PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Young Buck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Carlos Montana enters the cage!

Buck
vs
Montana

175 cm
18
163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
163 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Young Buck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carlos Montana!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buck tries to clinch but Montana is having none of it.
Buck dips to his left and cracks Montana with an uppercut!
Buck tries to clinch but Montana is having none of it.
Buck looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Montana blocks a head kick by Buck.
Montana lands a jab.
Montana circles away from the clinch attempt.
Montana tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Buck manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Buck tries to clinch up.
Buck cracks Montana with an open hand slap.
Buck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Buck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Young Buck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buck throws a jab but it's blocked by Montana.
Montana checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A swing and a miss from Buck.
Montana shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Buck sprawls well. Buck wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Montana gets slowly back to his feet.
Buck wants to clinch

and Montana holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Montana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Montana shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Buck pinned against the cage. Buck gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Montana has Buck up against the cage in a clinch.
Buck stalling in the clinch but Montana improves position.
Buck is trying to pull guard but Montana turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Buck's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Montana pulls guard successfully.
Montana controls Buck momentarily but Buck frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buck tries to stand but Montana is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buck throwing strikes from guard but Montana blocks nicely.
Montana can't keep his opponent in guard - Buck advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Buck wants to control but Montana is keeping him busy.
Montana trying to control but Buck postures up.
Montana wants to improve his position but Buck is controlling well.
Montana blocking the ground and pound attempt from Buck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana is trying to stand.
Buck is keen to just control but Montana is a slippery customer.
Buck is looking to advance position but Montana won't allow it.
Buck is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Montana is holding on to half guard well.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Buck misses with a right hand
and Montana counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Buck is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Buck looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Buck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Montana!
Montana lands a leg kick that knocks Buck off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buck swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Montana to counter with a crisp jab.
Buck misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Buck misses.
Buck is breathing heavily.
Buck wants to clinch up but Montana keeps it at a distance.
Buck tries to clinch there but Montana circles away.

Montana gets the takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
You can see the frustration on Buck's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Buck avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Montana.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Montana stands up and we're back to a striking position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Carlos Montana will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Buck misses with an uppercut
and Montana finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Buck as Montana shoots in.
Montana looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Buck is fending him off so far but Montana persists. Nope, Buck circles away and we're back to standing.
Buck has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Montana.
Buck tries to close the distance and clinch but Montana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Buck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Montana does no damage.
Buck fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Montana is defended easily by Buck.
Young Buck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Montana.
Buck is looking to clinch but Montana is avoiding it.

Buck has taken the fight to the clinch.
Montana is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Buck just stands there and leans against the cage.
Buck is leaning against Montana and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Buck is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Buck has had enough of the clinch but Montana keeps him there for the moment.
Montana jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Buck walks away with a smile on his face. Montana gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Buck moves into the clinch successfully.

Buck gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Buck trying to control but Montana is working from the bottom.
Buck tries to free his leg and advance position but Montana is retaining full guard.
Montana looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buck is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Montana is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Young Buck has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Buck shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Montana eats them both and turns towards Buck to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Buck tries to clinch up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A thudding body kick lands there by Montana!
Buck with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Buck throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Buck tries to clinch up but Montana circles away and keeps his distance.
Buck avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Montana keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Buck has Montana up against the cage in a clinch.
Buck trying to control the position but instead, Montana has worked for underhooks and has pushed Buck into the cage.
Buck is trying to push Montana away but Montana has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Buck stops a takedown attempt from Montana.
Buck wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Montana has him pressed against the cage.
Montana is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Buck pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Buck can't break the clinch.
Montana tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Buck manages to break the clinch.

Buck has closed the distance and engaged Montana in a clinch.
Montana fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Buck is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Buck scores with a knee to the head.

Buck pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Buck tries to clinch but Montana moves out of range.
Buck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Buck avoids the head kick by Montana.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Buck.
Buck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Young Buck dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Buck jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Montana tries to clinch up but Buck circles away and keeps his distance.

Buck gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Montana is looking for a takedown.

Montana has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Buck uses from the top position.
Montana looking to control.
Buck wants to pass the guard but Montana is keeping the position.

Buck decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Montana tries to score a power double leg takedown but Buck sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Montana somewhat.
Buck tries to clinch up.
Montana takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana tries to score a power double leg takedown but Buck sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Montana somewhat.
Young Buck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Montana.

Buck has Montana up against the cage in a clinch.
Buck wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Montana working hard to break the clinch.
Montana lands a damaging elbow.

Buck has hold of one of Montana's legs. Montana is fighting the takedown attempt but Buck gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Buck is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buck trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Buck advances to half guard.
Buck stalling.
Buck seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Montana for as long as he can get away with.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Young Buck.
Buck displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Montana.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montana tries to clinch but Buck moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buck tries to clinch up but Montana circles away and keeps his distance.
Buck looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Montana scores with a body shot.
Buck goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Buck looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Montana shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Buck throws a head kick but Montana moves out of range.

Buck has Montana up against the cage in a clinch.
Buck tries to break free but Montana pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Montana.
Buck tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Montana works on Buck's body with a couple of short punches.
Montana is trying to pull guard but Buck turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Montana wants a takedown but no success here.
Buck working aggressively here.
Buck goes for a takedown attempt but Montana pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Montana avoids the body shot from Buck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montana tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Buck swivels and escapes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Young Buck showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Buck has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Young Buck!