PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Colin Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ibrahim Chaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chaka has chosen Run The Jewels featuring Zack De La Rocha - Close Your Eyes as his entrance music. Ibrahim Chaka acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Monroe
vs
Chaka

173 cm
21
141 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

178 cm
26
135 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colin Monroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ibrahim Chaka!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaka just misses with a punch to the body.
Chaka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monroe manages to avoid it.
Chaka misses with a straight right.
Monroe looks to throw the jab but Chaka is out of range.
Monroe cracks a nice hook into Chaka's ribs.
Chaka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Monroe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Chaka forces Monroe back against the ropes and clinches.
Chaka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chaka throws a punch but it's blocked by Monroe.
Chaka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chaka's coach down at Archon Dojo was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Chaka's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Monroe blocking some punches.
Monroe blocks a body shot from Chaka.
Chaka misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaka misses with the head strike.
Chaka misses with a punch on the inside.
Monroe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Monroe prevents a body shot from Chaka.
Monroe is looking to break free of the clinch but Chaka has double underhooks.
Monroe blocking some punches.
Chaka has Monroe pressed against the ropes.
Chaka lands with a short shot to the head.
Monroe is looking to break free of the clinch but Chaka has double underhooks.
Chaka struggles to land a body shot inside as Monroe controls his hands.
Chaka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe misses with a right hand

and Chaka counters by clinching up.
Chaka struggles to land a body shot inside as Monroe controls his hands.
Chaka tries to work over Monroe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chaka content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Chaka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Monroe's elbow.
Chaka keeps control of Monroe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chaka has Monroe pressed against the ropes, preventing Monroe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chaka lands a body shot.
Monroe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Monroe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Monroe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Monroe prevents a body shot from Chaka.
Chaka tries a body shot but Monroe blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ibrahim Chaka dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Monroe cracks Chaka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Monroe takes one to the side of the head.
Monroe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chaka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Monroe.
Monroe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chaka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Chaka clinches.
Chaka misses with a punch to the body.
Monroe blocks a body shot from Chaka.
Chaka misses with the head strike.
Chaka avoiding damage.

Chaka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chaka closes the distance and clinches.
Chaka has Monroe pressed against the ropes, preventing Monroe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Monroe wants to get back to striking at distance but Chaka won't allow it.
Chaka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ibrahim Chaka seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chaka misses with a body punch.

Chaka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Monroe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chaka doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Chaka is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Monroe throws a jab but it's blocked by Chaka.
Chaka moves forwards but Monroe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chaka swings for the body but Monroe moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Chaka.
Monroe is looking to score with low kicks.
Chaka throws a looping overhand right but Monroe ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monroe looks to score with a jab to the body but Chaka is just out of range.
Monroe works the jab nicely.
Chaka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monroe.
Chaka throws a good cross that connects.
Monroe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A cross from Monroe lands.

Chaka is rocked!
Monroe connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Chaka's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Chaka - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Colin Monroe!