PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Hinkle (ranked 639 p4p, 964 weight class) and Francesco Monroe (ranked 96 p4p, 147 weight class). Hinkle comes to the cage accompanied by 3 Hour Tour. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Hinkle
vs
Monroe

189 cm
28
210
12 - 5 - 0

195 cm
21
205
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Northern Zombie
Shadow Realm Apparel

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Hinkle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francesco Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe misses with a hook.

Hinkle closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hinkle prevents Monroe from improving his position.
Hinkle controlling the pace.
Hinkle working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hinkle not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hinkle missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hinkle trying to mount his opponent but Monroe defends it.
Hinkle with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hinkle throwing shots but Monroe is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe is looking to control Hinkle's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Monroe avoid being mounted?
Monroe controlling the position well.
Hinkle with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hinkle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Monroe is not content to let Hinkle control the position.
Hinkle trying to pass the guard but Monroe defending well.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hinkle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Monroe keeps working.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Hinkle misses with a takedown attempt
and Monroe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Roy Hinkle has been cut.

Hinkle shoots in and gets a takedown into Monroe's guard.
Monroe trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hinkle lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monroe looking to control.
Hinkle landing with the ground and pound.
Monroe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hinkle 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinkle landing some decent shots from guard.
Monroe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hinkle wants to control from the top but Monroe keeps moving.
Hinkle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hinkle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hinkle controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hinkle lands a couple of elbows.
Hinkle looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hinkle looking to pass the guard.
Monroe is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Monroe throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Monroe can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hinkle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Monroe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hinkle looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hinkle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Monroe as he avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Monroe. Beautiful body shot.
Monroe misses with an uppercut. Hinkle saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Hinkle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roy Hinkle's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Monroe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roy Hinkle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hinkle shoots in but no luck this time.
Monroe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Monroe misses the jab.
Hinkle half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

Hinkle drives through with a takedown into guard.
Roy Hinkle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Monroe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Monroe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hinkle wants to control from the top but Monroe keeps moving.
Hinkle lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hinkle trying to control the position from guard on top but Monroe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hinkle sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hinkle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Monroe is keeping the position for now.
Monroe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hinkle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinkle is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hinkle looking to pass the guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Monroe throws a shot to the body.
Hinkle dives in and grabs Monroe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Monroe pushes down on Hinkle's head and hops out.
Hinkle fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Hinkle. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinkle has his takedown stuffed
and Monroe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hinkle tries for a takedown but Monroe circles away easily

and Monroe counters with a nice right hand that sends Hinkle toppling to the canvas! Hinkle scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Monroe finish him?!

Hinkle is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hinkle has his takedown stuffed
and Monroe counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Francesco Monroe!