PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Monstra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roids Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monstra kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Vicarious. Marcus Monstra has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Monstra
vs
Gracie

219 cm
22
278 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

192 cm
22
275 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Monstra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roids Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monstra throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Monstra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie slips under a jab from Monstra.
A lazy left from Monstra finds it's target.

Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Monstra has wrist control.
Gracie stops Monstra from standing up.
Gracie trying to control but Monstra is working from the bottom.
Monstra wants to stand and escape but Gracie is having none of it.
Monstra looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Monstra is keeping the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Monstra cracks Gracie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Gracie is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monstra throws a poor cross that misses

and Gracie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gracie is still in real trouble! Can Monstra finish him?
Gracie won't allow Monstra to get back to his feet.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Monstra keeps moving.
Monstra has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Monstra wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Monstra keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monstra is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Monstra! Gracie is backing up but he can't get away as Monstra lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Gracie and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Marcus Monstra!