PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cathal Mooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Montana's choice of entrance music: Bitches wonna. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mooney
vs
Montana

180 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
21
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

Blitzkrieg Formula 5000

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cathal Mooney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Montana!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Montana gets caught flat footed, as Mooney shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Montana trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Montana keeping moving, preventing Mooney from controlling successfully.

Montana throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Montana working a defensive guard here.
Mooney slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Montana is working an open guard so Mooney takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Montana has managed to clinch.
Mooney managing to block the knees to the body from Montana.
Montana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mooney tries to break free but Montana pushes him back against the cage.
Mooney trying to control the position but instead, Montana has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mooney into the cage.
Mooney wants a takedown.
Mooney tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Montana smiles and moves away.
Mooney throws a hook to the side of Montana's head but Montana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Montana tries for a takedown but Mooney circles away easily

and Mooney counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Montana's guard now.
Montana is looking to stand up but Mooney isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana looking for a sweep. Not yet Montana, not yet.
Montana is pulling down on Mooney's head. It's preventing any offense from Mooney, at least for the moment.
Mooney controls from within his opponent's guard.

Montana throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mooney looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mooney stands up over Montana, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Montana wants to sweep but no luck.

Montana pushes Mooney off and scrambles back to his feet.
Montana looks to clinch

and Mooney counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mooney is breathing heavily.
Mooney wants to free his trapped foot but Montana is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana looks like he's trying to stand up.
Montana strikes from the bottom but Mooney passes into mount!
Montana wants to hold on but Mooney pushes him away.
Mooney controlling from mount.
Montana is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cathal Mooney dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mooney shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mooney was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Montana sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Mooney prevents Montana from improving his position.
Mooney seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Montana does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Montana looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Montana is trying to maintain the position but Mooney is very close to passing his half guard.
Mooney slows the pace down in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mooney moves nicely into side control.
Montana prevents Mooney from improving position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mooney prevents Montana from escaping the position.
Montana is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mooney trying to control the position but Montana is working away.

Mooney tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mooney has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Montana tries to improve position but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Montana clinches.
Montana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mooney jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Montana walks away with a smile on his face. Mooney gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Montana moves into the clinch.

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

Montana looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mooney is trying to keep Montana in close.
Mooney keeping moving, preventing Montana from controlling successfully.

Montana decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mooney, up you get!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Montana looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mooney tries to get to full guard but Montana has control of the leg.
Mooney punching from the bottom.
Mooney wants to improve his position but Montana is controlling well.
Mooney is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Montana's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Montana's back!
Mooney is trying to stick to Montana's back but Montana is turning into Mooney. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Mooney's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Montana.
Montana has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mooney is proving hard to escape from.
Mooney working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Montana showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Mooney tries to clinch up but Montana circles away and keeps his distance.
Mooney tries to clinch up but Montana circles away and keeps his distance.
Mooney throws a hook to the side of Montana's head but Montana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Montana checks a leg kick.

Montana closes the distance and clinches.
Mooney stalls.
Montana dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Montana pulls guard effortlessly.

Montana isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mooney stacks Montana on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mooney!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mooney trying to control the position but Montana is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mooney decides to stand back up. Mooney steps back and let's Montana get back to his feet.

Montana closes the distance and pushes Mooney back into the cage.
Mooney drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mooney is trying to break free.
Mooney wants a takedown.

Montana is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Mooney can't fight it off and eventually Montana manages to take the fight to the floor. Mooney looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Montana stands up and waves to Mooney to follow him.
Montana lands with a shot to the body.
Mooney shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cathal Mooney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Montana.
Montana tries to close the distance and clinch but Mooney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Montana gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mooney is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Montana gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mooney gets underhooks to prevent Montana's takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Montana breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mooney shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Montana sprawls well. Montana wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mooney gets slowly back to his feet.
Mooney tries to clinch up

and Montana counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Montana.
Mooney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Montana has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mooney avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mooney jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Montana walks away with a smile on his face. Mooney gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mooney tries to clinch there but Montana circles away.
Mooney tries for a takedown but Montana circles away easily

and Montana counters by moving into the clinch.

Montana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mooney defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Montana.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Montana changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mooney tries to avoid it but Montana manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mooney to the ground. Mooney escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Montana.
Montana throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mooney.
Montana tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mooney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Montana as Mooney shoots in.
Mooney shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Montana as he jumps to the side.
Cathal Mooney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Montana throws a nice head kick!
Mooney shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Montana defends it nicely.

Montana gets a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Montana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Montana 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 Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Montana!