PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Spider Monkey (ranked 90 p4p, 301 weight class) and Matteo Bottura (ranked 9 p4p, 36 weight class). Spider Monkey is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Monkey
vs
Bottura

187 cm
26
170
9 - 3 - 1

183 cm
26
170
13 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spider Monkey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matteo Bottura!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monkey misses with a jab to the body
and Bottura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Monkey will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bottura throws a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bottura darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bottura takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

It looks like Matteo Bottura has been cut.
Bottura takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A good leg kick by Bottura.
Monkey looks to land a body kick but Bottura moved away.
Bottura looks to land a left hand but Monkey moved out of range nicely.
Monkey wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Monkey throws an off balance right hand
enabling Bottura to counter with a crisp jab.
Bottura throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Monkey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bottura punishes Monkey's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey scoring well with a low kick there.
Monkey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Monkey motions for Bottura to come forward. Monkey throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Bottura misses the target.
Monkey connects with a solid leg kick.
Monkey throws a hook to the side of Bottura's head but Bottura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Monkey looks to land a right hand but Bottura moved out of range.
Bottura misses with an uppercut. Monkey saw that one coming.
Monkey seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Monkey throws an off balance right hand
enabling Bottura to counter with a crisp jab.
Bottura moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Monkey wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Monkey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bottura lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Bottura as the two fighters clinch.
Monkey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Monkey successfully pulls guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Monkey has an active guard here but Bottura has managed to pass into half guard.
Bottura not doing much here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey is looking for a sweep. Bottura is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bottura controlling the action here.
Monkey moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

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.
Bottura wants to control from the top but Monkey keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Monkey looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Bottura has picked Monkey up and slammed him! Monkey can't keep hold of the triangle and Bottura manages to pass to side control!
Monkey tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bottura really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Monkey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bottura is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Matteo Bottura dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matteo Bottura's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Monkey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bottura at a distance.
Bottura misses with a hook.
Monkey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Monkey scores with a nice head shot.
Sloppy strikes from Bottura. Those never looked like landing.
Monkey looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Monkey misses with an uppercut
and Bottura counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monkey moves out of range as Bottura strikes.
Monkey throws a shot from downtown. Bottura moves away and avoids it.
Monkey throws a hook but Bottura avoids it easily.
Monkey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Monkey.
Bottura misses with a wild body shot.
Monkey throws a looping overhand right but Bottura ducks down to avoid it.
Monkey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bottura.
Monkey scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Monkey missing with a left hand there. Bottura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A bone on bone clash there as Bottura blocks the leg kick.
Bottura misses with a hook.
Monkey appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A low kick lands for Bottura.
A solid leg kick lands there for Monkey.
Bottura takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bottura throws an overhand right that lands on Monkey's shoulder, as Monkey tries to avoid the shot.
Bottura avoids the head kick by Monkey.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bottura.
Bottura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monkey manages to avoid it.
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!
Monkey scores with a leg kick.
Bottura fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Monkey misses with a leg kick
letting Bottura counter with a right hand.
Bottura lands a right hook to the body.
Monkey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bottura has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bottura getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey throws a body punch but Bottura moves out of range.
Monkey swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bottura.
Bottura lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Monkey tried to score with a low kick but Bottura checks it.
Bottura throws out a counter right but Monkey avoids it with no problem.
Monkey fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bottura.
Bottura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bottura throws out a loose jab but Monkey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bottura lands a nice shot to the body.
Bottura takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bottura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Monkey.
Bottura misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bottura connects with a looping right hand.
Monkey ducks under a wild hook from Bottura.
Bottura lands a slapping body shot.
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!
Monkey throws a body kick that misses
enabling Bottura to counter with a crisp jab.
Matteo Bottura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bottura misses with a looping right.
Bottura throws the left hand but Monkey avoids the punch easily.
Monkey tries to counter by clinching up but Bottura breaks away and moves out of range.
Bottura jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bottura throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Monkey on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bottura misses with a looping right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bottura.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Matteo Bottura will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Matteo Bottura's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bottura throws a nice outside leg kick.
Monkey slips a straight right by Bottura.
Bottura misses with a straight right.
Matteo Bottura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monkey tries to clinch but Bottura is having none of it.
Bottura throws out a loose jab but Monkey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monkey moves away from the strike by Bottura.
Monkey is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Monkey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Monkey misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bottura.
Monkey finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bottura missing with a left hand there. Monkey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Monkey feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottura lands a nice leg kick that just misses Monkey's sensitive parts.
A head kick misses from Monkey.
Bottura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Monkey.
Bottura scores with a jab to the head.
Monkey throws a body kick that misses
and Bottura makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bottura loads up on a big right hand but Monkey slips the punch.
Monkey thinks about countering with a body kick.
Monkey scores with a jab. Bottura acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bottura keeps Monkey at a distance using the push kick.
Bottura misses with a body shot.
Bottura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A chopping leg kick lands by Monkey.
Bottura missing with a left hand there. Monkey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottura fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Monkey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bottura lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid body kick from Monkey.
Monkey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bottura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bottura appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Monkey throws a hook but Bottura blocks it.
Monkey scores with a kick to the body.
Bottura connects with a good right hand that stumbles Monkey. Monkey circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Monkey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bottura moves away.
Bottura throws a poor cross that misses
and Monkey counters with a stiff right hand.
Bottura checks a low kick from Monkey.
Monkey connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Bottura to counter with a crisp jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bottura.
Monkey ducks under a wild hook from Bottura.
Monkey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bottura misses with a hook. Monkey ducked under it nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bottura - that will leave a mark!
Monkey takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bottura throws a hook but Monkey blocks it.
Monkey throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bottura avoids it.
Nice shot lands for Monkey.
Monkey connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bottura takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bottura throws a push kick but Monkey slaps the foot to one side.
Monkey throws a low kick but Bottura moves out of range easily.
Bottura misses the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monkey throws a right hand that misses
and Bottura counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Monkey.
Monkey feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Botturas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bottura checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bottura moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Monkey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bottura.
Monkey throws a hook but Bottura blocks it.
Bottura throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Monkey counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bottura's knee momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Matteo Bottura really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matteo Bottura's cut.
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.

Bottura fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Monkey checks it well.
Bottura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monkey moves away.
Monkey is looking to counter punch.
Bottura lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Monkey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bottura counters with a stiff right hand.
Monkey tries to clinch
and Bottura counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Monkey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bottura counters with a stiff right hand.
Bottura checks a leg kick nicely.
Bottura is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Monkey with a body shot.
Bottura fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Monkey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monkey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bottura.
Bottura takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Monkey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bottura.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bottura to score with a decent uppercut.
Bottura lands with a shot to the body.
Monkey looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Monkey works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Monkey.
Bottura changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bottura lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big left from Monkey misses.
Monkey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bottura.
Monkey moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey ducks under a wild hook from Bottura.
Monkey is looking to counter the offense by Bottura and move into the clinch.
Monkey throws a jab when Bottura was well out of range.
Monkey slips a jab from Bottura.
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!
Bottura with a nice calf kick.
Bottura with a nice calf kick.
Bottura gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Monkey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Monkey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bottura.
Monkey blocks a low kick nicely.
Bottura looks to score with a jab to the body but Monkey is just out of range.
Bottura misses with a low kick.
Bottura wants to slow Monkey down by chopping away at his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey staying out of range there.
Monkey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bottura throws out the jab.
Bottura throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As Bottura tries to get set, Monkey tries to push him back and clinch up but Bottura manages to avoid the attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Monkey.
Bottura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Monkey.
Monkey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Monkey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bottura.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Monkey, as that shot connected.
Monkey misses with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Monkey.
Bottura lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bottura throws a lazy right hand but Monkey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bottura lands with a shot to the body.
Monkey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bottura.
Bottura appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bottura throws a head kick but Monkey moves out of range.
Bottura misses with an uppercut
and Bottura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Monkey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Monkey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Monkey attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bottura throws a good cross that connects.
Bottura with a nice calf kick.
Bottura throws a big shot that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Matteo Bottura dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Matteo Bottura's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Bottura misses with a lunging right hand
and Monkey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Monkey misses with a jab to the body
and Bottura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bottura scores with a crisp jab that stopped Monkey in his tracks.
Bottura moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Monkey lands with an uppercut that bounces Bottura off the cage and back into range.
Bottura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Monkey misses with an uppercut
and Bottura counters with a stiff right hand.
Monkey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bottura throws out the jab.
Monkey swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Monkey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bottura with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bottura lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey misses with the body kick
and Bottura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Monkey is rocked!
Monkey on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Oh Monkey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Monkey closes the distance and clinches.
Monkey seems to have got his legs back now.

Bottura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Monkey misses with a body shot.
Bottura let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A slapping body kick lands there for Monkey.
Bottura throws a hook but Monkey blocks it.
Monkey appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Monkey throws a leg kick
and Monkey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Bottura.
Monkey looks to land a left hand but Bottura moved out of range nicely.
Monkey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bottura just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMonkey.
Matteo Bottura is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottura throws a hook but Monkey blocks it.
Bottura throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Monkey was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bottura with the inside leg kick.
Monkey moves out of range as Bottura strikes.
Monkey avoids the body shot from Bottura.
Monkey swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bottura counters with a nice low kick that buckles Monkey's knee momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bottura misses with a wild body shot.
Bottura lands with an overhand left.
Bottura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Monkey's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Nice defenses there by Bottura.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey thows a leg kick but Bottura checks it
and Bottura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Monkey throws a right hand that misses
letting Bottura counter with a right hand.
Bottura looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bottura looks to land a right hand but Monkey moved out of range.
Monkey throws an overhand right that lands on Bottura's shoulder, as Bottura tries to avoid the shot.
Bottura takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Monkey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bottura throws out a counter right but Monkey avoids it with no problem.
Bottura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Monkey.
Monkey misses with the body kick
and Bottura counters with a straight right hand.
Monkey misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bottura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Monkey throws a front kick aimed at Bottura's knee but Bottura avoids it well.
Monkey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Monkey throws a poor cross that misses
and Bottura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Monkey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bottura has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Monkey throws a lazy uppercut
and Bottura counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the body from Bottura misses
and Monkey counters with a nice uppercut.
Bottura walks into a left hand.
Bottura catches Monkey with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Spider Monkey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bottura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Monkey sees it coming and avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matteo Bottura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bottura 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 45:50
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matteo Bottura!
Matteo Bottura is the new welterweight champion!