PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Montilo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montilo comes to the cage accompanied by No Easy Way Out. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Montilo
vs
Balboa

185 cm
29
250 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

190 cm
27
280 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BeastMode
GREEN!160

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition
Conviction

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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rodrigo Montilo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocky Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montilo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Balboa 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.
Montilo throws the kick towards the body but Balboa avoids it.
Balboa throws a hook but Montilo avoids it easily.

Montilo gets a takedown into half guard.
Balboa has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Montilo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Montilo is trying to control. Balboa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Montilo 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.
Balboa is trying to stand back up but Montilo is controlling him

Montilo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Balboa is just riding it out for now. Montilo eventually gives up the hold.
Montilo wants to free his trapped foot but Balboa is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montilo thows a huge punch but Balboa dodges it nicely.
Montilo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The referee warns Balboa that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Montilo with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Montilo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

It looks like Rocky Balboa has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Montilo has control of Balboa's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Balboa regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Montilo is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Balboa can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Montilo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That has opened up Rocky Balboa's cut even more.
Montilo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Balboa is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Montilo is working for a guillotine from mount but Balboa frees his head quite easily.
Montilo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Montilo looking for a guillotine from mount but Balboa is having none of it.
Montilo punching from mount but Balboa doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Montilo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Montilo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Balboa's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montilo scoring with strikes but Balboa is staying in there.

Rocky Balboa's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rocky Balboa's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rodrigo Montilo!
A victorious Rodrigo Montilo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.