PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Guy Monday (ranked 25284 p4p, 4452 weight class) and Kenny Blankenship (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenny Blankenship has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Guy Monday's chin.

Monday
vs
Blankenship

162 cm
25
130
0 - 3 - 0

170 cm
17
130
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Guy Monday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Blankenship!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monday lands with a slapping head kick.
Monday looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Blankenship moves out of range of the body kick.
Monday seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Blankenship ducks under a wild hook from Monday.
Monday sets himself, and Blankenship steps forward looking for the clinch! Monday avoids it this time.

Blankenship drives through and clinches with Monday against the cage.
Blankenship has Monday pressed against the cage, preventing Monday from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blankenship obliges.
Blankenship landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Blankenship lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Monday is trying to break the clinch but Blankenship has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Blankenship - that landed with a thud.
Blankenship goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blankenship with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blankenship.
Still in the clinch, Blankenship scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blankenship softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blankenship landing knees to the body.
Blankenship scores with a knee to the head.
Monday blocks a body shot from Blankenship.
Blankenship throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Blankenship lands a knee to the head.
Blankenship lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Blankenship scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blankenship makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blankenship lands a left hand that snaps the head of Monday backwards.
Blankenship with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Blankenship scores with a shoulder strike.
Blankenship tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Monday's elbow.
Blankenship with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Monday is rocked!
Blankenship lands a knee to the body.
Oh Monday is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blankenship lands a hook that snaps the head of Monday backwards.
Blankenship pushes Monday back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blankenship cracks Monday with a nice body shot.
Blankenship lands a right hand.
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 body shot lands from Blankenship.
Blankenship landing knees to the head.
Blankenship landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Blankenship.
Blankenship lands a left hand.
Blankenship connects with a nasty looking knee right to Monday's face.
Monday taking a breather.
Blankenship has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Monday - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Blankenship, and another! Monday is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Kenny Blankenship!
During a confident post fight interview, Kenny Blankenship thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.