PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bublasaur Venusaur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hidalgo Montoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Venusaur might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bulbasaur bongo bebop. Hidalgo Montoya has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Venusaur
vs
Montoya

175 cm
21
166 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

178 cm
21
167 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bublasaur Venusaur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hidalgo Montoya!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montoya has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Venusaur.
Montoya looks to land a combination but Venusaur avoids it well.
Venusaur throws and low kick but Montoya moves out of range easily.
Venusaur tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Montoya connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Venusaur tries to clinch there but Montoya circles away.
Venusaur is looking to land body kicks.
Venusaur takes a swing at Montoya's ribcage but misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Venusaur. That's going to slow Montoya down.
Montoya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Venusaur pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Venusaur tries to clinch up but Montoya circles away and keeps his distance.
Montoya scores with a decent looking hook.
Montoya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Venusaur throws a shot from downtown. Montoya moves away and avoids it.
Montoya moves out of range of the body kick.
Hidalgo Montoya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montoya looks to score with a jab to the body but Venusaur is just out of range.
Montoya throws the left hand but Venusaur avoids the punch easily.

Venusaur drives through and clinches with Montoya against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Venusaur misses with an elbow over the top.
Venusaur looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Venusaur comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Montoya blocks an elbow strike from Venusaur.
Montoya tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Venusaur's elbow.
Montoya tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Montoya takes a knee right on the jaw!
A right handed body shot lands from Montoya.
Venusaur throws an elbow that misses.
Venusaur throws a punch but it's blocked by Montoya.
Venusaur misses with an elbow over the top.
Montoya jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Venusaur walks away with a smile on his face. Montoya gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Montoya keeps the fight on the outside.
Venusaur lands with a hook. Montoya tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Venusaur lands a high kick!

It looks like Hidalgo Montoya has been cut.
Venusaur blocks a leg kick.
Venusaur misses with a head kick.
Montoya shoots in and drives through. Venusaur sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya thows a left - swing and a miss!
Venusaur avoids the body shot from Montoya.
Venusaur loads up on a big right hand but Montoya slips the punch.
Venusaur tries to clinch up but Montoya circles away and keeps his distance.
A solid body kick from Venusaur.
Venusaur pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Venusaur lands a nice looking body kick.
Montoya on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Venusaur. Venusaur obviously looking to wear him down.
Venusaur throws a head kick that misses.
Venusaur tries to clinch but Montoya moves out of range.
Venusaur throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Montoya looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Venusaur looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Venusaur misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Venusaur plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Venusaur clinches up against the ropes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Montoya.
Venusaur looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Montoya lands with a short shot to the head.
Venusaur pushes off an throws an elbow but Montoya leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Montoya is working Venusaur over against the ropes.
Montoya takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Venusaur throws an elbow but misses.
Venusaur lands a damaging elbow.
Venusaur misses with some punches.
Venusaur using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Montoya tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Venusaur's elbow.
Venusaur struggles to land a body shot inside as Montoya controls his hands.
Montoya blocks an elbow strike from Venusaur.
Montoya throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Montoya.
Montoya blocks an elbow strike.
Montoya avoids the elbow strike from Venusaur, against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montoya digs a right hand into Venusaur's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Venusaur's gas tank.
Montoya misses with a hook to the ribs.
Venusaur's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Venusaur misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Venusaur throws an elbow but misses.

Montoya gets control of Venusaur's arms and successfully pulls guard. Montoya will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Montoya wants to sweep here but Venusaur controlling him for the moment.
Venusaur is looking to stand up but Montoya won't let him.

Venusaur stands and steps away. Montoya gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Venusaur throws a head kick but Montoya moves out of range.
Venusaur tries to move into range but Montoya moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Montoya lands an overhand right.
Montoya misses with a leg kick
and Venusaur counters with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bublasaur Venusaur dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hidalgo Montoya's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Montoya throws a shot from downtown. Venusaur moves away and avoids it.
Montoya tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Venusaur swivels and escapes.
Montoya scores with a crisp jab that stopped Venusaur in his tracks.
Venusaur is looking to clinch.
Montoya with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Montoya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Venusaur. Montoya shrugs it off though.
Montoya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Venusaur moves away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Venusaur.
Venusaur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montoya.
Montoya takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Venusaur misses with a head kick.
Montoya punishes Venusaur's body with a nice straight punch.
Venusaur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Montoya.
Montoya is breathing heavily.
Venusaur misses with a shot to the body
letting Montoya counter with a right hand.
Montoya throws a hook but Venusaur avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Venusaur is looking to slow Montoya down with leg kicks.
Montoya ducks under a wild hook from Venusaur.
Montoya has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Venusaur.
Venusaur blocks a jab.
Venusaur cracks Montoya with a good jab.
Venusaur throws a quick inside leg kick.
Venusaur missing with a left hand there. Montoya was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Venusaur is looking to clinch.
Montoya uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Venusaur.
Venusaur throws a head kick but Montoya moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Venusaur.
Venusaur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Venusaur tries to close the distance and clinch up but Montoya swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab lands there for Montoya.
Montoya chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Venusaur can pounce on him.
Venusaur fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya misses the jab.
A low kick from Venusaur misses
and Montoya counters with a straight right hand.
Montoya scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Venusaur pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Montoya looks to throw the jab but Venusaur is out of range.
Venusaur misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Venusaur takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Montoya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bublasaur Venusaur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Venusaur moves in looking to clinch but Montoya pushes him off.
Montoya scores with a sloppy right hand. Venusaur should have avoided that one.
Montoya throws a hook but Venusaur blocks it.
Venusaur lands a nice looking kick to the body. Montoya takes a step back to recover.

Venusaur closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Montoya.
Montoya misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venusaur lands an elbow just above Montoya 's eye.
Venusaur misses with an elbow strike.
Venusaur misses with an elbow strike.
Venusaur creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Montoya's defenses.
Montoya lands a body shot in the clinch.
Montoya dodges an elbow strike from Venusaur.
A nice left hand lands by Montoya.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Montoya.
Montoya tries for a takedown. No joy.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Venusaur just misses with a elbow thrown towards Montoya's brow.
Venusaur creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Venusaur creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Venusaur trying to land knees to the body.
Venusaur misses with an elbow strike.
Montoya blocks an elbow strike from Venusaur.

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.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Venusaur misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Venusaur just misses with a elbow thrown towards Montoya's brow.
Venusaur can't find room to land a body shot as Montoya controls the action.
Montoya is working Venusaur over against the ropes.
Montoya lands with a right to the head.
Montoya jumps guard but Venusaur stands there with Montoya around his waist. Montoya gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bublasaur Venusaur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hidalgo Montoya.
Good body shot from Montoya.
Montoya tries to pull guard but Venusaur won't allow it.
Venusaur wants to stall.
Montoya tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Venusaur throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Venusaur tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Montoya avoids it.
Montoya misses with a body punch.
Montoya missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bublasaur Venusaur dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hidalgo Montoya's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Venusaur thumps Montoya with a low kick.
Venusaur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Montoya.
Venusaur throws a body punch but Montoya moves out of range.
Venusaur throws a push kick but Montoya slaps the foot to one side.
Venusaur slips a straight right by Montoya.
Montoya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Venusaur.
Montoya misses with a takedown attempt
and Venusaur makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Montoya really felt that one!
Montoya connects with a body shot.
Montoya misses the shot to the body.
Venusaur motions for Montoya to come forward. Venusaur throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bublasaur Venusaur is winning the standup battle so far.
Montoya loads up on a big right hand but Venusaur slips the punch.
Venusaur throws and low kick but Montoya moves out of range easily.
Montoya takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Venusaur throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Venusaur connects with a solid leg kick.
Montoya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Venusaur throws a push kick but Montoya slaps the foot to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Venusaur lands but Montoya takes it in his stride.
Venusaur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Venusaur slips a straight right by Montoya.
Montoya throws a body punch but Venusaur moves out of range.
Venusaur tries to clinch but Montoya is having none of it.
Montoya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Venusaur scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Montoya looks to land a right hand but Venusaur moved out of range.

Venusaur moves into the clinch.
Montoya dodges an elbow strike from Venusaur.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Venusaur just misses with a elbow thrown towards Montoya's brow.
Montoya tries to throw a body punch but Venusaur avoids it by throwing Montoya back against the cage.
Montoya avoids a wild elbow strike from Venusaur.
Venusaur creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Montoya lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Venusaur throws an elbow but it misses.
Venusaur tries to land knees in the clinch but Montoya avoids the damage to the body.
Montoya lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Venusaur or not.
Hidalgo Montoya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Venusaur pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Venusaur displaying some good clinch control by pressing Montoya up against the ropes.
Montoya digs a right hand into Venusaur's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Venusaur's gas tank.
Venusaur throws an elbow that misses.
Venusaur looking to stall.
Venusaur gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Montoya misses with a short punch on the inside.
Venusaur lands an elbow that stopped Montoya in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venusaur lands an elbow inside that Montoya shrugs off.
Montoya throws a punch but it's blocked by Venusaur.
Venusaur pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Venusaur lands an elbow inside.
Montoya presses Venusaur against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Venusaur misses with an elbow strike.
Montoya tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Venusaur is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Montoya dodges an elbow strike from Venusaur.
Venusaur lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Venusaur throws an elbow but misses.
Venusaur pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Venusaur pushes off an throws an elbow but Montoya leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Venusaur misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from Venusaur on the inside.
Venusaur throws an elbow but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Venusaur avoiding damage.
Venusaur throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Venusaur throws an elbow but misses.
Montoya tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Montoya lands a nice uppercut.
Montoya avoids a wild elbow strike from Venusaur.
Montoya lands an uppercut.
Montoya lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Montoya.
Montoya tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Venusaur smiles and moves away.
Venusaur moves out of range of the strikes.
Montoya takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Montoya misses with a straight left.
Bublasaur Venusaur is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Montoya throws a looping overhand right but Venusaur ducks down to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bublasaur Venusaur showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Venusaur 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bublasaur Venusaur!