PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Levi Templeton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Monsoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Templeton's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mudvayne-Scream With Me. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Templeton
vs
Monsoon

186 cm
23
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 2

184 cm
23
205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Win Nutritional

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Levi Templeton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Monsoon!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Templeton scores with a decent looking hook.
Monsoon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Monsoon shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Templeton napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Check out the look on Monsoon's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
You can see the frustration on Templeton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Monsoon scores with punches from side control.
Monsoon throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Templeton works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Monsoon throwing shots but Templeton is blocking nicely.
Monsoon working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monsoon is trying to control the action in half guard but Templeton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Monsoon with the ground and pound but Templeton uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Templeton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Monsoon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Monsoon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Monsoon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Monsoon scoring with punches to the head and body.
Monsoon thows a big elbow that misses.
Monsoon is looking to work some ground and pound but Templeton has wrist control.
Monsoon prevents Templeton from getting back to his feet.

That's two 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.
Monsoon throws and elbow that misses. Templeton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Monsoon's guard. Nice move by Templeton!
Monsoon wants to sweep here but Templeton controlling him for the moment.
Monsoon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Templeton tries to free his leg and advance position but Monsoon is retaining full guard.
Templeton trying to control the position from guard on top but Monsoon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Templeton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Monsoon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Templeton misses with a double jab.

Monsoon shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Templeton napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Monsoon is trying to ground and pound but Templeton uses the momentary lack of control by Monsoon to regain half guard.
Monsoon is thwarting Templeton's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Templeton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Monsoon.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Templeton tries to roll over but Monsoon keeps him under control.
Monsoon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Templeton's head.
Monsoon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Templeton is trying to maintain the position but Monsoon is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Monsoon closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Monsoon throws a strike aimed at the side of Templeton's head but Templeton avoids it well.
Monsoon sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Templeton is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Monsoon is looking to take a break and control but Templeton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Monsoon cracks Templeton with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Monsoon dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Monsoon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Templeton defends it nicely.

Monsoon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Monsoon showed some decent athleticism there.
Templeton trying to control from the bottom.
Monsoon lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Monsoon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Templeton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Templeton on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monsoon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Templeton is looking to improve his position.
Templeton wants to get back to his feet.
Templeton is looking to improve his position.
Monsoon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Monsoon wants to pass to mount but Templeton is defending the position.
Monsoon is keen to just control but Templeton is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Monsoon throws a strike but Templeton avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Templeton wants to stand up but Monsoon is controlling him.
Monsoon is working Templeton over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Monsoon tries to free his leg and advance position but Templeton is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Monsoon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Templeton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Monsoon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Monsoon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Templeton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Monsoon stands up over Templeton, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Templeton is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Monsoon is controlling him.
Monsoon looking to pass the guard.
Templeton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Templeton is trying to control the position but Monsoon postures up.
Monsoon looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Monsoon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Monsoon stopping the sweep attempt from Templeton.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Monsoon decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Templeton on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Templeton tries to get to full guard but Monsoon has control of the leg.
Monsoon is keen to just control but Templeton is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Monsoon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Templeton stuffs the takedown attempt from Monsoon. Monsoon gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Monsoon or perhaps it was just good defense by Templeton which made him look bad.
Templeton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Templeton misses with a head kick.

Monsoon shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Templeton napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Monsoon works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Monsoon postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Monsoon working the ground and pound from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Monsoon crashes against the mat.
Monsoon throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Templeton struggling a bit here.
Templeton is working to avoid the ground and pound but Monsoon connects with a decent elbow.
Monsoon postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Monsoon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Templeton keeps working.
Templeton on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Monsoon working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's two 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.
Templeton parries the strikes from Monsoon easily there. Monsoon is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Templeton to escape.
Templeton regains half guard.
Templeton wants to improve his position but Monsoon is controlling well.
Templeton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Monsoon is working away from the top position though.
Templeton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Monsoon.

Templeton kicks off Monsoon and gets to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Templeton throws a head kick that half lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monsoon closes the distance and clinches up with Templeton, looking for a takedown. Monsoon pushes Templeton against the cage but Templeton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Levi Templeton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Monsoon.

Monsoon scores with a takedown into Templeton's guard.
Templeton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Monsoon is one step ahead there.
Monsoon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Monsoon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Monsoon seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Templeton looking for a sweep. Not yet Templeton, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monsoon is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Monsoon trying to control the position from guard on top but Templeton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Monsoon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Levi Templeton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Monsoon pushing down on Templeton's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Monsoon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ray Monsoon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Monsoon trying to control the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Monsoon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Monsoon 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Monsoon!