PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jared Leto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Montelibano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jared Leto has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Leto
vs
Montelibano

180 cm
23
184 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jared Leto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Montelibano!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leto lands an overhand right.
Leto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Montelibano tries a low kick but Leto avoids it.
Montelibano takes one to the side of the head.
Montelibano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leto catches Montelibano with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Leto connects with the punch.
Montelibano fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Leto avoids it really well and circles away.
Montelibano tries to clinch but Leto is having none of it.
Montelibano takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Montelibano shoots in and drives through. Leto sprawls well.
Leto throws a front kick aimed at Montelibano's knee but Montelibano avoids it well.
Leto scores with a jab to the body.
Montelibano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leto lands a lovely overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montelibano is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leto misses with a leg kick.

Leto closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Leto content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nice strikes from Leto there.
Leto working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Leto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Montelibano wants to sweep but Leto has passed to side control!
Montelibano is working to avoid the ground and pound but Leto connects with a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montelibano is not content to let Leto control the position.
Montelibano is trying to control Leto's posture but Leto avoids it.
Montelibano tries to improve position but can't.
Leto wants to control but Montelibano is keeping him busy.

Leto working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Leto working the ground and pound but Montelibano is defending the strikes.
Montelibano tries to buck Leto off but Leto is having none of it.
Leto working the head with strikes.
Montelibano gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montelibano trying to hold on to Leto's head to control him but Leto postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montelibano trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Leto manages to pass to mount!
Montelibano wants to control but Leto is having none of it.
Leto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Leto fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Leto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Leto scoring with strikes but Montelibano is staying in there.

Leto swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Montelibano is now in Leto's guard. A big mistake from Leto there, giving up the dominant position!

Leto had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Montelibano defends it easily.
Leto is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Montelibano drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Montelibano jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Montelibano drops back, looking for a kneebar! Leto looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Leto looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Leto!
Montelibano is looking to reverse the position.
Leto tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Montelibano manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Nice strikes from Leto there.
Leto has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leto winds up and cracks Montelibano with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Leto is looking for a kimura but Montelibano is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Leto to get the leverage.
Leto is pressing down on Montelibano's thigh, looking to free his foot. Montelibano is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jared Leto dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Leto checks the leg kick nicely there.
Montelibano misses with a takedown attempt

so Leto counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Leto is in close to Montelibano's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Leto wants to control from the top but Montelibano keeps moving.
Montelibano looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Leto is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leto preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leto sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Leto throwing strikes but missing.
Montelibano pulls Leto in close to prevent any damage.
Montelibano is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Leto advances to half guard.
Montelibano tries to roll over but Leto keeps him under control.
Montelibano trying to hold on to Leto's head to control him but Leto postures up.
Leto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Leto.

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.
Leto is thwarting Montelibano's attempts to control the position.
Montelibano is looking for a sweep. Leto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Montelibano is not content to let Leto control the position.
Leto winds up and cracks Montelibano with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Leto with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Montelibano trying to hold on to Leto's head to control him but Leto postures up.
Jared Leto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Leto stalling.
Leto is trying to control the action in half guard but Montelibano is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Montelibano is looking for a sweep. Leto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leto is thwarting Montelibano's attempts to control the position.
Still in half guard, Leto seems content to control.
Leto throwing shots but Montelibano is blocking nicely.
Montelibano slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Leto preventing the sweep.
Leto pushing down on Montelibano's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Leto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Leto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Leto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Montelibano keeps working.
Leto prevents Montelibano from improving his position.
Leto trying to control from half guard but Montelibano is working away.

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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Montelibano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leto checks the leg kick.
Leto misses with a wild body shot.
Leto avoids the head kick by Montelibano.
Montelibano looks to clinch
and Montelibano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Montelibano.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Leto.
Montelibano trying to remain calm as Leto controls from the top position.

Leto is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Montelibano is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Montelibano really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Leto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Montelibano tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Leto wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jared Leto dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A slapping leg kick lands for Montelibano.
Montelibano throws a sloppy head kick

and Leto counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Montelibano!
Montelibano tries to hold on but Leto postures up.
Montelibano is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Montelibano tries to hold on but Leto pushes him away.
Leto sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Leto lands a big elbow.
Leto sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Montelibano tries to lock up and control but Leto gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Montelibano is desperately trying to improve his position but Leto has a good base and remains in mount.
Leto misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Montelibano is desperately trying to improve his position but Leto has a good base and remains in mount.
Leto working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montelibano wants to hold on but Leto pushes him away.
Leto landing strikes from the mount.
Montelibano is looking to improve his position but Leto isn't that keen on the idea.

Leto looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Leto thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Leto unloads with some shots from mount but Montelibano bucks and avoids them well.
Montelibano wants to hold on but Leto pushes him away.
Montelibano is trying to stand up.
Montelibano is squirming around, avoiding Leto's attempts to control the action.
Montelibano is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mark Montelibano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Leto lands a heavy elbow.
Leto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Leto is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Montelibano is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Montelibano keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Leto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Leto landing punches.
Montelibano really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Leto landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leto landing strikes, looking to finish!
Montelibano tries to hold on but Leto pushes him away.
Leto with good strikes from the mount here!

Leto goes for an armbar but Montelibano turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Montelibano.
Montelibano trying to control but Leto is working from the bottom.
Montelibano must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Leto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Leto keeping full guard, as Montelibano tries to pass.
Jared Leto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Montelibano drops back looking for a leg! Leto is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Leto manages to kick Montelibano off! Montelibano jumps back into Leto's guard.

Montelibano avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Leto is looking for a triangle but Montelibano pushes his legs off easily.
Montelibano is looking to work some ground and pound but Leto has wrist control.
Leto is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Leto blocks a head kick by Montelibano.
Montelibano throws a head kick that misses.
Leto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Leto clinches up with Montelibano and pushes him back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jared Leto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Leto 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jared Leto!