PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Black Fist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrique Mons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Fist
vs
Mons

180 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
25
192 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Black Fist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Patrique Mons!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fist clinches up against the cage.
Mons wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mons stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mons tries to break the clinch but Fist is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mons has Fist pressed against the cage.
Fist is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mons to keep the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mons's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Patrique Mons.
Fist gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mons's coach down at Soul Supremacy Fight Club - ELITE TRAINERS----$580 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mons's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mons stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mons wants it to stay on the feet.
Fist slips a jab from Mons.
Mons throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fist fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Black Fist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fist will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fist is breathing heavily.
Mons lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Patrique Mons is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mons lands a jab to the head.
Mons showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fist.
Mons throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fist counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fist wants to clinch up but Mons keeps it at a distance.
Fist shoots in but no luck this time.
Mons throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mons closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mons throws out a powerful jab.
Fist takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mons scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mons lands an overhand right.
Mons connects with a crisp jab.
Mons feints and then cracks Fist's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fist down.
The crowd cheers as Mons lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fist doesn't seem phased though.
Mons throws a jab but it's blocked by Fist.
Mons is looking to slow Fist down with leg kicks.
Mons scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mons is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fist had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Fist tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mons manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mons lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mons cracks the inside of Fist's front leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mons cracks the inside of Fist's front leg.
Mons stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mons scores with a one two! Fist had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mons throws a low kick but Fist moves out of range easily.
Fist fails with a takedown attempt.
Mons keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mons misses with a few strikes there.
Mons lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mons with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fist fails in his attempt to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mons.
Black Fist is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fist shoots in for a takedown but Mons shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mons scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mons connects with an inside leg kick.
Mons scoring well with a low kick there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mons!
Mons pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mons looks to score with a jab to the body but Fist is just out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fist takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fist seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fist tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mons swivels and escapes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mons throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fist sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mons pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mons keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Black Fist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mons connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mons lands a jab to the head.
Fist looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mons ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mons feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fist's calf.
Fist shoots in but Mons avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mons lands an overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mons fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fist.
Mons misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fist is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mons lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fist is looking to clinch.
Fist shoots in for a takedown but Mons shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fist needs to keep his hands up - Mons had a free shot at his head there.
Fist on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fist tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fist moves forwards but Mons connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mons has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fist tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mons catches Fist with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Mons as he connects with a hook.
Fist takes one on the button.
Fist takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mons throws an overhand right that lands on Fist's shoulder, as Fist tries to avoid the shot.
Mons scoring well with a low kick there.
Mons connects with an inside leg kick.
Mons fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mons dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fist. That did some damage!
Fist tries to clinch but Mons is having none of it.
Fist shoots for a double leg takedown but Mons sprawls well. He's pushed Fist's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mons throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mons lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fist at a distance.
Black Fist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fist shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mons as he avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fist drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mons lands with an overhand left.
Fist chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mons can pounce on him.
Mons uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mons. That's going to slow Fist down.
Mons throws a series of punches but Fist avoids them all with ease.
Mons thumps Fist with a low kick.
Good shot there by Mons.
Mons keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrique Mons showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Mons feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fist's calf.
Mons dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fist. That did some damage!
Mons lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mons throws out a loose jab but Fist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fist swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fist shoots in for a double leg but Mons sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Patrique Mons seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mons darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fist ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fist tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mons defends well and Fist ends up having to push Mons into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mons is trying to break the clinch but Fist has him pressed against the cage.
Mons wants to break free but Fist has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fist is trying to break the clinch but Mons has him pressed against the cage.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Fist. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Fist tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mons smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Black Fist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mons with a jab.
Mons connects with an inside leg kick.
Mons throws a right hand that Fist ducks under and follows up with a left that Fist also avoids with ease.
Fist tries to bum rush Mons with a series of wild strikes but Mons uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mons digs a good hook to Fist's body.
Some wild striking there from Mons.
Patrique Mons is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fist takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fist doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fist takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mons lands a really nice looking cross but Fist seems unphased.
Fist looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fist throws a lazy head kick
and Mons counters with a low kick, right behind Fist 's knee.
Mons feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fists jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mons cracks Fist with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mons lands a lovely overhand right.
Fist tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mons scores with a three punch combo!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mons scores with a jab. Fist acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mons fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fist is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mons.
Mons tests Fist's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mons darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mons is looking to slow Fist down with leg kicks.
Mons is looking to slow Fist down with leg kicks.
Mons works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mons scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fist takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mons misses with a series of wild punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fist fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mons.
Mons connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fist. Fist circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mons misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mons tests Fist's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fist goes for a double leg but Mons avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mons continues to drive forward.
Black Fist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Mons escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrique Mons comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mons 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 25:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 25:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrique Mons!