PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony D Amico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Montana might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Push It To The Limit. Antonio Montana could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anthony D Amico's chin.

Montana
vs
D Amico

186 cm
25
174 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

172 cm
26
182 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Fast

[CBK] The Smashwear Corporation
[CBK] The Smashwear Corporation

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Montana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony D Amico!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montana scoring well with a low kick there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Montana.

D Amico gets a takedown into half guard.
D Amico not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Montana trying to control but D Amico postures up.
D Amico is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

D Amico is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Montana defends it well.
Montana slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
D Amico landing with the ground and pound.
D Amico throws a big elbow that misses.
Montana will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Montana is on top in guard.
D Amico manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Montana manages to get himself to full guard.
D Amico postures up.
D Amico works over Montana with some ground and pound from guard.
D Amico trying to control the position from guard on top but Montana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Montana wants to stand but D Amico is controlling the position.
D Amico postures up and lands a big shot to Montana's brow.
Montana is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
D Amico trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
D Amico wants to control from the top but Montana keeps moving.
Montana is trying to control the position but D Amico postures up.
D Amico in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montana bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in D Amico's guard.
D Amico wants to sweep but no luck.

D Amico is looking for a triangle here but Montana uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
D Amico tries to get back to half guard but can't.
D Amico is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Montana's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Montana wants to stand up but D Amico has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Montana is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
D Amico tries to get to full guard but Montana has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but D Amico does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
D Amico is looking for a sweep. Montana is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Montana wants to pass the guard but D Amico is defending well.

Montana decides to stand up.
Montana looks to score with a jab to the body but D Amico is just out of range.
Montana lands a jab to D Amico's midsection.
Montana throws a right hand that D Amico ducks under and follows up with a left that D Amico also avoids with ease.

D Amico closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana can't break the clinch.
Montana lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Montana scores with a shot to the side of D Amico's head.
Montana trying to stall but D Amico improves his position.
D Amico tries to pull guard but Montana holds him up against the cage and eventually D Amico drops back down to his feet.

Montana escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
D Amico bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
D Amico on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Montana. Montana obviously looking to wear him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Montana lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and D Amico has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from D Amico and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Montana misses

and D Amico counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Anthony D Amico will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

D Amico takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
D Amico shoots in looking for a takedown but Montana manages to keep the fight standing, pushing D Amico's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Montana lands with an uppercut that bounces D Amico off the cage and back into range.
Montana connects with a jab.
Crunch! Montana slams his shin into D Amico's torso.
D Amico checks the leg kick.
D Amico closes the distance and clinches up with Montana, looking for a takedown. D Amico pushes Montana against the cage but Montana circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana throws a nice inside leg kick.
Montana thumps D Amico with a low kick.
Montana throws a head kick that misses.
D Amico defending well as Montana loads up on a big left hand.
D Amico avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Montana scoring well with a low kick there.
Montana looks to land a body kick but D Amico moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Amico misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Antonio Montana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony D Amico.
D Amico gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Montana connects with a solid leg kick.
Good work by D Amico as he checks the leg kick.
Montana displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from D Amico.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Montana slaps away a takedown attempt from D Amico, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
D Amico throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
D Amico fails with a takedown attempt.
Antonio Montana is winning the standup battle so far.
Montana misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
D Amico shoots for a double leg takedown but Montana sprawls well. He's pushed D Amico's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Montana is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Montana lands with a thumping leg kick.
D Amico takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Montana.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montana digs a good hook to D Amico's body.
D Amico keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Montana dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Montana misses with a looping left.
Montana cracks D Amico with a right hand to the side of the head.
Montana loads up on a big right hand but D Amico slips the punch.
Montana throws a head kick that misses.
D Amico avoids a kick to the body.
Montana throws a push kick but D Amico slaps the foot to one side.
D Amico takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana dips to his left and cracks D Amico with an uppercut!
D Amico shoots in looking for a takedown. Montana tries to sprawl out of it but D Amico 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.
D Amico blocks a head kick by Montana.
D Amico 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.
Montana connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana misses with a body kick.
Montana scores with a shot to the body.
Montana throws a front kick aimed at D Amico's knee but D Amico avoids it well.
D Amico throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Montana. That's going to slow D Amico down.
Montana lands a leg kick that knocks D Amico off balance momentarily.
Antonio Montana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
D Amico walks into a stiff left hand from Montana.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana throws a sloppy head kick and D Amico moves out of range easily.
Montana throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
D Amico looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Montana scores with a sloppy right hand. D Amico should have avoided that one.
Montana throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana throws a quick inside leg kick.
D Amico fails to land the takedown.
Antonio Montana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony D Amico.
D Amico takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
D Amico walks into a left hand.
Montana scores with a hook to the body. D Amico takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
D Amico closes this distance looking for a takedown but Montana circles away.
Montana throws a leg kick which misses D Amico's front leg but catches the back leg as D Amico tries to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Montana showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Montana 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Montana!