PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Ash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montana's entrance music is Push it to the Limit. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Montana
vs
Ash

176 cm
28
163 lbs
16 - 8 - 1

178 cm
29
161 lbs
13 - 9 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Fury Nutrition Inc.
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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 16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Montana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Adam Ash!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Ash is predictable there
and Montana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ash will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Montana is looking for a counter combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ash looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Montana looks to land a left hand but Ash moved out of range nicely.

Ash gets a clinch.
Ash is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

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

Ash shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ash must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Montana had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ash defends it easily.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Ash works over Montana with some ground and pound from guard.
Ash with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montana looking to control.
Ash trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ash loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ash trying to control but Montana is working from the bottom.
Montana not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ash stopping the sweep attempt from Montana.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ash accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ash stands up over Montana, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Montana looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Montana had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ash defends it easily.
Ash would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ash wants to control from the top but Montana keeps moving.
Montana is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ash's guard.

Ash working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ash is looking for a triangle but Montana pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ash looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ash preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Montana wants to control from the top but Ash keeps moving.
Ash has Montana pulled in close to control his posture.
Montana slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ash is trying to get back to half guard.

Montana is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ash has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana misses with the ground and pound.
Ash tries to bench press Montana off him but Montana keeps the position.
Ash gets back to half guard.
Ash punching from the bottom.

Montana is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ash defends it well.

Montana is looking for a kimura but Ash is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Montana to get the leverage.
Ash landing small, sideways elbows.
Ash tries to get to full guard but Montana has control of the leg.
Ash has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Montana is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana wants to take a breather but Ash is having none of it.

Montana is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ash doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Montana.

Montana seems to be working for a kimura but Ash defends the submission attempt.
Montana seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ash does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Montana missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Montana trying to control the action but Ash is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tony Montana will probably get the nod.
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.

Ash throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ash throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ash misses with a lunging right hand
letting Montana counter with a right hand.
Ash throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Montana needs to keep his hands up - Ash had a free shot at his head there.
Ash is looking to clinch.
Montana on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Ash forces Montana back against the cage and clinches.

Ash lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ash wants to take a breather but Montana is having none of it.
Ash is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ash is thwarting Montana's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Montana manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Montana throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ash connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ash working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ash accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ash postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Montana is looking for a triangle but Ash pushes his legs off easily.
Ash is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Montana has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Ash doesn't defend quickly enough and Montana has managed to lock this one up! Can Ash escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Montana on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tony Montana!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tony Montana made sure he mentioned Fury Nutrition Inc., along with how happy he was to win his fight.