PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buzz Bixby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Coke Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Bixby
vs
Montana

188 cm
25
215 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

190 cm
26
209 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 160$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buzz Bixby!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Coke Montana!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montana misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Montana feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bixbys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bixby throws a shot to the body.
Bixby takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bixby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Montana sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Montana.
Bixby misses with a hook.
Nice shot by Bixby.
A left and a right from Montana both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Buzz Bixby 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!
A clash of legs there as Bixby blocks the low kick.
Bixby moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Coke Montana has been cut.
Bixby uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Montana has time to react.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bixby lands a jab to Montana's midsection.
Bixby throws a jab but it's blocked by Montana.
Bixby just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Montana.
Bixby misses with a straight left.
Montana on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Montana walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bixby moves out of range as Montana strikes.
Bixby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montana was well out of range. Poor timing from Bixby.
Bixby throws a shot from downtown. Montana moves away and avoids it.
Bixby showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Montana.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bixby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut lands for Bixby. That snapped Montana's head back.
Montana on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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!
Good exchange - Bixby coming out on top.
Bixby stuns Montana with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bixby connects with a nice looking jab.
Bixby swings for the body but Montana moves out of range.
Bixby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bixby moves into range and connects with a jab.
Coke Montana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bixby swings widly with a right hand
and Montana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Montana misses the jab.
A slow jab from Montana misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bixby fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Buzz Bixby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Montana misses
and Bixby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Montana enables Bixby to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Montana manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bixby looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bixby postures up in Montana's guard and throws a big left but Montana blocks it.
Bixby controls from within his opponent's guard.
Montana working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bixby.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bixby wants to pass the guard but Montana is keeping the position.
Montana looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bixby is one step ahead there.
Bixby trying to control the position from guard on top but Montana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Montana preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bixby throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bixby accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buzz Bixby dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Montana connects with a right hand. Bixby shakes it off.
Bixby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montana.
Bixby throws a right hand that misses
and Montana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Montana misses with an uppercut. Bixby saw that one coming.
Montana throws a jab when Bixby was well out of range.
Bixby scores with a crisp jab that stopped Montana in his tracks.
Montana on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bixby takes a swing at Montana's ribcage but misses.
Bixby lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bixby looks to land a right hand but Montana moved out of range.
Bixby thuds his right hand into Montana's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Montana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bixby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Montana slips a jab and a cross from Bixby.
Montana looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Montana tried to score with a low kick but Bixby checks it.
A swing and a miss from Bixby.
Bixby throws an overhand right that lands on Montana's shoulder, as Montana tries to avoid the shot.
Montana counters with a body kick.
Buzz Bixby is winning the standup battle so far.
Montana fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Montana takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bixby slips a straight right by Montana.
A jab lands there for Bixby.
Montana digs a good body shot into Bixby's ribs.
Bixby walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bixby moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana throws a leg kick that misses.
Montana swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bixby cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bixby misses with a straight right.
Bixby takes a swing at Montana's ribcage but misses.
Montana on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bixby darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Montana has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bixby blocks a head kick by Montana.
Bixby avoids a kick to the body.
It looked like Bixby wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bixby gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Montana.
Montana lands a jab.
Montana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bixby.
Montana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bixby throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana looks to throw the jab but Bixby is out of range.
Montana ducks under a wild hook from Bixby.
It seemed like Montana was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Montana.
It looked like Bixby wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bixby throws a predictable looking body shot
and Montana counters with a stiff right hand.
Bixby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bixby appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bixby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Montana can do to turn this around?
Montana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bixby throws out the jab.
Montana slips a straight right by Bixby.
Bixby moves out of range of the body kick from Montana.
Bixby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bixby looks to land a right hand but Montana moved out of range.
Montana swings for the body but Bixby moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bixby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Montana! But no joy.
Bixby dips to his left and cracks Montana with an uppercut!
Bixby misses with a straight left.
Montana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bixby manages to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Bixby - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bixby on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Montana throws a hook but Bixby blocks it.
Bixby throws an overhand right that lands on Montana's shoulder, as Montana tries to avoid the shot.
Montana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Montana misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Buzz Bixby will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Montana swinging wildly here.
Bixby scores with a crisp jab that stopped Montana in his tracks.
Montana lands the left hand.
Bixby misses with an uppercut.
Bixby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Montana sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bixby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montana slips under a jab.
Montana looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bixby scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bixby missing with a left hand there. Montana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Montana! But no joy.
Bixby throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana misses with a straight left.
Bixby works Montana's body with a nice hook.
Montana pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bixby is out of range and Montana settles back down.
Bixby misses with a body shot.
Bixby rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Montana to counter with a crisp jab.
Bixby throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Montana counter with a right hand.
Bixby looks to land a right hand but Montana moved out of range.
Bixby throws a body punch but Montana moves out of range.
It seemed like Montana was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Oooooh!!! Montana has knocked Bixby down with a huge combo! Montana steps away and waves a wobbly Bixby back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Bixby is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bixby lands a body shot.
Oh Bixby is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bixby throws an off balance right hand
and Montana counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bixby seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bixby throws out a loose jab but Montana uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Montana lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bixby doesn't seem phased though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bixby connects with a single shot there.
Donk. Bixby catches Montana right on the button with a cross.
Montana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bixby was well out of range. Poor timing from Montana.
Montana misses with a body kick.
Montana works the jab nicely.
Montana throws out a loose jab but Bixby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bixby misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Montana! But no joy.
Bixby throws a hook but Montana blocks it.
Bixby misses with a looping left.
Bixby moves out of range of the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bixby scores with a decent looking hook.

Montana cracks Bixby with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bixby looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Montana finish him?
Bixby looks to land a right hand but Montana moved out of range.
Montana throws a looping overhand right but Bixby ducks down to avoid it.
Bixby throws an overhand right that lands on Montana's shoulder, as Montana tries to avoid the shot.

Bixby bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Montana dodges the ground and pound from Bixby.
Bixby lands a few punches from side control.
We've been hearing that Bixby has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Bixby 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.
Bixby is putting a hurting on Montana here, landing some big shots from side control.

Bixby is trying to get an arm triangle but Montana is defending well.
Bixby is putting a hurting on Montana here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bixby scores with a couple of short elbows.

Bixby looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Montana felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Bixby working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bixby cracks Montana with a big elbow.
Montana is not content to let Bixby control the position.

Bixby tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Buzz Bixby did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Montana takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Montana throws a big shot that misses.
Bixby just misses with a punch to the body.
Bixby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bixby throws a right hand that misses
and Montana counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bixby with a poor takedown

and Montana counters with a crisp one two that drops Bixby! Montana thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bixby to his feet! Bixby is in big trouble!
Montana throws the kick towards the body but Bixby avoids it.
Bixby misses with an uppercut
and Montana counters with a big right hand! Oh Bixby is in trouble here! Montana follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Coke Montana!
Coke Montana is the new light heavyweight champion!
A victorious Coke Montana thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.