PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Montenegro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabricio Kaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Montenegro
vs
Kaka

207 cm
25
282 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

202 cm
25
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Montenegro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabricio Kaka!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaka misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Montenegro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kaka.
A big right from Montenegro misses.
Montenegro connects with a single shot there.
Kaka shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Montenegro as he jumps to the side.
Ricardo Montenegro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabricio Kaka.
Montenegro misses with a hook.
Kaka takes one to the chin there.
Kaka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Montenegro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kaka looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kaka fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Montenegro slaps away a takedown attempt from Kaka, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaka fails with a takedown attempt.
Montenegro lands a lovely overhand right.
A jab from Montenegro does it's job there.
Montenegro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kaka under the eye.
Montenegro throws a nice looking combination but Kaka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kaka.
Kaka looks for a takedown but Montenegro sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaka fails with a takedown attempt.
Montenegro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Montenegro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kaka.
Kaka looks gassed!
Montenegro scores with a jab. Kaka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Montenegro's corner calls for a 1-2. Montenegro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Montenegro lands a jab to the head.
Kaka fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kaka looks for a takedown but Montenegro sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaka looks for a takedown but Montenegro sprawls well.
Montenegro moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kaka on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kaka shoots in for a takedown but Montenegro shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kaka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Montenegro lands a body shot.
Montenegro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Montenegro lands with an overhand left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montenegro scores with a decent looking hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Montenegro as he connects with a hook.
Montenegro scores with a nice strike.
Montenegro is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice sprawl there from Montenegro as Kaka shoots in.
Montenegro dips to his left and cracks Kaka with an uppercut!
Kaka's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Montenegro connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kaka scrambles back to his feet.
Montenegro connects with a crisp jab.
Montenegro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montenegro digs a good hook to Kaka's body.
Montenegro with a jab.
Montenegro clobbers Kaka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kaka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Montenegro pinned against the cage. Montenegro gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Kaka closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Montenegro trying to control from the bottom.
Kaka wants to free his trapped foot but Montenegro is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Kaka is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Montenegro doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kaka.

Kaka is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Montenegro defends it well.
Kaka is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaka prevents Montenegro from standing back up.

Kaka is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Montenegro tries to roll over but Kaka keeps him under control.
Montenegro is looking to escape.
Montenegro trying to control but Kaka postures up.

Kaka is working for a kimura but Montenegro is defending it quite comfortably.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montenegro is trying to stand.

Kaka is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Montenegro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kaka works his foot free and advances to mount.
Montenegro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kaka wants to finish this one by submission but Montenegro is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kaka.

Kaka is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Montenegro is surviving well by controlling Kaka's body position as best he can.
Montenegro holds on for dear life, controlling Kaka's posture momentarily.
Montenegro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Montenegro is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

Kaka has control of Montenegro's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Montenegro regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montenegro tries to hold on but Kaka postures up.

Kaka looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Kaka working for a submission but Montenegro is keeping him at bay.
Montenegro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kaka jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Montenegro manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabricio Kaka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Montenegro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jab by Montenegro.
Kaka shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Montenegro sprawls well. Montenegro wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kaka gets slowly back to his feet.
Kaka shoots in looking for a takedown but Montenegro manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kaka's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kaka shoots in looking for a takedown. Montenegro tries to sprawl out of it but Kaka keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Montenegro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ricardo Montenegro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabricio Kaka.
Kaka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kaka shoots in and drives through. Montenegro sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaka on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Montenegro scores with a jab to the head.
Kaka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Montenegro lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kaka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kaka shoots in for a takedown but Montenegro shows good takedown defense.
Montenegro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kaka.
Nice jab there from Montenegro.
Montenegro cracks a nice hook into Kaka's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montenegro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kaka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Montenegro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kaka.
Montenegro lands with a straight right. Kaka didn't see that one coming.
Kaka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Montenegro pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kaka back to the cage. Montenegro follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Montenegro cracks Kaka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kaka takes one to the side of the head.
Montenegro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kaka has time to react.
Kaka drops his hands momentarily and Montenegro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Montenegro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kaka at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kaka is defended easily by Montenegro.
Kaka takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Montenegro throws a combination. Kaka tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kaka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Montenegro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Montenegro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Montenegro is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Montenegro pinned against the cage. Montenegro gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Montenegro cracks Kaka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Montenegro connects with a body shot.
Montenegro clobbers Kaka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good standup being displayed there by Montenegro as he connects with a hook.
Montenegro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Horrible takedown by Kaka or perhaps it was just good defense by Montenegro which made him look bad.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montenegro punishes Kaka's body with a nice straight punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Montenegro showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Montenegro 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Montenegro!