PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hal Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ninja Monk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jordan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dawn of the Dead by Does it Offend you, yeah?. Monk is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by On To The Next One. Ninja Monk is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Jordan
vs
Monk

183 cm
34
194 lbs
29 - 10 - 0

185 cm
33
186 lbs
29 - 18 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER

Heisenberg
Perkele!

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 29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hal Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ninja Monk!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan throws a solid leg kick but Monk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jordan.
Monk throws a half hearted mid kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jordan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Monk misses with a punch to the body.
Jordan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Monk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Monk swings wildly with an uppercut but Jordan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jordan's elbow.
Monk trying to stall but Jordan improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jordan.
A short body shot lands from Monk as the two fighters clinch.
Monk looking to stall.
Monk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Monk misses with some punches.
Jordan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Monk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Monk misses with a punch to the body.
Monk blocking some punches.
Monk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Monk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jordan has him pressed against the cage.
Monk cracks Jordan with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Monk.
Monk tries to throw a body punch but Jordan avoids it by throwing Monk back against the cage.
Monk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Jordan.
Monk looking to slow down the pace here.
Monk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jordan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jordan lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monk misses with a punch to the body.
Jordan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jordan lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Jordan.

Monk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Jordan clinches up against the cage.
Jordan throws a head punch that misses.
Monk stalling in the clinch but Jordan improves position.
Jordan throws a punch but it's blocked by Monk.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan throws a punch but it's blocked by Monk.
Jordan blocks an uppercut.
Jordan blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Jordan as the two fighters clinch.
Jordan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jordan lands a nice uppercut.
Jordan tries to throw a body punch but Monk avoids it by throwing Jordan back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jordan.
Jordan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jordan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Monk struggles to land a body shot inside as Jordan controls his hands.
Jordan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jordan misses with some punches.
Jordan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Monk.
Monk has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jordan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Monk can turn it around.
Monk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jordan.
Monk is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Monk misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Monk backwards.
Jordan cracks Monk with a nice body shot.
Monk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Monk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jordan's elbow.
Jordan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Monk tries a body shot but Jordan blocks it.
Jordan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jordan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Monk backwards.
Jordan throws a punch but it's blocked by Monk.
Jordan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Monk stalling in the clinch but Jordan improves position.
Jordan working aggressively here.
Jordan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Monk or not.
Jordan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jordan throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jordan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jordan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Monk backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan scores with a shot to the side of Monk's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jordan.
Monk looks winded!
Jordan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jordan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jordan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Monk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jordan backwards.
Jordan misses with a body punch.
Jordan lands with a left to the head.
Jordan prevents a body shot from Monk.
A short uppercut from Jordan.
Monk is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jordan misses with a punch to the body.
Monk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jordan effectively controlling the action here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jordan as Monk tries to tie him up.
Jordan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Monks head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hal Jordan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jordan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Monk takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Monk slips a straight right by Jordan.

Jordan moves into the clinch.
Monk trying to control the position but instead, Jordan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Monk into the cage.
Monk tries a body shot but Jordan blocks it.
A short right from Jordan on the inside.
Monk can't find room to land a body shot as Jordan controls the action.
Monk misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Monk.
Monk lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Jordan.
Monk blocks a body shot from Jordan.
Monk lands a body shot.
Jordan pushes Monk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Monk on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Monk.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jordan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jordan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jordan lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monk.
Monk is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jordan misses with a body punch.
Monk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Monk.
Jordan tries to throw a body punch but Monk avoids it by throwing Jordan back against the cage.
Monk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jordan lands an uppercut.
Monk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jordan works on Monk's body with a couple of short punches.
Monk is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jordan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jordan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jordan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Monk misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monk blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Jordan.
Jordan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jordan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jordan blocks an uppercut.
Jordan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Jordan.
Jordan tries to work over Monk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jordan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Monk backwards.
Monk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jordan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jordan misses with the head strike.
Jordan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jordan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Monk backwards.
Monk is trying to stall.
A short right from Jordan.
Monk blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Jordan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan lands with a short shot to the head.
Jordan pushes Monk back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jordan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jordan taking a breather.
Jordan lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Jordan.
A right hook to the body lands for Jordan.
Jordan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jordan cracks Monk with a nice body shot.
Jordan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Jordan.
Jordan has a couple of punches blocked by Monk.
Jordan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jordan stalls.
Jordan blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monk misses with a punch on the inside.
Monk tries a body shot but Jordan blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Monk.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jordan misses with some punches.
Jordan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Monk pushes Jordan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Jordan.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Monk in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Jordan digs a right hand into Monk's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Monk's gas tank.
Jordan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Monk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jordan misses with a body punch.
Jordan scores with a shot to the side of Monk's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jordan pushes Monk back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Monk working aggressively here.
Jordan working aggressively here.
Jordan lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hal Jordan dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Jordan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Monk's head backwards.
Monk throws the left hand but Jordan avoids the punch easily.
Monk tries a low kick but Jordan avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jordan.
Jordan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jordan misses with a looping left.
Jordan blocks a head kick by Monk.
No joy there for Jordan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Jordan has managed to clinch.
Jordan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jordan stalls.
A right hook to the body lands for Jordan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Monk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Monk prevents a body shot from Jordan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Monk backwards.
A shot in the inside from Monk.
Jordan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Monk's elbow.
Monk blocking some punches.
Jordan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jordan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jordan blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jordan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Monk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jordan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Monk stalling in the clinch but Jordan improves position.
A left hand lands to the body for Jordan.
Jordan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jordan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Monks head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jordan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Jordan.
Jordan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ninja Monk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan tries a body shot but Monk blocks it.
Monk blocking some punches.
Jordan tries a body shot but Monk blocks it.
Monk is struggling to control the position.
Jordan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jordan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Monk tries to work over Jordan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jordan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Monk backwards.
Jordan misses with a punch to the body.
Jordan works on Monk's body with a couple of short punches.
Jordan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Monk or not.
Jordan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jordan tries to work over Monk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Jordan.
Jordan misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Jordan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jordan scores with a shot to the side of Monk's head.

Monk is rocked!
Jordan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Monk is still on wobbly legs! Can Jordan finish him?
Jordan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jordan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hal Jordan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hand to the body from Jordan.
Jordan lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jordan.
Jordan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Monk backwards.
Jordan misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jordan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Monk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jordan throws a punch but it's blocked by Monk.
Come on Jordan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jordan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jordan unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Monk! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Jordan is unloading with more strikes now! Monk drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hal Jordan!
Hal Jordan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Ninja Monk was interviewed post fight and said 'Another close decision lost? Maybe ToTT wrote that I won? '.