PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Mongrel (ranked 2237 p4p, 1139 weight class) and Logan Justis (ranked 313 p4p, 178 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mongrel
vs
Justis

191 cm
29
200
21 - 11 - 0

189 cm
42
183
34 - 18 - 2

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Powerful

Bondi MMA 🏝️
Vegan Gains

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 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, John Mongrel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 18 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Logan Justis!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mongrel throws an off balance right hand
and Justis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like John Mongrel has been cut.
Mongrel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mongrel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Logan Justis has been cut.
Justis avoids the head kick by Mongrel.
Justis avoids the body shot from Mongrel.
Mongrel misses the shot to the body.
Mongrel throws a hook to the side of Justis's head but Justis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mongrel 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.
Mongrel misses with a shot to the body
and Justis counters with a nice body shot.
Mongrel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mongrel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Justis counters with a right hand to the body.
Mongrel pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justis slips under a jab from Mongrel.
John Mongrel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mongrel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Justis.
Mongrel seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Justis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mongrel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mongrel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mongrel stalks Justis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Justis's face. Justis staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice body punch from Justis.
Mongrel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Justis counter with a right hand.
Mongrel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Justis counter with a right hand.
Mongrel lands with a kick to the temple. Justis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
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!
A thudding body kick lands there by Mongrel!
Mongrel connects with a looping right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mongrel tries a head kick but it misses.
Mongrel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mongrel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A left and a right from Mongrel both land. Nice combination.

Justis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mongrel tries a body shot but Justis blocks it.
Mongrel is trying to break the clinch but Justis is controlling him.

Justis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Justis dodges the punch combination from Mongrel.
A nice side step and Justis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A right-left combo lands from Mongrel.
Mongrel is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mongrel scores with a nice strike.
Mongrel is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mongrel misses with a head kick.
Justis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mongrel in his tracks.
Good shot there by Justis.
Justis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Justis dodges the punch combination from Mongrel.
A nice side step and Justis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mongrel misses with a hook. Justis ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Justis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A right-left combo lands from Mongrel.
Mongrel misses with a jab to the body
and Justis counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Justis lands with a shot to the body.
Justis moves out of range of the body kick.
Justis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Justis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Justis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mongrel misses with an uppercut.
Mongrel throws the kick towards the body but Justis avoids it.
Justis slips a jab and a cross from Mongrel.
Mongrel works over Justis's head and body with a nice combination.
Mongrel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Justis manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mongrel misses with a body kick.
Justis throws out a counter right but Mongrel avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Mongrel dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mongrel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
John Mongrel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mongrel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Mongrel.
Mongrel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mongrel looks to score with a jab to the body but Justis is just out of range.
Mongrel throws the kick towards the body but Justis avoids it.
Mongrel scores with a decent looking hook.
Mongrel is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mongrel throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mongrel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justis misses the jab.
Justis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mongrel doesn't seem bothered though.
Justis scores with a hook.
John Mongrel is winning the standup battle so far.
Mongrel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Justis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mongrel.
Despite the aggression on Justis's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The fighters circling - Justis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mongrel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mongrel misses with a few strikes there.
Justis moves out of range as Mongrel strikes.
Justis tries a low kick but Mongrel avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mongrel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mongrel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
Mongrel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Mongrel misses.
Mongrel misses with a right hand
and Justis counters with a thumping low kick.
Mongrel avoids the head kick by Justis.
Mongrel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Justis counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mongrel throws the left hand but Justis avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Justis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mongrel throws a good cross that connects.
Mongrel throws a head kick but Justis moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mongrel just misses with a punch to the body.
Justis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Justis scores with a hook.
Mongrel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Justis can do to turn this around?
Mongrel misses with a series of wild punches.
Mongrel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice side step and Justis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mongrel walks into a left hand.
A nice leg kick from Justis, right into the meat of the thigh.
Justis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mongrel throws out the jab.
Justis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Justis throws a body punch but Mongrel moves out of range.
Justis throws a body punch but Mongrel moves out of range.
Mongrel went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Justis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mongrel doesn't seem bothered though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justis avoids the head kick by Mongrel.
Mongrel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab from Justis.
Jab, jab by Justis - just one landing.

John Mongrel's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Justis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Justis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Justis wants to clinch.
Mongrel misses with a lunging right hand
and Justis counters with a stiff right hand.
Mongrel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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 John Mongrel will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Justis ducks under a wild hook from Mongrel.
Justis moves out of range of the body kick from Mongrel.
Justis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A combination from Mongrel does no damage.
Mongrel throws a poor cross that misses
and Justis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mongrel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Justis counters with a straight right hand.
Mongrel misses with a straight left.
Mongrel throws a jab but it's blocked by Justis.
Mongrel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Justis. Justis obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mongrel swinging wildly here.
Justis avoids the body shot from Mongrel.
A countering left hand to the body from Justis misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Justis moves out of range as Mongrel throws a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Mongrel. Those never looked like landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Justis misses.
Justis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mongrel was well out of range. Poor timing from Justis.
Justis misses with a hook. Mongrel ducked under it nicely.
Mongrel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Justis was well out of range. Poor timing from Mongrel.
Mongrel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mongrel throws an overhand right that lands on Justis's shoulder, as Justis tries to avoid the shot.
Justis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Justis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
John Mongrel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Mongrel. Those never looked like landing.
Mongrel misses the body punch
and Justis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Justis defending well as Mongrel loads up on a big left hand.
Justis blocks a head kick by Mongrel.
Logan Justis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A lazy body kick from Mongrel
and Justis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mongrel slips a jab from Justis.
Mongrel fails to land with a series of punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Justis misses.
Mongrel throws a right hand that Justis ducks under and follows up with a left that Justis also avoids with ease.
A nice side step and Justis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
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!
Justis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mongrel counters with a one-two to the body.
Mongrel throws a head kick but Justis moves out of range.
Justis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mongrel.
Justis thinks about the counter body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Justis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mongrel moves away.
Mongrel throws a wild body kick that Justis sees coming a mile off.
Justis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mongrel throws a series of strikes that have Justis backpedaling.
A combination from Mongrel does no damage.
Justis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mongrel misses with a hook
and Justis counters with a nice body shot.
Justis takes one to the chin there.
Mongrel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Justis avoids a kick to the body.
Mongrel backing away here, and Justis unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mongrel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Justis moves away.
Justis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mongrel rather than just go for the knockout.
Justis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Justis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mongrel throws a poor cross that misses
and Justis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mongrel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mongrel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mongrel throws a one two combo.
Mongrel misses with a series of wild punches.
Justis looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Mongrel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mongrel, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Mongrel!
A very excited looking John Mongrel made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Logan Justis spoke after the fight, saying 'Well shit'.