PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Monstra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gynther Gail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monstra comes to the cage accompanied by Slayer - Hate Worldwide. The key to victory for Marcus Monstra has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Monstra
vs
Gail

219 cm
25
278 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

189 cm
24
265 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

[MMABR] SOLID Nutritional - Tokyo's Best!!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Monstra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gynther Gail!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monstra's corner calls for a 1-2. Monstra obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

It looks like Gynther Gail has been cut.
Gail throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monstra looks to throw the jab but Gail is out of range.
A jab from Gail misses.
Monstra throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Monstra scores with a hook to the body. Gail takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice sprawl there from Monstra as Gail shoots in.
Monstra works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monstra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monstra dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gail looks gassed!
Monstra lands a lovely overhand right.
Marcus Monstra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gail keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monstra lands an overhand right.
Monstra throws a lazy right hand but Gail sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Monstra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gail.
Monstra tries to bum rush Gail with a series of wild strikes but Gail uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monstra scores with a jab to the body.
Marcus Monstra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Monstra slips a jab from Gail.
Gail gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Monstra.
Monstra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gail.
Monstra throws a good cross that connects.
Monstra misses the jab.
Monstra throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gail.
Monstra avoids the body shot from Gail.
Monstra takes a swing at Gail's ribcage but misses.
Monstra fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monstra. Gail does a little dance to reset his feet.
Monstra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Monstra takes a swing at Gail's ribcage but misses.
Monstra just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gail doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Monstra lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Monstra throws a looping overhand right but Gail ducks down to avoid it.
Monstra is looking to wear down Gail with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Monstra scores with a jab. Gail acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gail is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Monstra misses with a hook to the body
and Gail counters with a nice uppercut.
Monstra scores with a jab.
Monstra throws a body punch but Gail moves out of range.

Monstra lands a left and a right that send Gail crashing to the mat, dazed. Monstra thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Gail is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Monstra.
Gail on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Monstra is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Monstra cracks Gail with an open hand slap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Monstra misses.
A cross from Monstra lands.

That has opened up Gynther Gail's cut even more.
Gail avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gail throws a predictable looking body shot

and Monstra counters with a crisp one two that drops Gail! Monstra thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Gail to his feet! Gail is in big trouble!

Gail is rocked!
A swing and a miss from Monstra.
Monstra throws a lazy right hand but Gail sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Monstra throws an overhand right that lands on Gail's shoulder, as Gail tries to avoid the shot.
Monstra is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gail misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Gail misses.
Gail just misses with a punch to the body.
Monstra loads up on a big right hand but Gail slips the punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gail.
Monstra misses with a jab, cross combination.
Monstra is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monstra looks to score with a jab to the body but Gail is just out of range.
Monstra lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Monstra scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gail missing with a left hand there. Monstra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Monstra bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gail's head.
Gail takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Monstra scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gail in his tracks.
Monstra throws a good cross that connects.
Monstra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gail throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheers as Monstra lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gail doesn't seem phased though.
Left hook, right uppercut from Monstra.
Monstra looks to throw the jab but Gail is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Monstra dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gynther Gail's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gail ducks under a wild hook from Monstra.
Monstra throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gail.
Monstra punishes Gail's body with a nice straight punch.
Gail has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gail misses with a body shot.
Monstra stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gail waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Monstra.
Gail ducks under a wild hook from Monstra.
Monstra lands a two punch combo.
Monstra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monstra is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gail can do to turn this around?
Monstra thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab by Gail.
Monstra cracks a nice hook into Gail's ribs.
Gail moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gail on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gail is breathing heavily.
Monstra lands a head shot.
Monstra lands a glancing blow to the side of Gail's head.

The cut above Gynther Gail's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Monstra throws the left hand but Gail avoids the punch easily.
Monstra slips under a jab from Gail.
Gail uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monstra.
Monstra throws a nice looking combination but Gail bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gail displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Monstra throws out the jab.
Monstra lands a jab.
Gail looks to land a left hand but Monstra moved out of range nicely.
Monstra throws a body punch but Gail moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gail misses the shot to the body.
Monstra throws a series of punches but Gail avoids them all with ease.
Gail bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Monstra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Monstra goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monstra connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gail's hands.
Monstra looks to score with a jab to the body but Gail is just out of range.
Monstra lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gail uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monstra.
Monstra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gail.
Gail slips a straight right by Monstra.
Monstra throws a nice looking combination but Gail bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gail shoots in looking for a takedown. Monstra tries to sprawl out of it but Gail keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Monstra manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gail needs to keep his hands up - Monstra had a free shot at his head there.
A big right from Gail misses.
Gail ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Monstra throws a hook but Gail avoids it easily.
Monstra lands the left hand.
Monstra throws a sloppy body shot
and Gail counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Monstra throws a jab but it's blocked by Gail.
Monstra loads up on a big right hand but Gail slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monstra. Gail does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monstra misses with a looping right.
Monstra scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gail doesn't seem bothered though.
Monstra misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gail counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Gail misses.
Gail misses with a straight left.
Monstra looks to score with a jab to the body but Gail is just out of range.
Gail tries to move into range but Monstra moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Marcus Monstra is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Monstra throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Monstra throws a one two combo.

Gynther Gail's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Monstra throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Monstra throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monstra takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Monstra dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gynther Gail's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Gail throws a body punch but Monstra moves out of range.
Monstra throws a sloppy body shot
and Gail counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Monstra throws the left hand but Gail avoids the punch easily.
Monstra throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gail stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gail throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Monstra throws a one two combo.
Gail throws a body punch but Monstra moves out of range.
Monstra throws a nice looking combination but Gail bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gail misses with a wild body shot.
Monstra lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gail thows a body shot but no joy.
Monstra swinging wildly here.
Monstra throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gail lands a head shot.
Nice body punch from Monstra.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Monstra connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Monstra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Monstra.
Gail takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Monstra scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gail with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monstra misses with a double jab.
A swing and a miss from Monstra.
A decent looking cross lands there for Monstra.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monstra lands a nice looking body shot.
Gail displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Monstra throws out the jab.
Monstra tries to bum rush Gail with a series of wild strikes but Gail uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gail on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Monstra moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gail uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Monstra.
Gail uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monstra.
No joy there for Monstra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gail slips a jab from Monstra.
Monstra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Monstra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gail manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monstra avoids the body shot from Gail.
Monstra misses with an uppercut. Gail saw that one coming.
Monstra throws a hook to the side of Gail's head but Gail sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gail thows a left - swing and a miss!
Monstra moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gail lands a slapping body shot.
Gail loads up on a big right hand but Monstra slips the punch.
Gail misses the jab.
Gail misses with a body punch
and Monstra counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Monstra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gail.
A shot to the body from Monstra misses

and Gail counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gynther Gail has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gail working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Monstra's head.
Gail distracts Monstra with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Monstra keeping full guard, as Gail tries to pass.
Marcus Monstra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gail stays in close to Monstra's body and controls the position.
Monstra will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Monstra seems keen to control Gail's posture.
Gail throws and elbow that misses. Monstra uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gail's guard. Nice move by Monstra!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Monstra won't allow Gail to sweep him here.
Monstra is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Monstra showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Monstra, 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Monstra!