PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Bummer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Montoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Sergei Montoya was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Bummer
vs
Montoya

189 cm
29
215 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

190 cm
30
205 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Olympic wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Chuck Bummer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sergei Montoya!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montoya is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bummer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bummer tries to bum rush Montoya with a series of wild strikes but Montoya uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bummer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Montoya avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big left from Bummer misses.
Montoya gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bummer.
Bummer throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bummer misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bummer. Montoya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bummer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Bummer. Those never looked like landing.
Montoya shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bummer pinned against the cage. Bummer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bummer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oooooh!!! Bummer has knocked Montoya down with a huge combo! Bummer steps away and waves a wobbly Montoya back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Montoya is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bummer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bummer fails to land with a series of punches.

Montoya looking to score a takedown here. Bummer is defending well but Montoya drives through and ends up in Bummer's guard.
Bummer keeping full guard, as Montoya tries to pass.
Montoya passes into half guard.
Montoya drops an elbow to the side of Bummer's head.
Montoya lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bummer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Montoya scores with a couple of nice shots.
Montoya has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nice strikes from Montoya there.
Montoya throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Montoya stops Bummer from getting back to his feet.
Montoya is nestled in close to Bummer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Montoya takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Montoya controlling the action here.
Montoya lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Montoya thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Montoya working the head and body with strikes.
Montoya thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bummer's head.
Montoya thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bummer's head.
Montoya with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montoya lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Montoya.
Montoya wants to free his trapped foot but Bummer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bummer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bummer tries to get out of the position.
Montoya sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bummer defending well though.
Montoya slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sergei Montoya will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Montoya.
Some wild striking there from Bummer.
Bummer scores with a hook to the body. Montoya takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bummer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Montoya circles away quickly and effectively.
Montoya fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bummer avoids it really well and circles away.
Bummer misses with a hook.
Chuck Bummer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bummer scores with a three punch combo!

Montoya throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bummer tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Montoya is in Bummer's guard.
Montoya throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bummer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Montoya is looking to work some ground and pound but Bummer has wrist control.
Montoya distracts Bummer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Montoya keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bummer's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Montoya is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Montoya trying to control but Bummer is working from the bottom.
Bummer wants to stand and escape but Montoya is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Montoya working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bummer's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montoya's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bummer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Montoya throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bummer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bummer wants to stand and escape but Montoya is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bummer's guard.
Still in half guard, Montoya seems content to control.
Montoya working the head and body with strikes.
Montoya throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bummer tries to kick Montoya off but Montoya keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Montoya controlling the action here.
Montoya scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montoya seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Montoya working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montoya scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bummer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Montoya.
Montoya is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bummer taking some punishment here, with Montoya in his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montoya working Bummer over with strikes.
Bummer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Montoya on the ground.
Montoya not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bummer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Montoya scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Montoya 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! This is the final round!

Bummer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Montoya circles away quickly and effectively.
Montoya shoots in and drives through. Bummer sprawls well.
Montoya fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Montoya shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bummer's guard.
Montoya sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sergei Montoya has got the better of the ground game so far.
Montoya working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Montoya throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bummer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Montoya wants to control from the top but Bummer keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

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

Bummer takes the fight into the clinch.
Bummer misses with a punch on the inside.
Montoya has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bummer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chuck Bummer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Montoya.
Bummer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Montoya is keeping busy.
Bummer prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bummer trying to control the position but instead, Montoya has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bummer into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Montoya has picked Bummer up - he's going for a ride! Montoya dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Montoya working the head and body with strikes.
Montoya slips a nice elbow through Bummer's hands, connecting with Bummer's forehead.
Ground and pound from Montoya.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Montoya scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bummer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Montoya looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bummer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Montoya scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Montoya lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Montoya content to control rather than advance.
Montoya scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Montoya is trying to work for a kimura but Bummer is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montoya thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bummer is looking to escape.

Montoya looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montoya working the head and body with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Montoya comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Montoya 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Montoya!