PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ruffy Monkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heratio Cane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cane has chosen Devil in me as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Monkey
vs
Cane

190 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ruffy Monkey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heratio Cane!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cane tries to bum rush Monkey with a series of wild strikes but Monkey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Monkey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Heratio Cane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cane misses with a looping right.
Monkey looks for a takedown but Cane sprawls well.
Cane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cane cracks a nice hook into Monkey's ribs.
Cane looks to throw the jab but Monkey is out of range.
Cane throws a series of punches but Monkey moves out of range.
Cane misses the shot to the body.
Cane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Monkey circles away quickly and effectively.
Monkey tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cane swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruffy Monkey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Monkey is breathing heavily.
Cane keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cane scores with a hook to the body. Monkey takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cane swinging wilding here.
Cane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Monkey.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey avoids the body shot from Cane.
A combination from Cane does no damage.
Cane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monkey manages to avoid it.
Cane tries to bum rush Monkey with a series of wild strikes but Monkey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cane wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
No joy there for Cane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Cane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cane cracks Monkey with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice body punch from Cane.
Monkey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Monkey misses with a takedown attempt - Cane sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Monkey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cane stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cane goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monkey tries for a takedown but Cane sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Monkey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cane swings for the body but Monkey moves out of range.
Cane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monkey manages to avoid it.
Heratio Cane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cane just misses with a punch to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Monkey. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Monkey shoots in but Cane avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A shot to de liver by Cane. Beautiful body shot.
Cane is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Monkey rather than just go for the knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane scores with a shot to the body.
Cane punishes Monkey's body with a nice straight punch.
Cane scores with a jab.
Monkey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cane misses with a wild combination.
Monkey drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cane misses with a two punch combination.
Monkey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cane tries to bum rush Monkey with a series of wild strikes but Monkey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cane fails to land with a series of punches.
Monkey slips a straight right by Cane.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cane.
Cane lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cane fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Monkey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cane throws a hook but Monkey blocks it.
Cane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cane misses with a double jab.
Monkey will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cane swings for the body but Monkey moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cane cracks Monkey with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cane throws an overhand right that lands on Monkey's shoulder, as Monkey tries to avoid the shot.
Monkey takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cane misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heratio Cane dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Monkey shoots in for a double leg but Cane sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cane throws a right and a left that Monkey avoids nicely.
Cane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cane stuns Monkey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A punch combination from Cane misses.
Monkey shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cane pinned against the cage. Cane gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ruffy Monkey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A right-left combo lands from Cane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cane throws a nice looking combination but Monkey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cane just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane punishes Monkey's body with a nice straight punch.
Monkey takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Monkey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monkey manages to avoid it.
Cane connects with a body shot.
Cane lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cane catches Monkey with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cane misses the shot to the body.
Monkey misses with a takedown attempt - Cane sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruffy Monkey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cane wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cane scores with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cane lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cane misses with a double jab.
Cane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Monkey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Cane. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cane.
Cane misses with a wild body shot.
Monkey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cane throws out the jab.
Monkey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cane circles away.
A left lands for Cane.
Cane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Monkey fails with a takedown attempt.
Cane lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Horrible takedown by Monkey or perhaps it was just good defense by Cane which made him look bad.
Cane misses with a wild combination.
Cane throws a body punch but Monkey moves out of range.
Monkey closes the distance and clinches up with Cane, looking for a takedown. Monkey pushes Cane against the cage but Cane circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Monkey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cane misses the shot to the body.
Cane sizes up Monkey with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's four 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 uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cane.
Cane thows a body shot but no joy.
Cane misses with a double jab.
Monkey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Monkey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cane throws a series of punches but Monkey avoids them all with ease.
Cane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cane throws a body punch but Monkey moves out of range.
Monkey shoots in but Cane avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cane misses with a double jab.
Heratio Cane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monkey was well out of range. Poor timing from Cane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heratio Cane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Monkey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Monkey dodges the punch combination from Cane.
Monkey misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cane lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cane throws a series of strikes that have Monkey backpedaling.
Cane thuds a left hand into Monkey's body.
Monkey takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cane swinging wilding here.
Cane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Monkey circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice shot lands for Cane.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cane connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cane lands a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Cane misses.
Nice sprawl there from Cane as Monkey shoots in.
Monkey looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cane throws out a loose jab but Monkey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cane tries to bum rush Monkey with a series of wild strikes but Monkey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cane moves into range and connects with a jab.
Monkey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cane ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Monkey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Monkey shoots in for a takedown but Cane shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruffy Monkey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Cane misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cane throws a jab when Monkey was well out of range.
Monkey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cane.
Cane connects with a single shot there.
Monkey fails with the takedown.
Cane misses with a wild combination.
Monkey throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cane's waist but Cane gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Monkey off to one side.
Cane lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Monkey might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Cane lands a body shot.
Cane lands a body shot.
Monkey takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Monkey closes the distance and clinches up with Cane, looking for a takedown. Monkey pushes Cane against the cage but Cane circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Monkey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cane.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane looks to score with a jab to the body but Monkey is just out of range.
A cross from Cane lands.
Monkey has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Monkey has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cane throws a shot from downtown. Monkey moves away and avoids it.
Monkey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cane lands with a right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Cane.
Monkey shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cane as he avoids it easily.
Cane scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cane bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Monkey's head backwards.
Monkey avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Monkey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cane is fending him off so far but Monkey persists. Nope, Cane circles away and we're back to standing.
Cane lands with a shot to the body.
Cane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cane lands a nice shot that snaps Monkey's head back.
Nice shot lands for Cane.
Cane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Monkey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Cane.
Cane throws a right hand that Monkey ducks under and follows up with a left that Monkey also avoids with ease.
Cane lands a nice looking body shot.
Ruffy Monkey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Monkey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cane.
Monkey stuffs the takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
Heratio Cane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cane has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heratio Cane!