PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Demon Monkey (ranked 39 p4p, 2 weight class) and Roli Poli (ranked 4 p4p, 1 weight class). Monkey comes to the cage accompanied by Bransjehora. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Monkey
vs
Poli

185 cm
36
172
27 - 17 - 1

183 cm
31
174
24 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Carnage
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demon Monkey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roli Poli!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monkey was well out of range. Poor timing from Poli.
Poli blocks the body kick.
Monkey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Monkey cracks Poli with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Poli slips a straight right by Monkey.
Monkey throws an overhand right that lands on Poli's shoulder, as Poli tries to avoid the shot.
Monkey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Demon Monkey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poli stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Monkey.
Poli slips a straight right by Monkey.
Poli throws a hook but Monkey avoids it easily.
Monkey throws the left hand but Poli avoids the punch easily.
Poli slips under a jab.
Poli looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Monkey pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monkey misses with an uppercut.
A combination from Monkey does no damage.
Poli throws a nice looking combination but Monkey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Poli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monkey was well out of range. Poor timing from Poli.
Poli looks to throw the jab but Monkey is out of range.
Monkey throws a head kick that misses
and Poli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab from Monkey.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Poli checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Monkey connects with a body shot that sends Poli's belly button to the back.
Monkey moves away from the strike by Poli.
A low kick lands for Poli.
Monkey misses with a looping left.
Monkey misses with an attempted mid kick.
Poli takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Poli connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Poli 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 Monkey has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Monkey and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Monkey throws a body shot but no joy.
Poli moves away from the strike by Monkey.
Monkey has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Monkey there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fighters circling - Monkey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poli's coach down at Phoenix Fight Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Poli's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Poli paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Monkey misses with a low kick.
Monkey just misses with a punch to the body.
Poli lands a right hook to the body.
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!
Poli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Monkey.
Monkey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Poli steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Monkey. That one must have hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Monkey throws a lazy uppercut
and Poli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Poli fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Monkey moves out of range of the strikes.
Poli misses with a wild body shot.
Monkey misses with a two punch combination.
Poli throws out a counter right but Monkey avoids it with no problem.
Monkey connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Poli slips under a jab.
Poli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monkey was well out of range. Poor timing from Poli.
Poli has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Poli there as he acknowledges the shot.
Monkey throws the left hand but Poli avoids the punch easily.
Poli throws a hook but Monkey blocks it.
Poli turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Poli throws an overhand right that lands on Monkey's shoulder, as Monkey tries to avoid the shot.
Monkey chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Monkey misses with a looping left.
Some bone on bone action there as Monkey checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A little feinted left hand from Monkey on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Monkey motions for Poli to come forward. Monkey throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Monkey avoids the body shot from Poli.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poli misses the jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Monkey.
Poli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monkey.
Monkey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poli throws a front kick aimed at Monkey's knee but Monkey avoids it well.
Monkey fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Poli.
A big right from Monkey misses.
Monkey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poli.
Monkey sizes up Poli with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Monkey just misses with a punch to the body.
Poli lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Monkey definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Poli takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Monkey finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Monkey scores with a body shot.
Monkey misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Poli counters with a straight 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 scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Poli scores with a decent looking hook.
Poli lands a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey misses with an attempted mid kick.
Monkey just misses with a punch to the body.
Poli scores with a jab to the body.
Monkey throws a hook but Poli blocks it.
Poli fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Monkey checks it well.
The fighters circling - Monkey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Monkey lands with an uppercut that bounces Poli off the cage and back into range.
Nice defenses there by Monkey.
Poli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Poli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Monkey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Monkey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poli just misses with a punch 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 throws a leg kick but Poli checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poli slips under a jab from Monkey.
Monkey checks a low kick from Poli.
Monkey misses with an uppercut.
Poli cracks a nice hook into Monkey's ribs.
Poli slips a jab from Monkey.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Demon Monkey will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Monkey pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Monkey swings for the body but Poli moves out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Poli 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.
Poli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poli throws a nice inside leg kick.
Monkey is looking to chop away at Poli's legs.
Poli lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Poli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Demon Monkey is winning the standup battle so far.
Poli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Poli.
A jab from Poli misses.
Poli misses with a kick to the body.
A quick step to the side and Monkey tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poli moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Monkey connects with an inside leg kick.
Monkey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Monkey throws a leg kick that is checked
and Poli counters with a stiff right hand.
Monkey throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monkey.
Poli lands a nice leg kick that just misses Monkey's sensitive parts.
Monkey fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Poli.
Poli throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poli buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Monkey's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Poli connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Monkey scrambles back to his feet.
Poli thumps Monkey with a low kick.
Monkey throws a hook but Poli avoids it easily.
Poli misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Monkey misses the target.
Poli takes one to the chin there.
Monkey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poli throws out the jab.
Monkey throws a body kick that misses
and Poli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Monkey throws a big shot that misses.
Poli slips a straight right by Monkey.
A jab from Monkey misses.
Monkey blocks a low kick nicely.
Poli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Poli on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Monkey throws a jab when Poli was well out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Poli 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 Monkey has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Monkey and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A big left from Poli misses.
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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey avoids the body shot from Poli.
Monkey moves out of range of the strikes.
Monkey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poli misses with a hook. Monkey ducked under it nicely.
Monkey pivots, looking for a leg kick but Poli is out of range and Monkey settles back down.
Monkey lands a nice shot that snaps Poli's head back.
A nice combination there by Monkey.
Poli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monkey.
Poli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monkey was well out of range. Poor timing from Poli.
Poli slips under a jab.
Poli scores with a jab to the jaw.
Monkey steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Poli. That one must have hurt.
Monkey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Monkey is looking to land body kicks.
Monkey throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Poli lands a jab to Monkey's midsection.
Monkey connects with a right hand. Poli shakes it off.
Poli clobbers Monkey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Monkey checks the leg kick nicely there.
Monkey needs to keep his hands up - Poli had a free shot at his head there.
Poli steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Monkey. That one must have hurt.
Poli connects with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Poli.
Poli takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Monkey is looking to land body kicks.
Monkey misses with a body kick.
Monkey missing with a left hand there. Poli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Poli misses with a hook.
Poli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Poli throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Monkey on the side of the head.
Monkey bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Poli throws the left hand but Monkey avoids the punch easily.
Monkey misses with a left hand
and Poli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monkey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Poli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Monkey blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poli lands with a good body shot.
Poli slips under a jab.
Poli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Monkey misses with a hook
and Poli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Poli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Monkey.
Monkey is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Poli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monkey.
Poli misses with a straight right.
Jab by Poli.
Monkey misses with an uppercut
and Poli counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Poli swings for the body but Monkey moves out of range.
Monkey throws a half hearted mid kick.
Poli walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Monkey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A slow jab from Monkey misses its intended target.
Poli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monkey.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poli gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Monkey.
Monkey throws an off balance right hand
and Poli counters with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roli Poli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!

Poli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Monkey.
Monkey looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Monkey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poli.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Monkey 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 Poli has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Poli and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Poli now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Poli throws a leg kick but Monkey sees it coming and checks it nicely.
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.
Poli throws a big shot that misses.
Monkey fires out a quick counter leg kick but Poli just manages to avoid it.
Poli throws a hook but Monkey blocks it.
Poli catches Monkey with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Poli slips under a jab from Monkey.
Poli misses with a leg kick.
Poli closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Monkey looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Poli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monkey manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monkey throws a push kick but Poli slaps the foot to one side.
Poli misses the shot to the body.
Poli punishes Monkey's body with a nice straight punch.
Monkey throws a lazy body kick
and Poli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Poli takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monkey jabs Poli right on the nose. Poli blinks but takes it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Poli.
Monkey misses with a left hand
and Poli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Monkey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Monkey throws a leg kick
and Poli counters with a stiff right hand.
Monkey misses with an uppercut
and Poli counters with a nice body shot.
Poli jabs at Monkey's body.
Monkey missing with a left hand there. Poli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Monkey cracks Poli with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Poli lands with a nice combination. Monkey backs away looking to recover.
Poli lands a glancing blow to the side of Monkey's head.
Monkey cracks Poli with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poli with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Monkey to score with a decent uppercut.
Monkey cracks Poli with an open hand slap.
Poli throws a hook but Monkey blocks it.
Monkey throws the kick towards the body but Poli avoids it.
Poli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monkey manages to avoid it.
Poli throws a wild body kick that Monkey sees coming a mile off.
Nice shot by Poli.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey throws a hook but Poli avoids it easily.
Monkey throws a lazy uppercut
and Poli counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab from Poli misses.
Poli lands a slapping body shot.
Poli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Poli misses.
Monkey lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Monkey.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poli. Monkey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poli looks for the body kick but Monkey saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Poli misses the target.
Monkey went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Poli throws a leg kick but Monkey checks it.
Poli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monkey was well out of range. Poor timing from Poli.
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.
Poli thuds his right hand into Monkey's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Monkey connects with a looping right hand.
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 right hand
and Poli counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Monkey.
Poli slips under a jab.
Monkey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poli throws out the jab.
Poli fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Monkey on the side of the head.
Poli jabs Monkey to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Poli throws the left hand but Monkey avoids the punch easily.
Monkey ducks under a wild hook from Poli.
It looked like Monkey wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Poli misses with a hook.
Monkey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Poli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Monkey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Poli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Monkey.
Poli connects with a solid leg kick.
Monkey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Monkey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poli.
A big left from Poli misses.
Monkey slips a jab from Poli.
And Monkey counters with a quick kick to the body but Poli blocks it.
Monkey moves out of range as Poli strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey swings for the body but Poli moves out of range.
Poli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monkey looks to land a left hand but Poli moved out of range nicely.
Nice body punch from Monkey.
Poli takes one on the button.
A slow jab from Poli misses its intended target.
Monkey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Poli counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Monkey misses with a two punch combination.
A little jabbing left from Poli on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slow jab from Poli misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Monkey misses the target.
A big left from Poli misses.
Monkey throws a front kick aimed at Poli's knee but Poli avoids it well.
Poli misses with a hook. Monkey ducked under it nicely.
Monkey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poli lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Poli connects with a body shot.
Monkey throws a sloppy head kick and Poli moves out of range easily.
Poli moves out of range of the body kick from Monkey.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roli Poli really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Monkey lands with an uppercut that bounces Poli off the cage and back into range.
Monkey just misses with a punch to the body.
Poli misses the shot to the body.
Poli misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Monkey misses its intended target.
Poli looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Monkey paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A big left from Monkey misses.
Poli swings for the body but Monkey moves out of range.
Poli misses with a body shot
enabling Monkey to counter with a crisp jab.
Poli ducks under a wild hook from Monkey.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Poli crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Monkey - the referee stops the clock and Poli gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Monkey. Poli manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Poli throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poli defending well as Monkey loads up on a big left hand.
Monkey gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Poli counters with a stiff right hand.
Poli misses with an attempted mid kick.
Poli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Poli slips a straight right by Monkey.
Poli throws a right and a left that Monkey avoids nicely.
It looked like Monkey was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Poli.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey misses with a low kick.
Poli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monkey manages to avoid it.
Monkey misses with a low kick.
A low kick lands for Monkey.
Poli's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Monkey misses the jab.
Poli delivers a nice body kick.
Poli throws a jab when Monkey was well out of range.
Poli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Monkey misses the target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Poli 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 Monkey has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Monkey and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Poli slips a straight right by Monkey.
Poli lands a nice hook to Monkey's body. Monkey takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Poli looks to land a combination but Monkey avoids it well.
Monkey scores with a nice head shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Poli.
Monkey misses with a looping left.
Poli lands a nice leg kick that just misses Monkey's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poli loads up on a big right hand but Monkey slips the punch.
Poli throws a leg kick that misses.
Monkey missing with a left hand there. Poli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Monkey dodges the punch combination from Poli.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poli throws a half hearted mid kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Poli.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Monkey, as that shot connected.
Monkey moves into range and connects with a jab.
Monkey throws a hook to the side of Poli's head but Poli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Monkey throws a hook but Poli blocks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Poli misses.
Monkey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Poli stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Monkey throws the left hand but Poli avoids the punch easily.
Poli throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Monkey scores with a hook.
Poli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Monkey.
Monkey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Monkey tried to counter with a leg kick but Poli avoided it.
Monkey delivers a nice body kick.
Monkey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Poli was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Poli takes a jab right on the kisser.
Poli works Monkey's body with a nice hook.
Poli throws a nice inside leg kick.
Poli fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Monkey on the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Poli - just one landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Poli.
Poli looks to score with a jab to the body but Monkey is just out of range.
Monkey throws a head kick but Poli moves out of range.
Poli is looking to chop away at Monkey's legs.
Poli feints and then cracks Monkey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Monkey down.
Monkey moves away from the strike by Poli.
Poli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monkey moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some bone on bone action there as Poli checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Poli is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Monkey with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Monkey wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Monkey connects with a body shot that sends Poli's belly button to the back.
Monkey throws a body kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Monkey.
Monkey throws a leg kick but Poli sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Monkey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Poli looks to land a combination. Monkey sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Monkey has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Poli finds it's way round the side to connect with Monkey's head.
Poli throws a shot from downtown. Monkey moves away and avoids it.
Poli moves out of range as Monkey strikes.
Monkey throws a body shot but no joy.
Monkey is looking to land body kicks.
Monkey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poli buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Poli misses with a body shot.
Monkey throws a solid leg kick but Poli takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Monkey.
Monkey moves away from the strike by Poli.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Roli Poli will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Poli connects with a solid leg kick.
Monkey throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Monkey misses with a body shot.
Poli misses with a low kick.
Poli misses with a kick to the body.
That kick from Monkey tenderised Poli's leg. Poli is trying to keep his angry face on.
Monkey misses with an attempted mid kick.
Monkey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Monkey.
A bone on bone clash there as Monkey blocks the leg kick.
Poli shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Poli looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Monkey 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 Poli has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Poli and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A nice leg kick lands there from Poli.
Monkey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Poli on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Poli, as that shot connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Monkey misses the target.
Poli is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Monkey with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Poli.
Poli throws a big shot that misses.
Poli thumps Monkey with a low kick.
Poli looks to land a left hand but Monkey moved out of range nicely.
Monkey sizes up Poli with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Monkey throws a shot from downtown. Poli moves away and avoids it.
Poli connects with a leg kick.
Monkey blocks a jab.
Poli doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Poli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monkey moves away.
Monkey blocks a low kick nicely.
Monkey throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Poli counters with a nice uppercut.
Poli defending well as Monkey loads up on a big left hand.
Monkey avoids the body shot from Poli.
Monkey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Monkey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Monkey jabs at Poli's body.
Demon Monkey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey throws a hook but Poli blocks it.
Poli throws a shot to the body.
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 misses with a body kick.
Monkey throws the left hand but Poli avoids the punch easily.
Poli changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Monkey scores with a body shot.
Poli throws a right and a left that both miss.
Poli sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Monkey throws a body shot but no joy.
Roli Poli is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Monkey throws a right hand that Poli ducks under and follows up with a left that Poli also avoids with ease.
Poli with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Monkey pivots, looking for a leg kick but Poli is out of range and Monkey settles back down.
Monkey moves out of range of the body kick from Poli.
Poli defending well as Monkey loads up on a big left hand.
Poli appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Monkey scores with a punch to the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Poli.
Poli looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poli sizes up Monkey with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Monkey throws a solid leg kick but Poli takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Monkey.
Poli throws out a counter right but Monkey avoids it with no problem.
Poli throws a lazy right hand but Monkey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Poli lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Monkey swings widly with a right hand
and Poli counters with a nice uppercut.
Poli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monkey.
Poli has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Poli there as he acknowledges the shot.
Monkey looks to score with a jab to the body but Poli is just out of range.
Poli throws a quick inside leg kick.
Poli shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Monkey.
Poli misses with an uppercut. Monkey saw that one coming.
Poli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Poli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poli throws an off balance right hand
and Monkey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Monkey.
Monkey throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey throws out a loose jab but Poli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poli misses with a two punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poli. Monkey does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick from Poli misses.
Poli fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Poli tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Monkey is able to avoid easily.
Monkey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poli.
Poli pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Monkey throws a head kick that misses
and Poli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the body from Monkey misses
and Poli counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Monkey misses.
Poli throws an overhand right that lands on Monkey's shoulder, as Monkey tries to avoid the shot.
Monkey looks to land a right hand but Poli moved out of range.
Poli lands a nice hook to Monkey's body. Monkey takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Monkey misses with a looping left.
Poli gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Monkey.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roli Poli.
Well Poli has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 46:49
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roli Poli! Roli Poli retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Roli Poli thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.