PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Settakian Fett (ranked 122 p4p, 19 weight class) and Demon Monkey (ranked 124 p4p, 20 weight class). Monkey has chosen Bransjehora as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.

Fett
vs
Monkey

180 cm
32
173 lbs
22 - 13 - 0

185 cm
31
180 lbs
18 - 11 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Settakian Fett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demon Monkey!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monkey throws a nice inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Monkey misses the target.
Fett slips a jab from Monkey.
Monkey walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Monkey blocks a low kick nicely.
Monkey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fett tries to clinch there but Monkey circles away.
Monkey keeps Fett at a distance using the push kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fett. Monkey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Monkey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice body punch from Monkey.
Fett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fett throws a shot from downtown. Monkey moves away and avoids it.
Monkey throws a head kick but Fett moves out of range.
Monkey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Monkey misses with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fett closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Monkey misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fett.
Monkey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fett checks the leg kick.
Monkey scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fett staying out of range there.

Fett clinches up with Monkey and pushes him back against the cage.
Monkey is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Monkey misses with a punch to the body.
Fett trying to control the position but instead, Monkey has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fett into the cage.
Monkey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fett lands with a short shot to the head.
Monkey swings wildly with an uppercut but Fett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monkey misses with a body punch.
Fett tries to work over Monkey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fett stalls.
Fett throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Monkey pushes Fett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Monkey has a couple of punches blocked by Fett.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fett pushes Monkey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Fett - that landed with a thud.
Fett stalling against the cage.
Monkey misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Fett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Monkey tries a body shot but Fett blocks it.
Fett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fett displaying some good clinch control by pressing Monkey up against the cage.
Fett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Monkey misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey slows down the pace here.
Fett is pushing Monkey up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fett is trying to stall.
Monkey tries to throw a body punch but Fett avoids it by throwing Monkey back against the cage.
Fett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Monkey backwards.
Monkey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Monkey blocking some punches.
Fett gets through Monkey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fett blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Fett as the two fighters clinch.
Monkey throws a punch but it's blocked by Fett.
Monkey lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Fett.
Monkey lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Monkey.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey misses with a body punch.
Fett swings wildly with an uppercut but Monkey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monkey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Monkey prevents a body shot from Fett.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fett has a couple of punches blocked by Monkey.
Monkey swings wildly with an uppercut but Fett uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Fett.
Fett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Monkey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fett lands a hook to the side of the head.
Monkey scores with a shot to the side of Fett's head.
Fett is looking to control Monkey's arms but Monkey gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fett has his back to the cage.
Monkey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fett can't find room to land a body shot as Monkey controls the action.
Fett misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Fett fails to land.
Fett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Settakian Fett will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Monkey shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

It looks like Demon Monkey has been cut.
Monkey fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Monkey takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Monkey takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fett slips a jab and a cross from Monkey.
Demon Monkey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Monkey.
Monkey fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Crunch! Fett slams his shin into Monkey's torso.
Fett drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Monkey right on the button. Monkey goes down! Fett follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Fett gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Settakian Fett!
Post fight, an emotional Settakian Fett said 'The bitch met a real fighter tonight'.