monkey over against the cage.
Monkey is trying to break the clinch but Vasilyevich has him pressed against the cage.
Vasilyevich working aggressively here.
Vasilyevich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Vasilyevich dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Vasilyevich throws a lazy body kick
and Monkey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Monkey avoids the body shot from Vasilyevich.
Quiet Monkey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Monkey checks a leg kick nicely.

Vasilyevich forces Monkey back against the cage and clinches.
Ivan Vasilyevich seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vasilyevich lands with a left to the head.
Vasilyevich utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Vasilyevich.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasilyevich looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vasilyevich swings wildly with an uppercut but Monkey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vasilyevich scores with a shot to the side of Monkey's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilyevich misses with a punch on the inside.
Vasilyevich lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Monkey.
Vasilyevich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vasilyevich just leaning against Monkey, taking a breather.
Vasilyevich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vasilyevich scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vasilyevich.

Vasilyevich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vasilyevich throws a hook but Monkey blocks it.
Vasilyevich scoring well with a low kick there.
Ivan Vasilyevich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monkey moves out of range of the body kick.
Vasilyevich fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Monkey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey blocks the body kick.
Monkey on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A jab from Vasilyevich misses.
Vasilyevich lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vasilyevich pivots, looking for a leg kick but Monkey is out of range and Vasilyevich settles back down.
A little feinted left hand from Monkey on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Monkey fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monkey misses with a hook
and Vasilyevich counters with a leg kick.
Ivan Vasilyevich seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vasilyevich gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vasilyevich is looking to chop away at Monkey's legs.
Monkey attempts a counter takedown but Vasilyevich avoids it well and moves away.

Vasilyevich lands a big head kick that sends Monkey tumbling to the mat! Vasilyevich takes a step backwards and waves Monkey back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Monkey is rocked!

It looks like Quiet Monkey has been cut.
Vasilyevich lands a nice leg kick that just misses Monkey's sensitive parts.
Oh Monkey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vasilyevich closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Monkey seems to have got his legs back now.
Vasilyevich lands with a light punch inside.
Vasilyevich trying to land knees to the body.
Vasilyevich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vasilyevich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vasilyevich misses with a knee to the head.
Vasilyevich lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Monkey or not.
Vasilyevich pushes off an throws an elbow but Monkey leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vasilyevich working aggressively here.
A knee to the head by Vasilyevich.
A short right from Vasilyevich on the inside.
Vasilyevich presses Monkey against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasilyevich lands an uppercut.
Vasilyevich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Monkey is trying to pull guard but Vasilyevich has him pressed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vasilyevich lands a nice uppercut.
Vasilyevich trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Vasilyevich.
Vasilyevich working aggressively here.
Monkey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vasilyevich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vasilyevich lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Vasilyevich on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Vasilyevich fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Vasilyevich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Quiet Monkey's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Vasilyevich drops Monkey with a straight right hand, right on the button! Vasilyevich follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Vasilyevich!
Ivan Vasilyevich made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Full Pretzel!'.
In defeat, Quiet Monkey stepped up to the mic, saying 'Did I just poop my pants?'.