PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hari Rama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emerson Montain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rama kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Rap Music. Hari Rama could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Emerson Montain's chin.

Rama
vs
Montain

183 cm
25
258 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

203 cm
31
280 lbs
10 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hari Rama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Emerson Montain!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rama stuffs the takedown attempt from Montain. Montain gets slowly back to his feet.
Rama swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Montain throws a head kick but Rama moves out of range.
Montain throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rama's waist but Rama gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Montain off to one side.
Rama shoots in and drives through. Montain sprawls well.
Montain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Montain tries to clinch up but Rama circles away and keeps his distance.

Montain shoots in and gets a takedown into Rama's guard.
Montain in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rama is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Montain is controlling him.
Rama is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rama preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Montain postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rama wants to stand but Montain is controlling the position.
Montain distracts Rama with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montain makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rama is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Montain is aware though and is defending well.
Montain wants to stand but Rama has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Montain working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rama looking for a sweep. Not yet Rama, not yet.
Rama is looking to stand up but Montain isn't so interested in that idea.
Rama trying to keep a closed guard but Montain is proving a slippery customer.
Montain lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Montain postures up in Rama's guard and throws a big left but Rama blocks it.
Montain preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Montain is looking to stand up but Rama won't let him.
Rama working a defensive guard here.
Montain with a flurry of punches that miss.
Montain lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Montain working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montain is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rama is on top in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rama won't allow Montain to get back to his feet.
Rama controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Montain is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rama defends well.
Montain trying to control the position here.
Montain tries to strike from the bottom.
Montain manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rama manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rama wants to sweep here but Montain controlling him for the moment.
Montain throwing strikes from guard but Rama blocks nicely.

Montain stands and steps away. Rama gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rama closes the distance and clinches up with Montain, looking for a takedown. Rama pushes Montain against the cage but Montain circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Montain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Montain moves in looking to clinch but Rama pushes him off.
Montain tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Rama counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rama.
Montain is trying to keep Rama in close.
Rama trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rama passes into half guard.
Rama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Montain keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rama is really struggling to control Montain but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Montain moves into full guard.
Rama stops Montain from standing up.
Rama stands and throws Montain's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Montain is pushing Rama's head away, looking to escape. Rama manages to hold on to the position though.
Rama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Montain keeps working.
Rama content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Rama thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Montain can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Emerson Montain will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Montain wants to clinch up but Rama keeps it at a distance.
Emerson Montain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rama fails to land the takedown.
Montain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Montain throws a sloppy head kick and Rama moves out of range easily.
Rama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Montain tries to clinch there but Rama circles away.
Rama throws a right hand that Montain ducks under and follows up with a left that Montain also avoids with ease.
Hari Rama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Montain lands a head kick. Rama smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Montain has Rama up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rama digs a right hand into Montain's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Montain's gas tank.
Montain is breathing heavily.
Rama changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Montain fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rama tries to close the distance and clinch but Montain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rama shoots in and gets a takedown into Montain's guard.
Rama postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Montain trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Rama connects with a couple of short punches.
Montain working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rama.
Rama is standing up over Montain. Montain looks to escape but Rama dives into side control.
Rama wants to control but Montain is keeping him busy.
Montain is looking to reverse the position.

Rama swings around for an armbar but Montain sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Rama's guard.
Rama keeping full guard, as Montain tries to pass.
Hari Rama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Montain got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rama has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Montain has managed to get both his arms back between Rama's legs - danger averted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rama pushes Montain off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rama.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hari Rama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Montain throws a sloppy head kick and Rama moves out of range easily.
Rama shoots in for a double leg but Montain sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rama throws a body kick that misses.
Montain keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Montain takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rama keeps the fight on the outside.
Rama throws a shot from downtown. Montain moves away and avoids it.
Montain wants to clinch.
Rama walks into a stiff left hand from Montain.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rama dives in and grabs Montain's left leg, looking for a takedown. Montain pushes down on Rama's head and hops out.

Rama gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rama is pressed up against the cage. Montain has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rama down to the mat. Rama avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Montain shoots in and gets a takedown into Rama's guard.

Rama working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Montain doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Montain manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Montain working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Montain controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Montain won't allow Rama to sweep him here.

Rama is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rama might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montain stands up over Rama, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rama wants to sweep here but Montain controlling him for the moment.
Montain throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rama works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Montain stopping the sweep attempt from Rama.
Rama utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rama manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Montain is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rama trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Montain wants to control but Rama is having none of it.
Montain is squirming around, avoiding Rama's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hari Rama will probably get the nod.
That's time! Rama's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Montain tries to clinch up but Rama circles away and keeps his distance.
Montain is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rama sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Montain throws a head kick but Rama moves out of range.
Montain is looking to clinch but Rama is avoiding it.
Rama throws a right hand that Montain ducks under and follows up with a left that Montain also avoids with ease.
Montain fails in his attempt to clinch.

Montain forces Rama back against the cage and clinches.
Montain is working for takedown but Rama is calmly controlling the position for now.

Rama breaks from the clinch.
Montain closes the distance but Rama moves to the side
and Rama counters with an inside leg kick.
Rama scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Montain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montain misses with a head kick.

Rama gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rama is trying to maintain a safe position but Montain gets an underhook and turns Rama into the cage.
Rama is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montain is trying to pull guard but Rama has him pressed against the cage.
Hari Rama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emerson Montain.
Montain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rama's efforts to push away.
Rama jumps guard but Montain stands there with Rama around his waist. Rama gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Montain is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rama is defending well.
Rama drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Montain gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rama wants a takedown but no success here.
Rama wants a takedown but no success here.
Montain working aggressively here.
Montain holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Montain continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

Rama ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rama no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montain wants to get up but he can't break Rama's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rama looking to control.
Montain trying to control the position from guard on top but Rama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Montain is looking to stand up but Rama won't let him.
Rama thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Montain with a flurry of punches that miss.
Montain trying to control the position from guard on top but Rama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Montain keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rama's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Montain avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Rama working for submissions but it's allowed Montain to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montain missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Montain not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Montain drops an elbow to the side of Rama's head.
Montain wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rama keeps working.
Montain tries to stand and escape but Rama actually recovers to full guard.
Rama has a closed guard, preventing Montain from standing up.
Montain won't allow Rama to sweep him here.
Rama avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rama working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Montain.

Rama has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Montain can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Montain trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Montain postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rama trying to control the position.
Montain wants to get up but he can't break Rama's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Montain decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rama, up you get!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montain falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montain fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Montain wants to clinch.

Rama instigates a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Emerson Montain.
I think Montain 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emerson Montain!