PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jethro Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Montoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Savage
vs
Montoya

185 cm
25
211 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

190 cm
30
205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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Springfield HW Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jethro Savage!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sergei Montoya!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montoya shoots for a double leg takedown but Savage sprawls well. He's pushed Montoya's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Savage 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.
Savage lands with a good body shot.
Savage defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Montoya.
Savage throws out a powerful jab.
Montoya fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jethro Savage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Montoya.
Montoya takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Montoya has closed the distance and engaged Savage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Savage.
Nice body punch from Savage - that landed with a thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savage taking a breather.

Montoya has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Savage clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Savage breaks Montoya's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Savage throwing strikes but missing.
Savage loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Savage throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Montoya works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Montoya can do anything to dispel that myth.
Montoya keeping full guard, as Savage tries to pass.
Savage loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Savage loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Savage postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Savage prevents Montoya from getting back to his feet.
Savage throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Montoya works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Savage won't allow Montoya to get back to his feet.
Savage missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Montoya wants to stand up but Savage is controlling him.
Savage pushes down on Montoya's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Savage missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Savage scores with a couple of nice shots.
Savage passes to side control.
Montoya really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Savage. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Savage is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Montoya has escaped the position, nice work there.
Montoya wants to get back to his feet.
Savage cracks Montoya with a big elbow.
Savage has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Montoya wants to get back to his feet but Savage drags him back down.
Savage landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The strikes coming from Savage are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Montoya takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Savage landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Savage sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Montoya is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ground and pound from Savage seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Savage tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Montoya is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Savage looks up at the clock and then as Montoya takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Savage smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Montoya is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Savage scoring with punches from side control.
Savage working the head with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montoya taking punishment in the form of punches.
Montoya takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Savage scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Montoya to see if he's OK.

Montoya is rocked!
Savage wants to control but Montoya is keeping him busy.
Montoya is still in real trouble! Can Savage finish him?
Savage in side control lands a decent elbow.
Savage scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Montoya is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Savage can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jethro Savage!
Jethro Savage retains his light heavyweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jethro Savage made sure he mentioned GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS, along with how happy he was to win his fight.