PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Stubb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Monsoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Stubb
vs
Monsoon

195 cm
25
203 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

184 cm
24
205 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Stubb!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Monsoon!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monsoon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Monsoon swinging wildly here.
Monsoon lands a nice shot to the body.
Stubb tries for a takedown but Monsoon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Monsoon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Monsoon turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Stubb is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Monsoon seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Monsoon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stubb. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Monsoon tries to stand and escape but Stubb is controlling the position.
Stubb won't allow Monsoon to pass to mount.
Monsoon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Stubb looking for submissions off his back.

Stubb looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Monsoon wants to stand up but Stubb is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stubb looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Monsoon misses with a few strikes there.
Monsoon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stubb.
Monsoon digs a good body shot into Stubb's ribs.

Monsoon has closed the distance and engaged Stubb in a clinch.

Monsoon jumps guard and drags Stubb to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Stubb passes Monsoon's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Monsoon manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Monsoon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stubb.

Monsoon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Monsoon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stubb is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Monsoon has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Stubb clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Monsoon loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Stubb hold on?
Monsoon lands a shot to the body.
Monsoon doesn't have the hooks in and Stubb manages to turn into his guard.
Monsoon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
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.
Stubb in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stubb accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Monsoon keeping moving, preventing Stubb from controlling successfully.
Stubb is really struggling to control Monsoon but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Monsoon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stubb's guard.
Stubb is adopting a defensive guard.
Monsoon has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Stubb is proving hard to escape from.

Stubb looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Monsoon has picked Stubb up and slammed him! Stubb can't keep hold of the triangle and Monsoon manages to pass to side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stubb is working to avoid the ground and pound but Monsoon connects with a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Monsoon decides to stand back up.
Monsoon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Monsoon.
Monsoon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A punch combination from Monsoon misses.
Monsoon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stubb fails to land the takedown.
Stubb is breathing heavily.
Monsoon throws a nice looking combination but Stubb bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stubb fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Stubb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Monsoon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Monsoon lands a nice looking body shot.
Monsoon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stubb.
Ray Monsoon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stubb throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Monsoon's waist but Monsoon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stubb off to one side.
Monsoon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Monsoon looks to land a combination but Stubb avoids it well.
Monsoon tries to bum rush Stubb with a series of wild strikes but Stubb uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Monsoon misses with the combination.
Ray Monsoon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monsoon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stubb.
A combination from Stubb does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monsoon misses with a two punch combination.
Monsoon throws a right and a left that Stubb avoids nicely.
Monsoon lands with a shot to the body.
Monsoon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stubb.
Monsoon scores with a jab to the body.
Monsoon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Monsoon wants it to stay on the feet.
Monsoon misses with the combination.
Monsoon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stubb rather than just go for the knockout.
Stubb shoots in for a takedown but Monsoon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Monsoon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Monsoon scores with a hook to the body. Stubb takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Monsoon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stubb circles away quickly and effectively.
Stubb with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Monsoon to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monsoon misses with a series of wild punches.
Monsoon lands a jab-cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stubb dodges the punch combination from Monsoon.
Monsoon fails to land with a series of punches.
Monsoon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Monsoon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A left and a right from Monsoon both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Monsoon dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Left hook, right uppercut from Monsoon.
Monsoon lands with a nice body punch.
Monsoon cracks Stubb with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Monsoon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Monsoon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stubb fails with a takedown attempt.
Michael Stubb is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Monsoon throws a series of strikes that have Stubb backpedaling.
Stubb dodges the punch combination from Monsoon.
Monsoon tests Stubb's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Monsoon throws a series of strikes that have Stubb backpedaling.
Stubb takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Monsoon lands a nice shot to the body.
Stubb closes the distance and clinches up with Monsoon, looking for a takedown. Stubb pushes Monsoon against the cage but Monsoon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Monsoon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monsoon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Monsoon lands a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Monsoon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stubb tries for a takedown but Monsoon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Stubb. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Monsoon moves into range and clinches up with Stubb.

Monsoon turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Monsoon lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Stubb down.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Monsoon stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Monsoon misses with a wild combination.
Monsoon connects with a body shot.
Monsoon lands a jab-cross combination.
Monsoon scores with a three punch combo!
Monsoon lands a two punch combo.
Stubb slips a jab and a cross from Monsoon.
Monsoon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stubb backs up against the cage.
Ray Monsoon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Monsoon stalks Stubb and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stubb's face. Stubb staggers backwards, shaken.
Stubb shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Monsoon as he jumps to the side.
Monsoon digs a good hook to Stubb's body.
Monsoon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Monsoon misses with a double jab.
A combination from Monsoon does no damage.
Stubb avoids a punch combination nicely.
Monsoon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stubb.
Monsoon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Monsoon works over Stubb's head and body with a nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice sprawl there from Monsoon as Stubb shoots in.
Monsoon's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Monsoon duly obliges.

Stubb is rocked!
Monsoon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oh Stubb is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
It's a brutal combination of punches from Monsoon! Stubb is backing up but he can't get away as Monsoon lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Stubb and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ray Monsoon!
Ray Monsoon is the new light heavyweight champion!