PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dean Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monroe kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers . Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Monroe
vs
Moore

174 cm
21
162 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

176 cm
25
158 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dean Monroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keith Moore!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe lands a glancing blow to the side of Moore's head.
Moore slips under a jab from Monroe.
Moore fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Monroe throws a shot from downtown. Moore moves away and avoids it.
No joy there for Moore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moore misses with an uppercut. Monroe saw that one coming.
Monroe connects with the punch.
Moore slips under a jab.
Moore takes a swing at Monroe's ribcage but misses.
Moore looks to land a right hand but Monroe moved out of range.
Moore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Monroe.
Moore misses with a hook. Monroe ducked under it nicely.
Monroe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moore.
Monroe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Moore's hands.
A slow jab from Monroe misses its intended target.
Moore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Monroe looks to throw the jab but Moore is out of range.
Moore takes one to the side of the head.
Moore avoids the body shot from Monroe.
Moore misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore blocks a jab.
Moore tries to clinch but Monroe is having none of it.
Dean Monroe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Moore.
Keith Moore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Monroe scores with a punch to the head.
Monroe looks to land a right hand but Moore moved out of range.
Moore tries to move into range but Monroe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Moore takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Monroe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Moore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Monroe.
Monroe lands a lovely overhand right.
Moore keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Monroe.
Moore slips a jab from Monroe.
Monroe misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Monroe misses the target.
Monroe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moore.
Monroe thuds his right hand into Moore's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Monroe misses with a hook.
Moore goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moore fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Monroe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore misses with a wild combination.
Moore misses with an uppercut.
Monroe takes a swing at Moore's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moore. Monroe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Monroe is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch but Monroe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moore misses with a straight right.
Moore lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Monroe circles away quickly and effectively.
Monroe misses with a hook. Moore ducked under it nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Moore 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Moore shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moore looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Monroe is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Monroe moves away from the strike by Moore.
Moore avoids the body shot from Monroe.
Moore cracks a nice hook into Monroe's ribs.
A big left from Monroe misses.
Monroe lands with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore tries to clinch up but Monroe circles away and keeps his distance.
Moore misses with a hook. Monroe ducked under it nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Moore.

It looks like Dean Monroe has been cut.
Monroe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moore.
Monroe connects with a single shot there.
Monroe misses with a looping left.
Moore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Monroe.
Monroe throws out a loose jab but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monroe missing with a left hand there. Moore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moore checks a leg kick.
Monroe misses with a hook to the body
enabling Moore to counter with a crisp jab.
Monroe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Moore moves away from the strike by Monroe.
Monroe misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Moore.
A jab from Monroe misses.
Moore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe lands a jab to the head.
Moore scores with a three punch combo!
Monroe just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Monroe misses.
Moore cracks Monroe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice cross by Moore.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monroe missing with a left hand there. Moore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Monroe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Moore doesn't seem bothered though.
Monroe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Moore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Monroe.
Moore throws a series of punches but Monroe moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moore fails to land with a series of punches.
Monroe cracks Moore with an open hand slap.
Moore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moore with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Monroe to score with a decent uppercut.
Monroe lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Monroe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dean Monroe's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Moore slips under a jab from Monroe.
Monroe connects with a good right hand that stumbles Moore. Moore circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Moore punishes Monroe's body with a nice straight punch.
Moore lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Monroe backs up against the cage.
Moore tries to clinch but Monroe is having none of it.
Monroe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monroe misses with a straight left.
Moore rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Monroe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moore misses the jab.
Monroe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Monroe moves away from the strike by Moore.
Moore takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Monroe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Keith Moore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Monroe lands a head shot.
Monroe misses with a looping right.
Monroe lands with a straight right. Moore didn't see that one coming.

Moore is rocked!
Moore tries to clinch up but Monroe circles away and keeps his distance.
Moore is still on wobbly legs! Can Monroe finish him?
Nice jab there from Moore.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Monroe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Monroe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Monroe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moore.
Moore takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Monroe throws a jab but it's blocked by Moore.
Monroe misses with a straight right.
Monroe scores with a body shot.
Monroe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Monroe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Monroe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moore seems to have recovered his senses.
Monroe missing with a left hand there. Moore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Monroe jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Monroe scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Monroe wants to control for a moment but Moore uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Monroe content to control rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe is pressing down on Moore's thigh, looking to free his foot. Moore is holding on for now.
Monroe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Moore keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monroe is trying to control the action in half guard but Moore is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Moore wants to control but Monroe is keeping busy.
Moore wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Moore misses with a looping right.
Moore misses with a shot to the body
letting Monroe counter with a right hand.
Moore works the jab nicely.
Moore moves out of range as Monroe strikes.
A slow jab from Monroe misses its intended target.
Monroe lands a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Moore 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Moore looks to land a right hand but Monroe moved out of range.
Moore takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Moore thows a left - swing and a miss!
Monroe misses with a shot to the body
and Moore counters with a straight right hand.
Monroe shoots in and drives through. Moore sprawls well.
A big right from Monroe misses.
Monroe misses with a wild combination.
Monroe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Moore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Monroe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe defending well as Moore loads up on a big left hand.
Monroe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dean Monroe is winning the standup battle so far.
Moore is breathing heavily.
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!
Moore ducks right into an uppercut from Monroe.
Monroe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moore.
Monroe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Monroe takes one on the button.
Monroe throws a lazy right hand but Moore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Monroe throws the left hand but Moore avoids the punch easily.
Monroe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Monroe connects with a jab.
Monroe swings away with a body shot that misses
and Moore counters with a good low kick that Monroe was not able to check.
Monroe just misses with a punch to the body.
Monroe ducks under a wild hook from Moore.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A lazy left from Monroe finds it's target.
Moore takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Monroe drops Moore with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Moore! Monroe dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dean Monroe!