PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Humberto Montes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Weston Remington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Montes
vs
Remington

176 cm
21
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Humberto Montes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Weston Remington!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montes tries to clinch but Remington moves out of range.

Remington fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Montes, pushing him back against the cage.
Remington with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Remington lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Montes is trying to drag Remington to the mat but Remington just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Montes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Remington has him pressed against the cage.
Remington keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Montes's efforts to push away.
A knee to the head by Remington.
Remington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Remington breaks from the clinch.
Montes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Remington circles away.
No luck for Montes with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Humberto Montes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montes lands a jab-cross combination.
Remington looks to land a right hand but Montes moved out of range.
Remington fails with an attempt to clinch.

Montes drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Remington throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montes punishes Remington's body with a nice straight punch.
Remington tries to clinch there but Montes circles away.
Montes throws a lazy body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Weston Remington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Remington wants to clinch.
Montes misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Remington looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Remington tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Remington is looking to clinch.

Remington has taken the fight to the clinch.
Remington with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remington lands a knee to the head.

Remington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Remington moves into the clinch successfully.
A knee to the head by Remington.
Montes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Remington putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Montes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Remington connects with a knee to the head.
Montes is breathing heavily.
A frustrated look appears on Montes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Remington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Remington stops a takedown attempt from Montes.
Montes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Remington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Remington landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Remington throws a punch but it's blocked by Montes.
Remington landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Remington with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Remington unloads a knee to the mid-section. Montes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Remington connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montes wants to break free but Remington has control.
Remington with a knee to the head.
Remington keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Montes's efforts to push away.
Remington tries a knee to the head but Montes blocks it.
Remington tries a knee to the head but Montes blocks it.

Remington breaks from the clinch.
Remington tries to clinch there but Montes circles away.
Montes swats away the attempt to clinch by Remington.
Montes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Remington fails with an attempt to clinch.
Montes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Remington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Montes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Montes.
Remington showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Montes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remington is looking to clinch.
Remington fails in his attempt to clinch.
Remington doesn't manage to clinch there - Montes circles away.
Remington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Montes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Remington moves out of range of the body kick.
Remington tries to clinch up.
Montes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Montes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Remington moves away.
Remington tries to clinch but Montes is having none of it.
Montes keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Montes throws a series of punches but Remington moves out of range.
Remington wants to clinch.
Remington fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Weston Remington dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Remington moves into the clinch.
Montes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Remington smiles and moves away.
Montes looks to land a combination but Remington avoids it well.
Montes avoids the head kick by Remington.
Nice cross by Montes.
Montes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Montes wants to clinch up but Remington keeps it at a distance.
Remington dodges the punch combination from Montes.
Montes throws a series of punches but Remington moves out of range.
Remington tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Montes is looking to clinch.
Remington tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Montes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Remington closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Remington with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Montes tries to circle away but Remington has him pinned against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Remington.
Remington putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Montes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Remington lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Remington breaks the clinch.
Montes throws a low kick but Remington avoids it.
Remington fails in his attempt to clinch.

Remington closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Montes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Remington breaks the clinch.
Montes keeps the fight on the outside.

Remington rushes Montes and presses him up against the cage.
Remington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Remington looking to throw knees to the head but Montes is blocking nicely.
Remington creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Montes's defenses.
Remington lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montes has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Remington after a bit of a struggle.
Remington unloads a knee to the mid-section. Montes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remington connects with a nasty looking knee right to Montes's face.

Remington manages to break the clinch.
Remington lands a head kick!
Montes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Montes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Remington's waist but Remington gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Montes off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Humberto Montes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Remington tries to clinch but Montes is having none of it.
Remington bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Montes's head.
Remington fails in his attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Montes or perhaps it was just good defense by Remington which made him look bad.
Montes throws a series of punches but Remington moves out of range.
Remington throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Montes's head.
Remington tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Montes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Montes looks to land a combination but Remington avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Remington has closed the distance and engaged Montes in a clinch.

Remington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Remington crunches a lovely knee into Montes's ribcage.
Remington with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Remington manages to break the clinch.

Remington clinches up against the cage.
Remington comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Weston Remington seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Remington unloads a knee to the mid-section. Montes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Remington connects with a nasty looking knee right to Montes's face.
Remington landing knees to the head.
Remington lands a good knee to the midsection. Montes won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees to the body from Remington.
Remington has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Remington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Remington gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Montes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remington connects with a knee to the head.
Montes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Remington tries to land a knee to the head but Montes blocks with his arms.

Remington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Montes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Remington tries to clinch there but Montes circles away.
Montes keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Montes!
Humberto Montes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Remington moves into the clinch successfully.
Remington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Montes tries to circle away but Remington has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Montes breaks from the clinch.
Humberto Montes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Remington wants to clinch.
Montes misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Weston Remington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Remington looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Remington rushes Montes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Montes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Remington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Remington has Montes pressed against the cage, preventing Montes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Montes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Remington stops a takedown attempt from Montes.
Montes takes a knee right on the jaw!

Remington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Montes rushes Remington and presses him up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Remington lands a knee to the head.
Remington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Remington.
Montes looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Humberto Montes. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Remington breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Remington avoids a punch combination nicely.
Remington doesn't manage to clinch there - Montes circles away.
Montes shoots in looking for a takedown. Remington tries to sprawl out of it but Montes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Remington manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Montes throws a head kick but Remington moves out of range.
Remington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Montes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Montes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice body kick from Remington.

Remington closes the distance and pushes Montes back into the cage.

Remington manages to break the clinch.

Remington clinches up with Montes and pushes him back against the cage.
Remington lands a nice elbow.
Remington tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right hand to the body from Montes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remington lands a knee to the body.
Remington landing knees to the head.
Remington connects with a nasty looking knee right to Montes's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Remington lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Remington lands a damaging elbow.
Montes takes a knee right on the jaw!

Montes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Remington looks to clinch
and Montes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Remington misses with a head kick.

Montes closes the distance and pushes Remington back into the cage.
Montes working hard to break the clinch.
Montes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Remington is pressed up against the cage. Montes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Remington down to the mat. Remington avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Remington is looking to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Remington.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Remington closes the distance and pushes Montes back into the cage.
Remington connects with a knee to the head.
Remington putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Montes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Remington connects with a nasty looking knee right to Montes's face.
Remington looking to throw knees to the head but Montes is blocking nicely.
Montes is trying to force a seperation but Remington has the dominant position.
Remington with a knee to the head.
Montes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Remington gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Remington throws a knee to the head but misses.
Remington looking to throw knees to the head but Montes is blocking nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Montes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Remington unloads a knee to the mid-section. Montes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Montes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Remington is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Remington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Montes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Remington breaks the clinch.
Remington avoids a punch combination nicely.

Remington pushes Montes up against the cage in a clinch.
Montes wants to get back to striking at distance but Remington won't allow it.
Remington throws a knee to the head but misses.
Remington looking to throw knees to the head but Montes is blocking nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Remington keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Montes's efforts to push away.
Remington with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Montes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Montes can't get the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Remington scores with a knee to the head.
Montes is trying to break free.
Humberto Montes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Weston Remington is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Remington lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

And that's the end of the fight!
Weston Remington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Remington winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Weston Remington!