PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between JoJo Monsoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lester comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Five finger death punch - jekyll and hyde kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Monsoon
vs
Lester

178 cm
27
184 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

175 cm
22
176 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, JoJo Monsoon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Lester!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monsoon manages to avoid it.
Lester avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut there from Monsoon.
Lester is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jack Lester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lester throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Monsoon.
Lester misses with a looping right.
Monsoon misses with a hook.
Lester tries to land a leg kick but Monsoon saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lester misses with a combination
and Monsoon counters with a nice uppercut.
Lester misses with a wild body shot.
Lester throws a sloppy head kick and Monsoon moves out of range easily.
Monsoon ducks under a wild hook from Lester.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Lester misses

and Monsoon counters with a shoot takedown. Lester fights it but they end up in guard.
Monsoon stops Lester from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lester has a closed guard, preventing Monsoon from standing up.

Monsoon stands up from Lester's guard - Monsoon perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lester moves in looking to clinch but Monsoon pushes him off.
Monsoon half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monsoon manages to avoid it.
As Lester tries to get set, Monsoon tries to push him back and clinch up but Lester manages to avoid the attempt.
Lester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monsoon was well out of range. Poor timing from Lester.
Monsoon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Monsoon's corner calls for a 1-2. Monsoon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Monsoon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Monsoon scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monsoon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Monsoon lands a left and a right that sends Lester crashing to the canvas! Monsoon dives into mount looking to finish!

Lester is rocked!
Monsoon throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lester because Monsoon loaded up on that one.
Lester is still in real trouble! Can Monsoon finish him?
Lester trying desperately to get to his feet.
Monsoon unloads with some shots from mount but Lester bucks and avoids them well.
Lester seems to have recovered his senses.
You get the feeling that Lester really doesn't like being in this position too much.

Monsoon has hold of Lester's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Lester manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Monsoon takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lester bucks Monsoon off and manages to get back to his feet!
Lester throws a head kick but Monsoon moves out of range.
Monsoon scores with a jab.
Monsoon jabs Lester right on the nose. Lester blinks but takes it well.
Nice uppercut lands for Monsoon. That snapped Lester's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Monsoon to score with a decent uppercut.
Monsoon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lester.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Monsoon.
Monsoon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Monsoon.
Monsoon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Monsoon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lesters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lester throws a head kick that misses.
Monsoon wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lester looks winded!
Lester tries to bum rush Monsoon with a series of wild strikes but Monsoon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Monsoon lands a big shot that drops Lester! Can he finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monsoon is looking to stand up but Lester won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester is looking to stand up but Monsoon isn't so interested in that idea.
Monsoon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Monsoon looking to pass the guard.
Lester wants to stand but Monsoon is controlling the position.
Monsoon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lester works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Monsoon stops Lester from standing up.
Lester wants to get back to his feet but Monsoon passes into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monsoon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Monsoon controlling the action here.
Monsoon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JoJo Monsoon dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Monsoon avoids the body shot from Lester.
Lester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monsoon.
Lester has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jab, jab by Monsoon - just one landing.
Monsoon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Despite the aggression on Lester's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
JoJo Monsoon is winning the standup battle so far.
Monsoon scores with a jab.
Lester throws a head kick that misses.
Monsoon throws a push kick but Lester slaps the foot to one side.
Monsoon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Monsoon cracks Lester with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Monsoon misses with a few strikes there.
Lester is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Monsoon rather than just go for the knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lester 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 Monsoon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Monsoon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lester drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lester swings for the body but Monsoon moves out of range.
Monsoon feinted with a counter takedown.
Monsoon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Monsoon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lester can do to turn this around?
Lester tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Monsoon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Monsoon works Lester's body with a nice hook.
Monsoon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lester throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jack Lester is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lester throws a head kick that misses.
Monsoon half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lester is breathing heavily.
Monsoon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheers as Monsoon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lester doesn't seem phased though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lester. Monsoon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Monsoon cracks Lester with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lester on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Monsoon catches Lester napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Lester to the canvas!
Monsoon is stalling in the full guard.
Lester wants to get back to his feet but Monsoon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Monsoon has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lester is proving hard to escape from.
Lester is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Monsoon is controlling him.
Monsoon has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lester is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester wants to get back to his feet but Monsoon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Monsoon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Monsoon has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Monsoon slips a jab and a cross from Lester.
The fighters circling - Lester throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A lazy left from Monsoon finds it's target.
Lester lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Monsoon circles away quickly and effectively.
Lester has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A head kick by Lester misses

and Monsoon counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Monsoon stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Monsoon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
OH! Lester has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Monsoon smells blood and charges in for the finish! Monsoon unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Lester sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). JoJo Monsoon!
JoJo Monsoon thanked the fans post fight for their support.