PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Montvilas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Kampan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Montvilas
vs
Kampan

189 cm
22
184 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Plays chess

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Montvilas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Martin Kampan!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Montvilas has taken the fight to the clinch.

Montvilas manages to break the clinch.
Kampan dips to his left and cracks Montvilas with an uppercut!
Kampan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Montvilas tries to clinch up but Kampan circles away and keeps his distance.
Kampan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kampan fails to land with a series of punches.
Kampan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Montvilas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kampan throws a sloppy head kick and Montvilas moves out of range easily.
Kampan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Montvilas.

Montvilas drives through and clinches with Kampan against the cage.

Montvilas breaks from the clinch.
Kampan misses with a low kick.
Kampan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kampan misses with a head kick.
Kampan throws a head kick but Montvilas moves out of range.
Kampan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kampan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Montvilas pushes Kampan up against the cage in a clinch.
Kampan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Montvilas blocks it with crossed arms.
Montvilas goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kampan prevents it.

Montvilas pulls guard effortlessly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montvilas is pulling down on Kampan's head. It's preventing any offense from Kampan, at least for the moment.
Montvilas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Montvilas keeping moving, preventing Kampan from controlling successfully.
Montvilas trying to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Montvilas wants to get back to his feet but Kampan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Montvilas has his hands on Kampan's head, controlling the position.
Montvilas wants to get back to his feet but Kampan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montvilas wants to sweep here but Kampan controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kampan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Kampan moves out of range of the leg kick from Montvilas.
Kampan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Montvilas shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Montvilas showed some decent athleticism there.
Montvilas is looking to advance position but Kampan won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kampan is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Montvilas dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Montvilas misses with a head kick.

Montvilas bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Montvilas tries to score with some ground and pound. Kampan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kampan is trying to escape the position but Montvilas is controlling the position.
Kampan is trying to control Montvilas's posture but Montvilas avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montvilas is staying tight to Kampan's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Montvilas working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montvilas controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Montvilas stands up.
Montvilas shoots for a double leg takedown but Kampan sprawls well. He's pushed Montvilas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kampan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Montvilas counters by clinching up.
Montvilas wants a takedown.
Montvilas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kampan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Montvilas misses with a knee strike.
Montvilas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kampan is breathing heavily.
Kampan avoiding damage as Montvilas throws knees to the body.
Kampan managing to block the knees to the body from Montvilas.
Kampan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Montvilas blocks it with crossed arms.

Montvilas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Montvilas moves into range and clinches up with Kampan.

Montvilas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kampan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kampan lands a two punch combo.
Montvilas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Montvilas darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Montvilas decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Montvilas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kampan looking to throw knees to the head but Montvilas is blocking nicely.
Montvilas landing knees to the body.

Montvilas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kampan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Montvilas pinned against the cage. Montvilas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Montvilas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Montvilas wants to pass the guard but Kampan is keeping the position.
Montvilas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kampan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Montvilas dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kampan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Montvilas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kampan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Montvilas blocks a head kick by Kampan.
A combination from Kampan does no damage.

Kampan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Montvilas decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Kampan has managed to clinch.
Kampan misses with a knee to the head.

Montvilas breaks from the clinch.
Kampan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Montvilas moves into the clinch successfully.

Montvilas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Montvilas.
Montvilas controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Montvilas decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Montvilas rushes Kampan and presses him up against the cage.
Kampan is trying to maintain a safe position but Montvilas gets an underhook and turns Kampan into the cage.
Montvilas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Montvilas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Montvilas chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Montvilas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kampan takes a knee right on the jaw!

Montvilas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Montvilas closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Montvilas gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Montvilas not doing much here.
Kampan is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Montvilas jumps into side control!

Montvilas decides to stand back up. Montvilas steps back and let's Kampan get back to his feet.
Alex Montvilas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Kampan tries to keep at a distance but Montvilas has taken the fight into the clinch.

Montvilas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kampan tries a head kick but it misses.

Montvilas instigates a clinch.
Montvilas lands an elbow just above Kampan 's eye.

Montvilas breaks from the clinch.
Montvilas is looking to clinch but Kampan is avoiding it.

Montvilas closes the distance and clinches.

Montvilas breaks the clinch.

Montvilas closes the distance and clinches.
Montvilas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kampan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Montvilas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kampan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Montvilas blocks the elbow strike.

Montvilas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Montvilas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kampan, pushing him back against the cage.
Montvilas with a knee to the head.
Kampan can't break the clinch.
Montvilas lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Montvilas.
Montvilas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kampan's face.
Kampan avoiding damage as Montvilas throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Montvilas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kampan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kampan tries to bum rush Montvilas with a series of wild strikes but Montvilas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Montvilas gets a clinch.
Kampan wants to get back to striking at distance but Montvilas won't allow it.

Montvilas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martin Kampan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Montvilas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Montvilas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kampan paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Montvilas drives through and clinches with Kampan against the cage.

Montvilas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Montvilas moves away from the strike by Kampan.

Montvilas shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Montvilas showed some decent athleticism there.
Montvilas prevents Kampan from improving his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Montvilas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Montvilas 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Montvilas!