PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mitchell MonRoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and danny kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think MonRoe might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Press Trigger (Mad Cobra). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

MonRoe
vs
kelly

170 cm
22
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
21
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Syndicate Drugs
Blitzkrieg Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mitchell MonRoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, danny kelly!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
kelly tries to close the distance and clinch but MonRoe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
kelly swinging wilding here.
kelly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps MonRoe's head backwards.

It looks like Mitchell MonRoe has been cut.
kelly tries to clinch up but MonRoe circles away and keeps his distance.
MonRoe lands the left hand.
Jab, jab by MonRoe - just one landing.
danny kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MonRoe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by kelly.

kelly closes the distance and clinches.
kelly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but MonRoe has him pressed against the cage.
MonRoe wants to break the clinch but can't.
kelly lands a hook that snaps the head of MonRoe backwards.
MonRoe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

kelly manages to break the clinch.
A combination from MonRoe does no damage.
MonRoe scores with a three punch combo!
kelly misses with a double jab
and MonRoe counters with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by MonRoe. That's going to slow kelly down.
kelly looks gassed!
kelly wants to clinch.
kelly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MonRoe cracks kelly with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
MonRoe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
MonRoe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? kelly is fending him off so far but MonRoe persists. Nope, kelly circles away and we're back to standing.
MonRoe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
MonRoe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by kelly.
MonRoe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
kelly takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
kelly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by MonRoe. MonRoe obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MonRoe thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on kelly if he has to take too many more of those.
A nice combination there by MonRoe.
MonRoe feints and then cracks kelly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow kelly down.
MonRoe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
MonRoe tries to bum rush kelly with a series of wild strikes but kelly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
MonRoe cracks a nice hook into kelly's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from MonRoe.
kelly takes one to the side of the head.
MonRoe lands a front kick.
MonRoe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
kelly misses with a double jab
and MonRoe counters with a nice body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from MonRoe. kelly shrugs it off though.
MonRoe lands a body shot.
MonRoe scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
kelly takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
MonRoe throws a shot to the body.
kelly walks into a left hand.
MonRoe lands with an overhand left.
kelly tries to clinch but fails miserably
and MonRoe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
MonRoe throws a series of strikes that have kelly backpedaling.
Mitchell MonRoe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
kelly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from MonRoe.
kelly steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from MonRoe. That one must have hurt.
MonRoe sizes up kelly with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
kelly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but MonRoe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
MonRoe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
MonRoe circles away from the clinch attempt
and MonRoe counters with a good, hard body kick but kelly shrugs it off.
kelly tries to close the distance and clinch but MonRoe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
MonRoe scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
kelly throws a combination that misses
and MonRoe counters with a straight right hand.
kelly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and MonRoe counters with a low kick, right behind kelly 's knee.
MonRoe throws a right and a left that kelly avoids nicely.
MonRoe lands a nice hook to kelly's body. kelly takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

kelly clinches up with MonRoe and pushes him back against the cage.
MonRoe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
MonRoe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

kelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
kelly misses with a combination
and MonRoe counters with a good low kick that kelly was not able to check.
MonRoe is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
MonRoe dips to his left and cracks kelly with an uppercut!
kelly tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and MonRoe counters with a leg kick.
kelly has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from MonRoe.
kelly closes the distance looking to clinch
and MonRoe finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MonRoe scores with a sloppy right hand. kelly should have avoided that one.
MonRoe is working the combinations to good effect here.
kelly misses with a straight left.
Nice takedown defense from MonRoe. No joy for kelly on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitchell MonRoe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mitchell MonRoe's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

MonRoe lands a really nice looking cross but kelly seems unphased.
MonRoe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that kelly can do to turn this around?
kelly tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and MonRoe counters with a nice low kick that buckles kelly's knee momentarily.
MonRoe is looking to slow kelly down with leg kicks.
kelly takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
kelly throws a lazy body kick
and MonRoe counters with a straight right hand.
kelly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by MonRoe. MonRoe obviously looking to wear him down.
Mitchell MonRoe is winning the standup battle so far.
MonRoe throws a nice outside leg kick.
MonRoe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by kelly.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from MonRoe, right into the meat.
kelly avoids a punch combination nicely.
MonRoe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
MonRoe connects with a high kick.
kelly on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
kelly shoots in for a takedown but MonRoe shows good takedown defense.
MonRoe throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
MonRoe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
MonRoe thuds his shin into the meat of kelly's side.
Horrible takedown by kelly or perhaps it was just good defense by MonRoe which made him look bad.
MonRoe lands with a kick to the ribs.
MonRoe lands with an overhand left.
MonRoe circles away from the clinch attempt
and kelly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
kelly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
MonRoe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A right-left combo lands from MonRoe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MonRoe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but kelly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
kelly misses with a combination
and MonRoe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
MonRoe with a jab.
MonRoe throws a combination that misses

and kelly counters by moving into the clinch.
kelly wants to break free but MonRoe has control.
kelly is looking for a takedown up against the cage. MonRoe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mitchell MonRoe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of danny kelly.

MonRoe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
MonRoe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
kelly closes this distance looking for a takedown but MonRoe circles away.
kelly slips a jab from MonRoe.
kelly tries to clinch there but MonRoe circles away.
MonRoe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
kelly tries to clinch up
and MonRoe counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MonRoe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but kelly circles away quickly and effectively.
kelly has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
kelly throws a left and a right that both miss
and MonRoe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
MonRoe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but kelly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
kelly wants to clinch up but MonRoe keeps it at a distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for MonRoe.
kelly shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has MonRoe pinned against the cage. MonRoe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
kelly tries for a takedown but MonRoe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No luck for kelly with that takedown attempt.
kelly throws a left and a right that both miss
and MonRoe counters with a leg kick.
MonRoe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

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.
MonRoe scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
kelly looks to clinch
and MonRoe counters with a two punch combo.
kelly is trying desperately to land a takedown but MonRoe is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for kelly.
MonRoe throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mitchell MonRoe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
kelly moves in looking to clinch but MonRoe pushes him off.
MonRoe lands a glancing blow to the side of kelly's head.
kelly tries a head kick but it misses.
MonRoe works the jab nicely.
MonRoe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by kelly.

kelly has closed the distance and engaged MonRoe in a clinch.

kelly gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, MonRoe regains guard.
kelly wants to control from the top but MonRoe keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitchell MonRoe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mitchell MonRoe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A lazy left from MonRoe finds it's target.
kelly takes one to the side of the head.
kelly tries to clinch there but MonRoe circles away.

kelly moves into the clinch.

MonRoe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
MonRoe throws a right hand that kelly ducks under and follows up with a left that kelly also avoids with ease.
kelly shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has MonRoe pinned against the cage. MonRoe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
kelly tries to clinch but MonRoe is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MonRoe scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from MonRoe.
MonRoe scores with a one two! kelly had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
MonRoe scores with a jab. kelly acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MonRoe throws a series of strikes that have kelly backpedaling.
MonRoe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
MonRoe lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as kelly backs up against the cage.
MonRoe explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
kelly tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and MonRoe counters with a series of strikes. kelly will be more careful next time no doubt.
kelly scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
MonRoe lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by MonRoe.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from MonRoe. kelly shrugs it off though.
kelly's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
kelly tries to clinch up
and MonRoe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
MonRoe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
kelly misses with a combination
and MonRoe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
danny kelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MonRoe lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

kelly gets a clinch.
kelly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
MonRoe can't break the clinch.
MonRoe wants to get back to striking at distance but kelly won't allow it.

kelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
kelly tries to clinch but MonRoe is having none of it.
kelly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before MonRoe can pounce on him.
kelly shoots in but MonRoe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
MonRoe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
kelly tries to clinch up
and MonRoe counters with a left and a right that stings kelly.
Mitchell MonRoe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
kelly falls off balance throwing a combination
and MonRoe counters with a low kick, right behind kelly 's knee.
MonRoe circles away from the clinch attempt.
MonRoe thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on kelly if he has to take too many more of those.
kelly tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and MonRoe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by MonRoe.
MonRoe cracks the inside of kelly's front leg.
MonRoe scores with a spinning back kick!
kelly looks to clinch
and MonRoe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
MonRoe misses with a series of wild punches.
MonRoe scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
kelly on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
MonRoe misses with a series of wild punches.
kelly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and MonRoe counters with a series of strikes. kelly will be more careful next time no doubt.
MonRoe throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A left and a right from MonRoe both land. Nice combination.
kelly throws a combination that misses
and MonRoe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
kelly shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with MonRoe but MonRoe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mitchell MonRoe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of danny kelly.
A decent looking cross lands there for MonRoe.
MonRoe misses with a combination

and kelly holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
kelly wants a takedown.
kelly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

MonRoe manages to break the clinch.
MonRoe plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

And that's the end of the fight!
Mitchell MonRoe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for MonRoe, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitchell MonRoe!