PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Montolivo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bone comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Disturbed - Sacrifice kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ricardo Montolivo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Montolivo
vs
Bone

195 cm
19
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
270 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Montolivo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, John Bone!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bone tries to clinch but Montolivo is having none of it.
Bone moves in looking to clinch but Montolivo pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montolivo keeps the fight on the outside.
Bone staying out of range there.
Montolivo fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone wants to clinch up but Montolivo keeps it at a distance.
Bone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Montolivo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Montolivo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Montolivo keeps the fight on the outside.
Montolivo cracks Bone with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bone moves in looking to clinch but Montolivo pushes him off.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bone is defended easily by Montolivo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montolivo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Montolivo.
Bone is looking to clinch.
Montolivo circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montolivo throws a right and a left that Bone avoids nicely.
Bone tries to close the distance and clinch but Montolivo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ricardo Montolivo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bone tries to clinch but Montolivo is having none of it.
Montolivo misses with a series of wild punches.
Montolivo misses with a two punch combination.

That's four 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.
Bone wants to clinch up but Montolivo keeps it at a distance.
Montolivo tries to bum rush Bone with a series of wild strikes but Bone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bone shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Montolivo as he avoids it easily.
Ricardo Montolivo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Bone.
Bone dodges the punch combination from Montolivo.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bone shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Montolivo but Montolivo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Montolivo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bone wants to clinch.
Bone tries to clinch but Montolivo moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montolivo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bone moves in looking to clinch but Montolivo pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montolivo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Montolivo keeps the fight on the outside.
Montolivo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Montolivo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Montolivo paws at him with a jab and circles away.

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.
Bone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Montolivo.
Montolivo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bone tries to close the distance and clinch but Montolivo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Montolivo throws a series of punches but Bone avoids them all with ease.
Montolivo fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montolivo throws a right and a left that Bone avoids nicely.
Montolivo misses with a wild combination.
Bone has a takedown stuffed.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

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.
Bone is looking to clinch.
Bone wants to clinch.
Bone moves in looking to clinch but Montolivo pushes him off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bone fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ricardo Montolivo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bone fails with the takedown.
Bone moves in looking to clinch but Montolivo pushes him off.
Montolivo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Montolivo throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montolivo fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bone.
Ricardo Montolivo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Bone.
Bone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bone dives in and grabs Montolivo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Montolivo pushes down on Bone's head and hops out.
Bone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Montolivo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Montolivo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No luck for Bone with that takedown attempt.
Ricardo Montolivo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Montolivo misses with a few strikes there.
Bone slips a jab and a cross from Montolivo.
Bone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bone fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montolivo misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Montolivo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Montolivo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bone tries to clinch but Montolivo moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bone avoids a punch combination nicely.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Montolivo here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bone throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Montolivo's waist but Montolivo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bone off to one side.
Bone shoots in looking for a takedown. Montolivo tries to sprawl out of it but Bone keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Montolivo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
John Bone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A decent looking cross lands there for Montolivo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Montolivo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Montolivo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Montolivo!