PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Montros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montros is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eye of the Tiger - Survivor. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Alves
vs
Montros

180 cm
25
181 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

182 cm
25
181 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago Alves !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Montros!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Montros chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Montros throws out a powerful jab.
Alves misses with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Alves .
Alves wants to clinch.
Alves shoots in for a double leg but Montros sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alves slips under a jab.
Alves on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alves will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alves throws a sloppy body shot
and Montros counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alves throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Montros counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves misses with a body shot
and Alves takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Montros rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alves moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Montros lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Alves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Montros.
Alves walks into a jab.
Alves misses with an uppercut
and Montros counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Montros looks to score with a jab to the body but Alves is just out of range.
Alves on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Montros staying out of range there.
Alves misses the shot to the body.
Montros lands a nice shot to the body.
Alves avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Alves looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves prevents Montros from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alves seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Alves is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Montros is not content to let Alves control the position.
Alves seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Montros punching from the bottom.
Montros has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alves is trying to control. Montros wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Montros is looking for a sweep. Alves is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves is looking to advance position but Montros won't allow it.
Montros is trying to stand.
Alves keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Alves tries to pass the half guard into mount. Montros knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Montros keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Alves lands with a punch from half guard.
Montros moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Alves thows a big elbow that misses.

Montros has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Alves can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Montros is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montros tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alves stands up over Montros, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Montros wants to stand and escape but Alves is having none of it.
Montros looking for a sweep. Not yet Montros, not yet.
Alves works over Montros with some ground and pound from guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Montros is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Alves is aware though and is defending well.
Alves throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Montros works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alves makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Alves throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Montros works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alves postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jason Montros will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A jab from Alves does it's job there.
Alves tries to work over Montros's front leg with a kick but Montros checks it.
Alves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Montros.
A big right from Alves misses.
Montros lands an overhand right.
Montros throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Alves closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Montros did well to prevent Alves getting side control.
Alves scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Montros looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Montros keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Montros is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montros is looking to escape.
Alves wants to take a breather but Montros is having none of it.
Montros moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Alves passes Montros's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Thiago Alves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Montros is looking to improve his position.
Alves missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Montros looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montros wants to sweep but Alves has passed to side control!
Alves lands an elbow.
Montros is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Montros makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Montros.
Alves works over Montros with some ground and pound from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alves sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Montros is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves is trying to control but can't.
Alves is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alves wants to control but Montros is keeping busy.
Montros missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Montros thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Montros wants to take a breather but Alves is having none of it.
Alves tries to roll over but Montros keeps him under control.
Alves controlling the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montros working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Alves manages to get to full guard.
Alves keeping moving, preventing Montros from controlling successfully.
Montros not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montros postures up in Alves 's guard and throws a big left but Alves blocks it.
Alves wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Thiago Alves will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Montros moves away.
Montros slips a jab from Alves .
Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Montros moves away.
Alves ducks right into an uppercut from Montros.
Montros scores with a nice strike.
Alves misses with a straight right.
Alves gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Montros fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alves .
Alves will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alves takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alves looks to throw the jab but Montros is out of range.
Montros throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alves stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alves gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alves rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Montros moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Montros throws a right hand that Alves ducks under and follows up with a left that Alves also avoids with ease.
Alves ducks under a wild hook from Montros.
Alves ducks right into an uppercut from Montros.
Alves shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Montros as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Montros connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Montros displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alves .
Montros throws a shot from downtown. Alves moves away and avoids it.
Alves bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Montros throws out the jab.
Montros pushes Alves away with a front kick.
Montros rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alves moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alves shoots for a double leg takedown but Montros sprawls well. He's pushed Alves 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Alves . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montros lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montros scores with a jab. Alves acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Montros dodges the punch combination from Alves .
Alves takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Montros fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alves on the side of the head.
Montros with a jab.
Alves takes a swing at Montros's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Montros finds it's target.
Montros lands a head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alves looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jason Montros seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Montros pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Alves takes one to the chin there.
Montros turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Alves takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Montros lands with a hook. Alves tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jab from Montros.
Montros dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alves takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Montros throws out the jab.
Alves shoots in for a takedown but Montros shows good takedown defense.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alves misses with a hook. Montros ducked under it nicely.
Montros lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Alves .
Good standup being displayed there by Montros as he connects with a hook.
Montros fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montros digs a good hook to Alves 's body.
Alves throws a body punch but Montros moves out of range.
Alves misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Montros comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Montros has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Montros!