PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Flare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Montoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for John Flare has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Flare
vs
Montoya

180 cm
27
206 lbs
12 - 17 - 0

190 cm
29
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Olympic wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Springfield HW Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, John Flare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sergei Montoya!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Montoya closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Flare did well to prevent Montoya getting side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Montoya landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Montoya slows the pace down in half guard.
Montoya is looking to take a break and control but Flare is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Montoya sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Flare defending well though.
Flare trying to hold on to Montoya's head to control him but Montoya postures up.
Montoya winds up and cracks Flare with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Montoya keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montoya working Flare over with strikes.
Flare trying to control from the bottom.
Flare is not content to let Montoya control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flare wants to get back to full guard.
Flare keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Flare tries to get to full guard but Montoya has control of the leg.
Montoya really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Flare. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Montoya drops an elbow to the side of Flare's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montoya working over Flare with some ground and pound. Flare looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Montoya controlling the action here.
Montoya working Flare over with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Montoya connects with a nice short shot to Flare's temple.
Montoya throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Montoya lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Flare is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montoya looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Flare with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Oh Flare is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya lands a big elbow - Flare is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Montoya!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergei Montoya!