PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Montrile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and sto bueno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Montrile
vs
bueno

200 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Montrile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, sto bueno!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

bueno feints and as Montrile raises his hands in defense, bueno changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Montrile scrambles and gets back to his feet.

bueno moves into the clinch.

bueno drags the fight down to the ground.
Montrile won't allow bueno to get back to his feet.
Montrile pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. bueno is keeping the position for now.
bueno throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Montrile controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Montrile postures up in bueno's guard and throws a big left but bueno blocks it.
Montrile not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Montrile in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bueno wants to control but Montrile passes easily into half guard.
bueno keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
bueno wants to control the action here but instead Montrile manages to pass to full mount!
bueno is desperately trying to improve his position but Montrile has a good base and remains in mount.
Montrile punishing his opponent with strikes.
Montrile controlling from mount.
Montrile trying to control but he's not successful this time.
bueno is trying to stand up.
bueno looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Montrile dominating with strikes here.
Montrile scores with a couple of good head shots there.
bueno is in a horrible position here. Montrile smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Montrile tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Montrile lands a big shot there that rocks bueno but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Montrile can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as bueno is looking to escape.
bueno keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee warns bueno that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Montrile tries to control but bueno wriggling away.
Montrile pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
bueno taking shots to the head.
Montrile pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montrile raining down shots from the mount!
Montrile landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Montrile get's back to his feet.
bueno shoots in for a double leg but Montrile sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Montrile tries to clinch

and bueno counters by clinching up.
Montrile can't get the takedown.

Montrile turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Montrile manages to end up in side control.
Montrile wants to control but bueno is keeping him busy.
Montrile tries to move into full mount but can't pass bueno's legs.
bueno tries to buck Montrile off but Montrile is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Montrile dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

bueno stuffs the takedown attempt from Montrile. Montrile gets slowly back to his feet.
bueno blocks a leg kick.

Montrile changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. bueno looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
bueno is trying to control Montrile's posture but Montrile avoids it.
Montrile blocks the strikes from bueno.
You can see the frustration on bueno's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
bueno manages to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
bueno slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montrile postures up.
bueno looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Montrile wants to control from the top but bueno keeps moving.
Montrile content to stall in guard here.
bueno looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Montrile trying to control the position from guard on top but bueno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
bueno pulls Montrile in close to his closed guard and prevents Montrile from doing any damage or advancing position.
Montrile tries to stand but bueno is controlling from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Montrile shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crunch! bueno slams his shin into Montrile's torso.
Montrile swats away the attempt to clinch by bueno.
Montrile keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

bueno rushes Montrile and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
bueno tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
bueno is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Montrile gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nick Montrile has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of sto bueno.

Montrile pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

bueno gets the takedown into side control.
bueno lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Montrile down.
Montrile tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but bueno wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Montrile is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on bueno's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

bueno is working for a kimura but Montrile is defending it quite comfortably.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
bueno performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Montrile wants to control the action here but instead bueno manages to pass to full mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
bueno wants to control the pace but Montrile is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

sto bueno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

bueno tries to clinch up
and Montrile counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

bueno takes the fight into the clinch.
Montrile tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A right hand to the body from bueno.
Montrile letting bueno take a breather here.
Montrile stalling in the clinch but bueno improves position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
bueno tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Montrile just stands there and leans against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Montrile avoiding damage as bueno throws knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Montrile wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
bueno lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bueno is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Montrile swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Montrile.
Montrile lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
bueno wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
bueno misses with a knee strike.
Montrile fails to pull guard.

Montrile pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
bueno sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

Montrile looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for bueno!
bueno wants to hold on but Montrile pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bueno is trying desperately to improve position.
Montrile controlling the pace for now.
bueno is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montrile wants to control the action but instead bueno gets a body lock and reverses into Montrile's guard! Nice work!

bueno stands up from Montrile's guard - bueno perhaps looking for a knockout.
bueno fails with a takedown attempt.
Nick Montrile has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of sto bueno.
bueno blocks a head kick by Montrile.

bueno has taken the fight to the clinch.
bueno crunches a lovely knee into Montrile's ribcage.
bueno lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
bueno pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Montrile drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Montrile goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

bueno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Montrile closes the distance but bueno moves to the side

and bueno counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Montrile!
bueno trying to control but he's not successful this time.
bueno landing strikes, looking to finish!
Montrile is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

And that's the end of the fight!
sto bueno comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think bueno has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... sto bueno!