PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Monday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Vronsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Monday
vs
Vronsky

180 cm
22
199 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

181 cm
21
200 lbs
5 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Crippler's Corner

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Monday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Vronsky!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vronsky throws a looping overhand right but Monday ducks down to avoid it.
Michael Vronsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vronsky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Monday throws a right and a left that Vronsky avoids nicely.
Vronsky stuffs the takedown.
Monday swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vronsky misses with a jab to the body
and Monday counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Vronsky shoots in and bounces Monday off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Vronsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Monday is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vronsky is looking to work some ground and pound but Monday has wrist control.
Vronsky trying to control but Monday is working from the bottom.
Vronsky postures up in Monday's guard and throws a big left but Monday blocks it.
Vronsky postures up in Monday's guard and throws a big left but Monday blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vronsky stays in close to Monday's body and controls the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Michael Vronsky.
Vronsky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vronsky gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Monday counter with a right hand.
Monday rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Vronsky counter with a right hand.
Monday misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vronsky takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monday misses with a lunging right hand

and Vronsky counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Monday's guard now.
Vronsky is looking to work some ground and pound but Monday has wrist control.
Vronsky stopping the sweep attempt from Monday.
Monday is working hard here to advance position.
Monday wants to stand up but Vronsky is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Monday swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vronsky has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vronsky thows a big elbow that misses.
Monday is looking to stand up but Vronsky isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Michael Vronsky will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Vronsky scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Vronsky working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Monday regains half guard there - taking advantage of Vronsky's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Monday trying to control but Vronsky postures up.
Still in half guard, Vronsky seems content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vronsky wants to control but Monday is keeping him busy.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Monday trying to hold on to Vronsky's head to control him but Vronsky postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Michael Vronsky.

Vronsky scores with a takedown into Monday's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky tries to free his leg and advance position but Monday is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vronsky loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Monday wants to stand but Vronsky is controlling the position.
Monday bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vronsky's guard.
Monday wants to control from the top but Vronsky keeps moving.
Monday has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Monday postures up.
Monday trying to control but Vronsky is working from the bottom.
Vronsky looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Vronsky controlling the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Kenny Monday wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Vronsky tries for a takedown but Monday circles away easily

and Monday counters by clinching up.
Vronsky drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Monday lands a left hand.

Vronsky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vronsky scores with a shot to the body.
Vronsky slips under a jab from Monday.

Vronsky darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Monday is controlling Vronsky's trapped leg to prevent Vronsky from advancing to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Vronsky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Vronsky misses the shot to the body.
Monday moves in looking to clinch but Vronsky pushes him off.
Vronsky changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Monday tries to avoid it but Vronsky manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Monday to the ground. Monday escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Monday stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Monday wants it to stay on the feet.
Vronsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vronsky dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Monday swinging wildly here.
Vronsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monday is looking to clinch but Vronsky is avoiding it.
Vronsky misses with a takedown
and Monday counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vronsky thinking.
Kenny Monday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Vronsky.
Monday misses the shot to the body.
Monday stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Monday wants it to stay on the feet.

Vronsky closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Monday quickly recovers to half guard.
Vronsky prevents Monday from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky trying to control the action but Monday is working from the bottom.
Monday is pressing down on Vronsky's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Monday looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Vronsky puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Monday pushes Vronsky off looking to stand but Vronsky dives back in and keeps control.
Monday is not content to let Vronsky control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky throwing shots but Monday is blocking nicely.
Michael Vronsky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vronsky is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kenny Monday has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vronsky seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Monday does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Michael Vronsky hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Vronsky throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Vronsky shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Vronsky was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Monday is squirming around, avoiding Vronsky's attempts to control the action.
Monday looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vronsky sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Vronsky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vronsky winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Vronsky!