PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Louis St Laurent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montana has chosen Push It To The Limit as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

St Laurent
vs
Montana

175 cm
23
168 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

186 cm
24
168 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Louis St Laurent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Montana!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montana thuds his right hand into St Laurent's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
St Laurent fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Montana manages to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as St Laurent checks a leg kick.
Montana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Laurent.
St Laurent shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Montana defends it nicely.
St Laurent lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jab by St Laurent.
Montana tries to land a body kick
and St Laurent counters with a leg kick.

St Laurent closes the distance and clinches.
St Laurent keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Montana's efforts to push away.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by St Laurent as Montana tries to tie him up.
Montana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

St Laurent breaks the clinch.
St Laurent shoots in looking for a takedown. Montana tries to sprawl out of it but St Laurent 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.
Montana misses with a low kick.
St Laurent tries to close the distance and clinch but Montana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Montana on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
St Laurent thows a body shot but no joy.
Montana stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Montana wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louis St Laurent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montana connects with a high kick.
Montana on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by St Laurent. St Laurent obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Laurent is looking to clinch.
Louis St Laurent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Laurent shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Montana as he jumps to the side.
St Laurent scoring well with a low kick there.
St Laurent tries to clinch but Montana moves out of range.
Montana misses with a shot to the body
and St Laurent counters with a three punch combo that has Montana backing up. Montana nods at St Laurent to acknowledge the strikes.
Montana takes a swing at St Laurent's ribcage but misses.
Montana circles away from the clinch attempt.
A shot to the body from St Laurent misses
and Montana counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Laurent. Montana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Antonio Montana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Laurent fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Montana manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Laurent looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
St Laurent swings away with a body shot that misses
and Montana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
St Laurent throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Montana counters with a nice body kick.
Montana throws a shot from downtown. St Laurent moves away and avoids it.
St Laurent chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Montana can pounce on him.
St Laurent throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
St Laurent catches Montana with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fighters circling - St Laurent throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
St Laurent swings away with a body shot that misses
and Montana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
St Laurent misses with a body shot
and Montana makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for St Laurent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Laurent. Montana does a little dance to reset his feet.
St Laurent misses with a lunging right hand
and Montana counters with a nice low kick that buckles St Laurent's knee momentarily.
St Laurent tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Montana swivels and escapes.
Montana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Montana thows a body shot but no joy.
Montana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St Laurent looks to throw a body kick
and Montana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Montana avoids the body shot from St Laurent.
Montana displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from St Laurent.
St Laurent swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Montana counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Montana dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Montana scoring well with a low kick there.
Montana swings for the body but St Laurent moves out of range.
Antonio Montana seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St Laurent throws a half hearted mid kick.
St Laurent scores with a hook to the body. Montana takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Montana is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Montana swings for the body but St Laurent moves out of range.
St Laurent scores with a nice strike.
Montana tries a head kick but it misses.
St Laurent doesn't manage to clinch there - Montana circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by St Laurent.
Montana is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Laurent throws an elbow but Montana slips to the side and avoids it well.
St Laurent throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Montana works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
St Laurent working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Montana's thigh. Montana counters though and makes it back to full guard.
St Laurent thows a big elbow that misses.

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.
Montana keeping moving, preventing St Laurent from controlling successfully.
St Laurent throws a strike but Montana rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Montana trying to control but St Laurent is working from the bottom.

St Laurent has an active guard here but Montana has managed to pass into half guard.

St Laurent looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

St Laurent looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Laurent slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
St Laurent lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Montana!

That's four 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.
Montana is working to get back to half guard.
St Laurent tries to control but Montana wriggling away.

St Laurent moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Montana has worked his arm free - good work by Montana!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St Laurent lands some shots froms side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Louis St Laurent dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

St Laurent tries to clinch up but Montana circles away and keeps his distance.
Montana swats away the attempt to clinch by St Laurent.
A nice inside leg kick there by St Laurent. That's going to slow Montana down.
St Laurent scores with a hook.
Montana connects with a right hand. St Laurent shakes it off.
Montana scores with a jab. St Laurent acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Montana. St Laurent does a little dance to reset his feet.
Montana swats away the attempt to clinch by St Laurent.
Good exchange - St Laurent coming out on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Laurent throws out a powerful jab.
Montana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St Laurent.
St Laurent throws a nice outside leg kick.
A lazy body kick from St Laurent
enabling Montana to counter with a crisp jab.
St Laurent misses with an uppercut
and Montana counters with a left to the body.
St Laurent throws out a leg kick but Montana moves out of range and St Laurent only half commits.
Montana scores with a nice strike.
St Laurent is looking to wear down Montana with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
St Laurent tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Montana swivels and escapes.
Montana rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and St Laurent counters with a single leg into guard. Montana didn't expect that.
St Laurent tries to free his leg and advance position but Montana is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Laurent trying to control but Montana is working from the bottom.
St Laurent with a flurry of punches that miss.
St Laurent trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
St Laurent pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Montana is keeping the position for now.
St Laurent might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Montana is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst St Laurent is controlling him.
St Laurent trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana looking for a sweep. Not yet Montana, not yet.
St Laurent trying to control the position from guard on top but Montana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Laurent preventing the sweep.
Montana working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from St Laurent.
St Laurent working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
St Laurent wants to control from the top but Montana keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Montana wants to stand and escape but St Laurent is having none of it.
Montana working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from St Laurent.
St Laurent lands a couple of digs.
St Laurent pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Montana is keeping the position for now.
St Laurent trying to control the position from guard on top but Montana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Louis St Laurent showed his dominance in that final round.
I think St Laurent has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louis St Laurent!