PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Demon Monkey (ranked 78 p4p, 69 weight class) and Paul Warror (ranked 9 p4p, 7 weight class). Monkey comes to the cage accompanied by Bransjehora. Demon Monkey could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Paul Warror's chin.

Monkey
vs
Warror

185 cm
36
172
27 - 18 - 1

185 cm
41
180
45 - 18 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Carnage
SynCity Fightwear

Urban Fighter
Core Combat

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 27 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demon Monkey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 45 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Warror!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warror takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Warror misses with a wild body shot.
Warror cracks Monkey with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Warror.
Warror throws a head kick but Monkey moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Monkey misses the target.
Monkey cracks Warror with a good jab.
Monkey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monkey cracks Warror with a right hand to the side of the head.
Warror throws a low kick but Monkey avoids it.
Monkey throws a nice outside leg kick.
Monkey looks to throw the jab but Warror is out of range.
Monkey lets loose with a powerful body kick. Warror will feel that in the morning.
Warror uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monkey.
Warror steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Warror moves out of range of the strikes.
Monkey lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monkey ducks under a wild hook from Warror.
Monkey is looking to counter punch.
Monkey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Monkey fires out a quick counter leg kick but Warror just manages to avoid it.
Monkey lands with a hook. Warror tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Monkey getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Monkey avoids the head kick by Warror.
Monkey throws out a loose jab but Warror uses good head movement to avoid it.
Warror only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Monkey throws a leg kick but Warror moved away.
Warror keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Monkey. Beautiful body shot.
Monkey looks for the body kick but Warror saw that one coming.
Warror misses with a low kick.
Warror tries to move into range but Monkey moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Monkey throws the left hand but Warror avoids the punch easily.
Warror throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Monkey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Warror rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Monkey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Demon Monkey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warror throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body kick from Monkey.
A low kick lands for Monkey.
Warror lands a nice looking body shot.
Warror moves out of range of the strikes.
Monkey throws a head kick but Warror moves out of range.
Warror lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Warror has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Monkey tries a head kick but it misses.
Warror is trying to counter with his kicks.
Monkey connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monkey misses with a hook
enabling Warror to counter with a crisp jab.
Monkey throws a head kick but Warror moves out of range.
Warror ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monkey moves away.
Monkey slips a straight right by Warror.
Monkey definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey tries to score with a low kick but Warror moves his leg out of the way.
Monkey misses with a kick to the body.
Warror uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Monkey.
Monkey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Monkey fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Warror checks it well.
Warror flicks out a counter leg kick but Monkey steps away.
Monkey blocks a low kick nicely.
Warror's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Monkey connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Warror scrambles back to his feet.
Monkey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Monkey takes a swing at Warror's ribcage but misses.
Warror uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monkey.
It seemed like Warror was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Monkey misses with a body kick.
Monkey scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Monkey takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Monkey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Monkey sizes up Warror with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Monkey takes a swing at Warror's ribcage but misses.
Warror avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice shot lands for Warror.
Monkey moves forwards but Warror connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey misses with an uppercut.
Warror misses with a head kick.
A good leg kick by Monkey.
Monkey scoring well with a low kick there.
Monkey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warror moves away.
Warror feints a counter leg kick.
Warror lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Warror uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Monkey.
Warror connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Monkey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Warror can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick from Warror misses.
Monkey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Warror loads up on a big right hand but Monkey slips the punch.
Warror checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
As Monkey backs off Warror throws a huge counter combo but Monkey manages to avoid it all.
Warror bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Monkey dips to his left and cracks Warror with an uppercut!
Monkey tries to move into range but Warror moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
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!
Monkey throws a leg kick
and Warror makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Monkey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Monkey lands a lovely overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warror misses with an uppercut.
Monkey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Warror throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Warror as he connects with a hook.
Monkey fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Warror checks it well.
A low kick from Monkey misses
and Warror counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Monkey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some bone on bone action there as Warror checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good work by Monkey as he checks the leg kick.
Warror avoids a kick to the body.
Warror cracks Monkey with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Monkey listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Warror moves forwards but Monkey connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Warror moves out of range of the body kick from Monkey.
Monkey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monkey avoids the body shot from Warror.
Warror gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Monkey scores with a jab.
Warror misses the jab.
Warror lands with a nice body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Demon Monkey dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Monkey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Warror sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Monkey checks a leg kick.
Warror showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Monkey.
Warror takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Warror bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Warror might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Monkey has got the better of the exchanges.
Warror lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Monkey catches Warror with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Warror keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Monkey.
A little jabbing left from Warror on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Warror checks a leg kick.
Monkey tests Warror's chin there with a solid looking shot.
An inside leg kick from Monkey misses.
Monkey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monkey avoids a kick to the body.
Monkey lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Monkey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice cross by Monkey.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monkey scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Monkey scores with a crisp jab that stopped Warror in his tracks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warror throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick from Warror lands but Monkey takes it in his stride.
Warror listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Monkey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good shot there by Monkey.
Monkey throws a jab when Warror was well out of range.
Warror throws a jab when Monkey was well out of range.
Monkey misses the jab.
Warror slips under a jab.
Warror was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Warror throws a low kick but it's checked well by Monkey.
Warror misses with a body kick.
Warror throws out a leg kick but Monkey moves out of range and Warror only half commits.
Warror ducks under a wild hook from Monkey.
Demon Monkey is winning the standup battle so far.
Monkey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Monkey misses with a looping left.
Warror darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Warror slips a straight right by Monkey.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warror goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Monkey misses the jab.
Monkey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey misses with an attempted mid kick.
As Monkey backs off Warror throws a huge counter combo but Monkey manages to avoid it all.
Warror ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Warror scores with a jab. Monkey acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Monkey misses with a kick to the body.
Monkey misses with an attempted mid kick.
Warror only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Monkey throws out a leg kick but Warror moves out of range and Monkey only half commits.
Warror 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.
Monkey throws a body punch but Warror moves out of range.
Warror's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Monkey throws out a loose jab but Warror uses good head movement to avoid it.
Warror takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Warror has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Warror moves out of range of the strikes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Warror. Monkey shrugs it off though.
Monkey does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Monkey throws a lazy right hand but Warror sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick from Monkey misses
and Warror counters with an outside leg kick.
Monkey scores with a three punch combo!
Warror checks the leg kick.
Warror misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by Monkey.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey looks to land a left hand but Warror moved out of range nicely.
And Warror responds with a good body kick, but Monkey manages to step out the way in time.
No joy there for Monkey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Warror swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Warror uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monkey.
Monkey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Monkey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Monkey misses with a kick to the body.
Warror tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Monkey fires out a quick counter leg kick but Warror just manages to avoid it.
Monkey takes one to the side of the head.
Monkey cracks Warror with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Warror misses.
Monkey misses with a looping right.
Monkey avoids the body shot from Warror.
Warror paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Monkey looks to land a left hand but Warror moved out of range nicely.
Warror staying out of range there.
Monkey throws a looping overhand right but Warror ducks down to avoid it.
Warror feints a counter leg kick.
Warror is looking to score with low kicks.
Warror throws out a leg kick but Monkey moves out of range and Warror only half commits.
Monkey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Warror throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Monkey fires out a quick counter leg kick but Warror just manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warror jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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!
Monkey lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Warror backs up against the cage.
Monkey keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Warror throws a one two combo.
Warror lands a lovely overhand right.
Monkey misses with a right hand
and Warror counters with a low kick, right behind Monkey 's knee.
Monkey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monkey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Warror fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Monkey throws a jab when Warror was well out of range.
Warror thinks about the counter body kick.
Monkey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Warror.
A big right from Monkey misses.
Warror throws the kick towards the body but Monkey avoids it.
Monkey finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monkey loads up on a big right hand but Warror slips the punch.
It seemed like Warror was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Warror throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Monkey.
Monkey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Warror.
Warror appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Demon Monkey will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Warror tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monkey was well out of range. Poor timing from Warror.
Sloppy strikes from Warror. Those never looked like landing.
Monkey misses with a few strikes there.
Warror lets loose with a powerful body kick. Monkey will feel that in the morning.
Warror jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A low kick from Monkey misses
and Warror counters with a good low kick that Monkey was not able to check.
A good leg kick by Monkey.
Monkey throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Monkey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Warror sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Monkey misses with an uppercut.
Warror sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Monkey!
Warror throws out a leg kick but Monkey moves out of range and Warror only half commits.
A jab from Monkey does it's job there.
Monkey throws a hook but Warror avoids it easily.
Monkey looks to land a right hand but Warror moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monkey slips a straight right by Warror.
Monkey throws a body punch but Warror moves out of range.
Warror checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warror defending well as Monkey loads up on a big left hand.
Monkey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monkey backing away here, and Warror unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Warror's corner calls for a 1-2. Warror obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Warror throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Monkey. That's going to slow Warror down.
Monkey has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Monkey there as he acknowledges the shot.
Warror uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Monkey.
Warror only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Monkey lands a nice looking body kick.
Warror tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Warror needs to keep his hands up - Monkey had a free shot at his head there.
Warror throws a nice head kick!
Monkey on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Warror throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Warror thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Warror.
Warror on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Monkey avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Paul Warror has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Monkey walks into a jab.
Monkey blocks the body kick.
Warror has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Monkey.
Jab from Monkey.
Warror uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monkey.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Warror, as that shot connected.
Monkey lands with a thumping leg kick.
Monkey lands with an uppercut that bounces Warror off the cage and back into range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Warror.
Warror throws a leg kick but Monkey sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Monkey moves out of range of the body kick.
Monkey lets loose with a powerful body kick. Warror will feel that in the morning.
Monkey scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Warror lands a nice shot that snaps Monkey's head back.
Monkey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Monkey throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Monkey with the inside leg kick.
Monkey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Warror on the side of the head.
Monkey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Warror throws a half hearted mid kick.
Warror on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Warror misses with a series of wild punches.
Monkey swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Warror.
Monkey dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Warror. That did some damage!
Monkey moves out of range of the leg kick from Warror.
Warror swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Warror throws a body shot but no joy.
Monkey cracks Warror with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Monkey connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Monkey throws a lazy uppercut
and Warror counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Warror digs a good hook to Monkey's body.
Warror tests Monkey's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Demon Monkey has been cut.
Monkey tried to score with a low kick but Warror checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey misses with a body kick.
Warror misses the shot to the body.
Monkey 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.
Monkey works the jab nicely.
Monkey avoids the body shot from Warror.
Monkey dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Warror. That did some damage!
Monkey throws a sloppy head kick and Warror moves out of range easily.
Monkey throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Warror looks for the body kick but Monkey saw that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Warror. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Warror misses the shot to the body.
Monkey fires out a quick counter leg kick but Warror just manages to avoid it.
Warror walks into a jab.
Monkey moves out of range as Warror strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monkey looks to land a right hand but Warror moved out of range.
Warror appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Warror takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Monkey throws a poor cross that misses
and Warror counters with a body kick.
Demon Monkey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Monkey moves out of range as Warror throws a body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Demon Monkey.
Well Monkey has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demon Monkey!
Our winner, Demon Monkey, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.