PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lauri Mononen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Penniman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Mononen
vs
Penniman

184 cm
20
195 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

178 cm
20
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lauri Mononen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Penniman!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Mononen.
Penniman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Penniman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mononen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Penniman blocks a jab.
Mononen cracks Penniman with a good jab.
Mononen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Penniman throws a series of punches but Mononen moves out of range.
Mononen misses with a two punch combination.
Penniman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mononen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mononen looks to land a right hand but Penniman moved out of range.
Mononen scores with a shot to the body.
Penniman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mononen.
Penniman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Penniman cracks Mononen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Penniman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Penniman throws a big shot that misses.
Penniman throws a big shot that misses.
Penniman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from Penniman does no damage.
Mononen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Penniman throws an overhand right that lands on Mononen's shoulder, as Mononen tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penniman misses with a hook. Mononen ducked under it nicely.
Mononen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Penniman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Penniman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Penniman staying out of range there.
Mononen throws a nice looking combination but Penniman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mononen throws a shot from downtown. Penniman moves away and avoids it.
Penniman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mononen.
A big right from Mononen misses.
Mononen tests Penniman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some wild striking there from Penniman.
Penniman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mononen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Penniman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mononen throws a big shot that misses.
Mononen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Penniman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mononen throws out a leg kick but Penniman moves out of range and Mononen only half commits.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mononen misses with a straight left.
Penniman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mononen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mononen blocks a jab.
Mononen throws a hook to the side of Penniman's head but Penniman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donk. Mononen catches Penniman right on the button with a cross.
Mononen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Penniman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mononen lands a two punch combo.
A swing and a miss from Penniman.
Penniman throws a series of punches but Mononen moves out of range.
Penniman lands a jab to Mononen's midsection.
Penniman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mononen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Penniman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mononen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mononen throws a nice looking combination but Penniman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mononen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penniman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mononen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Penniman throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mononen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Penniman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mononen was well out of range. Poor timing from Penniman.
Penniman misses with an uppercut.
Penniman slips a jab and a cross from Mononen.
Penniman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice defenses there by Penniman.
Mononen tests Penniman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Penniman misses with a two punch combination.
Penniman looks to land a left hand but Mononen moved out of range nicely.
Penniman ducks under a wild hook from Mononen.
Mononen throws out a loose jab but Penniman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mononen misses with a looping left.
Mononen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mononen slips a straight right by Penniman.
Penniman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Penniman wants it to stay on the feet.
Mononen slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mononen misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mononen is defended easily by Penniman.
Mononen connects with the punch.
Penniman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Penniman misses with a jab to the body
and Mononen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Penniman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mononen manages to avoid it.
Mononen misses with an uppercut. Penniman saw that one coming.

Penniman closes the distance and clinches.

Penniman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Penniman throws a lazy right hand but Mononen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mononen lunges at Penniman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Penniman's hand.
Mononen loads up on a big right hand but Penniman slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penniman missing with a left hand there. Mononen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mononen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Penniman gets a clinch.
Penniman avoiding damage as Mononen throws knees to the body.
Mononen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Penniman smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lauri Mononen 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.

Penniman throws a big shot that misses.
Penniman wants to clinch
and Mononen counters with a straight right hand.
Mononen throws a body punch but Penniman moves out of range.
Mononen scores with a shot to the body.
Penniman tests Mononen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Penniman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Penniman moves out of range as Mononen throws a body kick.
Penniman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mononen throws a combination that misses
and Penniman counters with a nice uppercut.
Penniman misses with the combination.
Penniman wants to clinch.
Lauri Mononen is winning the standup battle so far.
Penniman tries to clinch
and Mononen counters with a three punch combo that has Penniman backing up. Penniman nods at Mononen to acknowledge the strikes.
Mononen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Penniman wants to clinch up but Mononen keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Penniman.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mononen.
Penniman misses with a combination
and Mononen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mononen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Penniman.
Penniman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mononen.
Penniman scores with a jab.
Mononen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice cross by Mononen.
Penniman missing with a left hand there. Mononen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mononen connects with a looping right hand.
Mononen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Penniman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mononen. Mononen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Penniman gets a clinch.
Penniman wants to break the clinch but can't.

Penniman breaks the clinch.
Mononen misses with a double jab
and Penniman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mononen misses the shot to the body.
Mononen cracks Penniman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mononen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mononen looks to land a combination but Penniman avoids it well.
Mononen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Penniman's hands.
Penniman drops his hands momentarily and Mononen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Mononen misses the target.
Mononen misses the shot to the body.
Mononen throws a hook but Penniman blocks it.
Mononen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mononen blocks a jab.
Penniman avoids the body shot from Mononen.
Mononen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mononen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Mononen misses its intended target.
Mononen connects with a looping right hand.

Penniman is rocked!
Penniman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Penniman is still on wobbly legs! Can Mononen finish him?
Mononen misses with a head kick.
Penniman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mononen lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Penniman is looking to close the distance but Mononen sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Penniman crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Penniman is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Lauri Mononen!