PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ales Zhandunka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Monterrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Zhandunka
vs
Monterrey

220 cm
41
291 lbs
33 - 22 - 0

192 cm
27
279 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 33 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ales Zhandunka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Monterrey!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monterrey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zhandunka moves away.
Zhandunka throws out a loose jab but Monterrey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zhandunka has been working on his boxing with his coaches at the dungeon in the buildup to the fight.
Zhandunka doesn't manage to clinch there - Monterrey circles away.

Zhandunka clinches with his opponent.
Zhandunka throws a head punch that misses.
Zhandunka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Monterrey is trying to maintain a safe position but Zhandunka gets an underhook and turns Monterrey into the cage.
Monterrey missing with knees to the body.
Zhandunka lands a shot to the body.
Zhandunka can't find room to land a body shot as Monterrey controls the action.
Zhandunka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Monterrey's elbow.
Monterrey lands an elbow just above Zhandunka 's eye.
Zhandunka misses with a punch on the inside.
Monterrey misses with some punches.
Zhandunka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Monterrey blocks an uppercut.
Zhandunka gets through Monterrey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

It looks like John Monterrey has been cut.
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!
Zhandunka avoiding damage as Monterrey throws knees to the body.
Monterrey unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zhandunka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short body shot lands from Monterrey as the two fighters clinch.
Monterrey is looking to control Zhandunka's arms but Zhandunka gets an underhook and turns him. Now Monterrey has his back to the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zhandunka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Zhandunka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Monterrey lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zhandunka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zhandunka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Monterrey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Monterrey looking to stall.
Monterrey scores with a shot to the side of Zhandunka's head.
Zhandunka throws a punch but it's blocked by Monterrey.
Monterrey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zhandunka.
Monterrey lands an elbow that stopped Zhandunka in his tracks for a moment.
Monterrey lands an elbow that stopped Zhandunka in his tracks for a moment.
Zhandunka lands a shoulder strike.
Monterrey gets through Zhandunka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monterrey utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Monterrey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zhandunka slips a jab and a cross from Monterrey.
Monterrey throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zhandunka.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhandunka scores with a shot to the body.
John Monterrey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monterrey getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Zhandunka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Zhandunka avoids a kick to the body.
Zhandunka throws out a powerful jab.
Monterrey lands a lovely overhand right.
Monterrey scores with a hook to the body. Zhandunka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Monterrey misses with a lunging right hand
and Zhandunka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zhandunka looks to score with a jab to the body but Monterrey is just out of range.
Zhandunka throws a poor cross that misses
and Monterrey counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zhandunka thinking.
Zhandunka lands a nice shot to the body.
Monterrey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Monterrey is looking to chop away at Zhandunka's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monterrey avoids the body shot from Zhandunka.
Monterrey connects with a jab.
Zhandunka checks the leg kick nicely there.
Monterrey lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zhandunka tests Monterrey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Monterrey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Monterrey throws out a loose jab but Zhandunka uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Monterrey misses.
Monterrey throws a lazy right hand but Zhandunka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Monterrey keeps the fight on the outside.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Monterrey.
Nice defenses there by Zhandunka.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monterrey throws a hook but Zhandunka avoids it easily.
Monterrey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zhandunka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Monterrey takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Monterrey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zhandunka.
Monterrey fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zhandunka on the side of the head.
A combination from Zhandunka does no damage.
Monterrey works Zhandunka's body with a nice hook.
Monterrey tries to land a front kick but Zhandunka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Monterrey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zhandunka.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zhandunka misses with a wild combination.
Monterrey cracks the inside of Zhandunka's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Monterrey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Monterrey's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Monterrey throws out a powerful jab.
Zhandunka looks to land a right hand but Monterrey moved out of range.
Monterrey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zhandunka's sensitive parts.
Monterrey misses with a head kick.

Monterrey darts in and clinches Zhandunka up against the cage.
Monterrey with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zhandunka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Monterrey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zhandunka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Monterrey lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Monterrey manages to break the clinch.
Monterrey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Monterrey throws a head kick that misses.
Zhandunka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Monterrey.
John Monterrey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Monterrey connects with the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhandunka just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Monterrey.
Zhandunka fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A big right from Monterrey misses.
Monterrey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zhandunka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A chopping leg kick lands by Monterrey.
A swing and a miss from Monterrey.
Monterrey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monterrey lands with a right hand.
Monterrey lands a jab.
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!
Monterrey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Monterrey lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monterrey tries to clinch there but Zhandunka circles away.
Zhandunka ducks under a wild hook from Monterrey.
Monterrey scores with a decent looking hook.
Zhandunka takes a swing at Monterrey's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Zhandunka.
Monterrey feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zhandunkas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zhandunka is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Monterrey takes one on the button.
Zhandunka avoids the head kick by Monterrey.
Monterrey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zhandunka.
A head kick misses from Monterrey.
Zhandunka ducks under a wild hook from Monterrey.
Zhandunka looks to throw the jab but Monterrey is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monterrey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Monterrey misses with a right hand
and Zhandunka counters with a nice body shot.
A big right from Monterrey misses.
Zhandunka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Monterrey.
Zhandunka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zhandunka slips a jab and a cross from Monterrey.
Zhandunka misses with a wild combination.
Zhandunka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zhandunka misses with a straight left.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zhandunka scores with the left hand. Monterrey knows he should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monterrey throws a combination. Zhandunka tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monterrey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zhandunka misses the jab.
Zhandunka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That has opened up John Monterrey's cut even more.
Nice body punch from Zhandunka.
Zhandunka has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Zhandunka connects with a right hand. Monterrey shakes it off.
Monterrey has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zhandunka finds it's way round the side to connect with Monterrey's head.
Monterrey lands with a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Monterrey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zhandunka moves away.
Monterrey slips under a jab.
Monterrey takes a swing at Zhandunka's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Monterrey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Monterrey's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Zhandunka throws a nice looking combination but Monterrey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Monterrey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Monterrey lands a left hand.
Monterrey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zhandunka backwards.
Zhandunka trying to stall but Monterrey improves his position.
Zhandunka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Monterrey backwards.
Monterrey unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zhandunka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monterrey gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Ales Zhandunka has been cut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Monterrey in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Zhandunka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Monterrey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Monterrey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice elbow from Monterrey.
Monterrey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monterrey.
Monterrey blocking some punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Monterrey misses with a knee strike.
Zhandunka stalling the fight.
Monterrey gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Monterrey landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Monterrey breaks from the clinch.
Zhandunka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Monterrey darts in and clinches Zhandunka up against the cage.
Zhandunka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Monterrey tries a knee to the head but Zhandunka blocks it.
Zhandunka takes a knee right on the jaw!
Monterrey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Monterrey landing knees to the body.
Monterrey scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Monterrey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zhandunka.
Zhandunka trying to control the position but instead, Monterrey has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zhandunka into the cage.
Zhandunka takes an elbow to the temple.
Monterrey is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Zhandunka takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Monterrey.
Monterrey lands a body shot in the clinch.
Monterrey lands a knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Monterrey.
Nice elbow from Monterrey.
Monterrey lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Zhandunka is rocked!
Monterrey using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zhandunka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oh Zhandunka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zhandunka misses with a punch on the inside.
Zhandunka seems to have got his legs back now.
Monterrey lands an elbow inside.
Monterrey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zhandunka throws a head punch that misses.
Monterrey scores with a hook to the body.
Monterrey lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Monterrey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Monterrey lands a nice looking kick to the body. Zhandunka takes a step back to recover.
A left lands for Monterrey.
Zhandunka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Monterrey.
Ales Zhandunka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monterrey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Monterrey.

Monterrey closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A shot in the inside from Monterrey.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Monterrey.
Monterrey blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zhandunka.
Monterrey is looking to land a big knee to finish this one. He's got control of the head and as Zhandunka tries to break Monterrey's hands from around his neck, Monterrey unloads with that fight ending knee, right up the middle! Oh man, that was nasty! Zhandunka will need to get back to the training room and learn how to defend against the thai clinch! Oooh, his nose is a mess. Hopefully it's not broken.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). John Monterrey!
A victorious John Monterrey thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.