PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dan Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuuto Kawasati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monroe's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bad boy 4 Life. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Monroe
vs
Kawasati

170 cm
25
148 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

175 cm
23
143 lbs
8 - 3 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

Evil Spirit Clothing Co. (KOF partner)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Dan Monroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yuuto Kawasati!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe tests Kawasati's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kawasati slips under a jab from Monroe.
Kawasati keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kawasati buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kawasati moves in looking to clinch but Monroe pushes him off.
Monroe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kawasati blocks a head kick by Monroe.
Monroe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kawasati fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Kawasati closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kawasati looking to throw knees to the head but Monroe is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawasati is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Monroe swings wildly with an uppercut but Kawasati uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monroe throws a punch but it's blocked by Kawasati.
Kawasati stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kawasati.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monroe.
Monroe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Monroe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kawasati tries to land a knee to the head but Monroe blocks with his arms.

Kawasati turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kawasati manages to end up in side control.
Kawasati controls the position.
Monroe tries to improve position but can't.

Kawasati tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kawasati lands a nice forearm strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kawasati looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Monroe is looking for a sweep.
Kawasati controls the position from side control.

Kawasati thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kawasati wants to lay and pray for a moment but Monroe keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kawasati working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kawasati looks gassed!
Monroe tries to buck Kawasati off but Kawasati is having none of it.
Kawasati avoids the strikes from the bottom by Monroe.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kawasati wants to take a breather but Monroe manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Kawasati.
Kawasati trying to control but Monroe is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kawasati passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Monroe is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Monroe's face as Kawasati controls the position.

Kawasati is trying to get an arm triangle but Monroe is defending well.
Monroe is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuuto Kawasati dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kawasati takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kawasati wants to clinch up but Monroe keeps it at a distance.
Monroe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Monroe stuffs the takedown attempt from Kawasati. Kawasati gets slowly back to his feet.
A low kick from Monroe misses

and Kawasati counters with a single leg into guard. Monroe didn't expect that.

Kawasati 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.
Monroe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kawasati manages to get himself to full guard.
Kawasati is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Monroe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kawasati's head.
Monroe stopping the sweep attempt from Kawasati.
Monroe not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Monroe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kawasati keeping moving, preventing Monroe from controlling successfully.
Kawasati utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Monroe throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kawasati looking for a sweep. Not yet Kawasati, not yet.
Kawasati is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Monroe stuffs the takedown.
A low kick from Kawasati misses
and Monroe counters with a nice body kick.
Kawasati misses with a takedown attempt
and Monroe counters with a straight right hand.
Dan Monroe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuuto Kawasati.
Kawasati slips under a jab from Monroe.
A slow jab from Monroe misses its intended target.
Monroe swinging wildly here.
Yuuto Kawasati is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to de liver by Monroe. Beautiful body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Monroe.
Monroe throws a hook but Kawasati blocks it.
Kawasati throws a head kick that misses.
Kawasati wants to clinch
and Monroe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Kawasati scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Kawasati looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Kawasati is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Monroe knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kawasati tries to score with some ground and pound. Monroe controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kawasati misses with the ground and pound.
Monroe is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Monroe dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Monroe misses with an uppercut. Kawasati saw that one coming.
Monroe loads up on a big right hand but Kawasati slips the punch.
Kawasati thumps Monroe with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kawasati looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Monroe loads up on a big right hand but Kawasati slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monroe throws a shot from downtown. Kawasati moves away and avoids it.
Monroe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kawasati.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe throws the left hand but Kawasati avoids the punch easily.
Monroe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Monroe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kawasati momentarily.
Monroe throws a combination that misses

so Kawasati counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Monroe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kawasati stays in close to Monroe's body and controls the position.
Kawasati stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Monroe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monroe is trying to control the position but Kawasati postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawasati trying to control the position from guard on top but Monroe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kawasati slips nicely into half guard.

Kawasati is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kawasati seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Monroe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawasati might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Monroe kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Monroe trying to control but Kawasati postures up.
Monroe makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Monroe.
Kawasati trying to control but Monroe is working from the bottom.
Kawasati looking to pass the guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kawasati tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Monroe counters with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Monroe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kawasati wants to clinch but Monroe slips to the side
enabling Monroe to counter with a crisp jab.
Kawasati tries for a takedown but Monroe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kawasati darts in trying to clinch
and Monroe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kawasati has a takedown stuffed.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yuuto Kawasati.
I think Kawasati has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Yuuto Kawasati!