PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Slawek Tall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsuyari Monoriku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tall
vs
Monoriku

175 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
189 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Slawek Tall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Katsuyari Monoriku!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monoriku fails with the takedown.
Monoriku tries to close the distance and clinch but Tall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Monoriku takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A head kick misses from Monoriku.
Monoriku loads up on a big right hand but Tall slips the punch.
Monoriku has a takedown stuffed.
Monoriku moves in looking to clinch but Tall pushes him off.
Monoriku throws a sloppy head kick and Tall moves out of range easily.
Monoriku wants to clinch.
Monoriku with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tall to score with a decent uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Tall blocks the leg kick.
Monoriku tries to close the distance and clinch but Tall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tall misses with a double jab.
Monoriku tries to clinch up.

Tall scores a takedown into full mount!
Tall avoids the attempt from Monoriku to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tall trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The referee warns Monoriku that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

It looks like Katsuyari Monoriku has been cut.
Monoriku sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Tall wants to get back to his feet.
Monoriku wants to control but Tall is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tall thows a huge punch but Monoriku dodges it nicely.
Monoriku wants to improve his position but Tall is controlling well.
Monoriku blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tall.
Tall is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tall throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monoriku wants to get back to full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tall misses with a wild combination.
Tall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Monoriku tries a head kick but it misses.
Tall scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Monoriku misses with a takedown
and Tall counters with a stiff right hand.
Slawek Tall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Katsuyari Monoriku.
Monoriku with a poor takedown
and Tall counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Monoriku looks gassed!
Monoriku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tall.
Monoriku closes the distance but Tall moves to the side

so Tall counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Tall gets to his feet - Monoriku follows without any prompting.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tall moves out of range as Monoriku throws a body kick.

Tall looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tall wants to control from the top but Monoriku keeps moving.
Tall has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tall stopping the sweep attempt from Monoriku.
Tall postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Monoriku is looking for a triangle but Tall pushes his legs off easily.

Tall stands and steps away. Monoriku gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Monoriku bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Monoriku shoots and misses
enabling Tall to counter with a crisp jab.

Tall changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Monoriku looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tall working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Tall tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Monoriku is trying to control Tall's posture but Tall avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monoriku manages to get back to half guard.
Monoriku is pressing down on Tall's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Monoriku wants to stand but Tall is controlling the position.
Tall with a nice head shot there.
Tall prevents Monoriku from getting back to his feet.
Tall won't allow Monoriku to sweep him here.

Tall stands up from Monoriku's guard - Tall perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Tall decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice 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. Tall connects with a nice short shot to Monoriku's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slawek Tall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Katsuyari Monoriku's cut.
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.

Monoriku has his takedown stuffed

and Tall counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Monoriku actively working from the bottom here.

Tall stands up and beckons Monoriku to join him on the feet.
Tall swings for the body but Monoriku moves out of range.
Slawek Tall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tall lands a nice shot to the body.
Monoriku scores with a nice body kick.
Tall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Monoriku is looking to clinch but Tall is avoiding it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Monoriku tries to clinch up.
Tall misses with a two punch combination.
Monoriku tries to clinch there but Tall circles away.
Monoriku doesn't manage to clinch there - Tall circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monoriku wants to clinch up but Tall keeps it at a distance.
Monoriku tries to clinch but Tall moves away
and Tall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tall swings away with a body shot that misses
and Monoriku counters with a big head kick but Tall shrugs it off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Monoriku.
Monoriku tries to clinch up but Tall circles away and keeps his distance.
Monoriku tries to clinch
and Tall counters with a straight right hand.
Monoriku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monoriku tries to clinch but Tall moves out of range.
Monoriku tries to clinch but Tall moves away
and Tall counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A left and a right from Monoriku both land. Nice combination.
Monoriku throws a right hand that Tall ducks under and follows up with a left that Tall also avoids with ease.
Monoriku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tall.
Monoriku throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tall fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Monoriku on the side of the head.
Tall with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monoriku looks to clinch
and Tall counters with a left and a right that stings Monoriku.
Nice uppercut lands for Tall. That snapped Monoriku's head back.
Tall is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Monoriku.
Monoriku throws a leg kick

so Tall counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Monoriku looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Monoriku looking for a guillotine here but Tall defends easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tall throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Monoriku works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Monoriku is on top in guard.
Tall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tall knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Monoriku on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monoriku prevents Tall from getting back to his feet.
Monoriku tries to stand but Tall is controlling from the bottom.

Monoriku is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Monoriku wants to stand but Tall has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tall keeping moving, preventing Monoriku from controlling successfully.
Monoriku prevents Tall from getting back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tall checks the leg kick nicely there.
Monoriku tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tall paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Monoriku fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Monoriku misses with a takedown
and Tall counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Monoriku thinking.
Monoriku takes a swing at Tall's ribcage but misses.
Tall lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tall avoids the head kick by Monoriku.
Tall scores with a body shot.
Monoriku doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tall counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Monoriku thinking.
Slawek Tall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Katsuyari Monoriku.
Monoriku with a poor takedown

so Tall counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tall trying to control the position from guard on top but Monoriku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Monoriku trying to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tall controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slawek Tall dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Katsuyari Monoriku's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A head kick by Monoriku misses
and Tall counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tall is looking to wear down Monoriku with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tall lands a glancing blow to the side of Monoriku's head.

Tall shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tall seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Monoriku regains full guard. Nicely done.
Monoriku wants to stand and escape but Tall is having none of it.

Tall decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Monoriku, up you get!
Tall keeps Monoriku at a distance using the push kick.
Tall slips a jab and a cross from Monoriku.
Monoriku fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Monoriku circles away quickly and effectively.
Monoriku scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monoriku lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tall on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Monoriku misses with a double jab
and Tall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tall throws a combination. Monoriku tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Monoriku wants to clinch
and Tall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Monoriku lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Monoriku throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tall throws a combination that misses
and Monoriku counters with a big head kick but Tall shrugs it off.
Tall throws a body kick the misses
and Monoriku counters with a good low kick that Tall was not able to check.
Tall avoids the head kick by Monoriku.
Tall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monoriku.
Monoriku doesn't manage to clinch there - Tall circles away.
Monoriku takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Monoriku throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Monoriku throws a body kick the misses
and Tall counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Monoriku tries to clinch

and Tall counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tall won't allow Monoriku to get back to his feet.

Tall gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tall misses with a wild body shot.
Monoriku shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Tall counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Monoriku!
Tall unloading with bombs!
Monoriku tries to hold on but Tall pushes him away.
Tall can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Monoriku is looking to escape.
Monoriku is in a horrible position here. Tall smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Monoriku is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monoriku is in all sorts of trouble here.
Monoriku swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Monoriku is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Tall.
Slawek Tall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Monoriku tries to reverse the position but Tall maintains control.
Monoriku is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Katsuyari Monoriku has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tall is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Monoriku regains half guard.
Tall stops Monoriku from getting back to his feet.
Monoriku is trying to control but can't.
Monoriku wants to get back to his feet.
Tall is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

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.
Monoriku trying to control but Tall postures up.
Monoriku is looking to escape.
Tall lands strikes from half guard.
Tall wants to pass to mount but Monoriku is defending the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Monoriku throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tall.
Monoriku has his takedown stuffed

so Tall counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tall won't allow Monoriku to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tall is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tall postures up.
Monoriku preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Slawek Tall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Monoriku has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tall can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Slawek Tall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tall, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slawek Tall!