PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maddox Monson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Riot II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max Riot II looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Monson
vs
Riot II

185 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maddox Monson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Riot II!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monson has a takedown stuffed.

Monson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Monson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Monson throwing shots but Riot II is blocking nicely.
Monson drops an elbow to the side of Riot II's head.
Monson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Monson is looking for a kimura here.
Monson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Riot II wants to get back to his feet.
Riot II taking some punishment here, with Monson in his half guard.
Monson is tying to control. Riot II wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riot II is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monson lands with a punch from half guard.
Monson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Riot II knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Riot II is trying to stand up here but Monson is controlling him well.
Riot II wants to improve his position but Monson is controlling well.
Riot II looks gassed!
Riot II on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Monson in particular looking to stall.
Monson is nestled in close to Riot II, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Monson lands strikes from half guard.
Monson stops Riot II from getting back to his feet.
Riot II has hold of Monson's hands but Monson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Monson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Monson lands strikes from half guard.
Riot II is looking to escape.
Monson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riot II gets full guard.

Riot II is looking for a triangle but Monson pushes his legs off easily.
Monson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Riot II's head.
Monson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Monson thows a big elbow that misses.
Monson throwing strikes but missing.
Riot II controls Monson momentarily but Monson frees himself.
Monson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Monson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Riot II swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Monson postures up and lands a big shot to Riot II's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Riot II tries to close the distance and clinch up but Monson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Riot II tries to close the distance and clinch up but Monson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Monson connects with a looping right hand.
Monson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Monson closes the distance and clinches up with Riot II, looking for a takedown. Monson pushes Riot II against the cage but Riot II circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maddox Monson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riot II shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Monson but Monson pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Monson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Riot II manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Monson is stalling in the full guard.
Monson trying to control the position from guard on top but Riot II is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Monson stands and throws Riot II's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Riot II down.

Monson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Riot II, who protects the arm well.
Monson looks up at the clock and then as Riot II takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Monson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Monson scores with punches from side control.
Riot II is working to avoid the ground and pound but Monson connects with a decent elbow.
Monson controlling from side mount.
Monson lands an elbow.

Riot II is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monson working the head and body with strikes.
Riot II is still in real trouble! Can Monson finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lull in the action here as Monson stalls from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maddox Monson dominated that round.
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 clinches up against the cage.
Riot II seems to have recovered his senses.

Monson is trying to trip Riot II. He has hold of a leg but Riot II is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Monson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Monson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Monson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Monson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Monson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Riot II is trying to stand up here but Monson is controlling him well.
Monson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Riot II on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Monson winds up and cracks Riot II with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Riot II is in trouble now - Monson has advanced to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Monson has control of Riot II's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Riot II regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Monson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riot II taking shots to the head.
Monson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Riot II takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Riot II swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Monson with a couple of short strikes.
Monson lands a big shot there that rocks Riot II but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Riot II wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Riot II tries to lock up and control but Monson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Riot II keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Riot II throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Riot II is in all sorts of trouble here.
Monson landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Monson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Riot II tries to hold on but Monson pushes him away.
Monson cracks Riot II with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Monson.
Riot II is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Riot II is in a horrible position here. Monson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Riot II takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Monson raining down shots from the mount!
Riot II is bucking up trying to escape but Monson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Monson landing shots from mount.
Monson unloading with bombs!
Monson unloading with bombs!
Monson breaks from Riot II's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Monson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Riot II's face.
Maddox Monson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Monson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monson with shots to the head and body - Riot II looks very uncomfortable down there.
Monson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Monson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Monson unloading with bombs!
Monson content just to control the position here.
Monson dominating with strikes here.
Monson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Monson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Monson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Monson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riot II can do to turn this around?
Riot II is desperately trying to improve his position but Monson has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Riot II's face.
Riot II tries to hold on but Monson postures up.
Riot II manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Monson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Riot II wants to get back to his feet.
Riot II is looking to control Monson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Riot II avoid being mounted?
Monson drops an elbow to the side of Riot II's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riot II is trying to stand back up but Monson is controlling him
Riot II is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Monson scores with a couple of nice shots.
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!
Riot II tries to get to full guard but Monson has control of the leg.
Monson blocks the strikes from Riot II.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maddox Monson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Monson misses with a takedown

and Riot II counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Riot II.
Monson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Monson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Monson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Riot II takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monson tries to close the distance and clinch but Riot II swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Monson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Horrible takedown by Monson or perhaps it was just good defense by Riot II which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maddox Monson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Monson has a takedown stuffed.
Monson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Riot II circles away.
Riot II avoids a punch combination nicely.
Monson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Monson.
Monson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Monson misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Monson shoots in but no luck this time.
Monson shoots for a double leg takedown but Riot II sprawls well. He's pushed Monson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No joy there for Monson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Monson misses with a few strikes there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Monson.
Riot II takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Monson misses with a low kick.

Monson clinches up with Riot II and pushes him back against the cage.
Monson pushes Riot II back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Monson has hold of one of Riot II's legs. Riot II is fighting the takedown attempt but Monson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Riot II wants to sweep here but Monson controlling him for the moment.
Monson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Monson lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monson landing with the ground and pound.
Monson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Riot II throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Monson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Riot II doesn't manage to clinch there - Monson circles away.
Monson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Riot II's waist but Riot II gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Monson off to one side.
Monson misses with a takedown attempt - Riot II sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Monson tries for a takedown but Riot II sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Riot II fails to land with a series of punches.
Monson swats away the attempt to clinch by Riot II.
Riot II wants to clinch

and Monson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Monson.
Riot II is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Monson preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riot II wants to stand but Monson is controlling the position.
Monson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Riot II swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Riot II wants to stand up but Monson is controlling him.
Monson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Riot II swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Riot II keeping moving, preventing Monson from controlling successfully.
Monson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Max Riot II has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Monson fails in his attempt to clinch.

Monson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monson passes into half guard.
Riot II won't allow Monson to pass to mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maddox Monson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Monson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26

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