PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hidalgo Montoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Montoya
vs
Reyes

178 cm
24
159 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

174 cm
27
166 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hidalgo Montoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Reyes blocks the leg kick.
Montoya throws out a powerful jab.
Reyes scores with a hook to the body. Montoya takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Reyes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Montoya manages to avoid it.
Montoya lunges at Reyes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Reyes's hand.
Reyes throws out a loose jab but Montoya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reyes throws a big shot that misses.
Reyes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Montoya.
Reyes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Montoya eats them both and turns towards Reyes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Montoya connects with a solid leg kick.
Reyes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reyes lands a slapping body shot.
Reyes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Montoya can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reyes lands a slapping body shot.
Reyes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Montoya manages to avoid it.
Reyes takes a swing at Montoya's ribcage but misses.
Reyes moves out of range as Montoya strikes.
Reyes misses with the combination.
Reyes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Montoya rather than just go for the knockout.
Reyes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Montoya.
Reyes throws a lazy right hand but Montoya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reyes just misses with a punch to the body.
Montoya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reyes.
Montoya throws a leg kick which misses Reyes's front leg but catches the back leg as Reyes tries to avoid it.
Reyes throws a right hand that Montoya ducks under and follows up with a left that Montoya also avoids with ease.
Reyes scores with the left hand. Montoya knows he should have avoided that one.
Montoya lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Montoya lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Montoya misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Montoya.
Reyes checks a leg kick.
Montoya throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reyes misses with a body kick.
Montoya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Montoya lands with a nice body punch.
Paulo Reyes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montoya bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya moves out of range of the strikes.
Reyes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Montoya.
Reyes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Montoya blocks a jab.
Reyes with a hook.
Montoya takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Montoya throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Reyes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Paulo Reyes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reyes throws a poor cross that misses
and Montoya counters with a slapping leg kick.
Montoya scores with a hook.
Montoya just misses with a punch to the body.
Reyes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Montoya manages to avoid it.
Montoya throws a right and a left that both miss.
Montoya on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reyes. Reyes obviously looking to wear him down.

Reyes tries to sprawl but Montoya drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Montoya seems to be looking for submissions.
Montoya tries to pass to full mount but Reyes defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Montoya tries to free his leg and advance position but Reyes is retaining full guard.
Montoya trying to control but Reyes is working from the bottom.
Reyes lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Montoya!
Reyes prevents Montoya from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montoya tries to lock up and control but Reyes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Reyes looking to control but Montoya is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Montoya wants to control but Reyes is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Montoya really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hidalgo Montoya dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Montoya walks into a jab.
A jab from Reyes does it's job there.
Montoya moves away from the strike by Reyes.
Reyes checks the leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Montoya.
Montoya connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Reyes moves out of range as Montoya throws a body kick.
Montoya swings widly with a right hand
and Reyes counters with a left to the body.
Reyes avoids a kick to the body.
Montoya throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A lazy left from Reyes finds it's target.
Montoya moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montoya checks the leg kick nicely there.
Montoya lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Montoya looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Montoya instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Reyes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Montoya throws an elbow that misses.
Reyes working aggressively here.
Montoya landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reyes keeps control of Montoya as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Montoya missing with knees to the body.
Reyes misses with a punch on the inside.

Reyes manages to break the clinch.
Montoya scores with a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Montoya there.
Reyes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Reyes is breathing heavily.
Reyes checks the leg kick.

Montoya gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reyes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reyes swings wildly with an uppercut but Montoya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reyes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Montoya's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes blocks a body shot from Montoya.
Montoya misses with a body punch.
Montoya tries to throw a body punch but Reyes avoids it by throwing Montoya back against the cage.
Montoya swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Montoya.
Montoya wants to take the fight to the mat but Reyes manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reyes.
Montoya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reyes.

Reyes breaks the clinch.
Montoya throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Reyes lands a really nice looking cross but Montoya seems unphased.
Hidalgo Montoya is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Montoya misses.
Reyes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montoya was well out of range. Poor timing from Reyes.
Montoya scoring well with a low kick there.
Reyes ducks under a wild hook from Montoya.
Montoya closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reyes circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reyes lands with a cross.
Reyes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Reyes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Montoya cracks the inside of Reyes's front leg.
Reyes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Reyes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Reyes takes a swing at Montoya's ribcage but misses.
Montoya lands with a nice combination. Reyes backs away looking to recover.
Montoya misses with a hook. Reyes ducked under it nicely.
Reyes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Montoya looks to score with a jab to the body but Reyes is just out of range.
Montoya misses with a wild body shot.
Montoya shoots in and drives through. Reyes sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hidalgo Montoya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reyes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reyes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Montoya tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reyes throws a combination. Montoya tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Montoya thows a body shot but no joy.
Montoya uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reyes.
Montoya just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body kick from Montoya.
Montoya throws out a powerful jab.
Reyes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A shot to the liver by Reyes. Beautiful body shot.
Montoya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reyes misses with an uppercut.
Reyes throws a big shot that misses.
Montoya walks into a straight right hand from Reyes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some wild striking there from Reyes.
Montoya lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Montoya is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hidalgo Montoya dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Reyes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reyes moves away from the strike by Montoya.
Montoya wants to slow Reyes down by chopping away at his legs.
Montoya turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Montoya connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Montoya delivers a nice body kick.
Montoya scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Montoya throws an overhand right that lands on Reyes's shoulder, as Reyes tries to avoid the shot.
Montoya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reyes manages to avoid it.
Reyes throws a shot from downtown. Montoya moves away and avoids it.
Montoya on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Reyes checks a low kick from Montoya.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reyes. Montoya does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Montoya misses.
A slow jab from Reyes misses its intended target.
Montoya throws a low kick but Reyes avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes throws out a loose jab but Montoya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Montoya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Montoya changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Reyes tries to avoid it but Montoya manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Reyes to the ground. Reyes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Montoya throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Montoya tries to clinch up.
Montoya lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reyes's sensitive parts.
Montoya works the jab nicely.

Montoya drives through and clinches with Reyes against the cage.
Reyes has had enough of the clinch but Montoya keeps him there for the moment.
Reyes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reyes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reyes scores with a shoulder strike.
Reyes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Reyes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Montoya throws out a powerful jab.
Montoya throws a hook but Reyes blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes misses the shot to the body.
Reyes throws a series of punches but Montoya avoids them all with ease.
Montoya thumps Reyes with a low kick.
Reyes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reyes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Reyes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Montoya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reyes.
Montoya throws a leg kick but Reyes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Reyes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That kick from Montoya tenderised Reyes's leg. Reyes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Reyes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Montoya.
Montoya moves away from the strike by Reyes.
Reyes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Montoya.
Montoya shoots for a double leg takedown but Reyes sprawls well. He's pushed Montoya's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Montoya checks a leg kick.
Montoya misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya tries to clinch but Reyes is having none of it.
Reyes looks to score with a jab to the body but Montoya is just out of range.
Reyes looks to land a combination but Montoya avoids it well.
Montoya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reyes has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Montoya.
Reyes loads up on a big right hand but Montoya slips the punch.
Reyes throws a nice looking combination but Montoya bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reyes looks to score with a jab to the body but Montoya is just out of range.
Reyes throws a combination that misses
and Montoya counters with an outside leg kick.
Montoya tries to close the distance and clinch but Reyes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Montoya throws a sloppy head kick and Reyes moves out of range easily.
Montoya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reyes.
Montoya on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Montoya throws a big shot that misses.
Montoya feints and then cracks Reyes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reyes down.
Reyes lands a lovely overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Montoya.
A solid leg kick lands there for Montoya.
Montoya connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Reyes misses with the combination.
Montoya misses with a leg kick.
Reyes throws a low kick but Montoya moves out of range easily.

Montoya shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Montoya showed some decent athleticism there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reyes is refusing to be controlled, as Montoya sits in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montoya wants to pass to mount but Reyes is defending the position.
Montoya moves nicely into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hidalgo Montoya clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Reyes looks to land a right hand but Montoya moved out of range.
Montoya looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reyes avoids the body shot from Montoya.
Montoya lands a slapping body shot.
Reyes misses with an uppercut.
Reyes thows a body shot but no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Montoya, as that shot connected.
Reyes throws an off balance right hand
and Montoya counters with a nice body kick.
Montoya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reyes.
Montoya 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.
Reyes scores with a hook to the body. Montoya takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Montoya lands with a hook. Reyes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Reyes stuffs the takedown.
Reyes blocks a head kick by Montoya.
Reyes connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montoya.
Reyes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Montoya.
Reyes loads up on a big right hand but Montoya slips the punch.
Reyes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Reyes throws the kick towards the body but Montoya avoids it.
Montoya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Montoya connects with a body shot that sends Reyes's belly button to the back.
Reyes is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Reyes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Reyes misses with a hook.
A big right from Reyes misses.
Reyes misses with a body shot.
Montoya chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good leg kick by Montoya there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice inside leg kick there by Montoya. That's going to slow Reyes down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes avoids a kick to the body.
Montoya looks to throw the jab but Reyes is out of range.

Montoya dives in and scores a takedown into Reyes's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reyes wants to stand up but Montoya is controlling him.
Montoya looking to pass the guard.
Reyes keeping moving, preventing Montoya from controlling successfully.
Montoya is pushing down on Reyes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Reyes is fighting to maintain full guard but Montoya has managed to sneak the leg through.

Reyes is defending against the submission attempts here by Montoya.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya wants to pass to mount but Reyes is defending the position.
Montoya works his way into full mount!

Montoya is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Reyes is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Reyes flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Montoya anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Reyes and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Montoya slips an arm under Reyes chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Montoya has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Montoya is squeezing on Reyes like an anaconda would it's prey. Reyes fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hidalgo Montoya!
A less than humble Hidalgo Montoya misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.