PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Super Monkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wellington Juvenal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Monkey
vs
Juvenal

167 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

163 cm
20
162 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Solid chin

Fight 4 America

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Super Monkey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wellington Juvenal!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juvenal keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Monkey shoots for a takedown but Juvenal saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Monkey is breathing heavily.
Monkey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Juvenal as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Super Monkey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juvenal lands with a kick to the temple. Monkey shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Juvenal throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Monkey.
Monkey misses with a few strikes there.
Juvenal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Monkey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Juvenal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Juvenal fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Juvenal lands a high kick!
Super Monkey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monkey swats away the attempt to clinch by Juvenal.
Nice uppercut lands for Juvenal. That snapped Monkey's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juvenal lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Juvenal scores with a head kick.
Juvenal connects with a high kick.
Monkey takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Monkey keeps the fight on the outside.
Juvenal throws a head kick that half lands.
Juvenal scores with a three punch combo!

Juvenal rushes Monkey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Juvenal trying to stall but Monkey improves his position.
Juvenal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Monkey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Juvenal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Juvenal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Juvenal lands a nice knee to the body.
Monkey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Juvenal trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juvenal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Monkey.
Juvenal landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Juvenal.
Juvenal landing knees to the body.
Juvenal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Juvenal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Juvenal misses with a knee strike.

Monkey has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Juvenal is trying to keep an underhook but Monkey manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monkey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Monkey lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Monkey is looking to advance position but Juvenal won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juvenal is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Monkey scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey working over Juvenal with some ground and pound. Juvenal looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Monkey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Juvenal controlling the position well.
Juvenal wants to get back to his feet.
Monkey lands with a punch from half guard.
Monkey 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.
Juvenal won't allow Monkey to pass to mount.

That's four 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.
Monkey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Monkey misses with a straight right.
Juvenal stuffs the takedown attempt from Monkey. Monkey gets slowly back to his feet.
Monkey with a poor takedown
and Juvenal counters with a big head kick but Monkey shrugs it off.
Juvenal doesn't manage to clinch there - Monkey circles away.
Juvenal 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.
Monkey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Juvenal is fending him off so far but Monkey persists. Nope, Juvenal circles away and we're back to standing.
Juvenal misses with a head kick.
Juvenal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Juvenal scores with a spinning back kick!
Juvenal defending well as Monkey loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wellington Juvenal dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Monkey walks into a stiff left hand from Juvenal.
Juvenal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monkey.
A slapping leg kick lands for Juvenal.
Juvenal lands a nice looking body kick.
Juvenal throws a head kick that half lands.
Super Monkey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Juvenal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Juvenal tries a knee to the head but Monkey blocks it.
Juvenal misses with an elbow over the top.
Juvenal with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Monkey is trying to trip Juvenal. He has hold of a leg but Juvenal is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Monkey persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Monkey postures up.
Juvenal keeping full guard, as Monkey tries to pass.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Monkey cracks Juvenal with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey looking to pass the guard.

Monkey gets to his feet. Juvenal looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Monkey avoids the head kick by Juvenal.
Monkey misses with a body shot
and Juvenal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice takedown defense from Juvenal. No joy for Monkey on that attempt.
Juvenal tries a head kick but it misses.
Juvenal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Juvenal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Monkey tries to close the distance and clinch but Juvenal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Monkey will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Juvenal drives through with a takedown into guard.
Monkey is looking to sweep but instead, Juvenal has passed into half guard.
Juvenal blocks the strikes from Monkey.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Juvenal is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Monkey manages to get to full guard.
Monkey striking off his back, scoring a few points.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Juvenal gets to his feet. Monkey looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Juvenal displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Monkey tries for a takedown but Juvenal sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Super Monkey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Monkey wants to clinch.
Juvenal lands with an uppercut that bounces Monkey off the cage and back into rage.
Juvenal misses with a head kick.
Juvenal throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Monkey's head.
Juvenal scores with a push kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Juvenal lets loose with a powerful body kick. Monkey will feel that in the morning.
Monkey wants to clinch.
Monkey looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
No joy there for Monkey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Juvenal tries to clinch there but Monkey circles away.
Monkey stuffs the takedown.

Monkey shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Wellington Juvenal will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Juvenal shoots in but no luck this time.
Monkey throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Juvenal's waist but Juvenal gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Monkey off to one side.
Juvenal lands with a hook. Monkey tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Juvenal lands with a kick to the temple. Monkey shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Juvenal fails with an attempt to clinch.

Juvenal clinches up with Monkey and pushes him back against the cage.
Juvenal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Monkey blocks it with crossed arms.
Monkey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Monkey turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Monkey manages to end up in side control.
Monkey tries to advance to mount but Juvenal denies him.
Monkey creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Juvenal sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Monkey decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Monkey shoots in for a takedown but Juvenal shows good takedown defense.
Monkey wants to clinch
and Juvenal counters with a nice body shot.
Juvenal misses with a few strikes there.
Juvenal slips under a jab from Monkey.
Monkey tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Juvenal counters with a big head kick but Monkey shrugs it off.
Juvenal pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Monkey doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Juvenal counters with a good, hard body kick but Monkey shrugs it off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Super Monkey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juvenal looks to land a combination but Monkey avoids it well.
Monkey shoots in and drives through. Juvenal sprawls well.
Monkey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Monkey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Monkey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Juvenal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Juvenal swats away the attempt to clinch by Monkey.
Juvenal lands a head kick. Monkey smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juvenal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Monkey.
Monkey loads up on a big right hand but Juvenal slips the punch.
Juvenal stuffs the takedown attempt from Monkey. Monkey gets slowly back to his feet.
Juvenal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Monkey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Monkey misses.
A nice combination there by Juvenal.
Wellington Juvenal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Monkey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Juvenal is fending him off so far but Monkey persists. Nope, Juvenal circles away and we're back to standing.
Monkey walks forward, straight into a front kick from Juvenal.
Nice takedown defense from Juvenal. No joy for Monkey on that attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Juvenal. No joy for Monkey on that attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Monkey closes the distance and clinches.
Monkey avoiding damage as Juvenal throws knees to the body.
Juvenal lands a knee to the body.

Monkey has picked Juvenal up - he's going for a ride! Monkey dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Monkey lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Super Monkey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Juvenal wants to get back to his feet.
Juvenal on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Monkey working Juvenal over with strikes.
Wellington Juvenal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Monkey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Juvenal defending well though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Super Monkey showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Juvenal has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Wellington Juvenal!