PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marylin Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Wright told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Monroe
vs
Wright

180 cm
22
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marylin Monroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Wright!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wright has taken the fight to the clinch.
Monroe tries to pull guard but Wright holds him up against the cage and eventually Monroe drops back down to his feet.
Wright prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wright dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wright wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wright wants to break free but Monroe has control.
Wright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Monroe is trying to drag Wright to the mat but Wright just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marylin Monroe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wright looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monroe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wright wants to break free but Monroe has control.
Monroe dodges an elbow strike from Wright.

Monroe drags the fight down to the ground.
Monroe can't keep his opponent in guard - Wright advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wright controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe is trying to maintain the position but Wright is very close to passing his half guard.

Wright gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Wright tries to clinch up but Monroe circles away and keeps his distance.
Wright misses with the combination.
Wright tries to close the distance and clinch but Monroe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matt Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright fails with the takedown.
Wright fails in his attempt to clinch.
Monroe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wright.
Monroe circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wright slips a jab and a cross from Monroe.
Wright moves in looking to clinch but Monroe pushes him off.
Wright throws a body kick that misses.
Wright throws a head kick that misses.
Wright throws a sloppy head kick and Monroe moves out of range easily.
Wright tries to close the distance and clinch but Monroe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wright tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wright looks gassed!
Monroe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wright looks for the body kick but Monroe saw that one coming.
Some bone on bone action there as Wright checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Monroe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Wright.

Wright clinches with his opponent.
Monroe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright tries to land a knee to the head but Monroe blocks with his arms.
Wright is trying to stall.
Wright is trying to break the clinch but Monroe has him pressed against the cage.

Monroe breaks from the clinch.
Monroe throws a low kick but Wright avoids it.
Monroe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Monroe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Monroe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Monroe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wright looks for a takedown but Monroe sprawls well.
Wright keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wright tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Monroe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wright.
Wright wants to clinch.
Wright looks for a takedown but Monroe sprawls well.
Monroe misses with a body shot.
Monroe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Monroe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Monroe throws a right and a left that Wright avoids nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Monroe lands a jab-cross combination.
Wright moves in looking to clinch but Monroe pushes him off.
Wright is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Matt Wright will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Wright fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Monroe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wright throws a left and a right that both miss
and Monroe counters with a leg kick.

Monroe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Monroe pulls Wright into guard.
Monroe thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Monroe throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Monroe striking off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Monroe is on top in guard.
Monroe working some strikes from top position.
Wright is breathing heavily.
Monroe trying to control the position from guard on top but Wright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Monroe scoring with punches to the head and body.
Monroe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Monroe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Monroe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wright on the ground.
Wright wants to stand up but Monroe is controlling him.
Monroe landing some decent shots from guard.
Wright is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Monroe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wright is trying to control the position but Monroe postures up.
Monroe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Monroe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Monroe postures up and lands a big shot to Wright's brow.
Wright wants to sweep here but Monroe controlling him for the moment.
Monroe landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Monroe's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Monroe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Monroe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Monroe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wright's head.
Monroe trying to control the position from guard on top but Wright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wright looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monroe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Monroe lands a couple of digs.
Monroe wants to pass the guard but Wright is keeping the position.
Wright lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Monroe!
Monroe has decided that throwing punches whilst being mounted is the best he can manage just now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Monroe is trying to stand.
Wright wants to control the pace but Monroe is squirming around nicely.
Wright is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Wright landing shots from mount.
Monroe keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wright misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Wright misses with a head shot.
Monroe tries to hold on but Wright pushes him away.
Monroe throwing hammer fists to the chest of Wright. What's that going to do exactly?
Wright blocks Monroe's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Monroe swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Wright lands with some strikes.
Monroe is in all sorts of trouble here.
The referee warns Monroe that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Monroe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wright tries to control but Monroe wriggling away.
Wright avoids the attempt from Monroe to control.
Monroe tries to buck Wright off but he can't manage it.
Wright scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wright trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marylin Monroe dominated that second round.
That's time! Monroe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Monroe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wright, right into the meat.
Wright looks to clinch

and Monroe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wright tries to land knees in the clinch but Monroe avoids the damage to the body.
Wright looking to throw knees to the head but Monroe is blocking nicely.
Monroe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wright just stands there and leans against the cage.

Wright gets control of Monroe's arms and successfully pulls guard. Wright will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Monroe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wright wants to stand up but Monroe is controlling him.
Monroe is working Wright over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wright takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Monroe scoring with some ground and pound.
Wright controls Monroe momentarily but Monroe frees himself.
Monroe is working Wright over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Wright has his feet on Monroe's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Wright gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wright will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Wright wants to get back to his feet but Monroe is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Monroe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wright is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Monroe is controlling him.
Monroe lands a couple of elbows.
Monroe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wright is looking to stand up but Monroe isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe stopping the sweep attempt from Wright.
Monroe works over Wright with some ground and pound from guard.
Wright wants to stand up but Monroe is controlling him.
Wright keeping full guard, as Monroe tries to pass.
Monroe landing with the ground and pound.
Wright looking to control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Monroe throws a right hand that Wright ducks under and follows up with a left that Wright also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe circles away from the clinch attempt

and Monroe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Monroe.
Monroe tries for a takedown but Wright manages to get underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wright.
Wright wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Monroe has him pressed against the cage.
Wright misses with a punch to the body.
Wright tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Monroe drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wright pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marylin Monroe. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Monroe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wright, pushing him back against the cage.
Monroe can't get the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Monroe is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Wright can't fight it off and eventually Monroe manages to take the fight to the floor. Wright looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Wright kicks Monroe off and gets to his feet.
Wright bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Monroe throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
Wright misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wright walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Monroe just misses with a punch to the body.
Monroe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wright closes the distance and clinches up with Monroe, looking for a takedown. Wright pushes Monroe against the cage but Monroe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wright tries to clinch up

and Monroe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Monroe.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marylin Monroe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Monroe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marylin Monroe!