PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Arestotle Santo Montoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Richmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santo Montoya comes to the cage accompanied by Theme From Jaws. Richmond has chosen Put Ur Balls On It as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Arestotle Santo Montoya has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Arestotle Santo Montoya seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Santo Montoya
vs
Richmond

173 cm
20
147 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

172 cm
25
144 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arestotle Santo Montoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Richmond!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Richmond has closed the distance and engaged Santo Montoya in a clinch.
Richmond stalling in the clinch.
Santo Montoya drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Richmond pulls guard.
Santo Montoya wants to control from the top but Richmond keeps moving.
Richmond wants to stand but Santo Montoya is controlling the position.
Santo Montoya's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

We're going to have a standup here because Arestotle Santo Montoya wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Richmond throws a right hand that Santo Montoya ducks under and follows up with a left that Santo Montoya also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santo Montoya dives in and grabs Richmond's left leg, looking for a takedown. Richmond pushes down on Santo Montoya's head and hops out.
Josh Richmond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Richmond takes the fight into the clinch.
Richmond scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Richmond is trying to break the clinch but Santo Montoya is controlling him.
Richmond can't break the clinch.
Richmond tries to break free but Santo Montoya pushes him back against the cage.
Richmond is looking to take this one to the mat.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Richmond.
Richmond drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Santo Montoya gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Richmond struggles to land a body shot inside as Santo Montoya controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richmond stalling the fight.

Santo Montoya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santo Montoya shoots for a takedown but Richmond saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arestotle Santo Montoya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santo Montoya fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Richmond avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santo Montoya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Richmond moves into range and clinches up with Santo Montoya.
Richmond can't break the clinch.
Richmond tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santo Montoya looking for a takedown.

Santo Montoya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Richmond rushes Santo Montoya and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Richmond content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Richmond lands with a short shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Richmond is working Santo Montoya over against the cage.
Richmond tries to pull guard but Santo Montoya forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Maybe Santo Montoya would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santo Montoya takes a shot to the head.
Richmond struggles to land a body shot inside as Santo Montoya controls his hands.
Richmond's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Richmond gets control of Santo Montoya's arms and successfully pulls guard. Richmond will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Santo Montoya passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Santo Montoya happy to just control the position for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santo Montoya is putting a hurting on Richmond here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Richmond 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.

Richmond fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santo Montoya shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Richmond jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Santo Montoya drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santo Montoya cracks Richmond with a big elbow.
Richmond tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Santo Montoya wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Richmond is not content to let Santo Montoya control the position.
Richmond tries to escape but Santo Montoya is in control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Santo Montoya wants to control but Richmond is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richmond looking for a sweep but Santo Montoya has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Richmond really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Richmond in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Richmond tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Richmond's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Richmond is breathing heavily.
Richmond tries to lock up and control but Santo Montoya gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Richmond is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santo Montoya controlling the position easily from mount.
Santo Montoya's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Santo Montoya seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Richmond for as long as he can get away with.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Santo Montoya scoring with strikes but Richmond is staying in there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santo Montoya sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Santo Montoya trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Richmond working to try and regain half guard.
Santo Montoya pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Arestotle Santo Montoya overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Richmond is bucking up trying to escape but Santo Montoya cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Santo Montoya wants to control the pace but Richmond is squirming around nicely.
Santo Montoya controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Santo Montoya swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Richmond is now in Santo Montoya's guard. A big mistake from Santo Montoya there, giving up the dominant position!
Richmond trying to control but Santo Montoya is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richmond postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arestotle Santo Montoya dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Santo Montoya gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Richmond misses the body punch
and Santo Montoya counters with a good low kick that Richmond was not able to check.
A right-left combo lands from Richmond.
Richmond fails to land the takedown.

Richmond instigates a clinch.
Richmond wants to break the clinch but can't.
Richmond's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Richmond gets underhooks to prevent Santo Montoya's takedown attempt.

Santo Montoya has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Richmond uses from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richmond pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santo Montoya is keeping the position for now.
Richmond seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Richmond takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Richmond wants to control from the top but Santo Montoya keeps moving.
Richmond tries to stand but Santo Montoya is controlling from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Santo Montoya managing to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Josh Richmond was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Richmond fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Santo Montoya, pushing him back against the cage.
Richmond tries to break free but Santo Montoya pushes him back against the cage.
Santo Montoya fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Richmond looking to stall.
Richmond fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Santo Montoya is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Richmond is keeping busy.
Santo Montoya keeps control of Richmond as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Richmond lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santo Montoya stalling in the clinch but Richmond improves position.
Richmond gets through Santo Montoya's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Santo Montoya's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Richmond is struggling to control the position.
Santo Montoya tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arestotle Santo Montoya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richmond wants a takedown but no success here.
Santo Montoya trying to stall but Richmond improves his position.
Josh Richmond seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Santo Montoya tries to pull guard but Richmond forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Santo Montoya pressing his opponent against the cage.
Richmond prevents the takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richmond is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Richmond.
Richmond fails to pull guard.
Richmond wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Santo Montoya is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Richmond to keep the fight standing.
Richmond is trying to break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Richmond is trying to break the clinch but Santo Montoya is controlling him.
Santo Montoya wants to take the fight to the mat but Richmond manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Santo Montoya tries to pull guard but Richmond won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Richmond comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Richmond 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Richmond!
Josh Richmond took some time post fight to say the following; 'Where's my trust fund N bombs?'.