PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Monroe (ranked 5506 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Hetherington (ranked 22436 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Monroe might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Deep Ocean - Island drumming. John Hetherington will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Monroe
vs
Hetherington

166 cm
33
143 lbs
18 - 15 - 2

180 cm
22
147 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

KAISER Nutrition - Q160

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 18 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Monroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Hetherington!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hetherington tries to clinch up
letting Monroe counter with a right hand.
Hetherington gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Monroe counters with a one-two to the body.

Monroe scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Monroe controls the position from side control.
Hetherington tries to bench press Monroe off him but Monroe keeps the position.
Monroe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hetherington keeps working.
Hetherington is looking for a sweep.
Monroe tries to advance to mount but can't.
Monroe is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hetherington will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Monroe working the ground and pound from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hetherington stops Monroe from passing to mount.
Hetherington is being controlled here.
Monroe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hetherington keeps working.
Hetherington manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Monroe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Hetherington is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Monroe has latched onto it... Big trouble! Monroe pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Hetherington is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Monroe!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricky Monroe!
Our winner, Ricky Monroe, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.