PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jo Monkee (ranked 4547 p4p, 4735 weight class) and Mikaev Mologonov (ranked 514 p4p, 525 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mologonov's choice of entrance music: Soviet Hymne. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Monkee
vs
Mologonov

150 cm
18
183
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
170
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jo Monkee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikaev Mologonov!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Monkee. Beautiful body shot.
Mologonov with a poor takedown
and Monkee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Monkee there.
Mologonov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Monkee digs a good body shot into Mologonov's ribs.
A punch lands to the side of Mologonov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Monkee punishes Mologonov's body with a nice straight punch.

Monkee takes the fight into the clinch.
Mologonov wants a takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monkee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Monkee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mologonov blocks a body shot from Monkee.
Monkee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Monkee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mologonov.
A left hand lands to the body for Monkee.
Monkee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mologonov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Monkee after a bit of a struggle.
Jo Monkee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikaev Mologonov.
Mologonov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Monkee could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Monkee lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mologonov is looking for a takedown.
Monkee prevents the takedown attempt.
Mologonov tries to score a body lock takedown but Monkee shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Monkee lands a body punch.
Monkee looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A right hook to the body lands for Monkee.
A right hook to the body lands for Monkee.
Mologonov looks winded!
Monkee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkee presses Mologonov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Monkee prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short right from Monkee on the inside.
Monkee presses Mologonov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Monkee.
Monkee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mologonov looking for a takedown.
Monkee lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkee digs a right hand underneath Mologonov's ribcage. Mologonov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good body shot from Monkee.
Monkee lands a body punch.
Monkee lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Monkee - that landed with a thud.
Mologonov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Monkee pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jo Monkee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Monkee closes the distance and pushes Mologonov back into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jo Monkee dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Monkee's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mologonov under the eye.

It looks like Mikaev Mologonov has been cut.
Monkee digs a good body shot into Mologonov's ribs.
Monkee doesn't manage to clinch there - Mologonov circles away.
Monkee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mologonov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mologonov shoots and misses
and Monkee counters with a straight right hand.
A lazy left from Monkee finds it's target.

Monkee has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monkee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Monkee lands with a light punch inside.

Mologonov is rocked!
A body shot lands from Monkee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Monkee lands a body punch.
Monkee lands a nice shot to the body.
Monkee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Monkee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mologonov can do to turn this around?
Mologonov is looking for a takedown.
Monkee scores with a hook to the body.
Monkee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mologonov wants a takedown but no success here.
Jo Monkee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikaev Mologonov.
Mologonov is breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Monkee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkee lands a body punch.
Monkee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Monkee presses Mologonov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short body shot lands from Monkee as the two fighters clinch.
Monkee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mologonov or not.
Monkee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mologonov has had enough of the clinch but Monkee keeps him there for the moment.
Monkee presses Mologonov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Monkee lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mologonov tries to pull guard but Monkee won't allow it.
Monkee lands a body punch.
Monkee cracks Mologonov with a nice body shot.
Monkee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Monkee lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Monkee.
Monkee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mologonov takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Monkee.
Monkee scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Monkee - that landed with a thud.
Monkee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mologonov backwards.
Nice body punch from Monkee.
A right hook to the body lands for Monkee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Monkee.
A right handed body shot lands from Monkee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jo Monkee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mikaev Mologonov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Monkee cracks Mologonov with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Monkee has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Mologonov to stand back up!
Monkee steps in with a hook that catches Mologonov right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Monkee follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Mologonov looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jo Monkee!
After winning the bout, Jo Monkee thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.