PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mack Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gonzalo Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montana comes to the cage accompanied by Nowhere Fast - Diane Lane. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Montana
vs
Hernandez

183 cm
26
222 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

188 cm
24
221 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mack Montana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gonzalo Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez looks to throw the jab but Montana is out of range.
Montana is looking to score with low kicks.
Hernandez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Montana manages to avoid it.
Hernandez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Montana takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hernandez ducks under a wild hook from Montana.
Montana thumps Hernandez with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Montana, right into the meat.
Mack Montana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montana shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hernandez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Montana defends it nicely.
Montana tries a low kick but Hernandez avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hernandez was well out of range. Poor timing from Montana.
Montana scoring well with a low kick there.
A solid body kick from Montana.
Hernandez looks gassed!
Hernandez checks a leg kick nicely.
Hernandez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Montana misses with a body kick.
Montana wants to slow Hernandez down by chopping away at his legs.
Montana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hernandez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hernandez blocks a low kick nicely.
Hernandez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Montana lands a leg kick that knocks Hernandez off balance momentarily.
Hernandez throws a lazy right hand but Montana sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hernandez walks into a stiff left hand from Montana.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hernandez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hernandez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Montana.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Montana lands a big head kick that sends Hernandez tumbling to the mat! Montana takes a step backwards and waves Hernandez back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Gonzalo Hernandez has been cut.
Hernandez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hernandez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montana uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Montana shoots in and gets a takedown into Hernandez's guard.
Montana is pushing down on Hernandez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hernandez is fighting to maintain full guard but Montana has managed to sneak the leg through.
Montana lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Montana is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana controlling from mount.
Montana fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Montana unloading with bombs!
Montana sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montana landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mack Montana dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gonzalo Hernandez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Montana ducks under a wild hook from Hernandez.
Montana scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mack Montana is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Hernandez misses.
Montana misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Hernandez.
Hernandez misses with a takedown
and Montana counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Montana gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hernandez is breathing heavily.
Montana content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Montana unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hernandez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hernandez avoids it.
Montana lands a knee to the body.
Montana tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hernandez avoids it.
Montana is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Montana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hernandez.
Montana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Montana lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Montana tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hernandez avoids it.
Hernandez being controlled against the cage.
Nice elbow from Montana.
Montana taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hernandez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Montana lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hernandez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Montana lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Montana using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Montana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana misses with a head kick.
Montana connects with a solid leg kick.
Montana slips under a jab.
That kick from Montana tenderised Hernandez's leg. Hernandez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Montana connects with a jab.
Montana swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hernandez.
Montana throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hernandez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Montana.
Montana is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hernandez can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Montana comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Montana is looking to wear down Hernandez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hernandez thows a body shot but no joy.
Montana fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hernandez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Montana.
Hernandez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Montana takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
No luck for Hernandez with that takedown attempt.
Montana moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hernandez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Montana can pounce on him.
Montana connects with a nice looking jab.
Hernandez shoots in looking for a takedown. Montana tries to sprawl out of it but Hernandez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Montana manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mack Montana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gonzalo Hernandez.
Montana throws a head kick that half lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mack Montana dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gonzalo Hernandez's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Montana connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A big left from Hernandez misses.
Montana throws a solid leg kick but Hernandez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Montana.
Hernandez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hernandez throws a hook but Montana blocks it.
Montana throws a quick inside leg kick.

Montana looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Montana is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hernandez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hernandez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Montana defends it easily.
Montana is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Montana 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.
Montana throwing strikes but missing.
Montana sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Montana trying to control but Hernandez is working 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 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.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hernandez can do anything to dispel that myth.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Mack Montana just wasn't active enough.
Hernandez throws a jab but it's blocked by Montana.
Montana tries to land a front kick but Hernandez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Montana connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Montana thuds his shin into the meat of Hernandez's side.
Montana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hernandez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hernandez moves away.

Montana has closed the distance and engaged Hernandez in a clinch.
Montana is struggling to control the position.

Montana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Montana throws a front kick aimed at Hernandez's knee but Hernandez avoids it well.
Montana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mack Montana is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Montana attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hernandez misses with a straight right.
Hernandez tries to score with a low kick but Montana moves his leg out of the way.
Gonzalo Hernandez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Montana.
Montana ducks under a wild hook from Hernandez.
Hernandez throws a hook to the side of Montana's head but Montana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hernandez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Montana wants to slow Hernandez down by chopping away at his legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Montana.
Hernandez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montana.
Montana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mack Montana showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Montana 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mack Montana!