PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Zyekowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Montana
vs
Zyekowski

177 cm
26
180 lbs
11 - 4 - 1

183 cm
21
170 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Good gas tank

MADE IN GERMANY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lorenzo Montana!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thomas Zyekowski!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montana throws a body kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Montana. That's going to slow Zyekowski down.
Zyekowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zyekowski throws a body punch but Montana moves out of range.
Montana lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Montana throws a body punch but Zyekowski moves out of range.
Montana moves out of range of the leg kick from Zyekowski.
Montana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zyekowski.
Montana gets cracked there but stands up to it.

It looks like Lorenzo Montana has been cut.
A low kick from Zyekowski misses
and Montana makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Zyekowski really felt that one!
Zyekowski scores with a leg kick.
Zyekowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Montana sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Montana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zyekowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zyekowski on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Montana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Montana fails to land with a series of punches.
Zyekowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zyekowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Montana.
Zyekowski lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zyekowski. Montana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Montana misses with a body kick.
Zyekowski misses with the combination.
Zyekowski misses with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zyekowski.
Zyekowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Montana circles away quickly and effectively.
Montana has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Zyekowski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Montana.
Zyekowski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zyekowski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Montana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zyekowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Montana.
Zyekowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zyekowski tries to bum rush Montana with a series of wild strikes but Montana uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick by Zyekowski misses
and Montana counters with a three punch combo that has Zyekowski backing up. Zyekowski nods at Montana to acknowledge the strikes.
Montana avoids the head kick by Zyekowski.
Zyekowski looks gassed!
Montana darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Zyekowski misses with a low kick as Montana jumps back.
Montana with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Montana plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montana feints and then cracks Zyekowski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zyekowski down.
Montana throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Montana lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Montana lands a lovely overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Montana lands a high kick!

Zyekowski is rocked!
Montana sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Zyekowski's defenses. It connects perfectly with Zyekowski's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lorenzo Montana!
Lorenzo Montana retains his welterweight title!