PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Monkey D Straw Hat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Long is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

D Straw Hat
vs
Long

185 cm
22
177 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

177 cm
21
170 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Monkey D Straw Hat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Long!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Straw Hat.
Long looks to throw the jab but Straw Hat is out of range.
Long throws a lazy right hand but Straw Hat sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Long darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Long stuffs the takedown attempt from Straw Hat. Straw Hat gets slowly back to his feet.
Straw Hat ducks under a wild hook from Long.
Long works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Straw Hat shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Long sprawls well. Long wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Straw Hat gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Monkey D Straw Hat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Straw Hat slips a jab from Long.
Decent striking displayed by Long there.
Long keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Straw Hat.
Straw Hat defending well as Long loads up on a big left hand.
Straw Hat takes one to the side of the head.
Straw Hat slips under a jab from Long.
Long darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Long throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Straw Hat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Straw Hat shoots in for a double leg but Long sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Straw Hat misses with a wild body shot.
Long misses the jab.
Long looks to land a right hand but Straw Hat moved out of range.
Long is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Straw Hat tries a head kick but it misses.
Straw Hat looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice uppercut there from Long.
Straw Hat jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Straw Hat avoids a punch combination nicely.
Long misses the jab.
Long throws an overhand right that lands on Straw Hat's shoulder, as Straw Hat tries to avoid the shot.
Some wild striking there from Long.
Straw Hat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Long.
Some wild striking there from Long.
Straw Hat takes one on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Straw Hat on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Long throws a leg kick but Straw Hat checks it.
Long is looking to slow Straw Hat down with leg kicks.
Long misses with a straight right.
Long scores with the left hand. Straw Hat knows he should have avoided that one.
Straw Hat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Straw Hat dives in and grabs Long's left leg, looking for a takedown. Long pushes down on Straw Hat's head and hops out.
Long is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Straw Hat had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Long stalks Straw Hat and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Straw Hat's face. Straw Hat staggers backwards, shaken.
Straw Hat takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Straw Hat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Long clobbers Straw Hat with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Long lands a jab to the head.
Straw Hat moves out of range as Long strikes.
Straw Hat slips under a jab from Long.
Long lands a nice shot that snaps Straw Hat's head back.
Long misses with a looping right.
Long displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Long's corner calls for a 1-2. Long obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A left lands for Long.
Long throws the left hand but Straw Hat avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Long.
Long misses with the combination.
Long misses the jab.
Long misses with a looping left.
Long waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Straw Hat.
Long misses with a looping right.
Long showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Straw Hat.
Straw Hat misses with a double jab
and Long counters with a stiff right hand.
Thomas Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Straw Hat wants to clinch up but Long keeps it at a distance.
Straw Hat tries to clinch there but Long circles away.
Long jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Long lands a head shot.
Donk. Long catches Straw Hat right on the button with a cross.

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.
Straw Hat is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Long.
Straw Hat moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas Long is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Long avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Long throws a series of punches but Straw Hat moves out of range.
Straw Hat dives in and grabs Long's left leg, looking for a takedown. Long pushes down on Straw Hat's head and hops out.
Long with a lazy takedown attempt

and Straw Hat counters by moving into the clinch.
Straw Hat lands a left hand that snaps the head of Long backwards.
Straw Hat tries to land knees in the clinch but Long avoids the damage to the body.
Straw Hat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Long avoids it.
Long tries to break the clinch but Straw Hat is controlling the position.
Long misses with a punch on the inside.
Straw Hat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Thomas Long has been cut.
Long tries to circle away but Straw Hat has him pinned against the cage.
Long is trying to force a seperation but Straw Hat has the dominant position.
Straw Hat displaying some good clinch control by pressing Long up against the cage.
Straw Hat jumps guard but Long stands there with Straw Hat around his waist. Straw Hat gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Long dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Long'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.

No joy there for Long, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Straw Hat looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Straw Hat walks into a straight right hand from Long.
Straw Hat throws a nice outside leg kick.

Straw Hat looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Straw Hat working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Straw Hat prevents Long from getting back to his feet.
Long is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Straw Hat throws a big right hand that misses.
Straw Hat prevents Long from getting back to his feet.
Straw Hat wants to control from the top but Long keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Straw Hat cracks Long with a solid left hand.
Straw Hat trying to control but Long is working from the bottom.
Long utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Straw Hat not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Long keeping moving, preventing Straw Hat from controlling successfully.
Straw Hat 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.
Straw Hat in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two 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.
Straw Hat wants to control from the top but Long keeps moving.

Straw Hat stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Long loads up on a big right hand but Straw Hat slips the punch.
Nice cross by Long.
A big left from Long misses.
Long stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Long wants it to stay on the feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Long wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Straw Hat lands a body shot in the clinch.
Straw Hat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Long.
Long wants to get back to striking at distance but Straw Hat won't allow it.
Straw Hat is working for takedown but Long is calmly controlling the position for now.

Straw Hat drags the fight down to the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Straw Hat tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Long prevents Straw Hat from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Long trying to stand up but can't free himself from Straw Hat's guard.
Long really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Straw Hat. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Long preventing the sweep.

Straw Hat pushes Long off and scrambles back to his feet.
Straw Hat on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Long. Long obviously looking to wear him down.
Long with a nice cross.

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.
A decent looking cross lands there for Long.
Straw Hat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Straw Hat fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Monkey D Straw Hat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Long bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Straw Hat's head backwards.
Straw Hat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Long.
Long clobbers Straw Hat with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Long lands a jab to Straw Hat's midsection.
Straw Hat wants to land a leg kick but Long is out of range.
Straw Hat throws a series of punches but Long moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Long.
Long connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Long jabs Straw Hat right on the nose. Straw Hat blinks but takes it well.
Monkey D Straw Hat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Long throws a shot from downtown. Straw Hat moves away and avoids it.
Long loads up on a big right hand but Straw Hat slips the punch.
Long jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Straw Hat tries for a takedown but Long sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Monkey D Straw Hat dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Long's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Straw Hat moves out of range of the strikes.
Long takes a swing at Straw Hat's ribcage but misses.
Long throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A good leg kick by Long.
Long cracks Straw Hat with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Straw Hat throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Long.
Long misses with a hook. Straw Hat ducked under it nicely.
Long leaves Straw Hat with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Long throws an overhand right that lands on Straw Hat's shoulder, as Straw Hat tries to avoid the shot.
Long uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Straw Hat has time to react.
Long uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Straw Hat has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Straw Hat shoots in but no luck this time.
A combination from Straw Hat does no damage.
Straw Hat moves out of range of the strikes.
Straw Hat gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Long.
Straw Hat shoots in for a takedown but Long shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Monkey D Straw Hat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Long moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Straw Hat slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Straw Hat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Long throws an overhand right that lands on Straw Hat's shoulder, as Straw Hat tries to avoid the shot.
Long scores with a jab.
Straw Hat tries to close the distance and clinch but Long swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Long lands with a hook. Straw Hat tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Straw Hat ducks under a wild hook from Long.
Long throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Long misses with a hook.
Long scores with a jab to the head.
Long jabs Straw Hat right on the nose. Straw Hat blinks but takes it well.
Straw Hat shoots in looking for a takedown. Long tries to sprawl out of it but Straw Hat keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Long manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Straw Hat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Long bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Straw Hat takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Straw Hat shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Donk. Long catches Straw Hat right on the button with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Straw Hat tries to clinch there but Long circles away.
Straw Hat on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Long waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Straw Hat.
Straw Hat throws a body punch but Long moves out of range.
Thomas Long seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Long throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Straw Hat on the side of the head.
Straw Hat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Long.
Straw Hat walks into a left hand.
Long works Straw Hat's body with a nice hook.
Long misses with a looping left.
A punch combination from Long misses.
Long lands a jab to Straw Hat's midsection.
Long throws a lazy right hand but Straw Hat sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Long stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Long dips to his left and cracks Straw Hat with an uppercut!
Long lands with an overhand left.
A jab lands there for Long.
Long misses with a hook. Straw Hat ducked under it nicely.
Straw Hat takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long lands a jab.
Straw Hat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Straw Hat fails with a takedown attempt.
Long paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab from Long does it's job there.
A swing and a miss from Long.
Long scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Long lands with an uppercut that bounces Straw Hat off the cage and back into rage.
Long throws a hook but Straw Hat blocks it.
Long darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Straw Hat.
Straw Hat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Straw Hat throws a head kick that misses.
Straw Hat slips a straight right by Long.
Straw Hat is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Long connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Long lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Long throws out a loose jab but Straw Hat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Straw Hat shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Long pinned against the cage. Long gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Straw Hat looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Long is fending him off so far but Straw Hat persists. Nope, Long circles away and we're back to standing.
Long lands with a hook. Straw Hat tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Straw Hat shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Long sprawls well. Long wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Straw Hat gets slowly back to his feet.

Long fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Straw Hat sprawls well initially but Long persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Long tries to stand and escape but Straw Hat is controlling the position.

Straw Hat looking for submissions off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Long comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Long 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Long!