PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bull Rorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Mickey Montana has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Montana
vs
Rorn

197 cm
25
281 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

150 cm
23
300 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mickey Montana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bull Rorn!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montana fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rorn attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rorn tries to clinch but Montana moves away

and Montana counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Montana.
Montana has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Rorn kicks Montana off and gets to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Montana as Rorn shoots in.

Montana rushes Rorn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Montana is looking to break free of the clinch but Rorn has double underhooks.
Rorn is pressed up against the cage. Montana has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rorn down to the mat. Rorn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rorn fails with the takedown.
Montana fails with a takedown attempt.
Rorn clinches but Montana breaks the clinch
and Montana counters with a three punch combo that has Rorn backing up. Rorn nods at Montana to acknowledge the strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rorn tries to clinch but Montana moves away
and Montana counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Montana fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rorn misses with a double jab

and Montana counters by clinching up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rorn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rorn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mickey Montana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bull Rorn.
Montana stalling in the clinch but Rorn improves position.

Rorn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rorn misses with a hook. Montana ducked under it nicely.
Rorn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Montana checks it well.
No luck for Montana with that takedown attempt.
Montana doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Rorn counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rorn is chipping away with strikes.
Montana tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Rorn controlling from mount.
Rorn looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana is trying desperately to improve position.
Rorn is landing with some decent strikes but Montana is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rorn controlling the pace for now.
Rorn connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montana tries to reverse the position but Rorn maintains control.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Rorn has eaten all the pies!
Rorn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Montana is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rorn throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Montana is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Montana is desperately trying to improve his position but Rorn has a good base and remains in mount.
Montana is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rorn wants to control the pace but Montana is squirming around nicely.
Montana wants to hold on but Rorn pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montana is desperately trying to improve his position but Rorn has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bull Rorn will probably get the nod.
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.

Montana fails with the takedown.
Montana closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rorn circles away.
Mickey Montana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rorn is defended easily by Montana.
Montana fails with the takedown

and Rorn counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Montana. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Rorn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Montana has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rorn has managed to get both his arms back between Montana's legs - danger averted.
Montana is trying to keep Rorn in close.
Montana wants to hit a switch here but Rorn passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Montana there!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rorn controlling from the full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rorn get's back to his feet.
Montana throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rorn's waist but Rorn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Montana off to one side.
Montana dives in and grabs Rorn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rorn pushes down on Montana's head and hops out.
Montana closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rorn circles away.
Rorn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Montana.
Montana listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Montana has taken the fight to the clinch.
Montana working hard to break the clinch.
Montana lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rorn backwards.
Rorn keeps control of Montana as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Montana drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Montana landing knees to the head.
Montana tries to circle away but Rorn has him pinned against the cage.
Montana tries to break the clinch but Rorn is controlling the position.
Montana fails to pull guard.
Montana tries to pull guard but Rorn holds him up against the cage and eventually Montana drops back down to his feet.
Rorn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Montana has him pressed against the cage.
Rorn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rorn tries to pull guard but Montana won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rorn up against the cage.
Montana is pressed up against the cage. Rorn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Montana down to the mat. Montana avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Montana throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rorn's waist but Rorn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Montana off to one side.

Montana clinches with his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Montana.

Montana manages to pull guard.
Rorn won't allow Montana to sweep him here.
Montana is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rorn sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Montana will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rorn wants to control from the top but Montana keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montana not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

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

Montana gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bull Rorn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Montana throws a head kick but Rorn moves out of range.
Rorn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Montana pinned against the cage. Montana gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Montana moves into the clinch.

Montana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rorn fails to land the takedown.
Montana with a lazy takedown attempt

and Rorn counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Montana wants to get back to full guard.
Rorn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Montana wants to control but Rorn passes into side.
Montana knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rorn on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rorn wants to stand but Montana has his arm trapped.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Montana wants to control but Rorn is keeping busy.
Montana is looking to improve his position.
Montana is trying to maintain the position but Rorn is very close to passing his half guard.
Montana punching from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Montana is trying to maintain the position but Rorn is very close to passing his half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Montana moves into range and clinches up with Rorn.

Montana pulls guard successfully.
Montana wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Montana is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Montana keeping moving, preventing Rorn from controlling successfully.
Montana is trying to keep Rorn in close.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rorn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Montana counters with a two punch combo.
Montana will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Montana is looking to clinch but Rorn is avoiding it.
Montana buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Montana closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Montana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Montana lands a jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Montana. Rorn shrugs it off though.
Montana fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Montana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left lands for Montana.
Rorn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Montana fails with a takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mickey Montana.
I think Rorn 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bull Rorn!