PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ready To Rumble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maksymilian Moniuszko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moniuszko has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

To Rumble
vs
Moniuszko

174 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ready To Rumble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Maksymilian Moniuszko!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Rumble both land. Nice combination.
Rumble lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jab from Rumble.
Rumble with a nice cross.
Moniuszko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rumble connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Moniuszko scrambles back to his feet.
Rumble throws a right and a left that Moniuszko avoids nicely.
Rumble takes a swing at Moniuszko's ribcage but misses.
Moniuszko fails with a takedown attempt.
A combination from Rumble does no damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rumble misses with a few strikes there.
Moniuszko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Rumble misses.
Moniuszko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Moniuszko darts in looking for a takedown but Rumble gets double underhooks and turns Moniuszko into the cage.
Moniuszko looks winded!

Moniuszko moves into the clinch successfully.
Rumble is trying to force a seperation but Moniuszko has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moniuszko has Rumble pressed against the cage, preventing Rumble from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Moniuszko goes for a takedown attempt but Rumble pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ready To Rumble has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maksymilian Moniuszko.
Moniuszko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rumble but Rumble pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rumble goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ready To Rumble seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moniuszko misses with a takedown attempt - Rumble sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A punch lands to the side of Moniuszko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ready To Rumble is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moniuszko slips under a jab from Rumble.
Moniuszko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rumble misses with a looping left.
Rumble lands with an uppercut that bounces Moniuszko off the cage and back into range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumble lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rumble lands with a hook. Moniuszko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rumble is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rumble lands a lovely overhand right.
Rumble misses with the combination.
Moniuszko wants to counter the offense by Rumble and move into the clinch position.
Rumble fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rumble throws a looping overhand right but Moniuszko ducks down to avoid it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Moniuszko or perhaps it was just good defense by Rumble, which made it look bad.
Sloppy strikes from Rumble. Those never looked like landing.
Rumble thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moniuszko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rumble looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumble uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Moniuszko has time to react.
Rumble throws a right hand that Moniuszko ducks under and follows up with a left that Moniuszko also avoids with ease.
A slow jab from Rumble misses its intended target.
Moniuszko fails to land with a series of punches.
Rumble sizes up Moniuszko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Moniuszko pushes Rumble up against the cage in a clinch.
Moniuszko has Rumble pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rumble manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rumble can't break the clinch.
Moniuszko has Rumble pressed against the cage, preventing Rumble from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rumble looking to slow down the pace here.
Rumble tries to circle away but Moniuszko has him pinned against the cage.
Moniuszko wants a takedown.

Moniuszko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rumble scores with a hook to the body. Moniuszko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big right from Rumble misses.
Moniuszko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rumble looks to throw the jab but Moniuszko is out of range.
Rumble listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Moniuszko moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moniuszko shoots in looking for a takedown. Rumble tries to sprawl out of it but Moniuszko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rumble manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rumble connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rumble throws a lazy uppercut

and Moniuszko counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ready To Rumble dominated that round.
That's time! Rumble's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rumble swinging wildly here.
Rumble lands with a hook. Moniuszko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice jab there from Rumble.
A punch combination from Rumble misses.
Moniuszko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rumble bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rumble misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Moniuszko closes the distance and clinches.
Moniuszko prevents Rumble from breaking the clinch.
Rumble is looking to break free of the clinch but Moniuszko has double underhooks.
Moniuszko is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumble letting Moniuszko take a breather here.

Moniuszko manages to pull guard.
Rumble working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Moniuszko pulls Rumble in close to prevent any damage.
Rumble with a flurry of punches that miss.

Moniuszko is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rumble throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Moniuszko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rumble throws a strike but Moniuszko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumble 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.
Moniuszko engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rumble manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Moniuszko manages to get himself to full guard.

A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rumble accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rumble throwing strikes but missing.
Moniuszko has his hands on Rumble's head, controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Moniuszko looking for a guillotine here but Rumble defends easily.
Rumble preventing the sweep.
Rumble wants to control from the top but Moniuszko keeps moving.
Moniuszko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rumble.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rumble accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rumble with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rumble throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moniuszko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Moniuszko has an active guard here but Rumble has managed to pass into half guard.
Moniuszko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rumble.
Moniuszko preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Rumble throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ready To Rumble is winning the standup battle so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rumble throws a hook but Moniuszko blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ready To Rumble dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Moniuszko needs to keep his hands up - Rumble had a free shot at his head there.
Rumble wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Moniuszko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rumble.
Moniuszko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rumble swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rumble connects with a jab.
Rumble misses with a body shot.
Moniuszko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rumble throws a combination. Moniuszko tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rumble throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Rumble misses.
Moniuszko has a takedown stuffed.
Rumble throws a looping overhand right but Moniuszko ducks down to avoid it.
As Rumble backs off Moniuszko throws a huge counter combo but Rumble manages to avoid it all.
Moniuszko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rumble displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Moniuszko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumble misses with a straight left.
Moniuszko takes one to the chin there.
Moniuszko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rumble sizes up Moniuszko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Moniuszko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rumble swinging wildly here.
Moniuszko misses with a looping right.
Rumble misses with a two punch combination.
Moniuszko takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Moniuszko closes the distance and clinches up with Rumble, looking for a takedown. Moniuszko pushes Rumble against the cage but Rumble circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ready To Rumble has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maksymilian Moniuszko.
Rumble misses with the combination.
Moniuszko feints the counter takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumble connects with a single shot there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jab by Rumble.
Moniuszko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rumble bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Moniuszko's head backwards.
Rumble throws out a loose jab but Moniuszko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rumble swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rumble throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Rumble there.
Rumble lands a slapping body shot.
Rumble throws a series of punches but Moniuszko avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumble swings for the body but Moniuszko moves out of range.
Rumble misses with a few strikes there.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rumble wants to break the clinch but can't.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rumble wants to break free but Moniuszko has control.

Moniuszko jumps guard and drags Rumble to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rumble trying to control but Moniuszko is working from the bottom.
Rumble 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rumble accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Moniuszko keeping moving, preventing Rumble from controlling successfully.
Ready To Rumble is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Moniuszko has his feet on Rumble's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Rumble stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rumble wants it to stay on the feet.
Rumble pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moniuszko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Moniuszko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Moniuszko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rumble throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moniuszko misses with a takedown
and Rumble cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ready To Rumble showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rumble, 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ready To Rumble!