PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cain Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Carlos Jose Montoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dos Santos
vs
Carlos Jose Montoya

185 cm
24
178 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

185 cm
25
165 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cain Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juan Carlos Jose Montoya!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jose Montoya throws a head kick but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Jose Montoya tries a head kick but it misses.

Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dos Santos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dos Santos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dos Santos with the ground and pound from mount.
Dos Santos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dos Santos tries to control but Jose Montoya wriggling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos controlling his opponent.
Dos Santos's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Dos Santos punching from mount but Jose Montoya doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's two 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.
Jose Montoya tries to reverse the position but Dos Santos maintains control.
Jose Montoya tries to hold on but Dos Santos postures up.
Dos Santos looking to finish with strikes here!
Jose Montoya wants to control but Dos Santos is having none of it.
Dos Santos controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos cracks Jose Montoya with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jose Montoya is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Dos Santos throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Dos Santos with the ground and pound from mount.
Dos Santos looking to ground and pound but Jose Montoya is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dos Santos lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dos Santos 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.
Dos Santos 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.
Jose Montoya is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dos Santos unloads with some shots from mount but Jose Montoya bucks and avoids them well.
A nice elbow there by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos tries to control but Jose Montoya wriggling away.
A nice elbow there by Dos Santos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cain Dos Santos dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dos Santos fails to land the takedown.
Jose Montoya throws a sloppy head kick and Dos Santos moves out of range easily.

Dos Santos drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jose Montoya is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dos Santos throwing strikes but missing.
Dos Santos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jose Montoya keeping moving, preventing Dos Santos from controlling successfully.
Dos Santos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jose Montoya swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dos Santos wants to control from the top but Jose Montoya keeps moving.

That's two 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jose Montoya throws a sloppy head kick and Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A left lands for Dos Santos.
Dos Santos avoids the head kick by Jose Montoya.
Dos Santos cracks Jose Montoya with a good jab.
Dos Santos looks for a takedown but Jose Montoya sprawls well.
Dos Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but Jose Montoya shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Dos Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Jose Montoya which made him look bad.
Jose Montoya moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from Jose Montoya.
Jose Montoya scores with a push kick.
Dos Santos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jose Montoya avoids it really well and circles away.
Jose Montoya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up but Jose Montoya circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jose Montoya throws a sloppy head kick and Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Jose Montoya tries to land a front kick but Dos Santos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Dos Santos gets a takedown into half guard.
Jose Montoya avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jose Montoya defending well though.
Dos Santos stops Jose Montoya from getting back to his feet.
Dos Santos wants to pass the guard but Jose Montoya is defending well.
Dos Santos is controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dos Santos is trying to control. Jose Montoya wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cain Dos Santos 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. This is the final round!

Dos Santos shoots in for a double leg but Jose Montoya sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jose Montoya thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jose Montoya throws a head kick but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Jose Montoya throws a head kick that misses.

Dos Santos rushes Jose Montoya and presses him up against the cage.
Dos Santos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dos Santos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jose Montoya gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dos Santos lands a takedown into guard.
Dos Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Jose Montoya is retaining full guard.
Dos Santos prevents Jose Montoya from getting back to his feet.
Dos Santos stands and throws Jose Montoya's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jose Montoya regains half guard there - taking advantage of Dos Santos's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Jose Montoya is staying active underneath Dos Santos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dos Santos stops Jose Montoya from getting back to his feet.
Dos Santos wants to take a breather but Jose Montoya is having none of it.
Dos Santos perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cain Dos Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two 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, due to lack of activity on the part of Cain Dos Santos.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jose Montoya but Jose Montoya pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jose Montoya stuffs the takedown attempt from Dos Santos. Dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet.

Jose Montoya gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Jose Montoya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dos Santos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cain Dos Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos wants to control from the top but Jose Montoya keeps moving.

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.
Dos Santos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Cain Dos Santos.

Dos Santos looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jose Montoya!
Jose Montoya is desperately trying to improve his position but Dos Santos has a good base and remains in mount.
Dos Santos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cain Dos Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dos Santos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cain Dos Santos!