PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fredrik Stenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle Monroe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Monroe
vs
Stenberg

173 cm
27
152 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

177 cm
20
149 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Fast

GREEN!160

Sun-Tzu
GREEN!160

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Monroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fredrik Stenberg!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe slips a straight right by Stenberg.
Monroe throws a body shot but no joy.
Stenberg feints the counter takedown.
Monroe lands with a shot to the body.
Stenberg takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stenberg misses with a takedown attempt - Monroe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Monroe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stenberg.
Monroe slips under a jab from Stenberg.
Monroe was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Stenberg throws a hook to the side of Monroe's head but Monroe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stenberg moves out of range as Monroe throws a body kick.
Monroe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monroe throws a body punch but Stenberg moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monroe slips under a jab.
Monroe misses with a wild combination.
Monroe misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Stenberg misses the target.
Stenberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monroe manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stenberg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Monroe throws a body punch but Stenberg moves out of range.
Stenberg connects with a good right hand that stumbles Monroe. Monroe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Monroe slips a straight right by Stenberg.
Monroe throws a jab but it's blocked by Stenberg.
Monroe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stenberg lands a head shot.
Kyle Monroe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stenberg swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Monroe.
Monroe throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stenberg throws a predictable looking body shot
and Monroe counters with a stiff right hand.
Monroe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Monroe looks to land a left hand but Stenberg moved out of range nicely.
Monroe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Monroe defending well as Stenberg loads up on a big left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monroe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monroe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stenberg scores with a jab to the head.
Nice uppercut there from Stenberg.
Stenberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Monroe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stenberg throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Monroe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Monroe tries to clinch there but Stenberg circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stenberg looking to throw knees to the head but Monroe is blocking nicely.
Monroe looking to throw knees to the head but Stenberg is blocking nicely.
Stenberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Monroe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stenberg.

Stenberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Monroe lands a right hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Monroe. Those never looked like landing.
Monroe misses with a wild body shot.
Monroe misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Monroe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Monroe misses with a knee to the head.
Monroe misses with a knee to the head.
Our sources have told us that Monroe has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Monroe missing with knees to the body.

Stenberg breaks from the clinch.
Monroe misses with a body shot.
Stenberg lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Monroe is looking to wear down Stenberg with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stenberg closes this distance looking for a takedown but Monroe circles away.

Monroe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stenberg, pushing him back against the cage.
Stenberg looking for a takedown.
Kyle Monroe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fredrik Stenberg.
Stenberg fails to pull guard.
Monroe misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Stenberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stenberg takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stenberg.

Monroe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stenberg, pushing him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenberg avoiding damage as Monroe throws knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stenberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Monroe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stenberg.
Monroe avoiding damage.
Stenberg wants a takedown.
Stenberg jumps guard but Monroe turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Stenberg jumps into guard, dragging Monroe to the mat.
Stenberg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Monroe is one step ahead there.
Monroe trying to control the position from guard on top but Stenberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Monroe dominated that round.
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.

Stenberg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Monroe throws out the jab.
Stenberg throws the left hand but Monroe avoids the punch easily.
Stenberg cracks Monroe with a good jab.
Stenberg uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stenberg looks to throw the jab but Monroe is out of range.
Monroe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monroe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stenberg.
Stenberg darts in looking for a takedown but Monroe gets double underhooks and turns Stenberg into the cage.
Monroe swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Stenberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monroe loads up on a big right hand but Stenberg slips the punch.
Monroe tries to clinch but Stenberg is having none of it.
A lazy left from Stenberg finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stenberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monroe.
Monroe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Monroe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stenberg.
Stenberg catches Monroe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big right from Monroe misses.
Stenberg might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenberg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stenberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Monroe.
Stenberg has a takedown stuffed.

Monroe clinches.
Stenberg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Stenberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stenberg swings for the body but Monroe moves out of range.
Monroe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monroe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fight stays on the outside here - Monroe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Stenberg does no damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stenberg fails to land the takedown.
Kyle Monroe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fredrik Stenberg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Monroe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Monroe throws an elbow but it misses.
Monroe trying to land knees to the body.
Monroe tries to land a knee to the head but Stenberg blocks with his arms.
Stenberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Monroe throws a head punch that misses.
Stenberg wants a takedown but no success here.

Stenberg has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Monroe clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stenberg biding his time, looking for the opening.
Stenberg missing with punches from the back.
Stenberg controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stenberg working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Monroe is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Stenberg has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Monroe taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Fredrik Stenberg!
After winning the bout, Fredrik Stenberg thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.