PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wenom Mone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberts comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - For Whom The Bells Toll. Wenom Mone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Roberts
vs
Mone

190 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

198 cm
25
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, James Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wenom Mone!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts wants to clinch.

Roberts moves into the clinch successfully.
Roberts avoids a wild elbow strike from Mone.
Mone is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mone.
Roberts keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mone's efforts to push away.
Roberts lands an elbow that stopped Mone in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Wenom Mone has been cut.
Roberts has a couple of punches blocked by Mone.
Roberts misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mone is looking to break free of the clinch but Roberts has double underhooks.
Roberts throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mones head.
Mone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mone is leaning against Roberts and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mone has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Roberts on the inside.
Roberts avoids a wild elbow strike from Mone.
Mone has had enough of the clinch but Roberts keeps him there for the moment.
Mone pushes off an throws an elbow but Roberts leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roberts lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mone blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mone throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mone.
Roberts working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Roberts.
Roberts swings wildly with an uppercut but Mone uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roberts.
Roberts lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mone lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Roberts or not.
Mone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mone blocks an uppercut.
Roberts misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roberts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mone can't break the clinch.
Mone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roberts.
Roberts swings wildly with an uppercut but Mone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roberts lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That has opened up Wenom Mone's cut even more.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Roberts.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Roberts.
Roberts stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Roberts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roberts swings wildly with an uppercut but Mone uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roberts.
Roberts working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mone throws an elbow but misses.
Mone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mone stalling in the clinch but Roberts improves position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mone is trying to force a seperation but Roberts has the dominant position.
Mone is looking to break free of the clinch but Roberts has double underhooks.
Roberts swings wildly with an uppercut but Mone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mone has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Roberts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mone can't break the clinch.
Roberts has Mone pressed against the cage, preventing Mone from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Roberts lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

The cut above Wenom Mone's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roberts avoids it.
Roberts lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Roberts scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mone.
Roberts has a couple of punches blocked by Mone.
Roberts misses with a punch on the inside.
Mone blocks an uppercut.
Mone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roberts misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mone lands a right hand that snaps the head of Roberts backwards.
Roberts blocks an elbow strike.
Roberts avoids the elbow strike from Mone, against the cage.
Roberts tries to throw a body punch but Mone avoids it by throwing Roberts back against the cage.
Roberts blocks the elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roberts.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mone.
Roberts has a couple of punches blocked by Mone.
Roberts misses with a punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Mone's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Roberts tries a knee to the head but Mone blocks it.
Roberts dodges an elbow strike from Mone.
Roberts lands a nice uppercut.

Wenom Mone's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Roberts misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mone dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Roberts using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mone avoids the elbow strike from Roberts, against the cage.
Roberts keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mone's efforts to push away.
Roberts swings wildly with an uppercut but Mone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roberts misses with a body punch.
Roberts connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mone's face.
Mone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mone pushes off an throws an elbow but Roberts leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Roberts working aggressively here.
Roberts misses with the head strike.
Roberts throws a punch but it's blocked by Mone.
Roberts swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Roberts scores with a nice hook to the head.
Roberts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roberts misses with the head strike.
Mone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roberts is defending well for now.
Mone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch on the inside from Roberts fails to land.
Mone blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Roberts.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Wenom Mone's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). James Roberts!