PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Dois (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uriiz Monai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uriiz Monai is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Dois
vs
Monai

185 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
209 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Dois!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Uriiz Monai!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dois throws a body kick that misses.
Monai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice jab there from Dois.
Monai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Monai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Monai throws a looping overhand right but Dois ducks down to avoid it.
Monai lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Miguel Dois has been cut.
Monai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dois manages to avoid it.
Monai throws out a loose jab but Dois uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dois lands with a hook. Monai tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good exchange - Dois coming out on top.
A nice combination there by Dois.

It looks like Uriiz Monai has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dois misses with a hook.
Dois wants to clinch.

Monai darts in and clinches Dois up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monai lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dois is trying to force a seperation but Monai has the dominant position.
Dois's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Monai.
Dois is breathing heavily.
Monai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dois backwards.
Monai lands a shot to the body.

Monai manages to break the clinch.

Monai clinches.
A short right from Monai.
Monai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Monai.
A shot in the inside from Monai.
Monai lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monai lands a body punch.
Monai lands a nice shot to the body.
Monai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Monai lands with a right to the head.
Monai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Monai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Monai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dois's efforts to push away.
A short uppercut from Monai.
A nice right hand lands inside from Monai.
A short body shot lands from Monai as the two fighters clinch.
Monai is leaning against Dois and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Monai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Monai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monai presses Dois against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Monai lands a nice uppercut.
Monai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dois's elbow.
Monai cracks Dois with a nice body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Monai.

Monai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Monai cracks Dois with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Monai has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Dois to stand back up!

Dois is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Monai closes the distance and clinches.
Oh Dois is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Monai pushes Dois back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Monai lands with a left to the head.
Monai lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Dois to his knees! Monai keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uriiz Monai!
Uriiz Monai decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.