PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Demon Monkey (ranked 288 p4p, 46 weight class) and Wilhelm Strauss (ranked 720 p4p, 109 weight class). Monkey kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bransjehora. Strauss has chosen Root Of All Evil as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Demon Monkey has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Monkey
vs
Strauss

185 cm
32
180 lbs
19 - 13 - 1

174 cm
33
170 lbs
21 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demon Monkey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Wilhelm Strauss!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Strauss misses the target.
We've been informed that Strauss has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Strauss swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Strauss swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Monkey misses with a straight right.
Strauss steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Monkey.

Strauss forces Monkey back against the cage and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Strauss.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strauss.
Strauss lands a shoulder strike.
Strauss has a couple of punches blocked by Monkey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monkey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Strauss blocks a body shot from Monkey.
Monkey blocks a body shot from Strauss.
Monkey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Strauss's elbow.
Monkey is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Monkey lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strauss lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Monkey has a couple of punches blocked by Strauss.
Strauss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Monkey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Monkey lands an uppercut.

Monkey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Strauss scores with a nice right hand.
We've been told by Monkey's head coaches at Tosen's Home for Lost Boys that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Strauss misses with a body punch
and Monkey counters with an outside leg kick.
Strauss lands a nice looking body shot.
Strauss blocks a low kick nicely.
Strauss throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Monkey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Monkey will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Strauss tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Monkey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Monkey is looking to counter with head kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strauss looks to clinch
and Monkey counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Strauss throws a hook but Monkey avoids it easily.
Monkey quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Monkey connects with a nice looking jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Strauss staying out of range there.
Strauss doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Strauss goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Monkey.
Strauss looks to land a left hand but Monkey moved out of range nicely.
Monkey appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

Strauss closes the distance and clinches.
Strauss tries to work over Monkey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Strauss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Monkey can't find room to land a body shot as Strauss controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey prevents a body shot from Strauss.
Strauss is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Strauss fails to land.
Strauss swings wildly with an uppercut but Monkey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monkey has a couple of punches blocked by Strauss.
Strauss throws a head punch that misses.
Monkey wants to stall.
Strauss throws a punch but it's blocked by Monkey.
A nice right hand lands inside from Strauss.
A head punch on the inside from Strauss fails to land.
Strauss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Monkey lands a nice shot to the body.
Strauss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Strauss lands a hook that snaps the head of Monkey backwards.
Monkey blocks a body shot from Strauss.
Monkey blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Strauss fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Strauss.
Strauss lands a hook that snaps the head of Monkey backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Strauss.
Monkey throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch on the inside from Strauss fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strauss misses with some punches.
Monkey tries to throw a body punch but Strauss avoids it by throwing Monkey back against the cage.

Monkey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Monkey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Strauss. Strauss obviously looking to wear him down.
A swing and a miss from Strauss.
Monkey fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Strauss is out of range.
Monkey is looking to chop away at Strauss's legs.
Strauss throws a shot from downtown. Monkey moves away and avoids it.
Strauss fails in his attempt to clinch.
Monkey throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wilhelm Strauss dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Monkey slips under a jab.
Monkey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Strauss throws a leg kick that is checked
and Monkey counters with a leg kick.
Monkey scoring well with a low kick there.
Strauss has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Strauss takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Strauss throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monkey misses with a body shot.
Strauss avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Strauss steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Monkey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strauss works the jab nicely.

It looks like Demon Monkey has been cut.
Strauss tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Strauss tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Monkey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Strauss backs away, Monkey returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey tries to work over Strauss's front leg with a kick but Strauss checks it.
Monkey lands with an overhand left.

It looks like Wilhelm Strauss has been cut.
Monkey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Strauss misses with a lunging right hand
and Monkey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Strauss closes the distance but Monkey moves to the side
and Monkey counters with a straight right hand.
Monkey looks to land a body kick but Strauss moved away.
Monkey connects with a leg kick. Strauss looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Strauss pivots, looking for a leg kick but Monkey is out of range and Strauss settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey swings for the body but Strauss moves out of range.
Strauss lands a jab.
Strauss feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Monkeys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Strauss moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strauss checks the leg kick nicely there.
Strauss misses with a shot to the body
letting Monkey counter with a right hand.
Strauss scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Strauss takes a swing at Monkey's ribcage but misses.
Strauss punishes Monkey's body with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey misses with a right hand
and Strauss counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Strauss shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Monkey.
Monkey takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Demon Monkey's cut is getting worse.
Strauss swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Monkey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Strauss cracks Monkey with an open hand slap.

Monkey is rocked!

Strauss darts in and clinches Monkey up against the cage.
Wilhelm Strauss seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Monkey lands a shoulder strike.
Monkey misses with a body punch.
Strauss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Monkey's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monkey.

Monkey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Monkey takes a jab right on the kisser.
Monkey attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Strauss misses with a lunging right hand
and Monkey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Monkey has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wilhelm Strauss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strauss misses with an uppercut
and Monkey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Strauss uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monkey.
Strauss chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Monkey can pounce on him.
Strauss keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Demon Monkey will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Monkey misses with an uppercut. Strauss saw that one coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Monkey lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Strauss has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Strauss and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Strauss appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Strauss. Beautiful body shot.
Strauss misses with a two punch combination.
Strauss throws a low kick but Monkey avoids it.
Monkey shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Monkey looks to land a body kick but Strauss moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Strauss misses
and Monkey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Monkey.
Strauss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Strauss's calf.
A big right from Strauss misses.
Strauss misses with a low kick.
Strauss pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Strauss tests Monkey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A shot to the body from Strauss misses
and Monkey counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Strauss lands a nice shot that snaps Monkey's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strauss misses with a low kick.
Strauss checks a low kick from Monkey.
Strauss appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Strauss.

Demon Monkey's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Monkey lands with a cross.
Strauss checks a leg kick.
Demon Monkey is winning the standup battle so far.
Monkey lands a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monkey blocks a jab.
Monkey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Strauss swings widly with a right hand
and Monkey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Strauss tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monkey throws a nice inside leg kick.
Strauss throws an overhand right that lands on Monkey's shoulder, as Monkey tries to avoid the shot.
Monkey misses with a right hand
and Strauss connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Monkey slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That has opened up Wilhelm Strauss's cut even more.
Monkey is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Strauss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monkey.
Strauss fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Monkey throws a body kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey throws an overhand right that lands on Strauss's shoulder, as Strauss tries to avoid the shot.
Strauss doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A solid body kick from Monkey.
Monkey throws a leg kick that is checked
and Strauss counters with a straight right hand.

Jeez, Demon Monkey's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Monkey cracks Strauss with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strauss clobbers Monkey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Strauss takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Strauss moves into the clinch.
Strauss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Monkey working aggressively here.
Strauss has a couple of punches blocked by Monkey.
Monkey misses with a hook to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Demon Monkey.
I think Monkey has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Wilhelm Strauss!
Wilhelm Strauss seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.