PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Myers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Monson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damian Myers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Myers
vs
Monson

200 cm
21
211 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

185 cm
24
216 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Damian Myers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Peter Monson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Myers looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Monson clinches up against the cage.
Monson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Myers's defenses.

It looks like Damian Myers has been cut.

Monson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Myers closes this distance looking for a takedown but Monson circles away.
Monson misses with a head kick.

Monson lands a big head kick that sends Myers tumbling to the mat! Monson takes a step backwards and waves Myers back to his feet - he wants the finish!
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!
Monson checks a leg kick.

Monson closes the distance and pushes Myers back into the cage.

Monson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Monson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Monson wants to clinch but Myers slips to the side

and Myers counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Monson!
Monson prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Monson working to try and regain half guard.
Monson tries to lock up and control but Myers gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monson is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Monson tries to hold on but Myers postures up.
Myers will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Myers looking to control but Monson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Monson tries to reverse the position but Myers maintains control.
Monson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Monson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Monson is desperately trying to improve his position but Myers has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two 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.
Monson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monson is trying desperately to improve position.
Myers lands a big elbow.
Monson regains half guard.
Monson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Myers prevents Monson from improving his position.
Monson is staying active underneath Myers, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Myers.
Monson is trying to keep Myers in close.
Myers trying to control the position from guard on top but Monson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Monson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Myers!
Myers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Monson trying to control but Myers is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Monson wants to control the action but instead Myers gets a body lock and reverses into Monson's guard! Nice work!

Despite being in the dominant position, Peter Monson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Myers throws a right hand that Monson ducks under and follows up with a left that Monson also avoids with ease.
Myers avoids the head kick by Monson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Monson rushes Myers and presses him up against the cage.

Myers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Monson wants to clinch.
Monson wants to clinch up but Myers keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Monson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damian Myers's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Monson tries to close the distance and clinch but Myers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Monson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Monson tries to clinch up.
Monson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Myers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Monson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Myers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Monson wants to clinch.

Monson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Myers drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Monson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Monson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Myers tries to circle away but Monson has him pinned against the cage.

Monson breaks the clinch.
Myers throws a nice looking combination but Monson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers circles away from the clinch attempt
and Myers counters with a two punch combo.
Monson is looking to slow Myers down with leg kicks.
Monson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Myers circles away from the clinch attempt.

Monson pushes Myers up against the cage in a clinch.
Monson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Monson lands a nice knee to the body.
Monson lands an elbow that stopped Myers in his tracks for a moment.
Monson scores with a knee to the head.
Myers takes an elbow to the temple.
Myers takes a shot to the head.

Monson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Myers throws a body kick that misses.
Monson tries to close the distance and clinch but Myers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Monson fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Myers closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Myers lands in his opponent's guard.
Myers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Monson holds on and takes a little breather.
Myers distracts Monson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Myers throwing strikes but missing.
Monson working a defensive guard here.

Myers postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Monson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Myers, into his guard.
Myers throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Myers has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Monson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Myers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Myers lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Myers trying to strike off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Myers is on top in guard.
Myers stands and throws Monson's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Myers looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Monson is avoiding damage well.
Monson is trying to improve his position.
Check out the look on Myers's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Monson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Monson is trying to get back to full guard.
Monson trying to control here.
Monson tries to get to full guard but Myers has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Peter Monson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Damian Myers's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Monson keeps the fight on the outside.
Monson tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Myers counters with a shoot takedown. Monson fights it but they end up in guard.
Myers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Monson is controlling Myers's posture.
Myers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Myers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Myers would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Monson looking for a sweep. Not yet Monson, not yet.
Monson is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Monson closes the distance looking to clinch

and Myers counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Myers postures up in Monson's guard and throws a big left but Monson blocks it.
Myers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Monson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Myers is controlling him.
Myers postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Myers lands a couple of elbows.
Myers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Myers postures up in Monson's guard and throws a big left but Monson blocks it.
Monson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Myers.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Myers gets the takedown into side control.
Monson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Myers has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Monson is working away from the top position though.
Monson slows the pace down in half guard.
Monson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Myers does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Monson controlling the action here.
Monson is trying to control. Myers wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myers throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Myers punching from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Monson throws a head kick but Myers moves out of range.
Myers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Monson tries to clinch up

and Myers counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Myers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Myers throwing strikes from guard but Monson blocks nicely.
Monson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monson wants to stand but Myers is controlling the position.
Myers thows a big elbow that misses.
Monson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Monson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Myers keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monson controlling from the full mount.
Damian Myers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peter Monson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Let's hope that Monson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damian Myers showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Monson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Monson!