PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xiao Hua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hidalgo Montoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hua
vs
Montoya

176 cm
25
155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

178 cm
23
161 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Xiao Hua!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hidalgo Montoya!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hua closes the distance looking to clinch
and Montoya counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Montoya is predictable there

and Hua counters by clinching up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hua takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hua just misses with a elbow thrown towards Montoya's brow.
Hua stalling the fight.
Good body shot from Montoya.
Montoya tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hua smiles and moves away.
Montoya circles away from the clinch attempt
and Montoya counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Xiao Hua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hua on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Montoya closes the distance and clinches up with Hua, looking for a takedown. Montoya pushes Hua against the cage but Hua circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Montoya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hua.
Montoya circles away from the clinch attempt
and Montoya counters with a body kick.
Hua darts in trying to clinch
and Montoya counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hua darts in trying to clinch
and Montoya counters with a nice body shot.
Hua tries to clinch
and Montoya counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Montoya swings for the body but Hua moves out of range.
Montoya circles away from the clinch attempt
and Montoya counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Montoya misses with a left hand
and Hua counters with a nice body kick.
Hua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Montoya.
Montoya circles away from the clinch attempt
and Montoya counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Montoya thows a body shot but no joy.
Montoya throws a body punch but Hua moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montoya lands a lovely overhand right.
Hua tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Montoya counter with a right hand.
An inside leg kick from Montoya misses.
Montoya connects with a leg kick. Hua looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A shot to the body from Montoya misses

and Hua holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hua lands an elbow that stopped Montoya in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Hidalgo Montoya has been cut.
Hua taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hua throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Montoya lands a shot to the body.
Hua taking a breather.
Hua lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Montoya backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hidalgo Montoya dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hidalgo Montoya'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.

Montoya tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hua sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Montoya somewhat.
Montoya just misses with a punch to the body.
Xiao Hua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hua moves to clinch but Montoya breaks away
and Hua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hua closes the distance but Montoya moves to the side
and Montoya counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hua wants to clinch but Montoya slips to the side
and Montoya counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya throws a chopping leg kick but Hua manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hua tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hua closes the distance looking to clinch
and Montoya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hua moves to clinch but Montoya breaks away
and Montoya counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hua's knee momentarily.
Montoya loads up on a big right hand but Hua slips the punch.

That's two 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.
Montoya uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hua has time to react.
Hua closes the distance looking to clinch
and Montoya counters with a stiff right hand.
Montoya lands a head shot.
Hua wants to clinch but Montoya slips to the side
and Montoya counters with a nice body shot.
Montoya misses with a wild body shot.
Hua closes the distance looking to clinch
and Montoya counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya circles away from the clinch attempt
and Montoya makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hua really felt that one!
Hua tries to move into range but Montoya moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hua checks a leg kick.
Hua wants to clinch but Montoya slips to the side
and Montoya counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

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.
Montoya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hua tries to clinch but Montoya moves away
enabling Montoya to counter with a crisp jab.
Hua tries to clinch but Montoya moves away
and Montoya counters with a nice uppercut.
Montoya fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Montoya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hua.
Montoya lands a nice shot that snaps Hua's head back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hua tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hidalgo Montoya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hidalgo Montoya's cut.
That's time! Hua's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jab from Montoya.
Hua has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hua tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Montoya makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hua wants to clinch
and Montoya counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hua looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hua darts in trying to clinch
and Montoya counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Montoya misses.
Montoya scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big left from Montoya misses.
Hua tries to clinch up
and Montoya counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hua closes the distance looking to clinch
and Montoya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hua closes the distance looking to clinch
and Montoya counters with a nice uppercut.
Hua wants to clinch
and Montoya counters with a two punch combo.
Hua tries to clinch
letting Montoya counter with a right hand.
Hua closes the distance but Montoya moves to the side
and Montoya counters with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hua closes the distance but Montoya moves to the side
and Montoya counters with a leg kick.
Hua defending well as Montoya loads up on a big left hand.
Montoya looks to throw the jab but Hua is out of range.
Hidalgo Montoya seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hua looks to clinch
and Montoya counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hua wants to clinch but Montoya slips to the side
and Montoya counters with a stiff right hand.
Xiao Hua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Montoya will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hua wants to clinch but Montoya slips to the side
and Montoya counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hua looks to clinch
and Montoya counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hua wants to clinch but Montoya slips to the side
and Montoya counters with a nice leg kick.
Hua wants to clinch
letting Montoya counter with a right hand.
Hua tries to clinch up
and Montoya counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Montoya scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hua doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hidalgo Montoya really dominated that 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!

Hua wants to clinch but Montoya slips to the side
and Montoya counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hua closes the distance but Montoya moves to the side
and Montoya counters with a stiff right hand.
Montoya lands a nice hook to Hua's body. Hua takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Montoya lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hua tries to clinch
and Montoya counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Montoya has his takedown stuffed

and Hua counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hua.
Hua looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hua misses with a knee strike.
Montoya tries a body shot but Hua blocks it.
Hua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hua avoiding damage as Montoya throws knees to the body.
Montoya works on Hua's body with a couple of short punches.
A frustrated look appears on Montoya's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hua scores with a hook to the body.
Montoya tries a body shot but Hua blocks it.

Montoya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Montoya waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hua.
Montoya circles away from the clinch attempt
and Montoya counters with a thumping low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hua tries to clinch
and Montoya counters with an inside leg kick.
Hua moves to clinch but Montoya breaks away
and Montoya counters with a nice body shot.
Hua tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Montoya counters with a left and a right that stings Hua.
Montoya missing with a left hand there. Hua was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hua tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Montoya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Montoya misses with a straight right.
Montoya circles away from the clinch attempt

and Montoya counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Montoya.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montoya is looking to advance position but Hua has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Hua has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Montoya's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hua avoids the attempt from Montoya to control.
Hua 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.
Montoya working to try and regain half guard.
Hua can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Montoya is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hua tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Montoya is squirming around, avoiding Hua's attempts to control the action.
Montoya is looking to improve his position but Hua isn't that keen on the idea.
Hua cracks Montoya with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Montoya gets back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montoya is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Hua jumps into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hidalgo Montoya dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Hidalgo Montoya's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Hua closes the distance looking to clinch
and Montoya counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hua thinking.
Montoya lands a slapping body shot.
Hua closes the distance but Montoya moves to the side
and Montoya counters with a three punch combo that has Hua backing up. Hua nods at Montoya to acknowledge the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hua throws a sloppy head kick
and Montoya makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hua closes the distance but Montoya moves to the side
and Montoya counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya circles away from the clinch attempt
and Montoya counters with a low kick, right behind Hua 's knee.
Montoya circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Montoya there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Montoya misses with a left hand

and Hua holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Montoya throws an elbow that misses.
Montoya tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Montoya blocks an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Montoya.
Hua blocks an uppercut.
Montoya avoids the elbow strike from Hua, against the cage.
Hua tries a body shot but Montoya blocks it.
Nice body punch from Montoya - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hua.
Montoya lands a nice shot to the body.
Hua is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Montoya pushes off an throws an elbow but Hua leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Montoya struggles to land a body shot inside as Hua controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Montoya.
Montoya takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hua lands a damaging elbow.
Hua looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Montoya's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hua lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hua avoids the elbow strike from Montoya, against the cage.
Hua misses with a punch to the body.
Hua blocks a body shot from Montoya.
Hua avoiding damage as Montoya throws knees to the body.
Montoya scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Montoya.
Hua misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Montoya throws an elbow but misses.
Hua is trying to stall.
Montoya avoids the elbow strike from Hua, against the cage.
Hua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hua pushes off an throws an elbow but Montoya leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Montoya is leaning against Hua and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hua is leaning against Montoya and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hua stalling.
Montoya wants a takedown but no success here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hua tries a knee to the head but Montoya blocks it.
Hua misses with an elbow strike.
Montoya throws a head punch that misses.
Hua stalling against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Montoya.
Montoya is trying to break free.
Hua trying to land knees to the body.
Montoya managing to block the knees to the body from Hua.
Hua controlling the action here for a moment.
Hua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Montoya blocks it with crossed arms.
Xiao Hua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hua misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hua throws an elbow but misses.
Hua scores a nice knee to the body.
Hua is trying to stall.
Hua trying to land knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hidalgo Montoya.
I've got Montoya winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Hidalgo Montoya!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Hidalgo Montoya!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Hidalgo Montoya!

Hidalgo Montoya wins by unanimous decision! Hidalgo Montoya retains his lightweight title!