PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sue Monday (ranked 5640 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soo Bae (ranked 24536 p4p, 0 weight class). Sue Monday could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Soo Bae's chin.

Monday
vs
Bae

165 cm
22
140 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
130 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sue Monday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Soo Bae!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Bae.
Monday showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bae.
Monday looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Monday feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Monday accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Monday showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Monday has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Monday accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monday is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Monday throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bae works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monday showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Monday dives in and grabs Bae's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bae pushes down on Monday's head and hops out.
Bae is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bae jabs Monday right on the nose. Monday blinks but takes it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Monday fails with a takedown attempt.
Bae defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Monday.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sue Monday. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Monday scores with a takedown into Bae's guard.
Monday is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monday has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bae working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Monday.
Monday advances to half guard.
Monday thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bae's head.
Monday sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bae wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monday seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Bae. No joy for Monday on that attempt.
Monday shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bae as he jumps to the side.
Bae throws a series of punches but Monday avoids them all with ease.
Bae looks to land a combination but Monday avoids it well.
Bae looks winded!
Monday dives in and grabs Bae's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bae pushes down on Monday's head and hops out.
Monday shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bae sprawls well. Bae wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Monday gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monday shoots in looking for a takedown but Bae manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Monday's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sloppy strikes from Bae. Those never looked like landing.
Monday lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bae dips to his left and cracks Monday with an uppercut!
Bae stuffs the takedown.
Horrible takedown attempt by Monday or perhaps it was just good defense by Bae, which made it look bad.
Bae misses with a wild combination.
Monday fails with a takedown attempt.
Bae connects with a body shot that sends Monday's belly button to the back.
Monday shoots in looking for a takedown but Bae manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Monday's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sue Monday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bae misses with a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bae digs a good body shot into Monday's ribs.
Monday is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bae sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A lazy left from Bae finds it's target.
Monday throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bae's waist but Bae gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Monday off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Soo Bae dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bae throws a combination. Monday tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bae should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Monday shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bae pinned against the cage. Bae gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Monday shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bae as he jumps to the side.
Bae is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Soo Bae seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bae throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Monday.
Monday blocks a head kick by Bae.
A head kick misses from Bae.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Monday.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sue Monday. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Monday or perhaps it was just good defense by Bae, which made it look bad.
Bae wants to counter the offense by Monday and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Monday with that takedown attempt.
Bae bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Monday's head.
Monday on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Monday shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bae manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monday trying to control the position from guard on top but Bae is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monday controlling from the top position.
Monday slips nicely into half guard.
Monday sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Monday's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bae blocking the ground and pound attempt from Monday.
Monday is figuring out what he wants to do next.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bae has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice sprawl there from Bae as Monday shoots in.
As Monday backs off Bae throws a huge counter combo but Monday manages to avoid it all.
Monday shoots for a double leg takedown but Bae sprawls well. He's pushed Monday's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Monday shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bae as he jumps to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Bae catches Monday right on the button with a cross.
Monday fails to land the takedown.
Despite the aggression on Bae's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bae tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monday was well out of range. Poor timing from Bae.
A combination from Bae does no damage.
Bae misses with a double jab.
Monday shoots in looking for a takedown but Bae manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Monday's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bae stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bae wants it to stay on the feet.
Bae tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Monday is defended easily by Bae.
Monday shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bae but Bae pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bae misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bae stuffs the takedown attempt from Monday. Monday gets slowly back to his feet.
Bae lands a jab to the nose.
Bae defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Monday.
Bae throws a series of punches but Monday moves out of range.
Monday fails to land the takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monday shoots in looking for a takedown but Bae manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Monday's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bae scores with a body shot.
Bae looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice takedown defense from Bae. No joy for Monday on that attempt.
Monday throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bae's waist but Bae gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Monday off to one side.
Monday fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bae takes a swing at Monday's ribcage but misses.
Monday swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Monday tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bae sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Monday somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Soo Bae showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Left hook, right uppercut from Bae.
Monday shoots in for a takedown but Bae shows good takedown defense.
Bae throws a wild body kick that Monday sees coming a mile off.
Bae misses with a few strikes there.
Monday shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bae sprawls well. Bae wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Monday gets slowly back to his feet.
Bae rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Monday moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Monday doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bae cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sue Monday. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Monday shoots in for a takedown but Bae shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bae throws a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bae fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Monday shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bae as he avoids it easily.
Bae misses with the combination.
Monday has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bae finds it's way round the side to connect with Monday's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bae lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bae throws a series of punches but Monday avoids them all with ease.

Monday shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Monday is figuring out what he wants to do next.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Monday.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monday works his foot free and advances to mount.
Monday controlling from mount.
Monday will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Monday misses with a head shot.
Monday thowing shots but they're missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monday controlling from mount.
Monday throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Monday controlling the pace for now.
Monday continues to hold on tight.
Sue Monday overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Monday looking to ground and pound but Bae is blocking nicely.
Monday controlling the position easily from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Soo Bae comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bae winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Soo Bae!