PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elo Mnusk (ranked 1278 p4p, 2598 weight class) and Monte Landeau (ranked 196 p4p, 356 weight class). Landeau comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Doorman - Slowthai kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Elo Mnusk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mnusk
vs
Landeau

182 cm
26
209
6 - 0 - 0

187 cm
20
215
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Elo Mnusk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Monte Landeau!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landeau connects with the punch.
Mnusk throws a poor cross that misses
and Landeau counters with a three punch combo that has Mnusk backing up. Mnusk nods at Landeau to acknowledge the strikes.
Mnusk throws a body punch but Landeau moves out of range.
Landeau lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mnusk's sensitive parts.
Landeau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Landeau throws a head kick that misses.
Landeau misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Landeau throws a lazy uppercut
letting Mnusk counter with a right hand.
Mnusk misses with a wild body shot.
Landeau misses with a head kick.
Mnusk seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Mnusk sends Landeau crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Mnusk is motioning to the referee to let Landeau up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

It looks like Monte Landeau has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Landeau scores with a kick to the midsection.
Landeau bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mnusk's head backwards.
A slow jab from Mnusk misses its intended target.
Mnusk misses with a hook.
Landeau lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mnusk staying out of range there.
Mnusk takes a swing at Landeau's ribcage but misses.
Landeau lands a nice hook to Mnusk's body. Mnusk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mnusk lands a lovely overhand right.
Mnusk with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Landeau to score with a decent uppercut.
Mnusk takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Landeau instigates a clinch.
Landeau lands a left hand.
Landeau is leaning against Mnusk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Mnusk.
Landeau throws a punch but it's blocked by Mnusk.
A short left from Mnusk.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mnusk.
Landeau working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Mnusk.
A head punch on the inside from Landeau fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landeau misses with a punch to the body.
Landeau blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mnusk.
Landeau works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Landeau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Landeau stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mnusk misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mnusk.
Mnusk struggles to land a body shot inside as Landeau controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mnusk.
A right hand to the body from Mnusk.
Landeau prevents a body shot from Mnusk.
Landeau can't find room to land a body shot as Mnusk controls the action.
Mnusk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Landeau.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mnusk.
Mnusk prevents a body shot from Landeau.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landeau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Landeau.
Landeau struggles to land a body shot inside as Mnusk controls his hands.
Landeau lands a shoulder strike.
Landeau lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Landeau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mnusk blocking some punches.
Landeau lands a hook to the side of the head.
Landeau misses with some punches.
Landeau misses with a punch on the inside.
Mnusk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Landeau misses with a body punch.
Landeau lands with a light punch inside.
Landeau misses with a body punch.
Landeau works on Mnusk's body with a couple of short punches.
Landeau makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mnusk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mnusk blocks a body shot from Landeau.
Landeau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Landeau working aggressively here.
Landeau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mnusk tries a body shot but Landeau blocks it.
A short right from Landeau.
Mnusk misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mnusk.
A short right from Landeau.
Landeau tries to work over Mnusk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mnusk.
Landeau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mnusk misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Landeau swings wildly with an uppercut but Mnusk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mnusk tries a body shot but Landeau blocks it.
Landeau throws a punch but it's blocked by Mnusk.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Monte Landeau dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Monte Landeau's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Landeau throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slow jab from Mnusk misses its intended target.
Landeau swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mnusk scores with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Landeau misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Landeau looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mnusk slips a jab and a cross from Landeau.
Mnusk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Landeau moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Landeau looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little feinted left hand from Mnusk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Landeau misses the jab.
Landeau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mnusk moves away.
Some wild striking there from Mnusk.
Monte Landeau seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mnusk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Landeau comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Landeau pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mnusk back to the cage. Landeau follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Elo Mnusk has been cut.
Landeau lands with a kick to the temple. Mnusk shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mnusk lands a lovely overhand right.
Landeau connects with a leg kick.
Mnusk throws an overhand right that lands on Landeau's shoulder, as Landeau tries to avoid the shot.
Landeau drops his hands momentarily and Mnusk takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mnusk misses with a body punch
and Landeau counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Landeau throws a nice looking combination but Mnusk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mnusk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mnusk lands a right hook to the body.
Landeau takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mnusk throws a hook but Landeau avoids it easily.
Landeau buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Mnusk cracks Landeau with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Landeau looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mnusk finish him?

Landeau is rocked!
Mnusk is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Landeau flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Landeau is out cold! Mnusk holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Elo Mnusk!
Elo Mnusk retains his light heavyweight title!
Elo Mnusk seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.