PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sean Sweeney (ranked 24236 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Monroe (ranked 6733 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sweeney
vs
Monroe

218 cm
19
140 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
137 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 Las Vegas, Sean Sweeney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Monroe rushes Sweeney and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Sweeney.

Sweeney jumps guard and drags Monroe to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sweeney is pulling down on Monroe's head. It's preventing any offense from Monroe, at least for the moment.
Monroe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Monroe stopping the sweep attempt from Sweeney.
Monroe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sweeney is keeping the position for now.
Monroe tries to stand but Sweeney is controlling from the bottom.
Monroe trying to control but Sweeney is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sweeney pulls Monroe in to control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sweeney tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe throws an elbow that misses. Sweeney uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Monroe's guard. Nice move by Sweeney!

Sweeney is working Monroe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sweeney content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sweeney postures up and lands a big shot to Monroe's brow.
Sweeney makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sweeney throws a big right hand that misses.
Sweeney lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sweeney scoring with some ground and pound.
Sweeney cracks Monroe with a solid left hand.
Monroe working a defensive guard here.
Monroe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sweeney. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney throwing strikes from guard but Monroe blocks nicely.
Monroe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sweeney with a flurry of punches that miss.
Monroe doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Sweeney in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sweeney works over Monroe with some ground and pound from guard.

Monroe looking for a guillotine here but Sweeney defends easily.
Monroe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sweeney really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney wanted to stand there but Monroe had control of the position.
Sweeney is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sweeney throwing strikes but missing.
Sweeney trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sweeney working some strikes from top position.
Monroe wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sweeney lands a couple of digs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sweeney throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Monroe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sweeney scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monroe is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sweeney has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Monroe is proving hard to escape from.
Monroe wants to sweep but no luck.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Monroe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Monroe clinches with his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sweeney prevents the takedown attempt.

Sweeney jumps guard and drags Monroe to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sweeney pulls Monroe in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sweeney fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Monroe to the ground. Sweeney is now in Monroe's guard.
Sweeney is standing up over Monroe. Monroe looks to escape but Sweeney dives into side control.

Sweeney fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Sweeney is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Monroe has escaped the position, nice work there.

Sweeney is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Monroe has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monroe wants to get back to his feet but Sweeney drags him back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweeney working the ground and pound.
Monroe takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Monroe is pushing Sweeney's head away, looking to escape. Sweeney manages to hold on to the position though.
Sweeney landing strikes.
Sweeney working the ground and pound.
Sweeney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Monroe can do to turn this around?

Sweeney looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sweeney has control of an arm but Monroe manages to advance to Sweeney's back!
Sweeney 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.
Sweeney is holding onto Monroe's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe doesn't have the hooks in and Sweeney manages to turn into his guard.
Sweeney is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sweeney lands a couple of elbows.
Sweeney scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sweeney content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sweeney will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sweeney is standing up over Monroe. Monroe looks to escape but Sweeney dives into side control.
Monroe is looking to reverse the position.
Sweeney landing strikes.
Sweeney working the ground and pound from side control.
Sweeney looks up at the clock and then as Monroe takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sweeney smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Monroe takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Sweeney is trying to get an arm triangle but Monroe is defending well.
Monroe is trying to work for a sweep but Sweeney has mounted him!
Sweeney is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Monroe tries to hold on but Sweeney postures up.

Sweeney is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Monroe to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Monroe shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sweeney scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Monroe taking shots to the head.
Sweeney can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Monroe is looking to escape.
Sweeney looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Monroe regains half guard.
Sweeney looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Sweeney dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Sweeney 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.
Monroe throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Sweeney is working Monroe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sweeney cracks Monroe with a solid left hand.
Monroe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sweeney landing some decent shots from guard.
Sweeney missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sweeney preventing the sweep.
Sweeney throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Monroe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sweeney throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Monroe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sweeney stopping the sweep attempt from Monroe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweeney stands up over Monroe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Monroe working for a triangle but Sweeney defends it easily.
Monroe thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Sweeney landing with the ground and pound.
Sweeney works over Monroe with some ground and pound from guard.
Sweeney working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sweeney throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sean Sweeney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sweeney with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sweeney distracts Monroe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sweeney throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sweeney lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sweeney lands a couple of elbows.
Monroe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sweeney loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Monroe is trying to control the position but Sweeney postures up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sweeney landing with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney connects with a couple of short punches.
Monroe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sweeney throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sweeney is working Monroe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sweeney connects with a couple of short punches.
Sweeney with a nice head shot there.
Sweeney connects with a couple of short punches.
Sweeney is in close to Monroe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sweeney cracks Monroe with a solid left hand.
Sweeney postures up and lands a big shot to Monroe's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sweeney working some strikes from top position.
Sweeney working some strikes from top position.
Sweeney distracts Monroe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sweeney working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sweeney works over Monroe with some ground and pound from guard.
Sweeney throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sweeney works over Monroe with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Monroe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Monroe might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sweeney haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Sweeney showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sweeney, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Sweeney!