PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jojo Monchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monchi is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Keith Washington will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Monchi
vs
Washington

170 cm
25
194 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jojo Monchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keith Washington!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monchi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Monchi is breathing heavily.
Washington closes the distance looking to clinch

and Monchi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Monchi is keen to just control but Washington is a slippery customer.
Monchi working over Washington with some ground and pound. Washington looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Monchi throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Washington to regain full guard.
Washington avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Monchi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Monchi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Washington will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Monchi throws a big elbow that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monchi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Monchi stops Washington from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monchi throws a big right hand that misses.
Monchi is working Washington over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Monchi trying to control the position from guard on top but Washington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Washington has momentary wrist control but Monchi slips an elbow through the middle.
Monchi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Monchi advances position into side control!
Monchi scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Washington to see if he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Monchi's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Monchi working the ground and pound from side control.
Washington is looking for a sweep.
Monchi creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Monchi cracks Washington with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monchi scores with punches from side control.
Monchi working the ground and pound.
Washington throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Washington wants to control but Monchi postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monchi landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Washington manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Washington is looking to improve his position.
Monchi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Monchi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Washington tries to kick Monchi off but Monchi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Washington trying to control from the bottom.
Monchi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Monchi lands with a punch from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monchi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from Monchi.
Monchi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Monchi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Washington is looking to escape.
Monchi working Washington over with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Washington wants to improve his position but Monchi is controlling well.
Monchi is thwarting Washington's attempts to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Monchi slips a nice elbow through Washington's hands, connecting with Washington's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jojo Monchi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Washington fails with the takedown.

Monchi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Monchi stalling away here and it's allowed Washington to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Monchi postures up and lands a big shot to Washington's brow.
Monchi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Washington has momentary wrist control but Monchi slips an elbow through the middle.
Monchi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Monchi throwing strikes but missing.
Monchi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Washington's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monchi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Monchi forces his way into half guard.
Monchi is thwarting Washington's attempts to control the position.
Washington really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Monchi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Monchi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Washington with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Monchi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Monchi wants to pass the guard but Washington is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Monchi.
Washington is in trouble now - Monchi has advanced to mount!
Monchi lands a heavy elbow.
Monchi is landing with some decent strikes but Washington is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Monchi landing strikes from the mount.
Washington wants to hold on but Monchi pushes him away.
Washington is trying to escape the mount.
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!
Monchi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington is looking to improve his position but Monchi isn't that keen on the idea.
Jojo Monchi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Monchi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Monchi cracks Washington with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Monchi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Washington is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Washington is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monchi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Washington is looking to escape.
Washington is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Monchi trying to control but Washington is having none of it.
Monchi unloading with bombs!
Monchi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Washington taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jojo Monchi dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Washington shoots for a double leg takedown but Monchi sprawls well. He's pushed Washington's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Washington tries to close the distance and clinch but Monchi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Monchi gets a takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Monchi connects with a nice short shot to Washington's temple.
Monchi wants to control but Washington is keeping him busy.
Monchi lands with a punch from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Monchi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Monchi.
Monchi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monchi slips a nice elbow through Washington's hands, connecting with Washington's forehead.
Monchi working Washington over with strikes.
Monchi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Washington with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Monchi prevents Washington from improving his position.
Monchi lands with a punch from half guard.
Monchi winds up and cracks Washington with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Monchi is nestled in close to Washington, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Washington on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monchi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Washington does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Monchi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Monchi performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Washington trying to control from the bottom.
Monchi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Monchi wants to pass the guard but Washington is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Washington has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Monchi is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monchi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Monchi winds up and cracks Washington with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Monchi lands strikes from half guard.
Monchi is nestled in close to Washington, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Washington is trying to stand.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Monchi connects with a nice short shot to Washington's temple.
Monchi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Washington with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Monchi passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Washington!
Monchi landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Washington tries to hold on but Monchi postures up.
Washington takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Monchi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Washington really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Monchi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Washington?
Keith Washington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jojo Monchi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Monchi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jojo Monchi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Monchi, 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jojo Monchi!