PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tural Agaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DeAngelo Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DeAngelo Montana has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Agaev
vs
Montana

198 cm
19
268 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
19
240 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tural Agaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, DeAngelo Montana!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Agaev.
Montana throws a wild body kick that Agaev sees coming a mile off.
Montana misses with a wild combination.
Agaev scoring well with a low kick there.
Agaev turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've been informed that Montana has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Agaev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Montana. That did some damage!
Agaev definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Montana walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Agaev uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Montana has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Agaev digs a good hook to Montana's body.
Agaev throws a sloppy head kick and Montana moves out of range easily.
Agaev throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A slapping leg kick lands for Agaev.
Agaev lands with a nice body punch.
Agaev misses with a body punch
and Montana counters with a nice leg kick.
Montana on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Montana throws a leg kick that is checked
and Agaev counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Montana thinking.
Montana looks winded!
A bone on bone clash there as Agaev blocks the leg kick.
Agaev lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agaev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Montana at a distance.
Agaev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montana.
Montana throws a head kick that misses
and Agaev makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Agaev scores with a jab to the body.
Agaev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montana takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Montana takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Agaev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Agaev scores with a jab to the body.
Agaev works Montana's body with a nice hook.
Agaev cracks the inside of Montana's front leg.
Montana has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Agaev.
Agaev lands with a shot to the body.
Agaev misses the shot to the body.
Agaev fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Montana dodges the punch combination from Agaev.
Montana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Agaev.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Agaev.
Agaev is looking to wear down Montana with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Agaev scores with a sloppy right hand. Montana should have avoided that one.
Agaev checks the leg kick nicely there.
Agaev looks to score with a jab to the body but Montana is just out of range.
Montana on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Agaev. Agaev obviously looking to wear him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Montana, right into the meat.
Montana misses with a low kick.
Agaev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Agaev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Montana's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Montana looks to throw the jab but Agaev is out of range.
Agaev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Montana walks forward, straight into a front kick from Agaev.
Montana throws a leg kick but Agaev moved away.
Montana takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A low kick from Montana is predictable there
and Agaev counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agaev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Montana throws a head kick but Agaev moves out of range.
Montana's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Agaev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Montana scrambles back to his feet.
Agaev lands a right hook to the body.
Montana takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Agaev connects with a jab.
Montana misses with a low kick.
Montana thows a leg kick but Agaev checks it
and Agaev counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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!
Agaev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Agaev lands with a shot to the body.
Agaev thuds a left hand into Montana's body.
Nice body kick there by Agaev.
Agaev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Agaev lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Agaev misses with a wild body shot.
Agaev is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Agaev checks a leg kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana misses with a looping right.
Montana is looking to chop away at Agaev's legs.
Agaev scores with a kick to the midsection.
Montana takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Agaev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
DeAngelo Montana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Agaev takes a swing at Montana's ribcage but misses.
Montana throws a low kick, looking for Agaev's leg but Agaev calmly moves out of range.
Agaev lets loose with a powerful body kick. Montana will feel that in the morning.
Montana misses with a low kick as Agaev jumps back.
Agaev connects with a body shot that sends Montana's belly button to the back.
Agaev swings for the body but Montana moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Agaev throws a head kick that misses.
Agaev lands a body shot.
Agaev lands with a shot to the body.
Agaev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tural Agaev dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Montana walks into a straight right hand from Agaev.
A swing and a miss from Montana.
A chopping leg kick lands by Agaev.
Montana misses with a leg kick
and Agaev makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Montana thows a body shot but no joy.
Montana throws a hook but Agaev blocks it.
Agaev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Montana can do to turn this around?
Agaev turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Agaev. Montana shrugs it off though.
Montana on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Agaev with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Agaev is looking to slow Montana down with leg kicks.
Agaev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Agaev explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Montana is breathing heavily.
Agaev lands a head shot.
Agaev throws a shot to the body.
Agaev keeps Montana at a distance using the push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agaev cracks a nice hook into Montana's ribs.
Agaev digs a good hook to Montana's body.
A shot to the liver by Agaev. Beautiful body shot.
Montana on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Agaev.
Agaev lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like DeAngelo Montana has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Agaev connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice cross by Agaev.
Agaev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Montana sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Agaev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Agaev lands with an overhand left.
Montana takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Montana misses the jab.
Montana drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agaev connects with a body shot that sends Montana's belly button to the back.
Tural Agaev is winning the standup battle so far.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Montana crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Agaev - the referee stops the clock and Montana gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Agaev. Montana manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Agaev throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Montana.
That kick from Agaev tenderised Montana's leg. Montana is trying to keep his angry face on.
Montana avoids the body shot from Agaev.
Montana misses with a head kick.
Agaev cracks a nice hook into Montana's ribs.
A low kick from Montana is predictable there
and Agaev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Agaev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Montana stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A solid body kick from Agaev.
Agaev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Montana takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Agaev bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Agaev stuns Montana with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Agaev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agaev lands a nice looking body shot.
Montana takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Agaev scores with a three punch combo!
Agaev is looking to slow Montana down with leg kicks.
Montana takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Montana takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Montana on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Montana thows a leg kick but Agaev checks it
and Agaev counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Montana takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Montana stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Agaev.
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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Agaev.
Agaev lands with an overhand left.
Agaev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Agaev's corner calls for a 1-2. Agaev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana misses with a kick to the body.
Agaev thows a body shot but no joy.
Agaev connects with a leg kick. Montana looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Montana throws a hook but Agaev avoids it easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Montana might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Agaev has got the better of the exchanges.
Montana throws a solid leg kick but Agaev takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Montana.
Donk. Agaev catches Montana right on the button with a cross.
Agaev keeps Montana at a distance using the push kick.
Montana has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Agaev fakes the leg kick and cracks Montana in the body.
Montana takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Agaev slips a jab from Montana.
Agaev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Agaev scores with a spinning back kick!
Agaev dips to his left and cracks Montana with an uppercut!
Agaev scores with a body shot.
Montana throws out a leg kick but Agaev moves out of range and Montana only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tural Agaev dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on DeAngelo Montana's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Agaev lands a body shot.
Montana connects with a body shot.
Montana throws a low kick but Agaev moves out of range easily.
Agaev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Montana's hands.
Montana jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Montana drops his hands momentarily and Agaev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Montana avoids the body shot from Agaev.
Agaev feints a jab promting Montana to slip. Agaev then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Montana slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Agaev. Montana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Montana does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Agaev connects with a crisp jab.
Montana throws the left hand but Agaev avoids the punch easily.
Montana fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Agaev is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Montana does no damage.
Agaev swings for the body but Montana moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana misses with a low kick.
Montana takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Montana takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Montana looks to land a body kick but Agaev moved away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Montana.
Agaev scores with a hook to the body. Montana takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Montana throws out a leg kick but Agaev moves out of range and Montana only half commits.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Montana.
Montana has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Agaev.
Montana tries to work over Agaev's front leg with a kick but Agaev checks it.
A lazy left from Agaev finds it's target.
Montana connects with a leg kick. Agaev looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Agaev lands a jab to the head.
Montana takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Montana on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Agaev with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Montana takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Agaev, right into the meat.
Agaev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Agaev checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Montana misses
and Agaev makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Agaev jabs Montana to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Agaev lands a nice hook to Montana's body. Montana takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Agaev misses the shot to the body.
Agaev fakes the leg kick and cracks Montana in the body.
Agaev connects with a body shot.
Agaev throws a head kick that half lands.
Montana walks into a straight right hand from Agaev.
Montana attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Agaev lands a nice shot to the body.
Montana has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Agaev.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agaev just misses with a punch to the body.
Good work by Agaev as he checks the leg kick.
Agaev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Montana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Agaev.
Agaev scores with the left hand. Montana knows he should have avoided that one.
Agaev slips under a jab.
Agaev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montana was well out of range. Poor timing from Agaev.
Agaev jabs at Montana's body.
Montana takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Agaev throws a hook but Montana blocks it.
Agaev lands with a nice body punch.
A slow jab from Montana misses its intended target.
Montana throws out a loose jab but Agaev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Montana throws a chopping leg kick but Agaev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Montana throws a leg kick that is checked
and Agaev counters with a body kick that stops Montana in his tracks momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Agaev.
Agaev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Agaev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Montana at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Agaev throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Agaev throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Agaev sizes up Montana with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Agaev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Agaev throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Montana.
Montana misses with a low kick.
Agaev checks a leg kick nicely.
Agaev throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Montana on the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Agaev.
Agaev smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
DeAngelo Montana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Agaev checks a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tural Agaev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Agaev 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tural Agaev!
In his post fight interview, Tural Agaev started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.