PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Montana Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mika Hamalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montana Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Tony's Theme. Antonio Montana Jr could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mika Hamalainen's chin.

Montana Jr
vs
Hamalainen

190 cm
23
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
21
176 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Montana Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mika Hamalainen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamalainen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

It looks like Mika Hamalainen has been cut.
Hamalainen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Montana Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hamalainen.
Hamalainen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Montana Jr avoids it really well and circles away.
Hamalainen is looking to clinch but Montana Jr is avoiding it.
Montana Jr lands a head kick. Hamalainen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hamalainen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Montana Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Montana Jr lands with a hook. Hamalainen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Montana Jr gets caught flat footed, as Hamalainen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hamalainen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Montana Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Hamalainen is proving a slippery customer.
Hamalainen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Montana Jr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hamalainen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamalainen pushes down on Montana Jr's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Montana Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hamalainen on the ground.
Montana Jr wants to get back to full guard.
Montana Jr is trying to stand up here but Hamalainen is controlling him well.
Hamalainen is keen to just control but Montana Jr is a slippery customer.
Montana Jr wants to get back to his feet.

Hamalainen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Montana Jr is just riding it out for now. Hamalainen eventually gives up the hold.

Hamalainen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Montana Jr won't allow Hamalainen to pass to mount.
Montana Jr controlling the position well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Montana Jr is staying active underneath Hamalainen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hamalainen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hamalainen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hamalainen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Hamalainen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Montana Jr sees it coming and defends easily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Montana Jr lands a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamalainen tries to close the distance and clinch but Montana Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Antonio Montana Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Montana Jr fakes the leg kick and cracks Hamalainen in the body.
Hamalainen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Montana Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Montana Jr digs a good hook to Hamalainen's body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Montana Jr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hamalainen looks gassed!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hamalainen.
Montana Jr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice uppercut lands for Montana Jr. That snapped Hamalainen's head back.
Montana Jr lands with a kick to the temple. Hamalainen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Montana Jr throws a series of punches but Hamalainen moves out of range.
Montana Jr cracks a nice hook into Hamalainen's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamalainen throws a lazy body kick
and Montana Jr counters with a big head kick but Hamalainen shrugs it off.

That has opened up Mika Hamalainen's cut even more.
Montana Jr throws a right and a left that Hamalainen avoids nicely.
Hamalainen misses with a combination
and Hamalainen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Montana Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Montana Jr scores with a four punch combination!
A punch combination from Montana Jr misses.
Montana Jr lands a jab-cross combination.
Montana Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hamalainen's calf.
Montana Jr throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hamalainen.
Montana Jr lands with a straight right. Hamalainen didn't see that one coming.
Montana Jr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Hamalainen is rocked!
Montana Jr is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hamalainen tries to clinch up but Montana Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Hamalainen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Montana Jr circles away.
Antonio Montana Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mika Hamalainen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hamalainen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Montana Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Montana Jr stuns Hamalainen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Montana Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mika Hamalainen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Montana Jr throws a combination. Hamalainen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hamalainen wants to clinch up but Montana Jr keeps it at a distance.
Montana Jr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hamalainen clinches but Montana Jr breaks the clinch
and Montana Jr counters with a big head kick but Hamalainen shrugs it off.
Hamalainen is still on wobbly legs! Can Montana Jr finish him?
Hamalainen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Montana Jr. That one must have hurt.
Hamalainen seems to have recovered his senses.
Montana Jr lands with a nice body kick.
Montana Jr is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice shot lands for Montana Jr.
Montana Jr throws a head kick that half lands.

The cut above Mika Hamalainen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A nice combination there by Montana Jr.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Montana Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hamalainen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hamalainen looks to land a combination. Montana Jr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Antonio Montana Jr has been cut.
Hamalainen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hamalainen is breathing heavily.
Montana Jr scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamalainen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Montana Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Montana Jr lands a head kick. Hamalainen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A nice combination there by Montana Jr.
Montana Jr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Montana Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Montana Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hamalainen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Montana Jr counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Mika Hamalainen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Mika Hamalainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamalainen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Antonio Montana Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Montana Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hamalainen's sensitive parts.
Hamalainen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hamalainen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Montana Jr.
Hamalainen closes the distance but Montana Jr moves to the side
and Montana Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Hamalainen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Montana Jr as he jumps to the side.
Montana Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hamalainen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana Jr thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hamalainen if he has to take too many more of those.
Montana Jr scores with a jab. Hamalainen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Montana Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Montana Jr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Montana Jr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hamalainen backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montana Jr connects with a high kick.
A nice combination there by Montana Jr.
Hamalainen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hamalainen throws a lazy head kick
and Montana Jr counters with a one-two to the body.
A solid body kick from Montana Jr.
Montana Jr lands a jab to Hamalainen's midsection.
Montana Jr throws a series of strikes that have Hamalainen backpedaling.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mika Hamalainen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Antonio Montana Jr!
Antonio Montana Jr retains his welterweight title!