PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aiden Kennedy (ranked 3260 p4p, 4424 weight class) and Isiah Monroe (ranked 372 p4p, 455 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kennedy
vs
Monroe

196 cm
19
190
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
177
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aiden Kennedy!
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, Isiah Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy cracks Monroe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kennedy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Monroe swivels and escapes.
Kennedy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kennedy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Monroe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kennedy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Monroe swivels and escapes.

Monroe gets a takedown into half guard.
Monroe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kennedy defending well though.
Kennedy tries to get to full guard but Monroe has control of the leg.
Ground and pound from Monroe.
Ground and pound from Monroe.
Ground and pound from Monroe.
Kennedy trying to control from the bottom.
Monroe working over Kennedy with some ground and pound. Kennedy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Kennedy is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Monroe is looking for a kimura here.
Oh Kennedy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy is trying to get back to full guard.
Monroe scores with a big shot! Kennedy's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Kennedy! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Isiah Monroe!