PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bull has chosen do it as his entrance music. Roy Bull has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Monroe
vs
Bull

175 cm
23
155 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

175 cm
28
157 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

BALCO MMA ELITE

GTI - 1337 NEW REAPER RANGE
GTI - 1337 NEW REAPER RANGE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlos Monroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Bull!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Monroe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bull misses with a jab, cross combination.
Monroe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Monroe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bull is out of range and Monroe settles back down.
Monroe throws a leg kick

so Bull counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bull lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Monroe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bull trying to control the position from guard on top but Monroe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bull is looking to work some ground and pound but Monroe has wrist control.
Bull stands up over Monroe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Monroe keeping full guard, as Bull tries to pass.
Bull postures up in Monroe's guard and throws a big left but Monroe blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bull throws a big right hand that misses.
Bull with a flurry of punches that miss.
Monroe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bull.
Monroe is pulling down on Bull's head to control his posture.
Bull stopping the sweep attempt from Monroe.
Bull postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

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.
Bullis looking to pass into half guard but Monroe pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Monroe is in guard.
Monroe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Bull has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Monroe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bull is trying to control the position but Monroe postures up.
Monroe controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monroe stopping the sweep attempt from Bull.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bull manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bull wants to control the pace but Monroe is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull working the ground and pound effectively.
Monroe is in all sorts of trouble here.
Poor strikes thrown by Bull there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Monroe is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bull thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bull landing strikes from the mount and Monroe is in trouble!
Bull has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee warns Monroe that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bull misses with a head shot.
Bull with the ground and pound from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe wants to hold on but Bull pushes him away.
Bull lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Monroe hang on?
Bull punching from mount but Monroe doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bull working Monroe over with strikes here.
Bull lands a big elbow.

Monroe is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bull goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Monroe is on top in guard.
Oh Monroe is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Bull had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Monroe defends it easily.
Monroe seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bull is trying to keep Monroe in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Bull dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bull takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Monroe throws a leg kick
and Bull counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bull checks a leg kick.
Bull blocks the body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Monroe.
Bull checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bull blocks a leg kick.
Monroe throws a sloppy head kick and Bull moves out of range easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Monroe.
Monroe throws a head kick that misses.

Bull throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Monroe was covering up waiting for the punch and Bull finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Roy Bull has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Monroe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bull trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Monroe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bull.
Bull throws and elbow that misses. Monroe uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bull's guard. Nice move by Monroe!
Monroe wants to control from the top but Bull keeps moving.
Bull is pulling down on Monroe's head. It's preventing any offense from Monroe, at least for the moment.
Monroe trying to control but Bull is working from the bottom.
Bull manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Monroe keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Bull there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Monroe is looking to improve his position but Bull isn't that keen on the idea.
Bull with a couple of short strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull punching from mount but Monroe doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bull wants to control the pace but Monroe is squirming around nicely.
Bull looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bull lands a big shot there that rocks Monroe but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Monroe wants to control but Bull is having none of it.
Bull with a couple of short strikes.
Bull thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bull with a couple of short strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Monroe's face.
Monroe is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Bull there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Monroe wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bull.
Bull with a couple of short strikes.
Bull with a couple of short strikes.
Bull misses with a head shot.
Bull breaks from Monroe's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bull lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bull has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Monroe's face.
Bull with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Bull showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Bull scores with a hook.
Monroe lands a head kick. Bull smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bull throws an off balance right hand
and Monroe counters with a thumping low kick.
Bull checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Monroe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Monroe throws a head kick that misses
and Bull counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Monroe lands a lovely overhand right.
Monroe wants to slow Bull down by chopping away at his legs.
Bull keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bull throws a combination that misses
and Monroe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Monroe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Monroe throws a head kick that misses
and Bull counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe throws a leg kick
and Bull counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Monroe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Monroe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bull.
Bull throws out a loose jab but Monroe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monroe throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bull counters with a three punch combo that has Monroe backing up. Monroe nods at Bull to acknowledge the strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Monroe lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bull has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bull and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Monroe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Monroe misses with a head kick.
Monroe tries to land a leg kick but Bull saw it coming and moves away.
Monroe connects with a solid leg kick.

Monroe gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bull to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Carlos Monroe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull trying to control but Monroe is working from the bottom.
Bull stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Monroe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Monroe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bull is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe is working hard here to advance position.
Bull advances position into side control!
Bull working the ground and pound.
Monroe regains half guard, as Bull was trying to land strikes.
Bull trying to mount his opponent but Monroe defends it.
Monroe is looking for a sweep. Bull is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bull passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Monroe!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bull.
Monroe can't escape the position.
Monroe is bucking up trying to escape but Bull cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bull lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bull with good strikes from the mount here!
Bull punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bull has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Monroe's face.
Roy Bull is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bull content just to control the position here.
Bull with good strikes from the mount here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Bull comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bull winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Bull!