PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wincent Montag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jhony Ignacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Montag
vs
Ignacio

155 cm
25
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wincent Montag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jhony Ignacio!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignacio throws the kick towards the body but Montag avoids it.

Montag gets a clinch.
Montag tries to pull guard but Ignacio holds him up against the cage and eventually Montag drops back down to his feet.

Montag breaks from the clinch.
Montag takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Montag fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Montag throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ignacio misses with a double jab.
Ignacio scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ignacio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Montag paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Montag scores with a takedown into Ignacio's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montag controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ignacio is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Montag is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignacio can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Montag controls the pace.
Ignacio looking to hit a scissor sweep but Montag is one step ahead there.
Ignacio wants to stand but Montag is controlling the position.
Montag engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Montag is looking to stand up but Ignacio won't let him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ignacio misses with a head kick.
Ignacio throws a series of punches but Montag moves out of range.
Ignacio shoots in looking for a takedown. Montag tries to sprawl out of it but Ignacio keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Montag manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ignacio looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Montag moves out of range of the leg kick from Ignacio.
Montag misses with a kick to the body.

Montag shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Montag showed some decent athleticism there.
Nice strikes from Montag there.
Ignacio throws a strike from the bottom but Montag passes into side control!
Montag controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignacio tries to escape but Montag is in control.
Ignacio is letting Montag control him for a moment.
Ignacio is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Montag tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The referee asks Montag politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Montag prefers to stall for the moment though.
Ignacio is trying to work for a sweep but Montag has mounted him!
Montag with the ground and pound from mount.
Montag connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Montag looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montag has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Montag working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Montag controlling his opponent.
Montag lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Montag cracks Ignacio with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Montag looking to control but Ignacio is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montag controlling the pace for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ignacio in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wincent Montag dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Montag misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Montag is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ignacio can do to turn this around?
Ignacio misses with a double jab.

Montag rushes Ignacio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Montag has Ignacio pressed against the cage, preventing Ignacio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Montag's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ignacio falls off balance throwing a combination

and Montag counters by moving into the clinch.
Ignacio prevents a takedown attempt there.

Montag lands a takedown into guard.
Ignacio wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Montag manages to pass to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ignacio punching from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignacio wants to get back to full guard.
Montag seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ignacio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Montag sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Montag wants to work for an arm triangle but Ignacio is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ignacio is looking for a sweep. Montag is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ignacio moves into full guard.
Ignacio wants to get back to his feet but Montag is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Montag works over Ignacio with some ground and pound from guard.
Ignacio is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ignacio looking for a sweep. Not yet Ignacio, not yet.
Montag makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Montag stands and throws Ignacio's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ignacio trying to remain calm as Montag controls from the top position.
Ignacio is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Montag is one step ahead and moves to full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montag prevents Ignacio from getting the reversal.

Montag with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Montag lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ignacio hang on?
Montag controlling the pace for now.
Montag is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Ignacio keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Montag controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montag with good strikes from the mount here!
Ignacio really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Montag lands a couple of good shots and Ignacio has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Montag has good solid back control here.
Ignacio is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ignacio is still trying to improve position.
Ignacio wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ignacio tries to bum rush Montag with a series of wild strikes but Montag uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ignacio shoots in but no luck this time.
Sloppy strikes from Ignacio. Those never looked like landing.
As Ignacio looks to move away, Montag throws a big counter combo bu Ignacio just gets out of the way.
Sloppy strikes from Ignacio. Those never looked like landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Ignacio checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wincent Montag is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Montag clinches up with Ignacio and pushes him back against the cage.

Montag pulls Ignacio into guard.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Montag lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Montag wants to sweep here but Ignacio controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montag wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Montag 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.
Montag has a closed guard, preventing Ignacio from standing up.
Montag is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Montag shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ignacio is trying to defend but Montag finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Montag performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ignacio really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Montag. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignacio scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Montag manages to mount him!
Montag landing strikes from the mount.
Montag takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ignacio tries to buck Montag off but he can't manage it.
Montag is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ignacio can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ignacio is looking to improve his position but Montag isn't that keen on the idea.
Wincent Montag overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Montag sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignacio is trying to escape the mount.

Montag with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Montag takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Montag landing shots from mount.
Ignacio can't escape the position.
Montag controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montag prevents Ignacio from getting the reversal.
Ignacio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Montag punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ignacio is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

Montag working for a guillotine from mount but Ignacio is in no mood to give up.
Jhony Ignacio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Montag wants to finish this one by submission but Ignacio is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Montag.
Wincent Montag is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Montag controlling from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wincent Montag showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Montag, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wincent Montag!