PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emerson Montain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takedown And Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Montain
vs
And Pound

203 cm
30
280 lbs
8 - 11 - 0

180 cm
19
264 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Emerson Montain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Takedown And Pound!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
And Pound dives in and grabs Montain's left leg, looking for a takedown. Montain pushes down on And Pound's head and hops out.
And Pound shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Montain counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And Pound trying to hold on to Montain's head to control him but Montain postures up.
Montain thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed And Pound's head.
Montain trying to mount his opponent but And Pound defends it.
And Pound trying to control here.
Montain trying to mount his opponent but And Pound defends it.
Montain not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And Pound avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Montain.
And Pound keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montain thows a huge punch but And Pound dodges it nicely.
Montain missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And Pound is refusing to be controlled, as Montain sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

And Pound is defending against the submission attempts here by Montain.
And Pound wants to get back to full guard.
Montain is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And Pound blocking the ground and pound attempt from Montain.
Montain wants to free his trapped foot but And Pound is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And Pound is looking to get back to full guard here but Montain has managed to pass to side control instead.
Montain scores with punches from side control.
And Pound wants to control but Montain postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
And Pound is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Montain is staying active.
Montain throws a strike aimed at the side of And Pound's head but And Pound avoids it well.
Montain lands a few punches from side control.
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!
And Pound is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Montain is working And Pound over with some ground and pound from side control.
Montain creates some space and throws a big elbow, but And Pound sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And Pound prevents Montain from improving position.
And Pound is trying to get back to half guard.

Montain is trying to get an arm triangle but And Pound is defending well.
And Pound is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montain in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
A lull in the action here.
Montain will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
And Pound struggling a bit here.
Montain working the ground and pound.
Montain looks up at the clock and then as And Pound takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Montain smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sloppy strikes there by Montain.
You can see the frustration on And Pound's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And Pound might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Montain kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Montain wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by And Pound, who protects the arm well.
And Pound tries to buck Montain off but Montain is having none of it.
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The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montain working the ground and pound from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montain working the head with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Check out the look on Montain's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Montain looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Montain lands a nice forearm strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emerson Montain dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Montain defends well against a solid takedown attempt from And Pound.

And Pound throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Montain was covering up waiting for the punch and And Pound finishes the takedown easily into guard.
And Pound distracts Montain with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Montain lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for And Pound!
Montain sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And Pound is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And Pound blocking the ground and pound.
Montain fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

It looks like Takedown And Pound has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montain cracks And Pound with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emerson Montain!