PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bastien Montrose (ranked 2450 p4p, 2377 weight class) and Xue Fang (ranked 124 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Montrose
vs
Fang

200 cm
26
270
7 - 6 - 0

200 cm
28
275
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bastien Montrose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Xue Fang!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fang throws a body punch but Montrose moves out of range.
Montrose fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Montrose.
Montrose looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Montrose blocks a leg kick.
Montrose blocks a jab.
Montrose throws a body punch but Fang moves out of range.

Montrose clinches up against the cage.
Fang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fang misses with the head strike.
Montrose has Fang pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fang manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montrose fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bastien Montrose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fang stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fang lands with a left to the head.
Montrose jumps guard but Fang turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Fang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Montrose goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fang prevents it.
Montrose takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fang throws a punch but it's blocked by Montrose.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fang.
A hook to the body from Fang.
Fang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Montrose has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Fang after a bit of a struggle.

Montrose has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Fang clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Fang covering up well under a series of strikes from Montrose.
Fang turns into Montrose and is now in his guard.
Montrose has Fang pulled in close to control his posture.
Montrose is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fang is controlling him.
Montrose wants to sweep here but Fang controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fang is fighting to break Montrose's control of his arms but Montrose is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Fang wants to control from the top but Montrose keeps moving.
Montrose wants to sweep here but Fang controlling him for the moment.
Montrose wants to improve his position but instead Fang has moved into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fang wants to control but Montrose is keeping him busy.
Montrose is trying to stand back up but Fang is controlling him
Montrose keeps control of the position for the meantime.

Montrose looking for submissions off his back.
Fang trying to pass the guard but Montrose defending well.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Montrose is trying to stand up here but Fang is controlling him well.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Fang scores with a decent looking hook.
Montrose sizes up Fang with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

It looks like Xue Fang has been cut.
Fang avoids the body shot from Montrose.
Fang let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fang connects with a right hand. Montrose shakes it off.
Fang slips under a jab from Montrose.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Montrose cracks Fang with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Montrose throws a body shot but no joy.
Montrose tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fang defends well and Montrose ends up having to push Fang into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Fang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fang prevents the takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Xue Fang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xue Fang's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Decent striking displayed by Fang there.
Fang misses with a straight right.
Bastien Montrose is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fang swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fang looks to score with a jab to the body but Montrose is just out of range.
Montrose takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fang throws a body punch but Montrose moves out of range.
Fang fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Montrose on the side of the head.
Fang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Montrose sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Montrose throws a front kick aimed at Fang's knee but Fang avoids it well.
Fang is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Montrose with a body shot.
Fang throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Montrose attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montrose.
Montrose wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Montrose fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fang! But no joy.
Fang feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Montroses jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Montrose takes a jab right on the kisser.

Fang clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fang lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Montrose is rocked!
Fang misses with the head strike.
Montrose jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fang walks away with a smile on his face. Montrose gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jab by Fang.
Oh Montrose is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fang with the inside leg kick.

Montrose gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Montrose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Montrose seems to have got his legs back now.
Montrose drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fang pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bastien Montrose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montrose slips a jab from Fang.
Montrose ducks under a wild hook from Fang.
Fang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Montrose misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Montrose takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fang cracks Montrose with a hook to the temple - Montrose is on wobbly legs here! Fang swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Montrose falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Fang wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Xue Fang!
During a confident post fight interview, Xue Fang thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.