PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Monteban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Scissorhands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo Monteban could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Edward Scissorhands's chin.

Monteban
vs
Scissorhands

165 cm
33
148 lbs
26 - 16 - 0

163 cm
33
145 lbs
29 - 13 - 2

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricardo Monteban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Edward Scissorhands!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scissorhands ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monteban moves away.

Scissorhands has closed the distance and engaged Monteban in a clinch.
Monteban taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Scissorhands swings wildly with an uppercut but Monteban uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Scissorhands lands with a left to the head.
Scissorhands misses with a short punch on the inside.
Monteban is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Scissorhands is keeping busy.
Scissorhands tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Monteban lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Scissorhands backwards.
Scissorhands working aggressively here.
Monteban lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monteban lands a shoulder strike.
Scissorhands lands a hook to the side of the head.

Monteban has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Scissorhands clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scissorhands tries to roll but Monteban sticks to his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteban missing with strikes from the back.
Scissorhands turns into Monteban and is now in his guard.

Monteban is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Scissorhands is aware though and is defending well.
Scissorhands looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Monteban has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Scissorhands can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Scissorhands looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Scissorhands must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monteban manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Scissorhands manages to get himself to full guard.

Monteban postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Monteban content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Monteban in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Scissorhands is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Monteban defends well.
Scissorhands trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monteban working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Monteban is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Monteban looking to sit in guard and control but Scissorhands gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Scissorhands looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Scissorhands avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Scissorhands got a little sloppy there for a moment and Monteban has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Scissorhands has managed to get both his arms back between Monteban's legs - danger averted.
Monteban 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Monteban is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Scissorhands defends well.
Monteban looking for a sweep. Not yet Monteban, not yet.

Monteban looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Scissorhands has picked Monteban up and slammed him! Monteban can't keep hold of the triangle and Scissorhands manages to pass to side control!
A lull in the action here.
Monteban is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Scissorhands off and has taken his back!
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 Ricardo Monteban will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Scissorhands scores with a one two! Monteban had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Monteban lands with a kick to the ribs.
Monteban throws a jab but it's blocked by Scissorhands.
Monteban fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
An inside leg kick from Scissorhands misses.
Scissorhands lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Scissorhands throws a shot from downtown. Monteban moves away and avoids it.
Scissorhands keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Monteban.
Scissorhands doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Monteban staying out of range there.
Scissorhands circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scissorhands throws a jab but it's blocked by Monteban.
Monteban fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Monteban throws a low kick but Scissorhands avoids it.
Scissorhands tries to clinch but Monteban is having none of it.
Monteban looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scissorhands throws a low kick but Monteban avoids it.
Monteban looks to score with a jab to the body but Scissorhands is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scissorhands scores with a jab to the head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Monteban tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Monteban is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Scissorhands gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Scissorhands creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Monteban swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scissorhands misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Scissorhands.
A head punch on the inside from Scissorhands fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scissorhands.
Edward Scissorhands seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Scissorhands lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Monteban backwards.
Monteban is trying to maintain a safe position but Scissorhands gets an underhook and turns Monteban into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Scissorhands.
Scissorhands tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Monteban pulls guard successfully.
Scissorhands slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scissorhands postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scissorhands controls from within his opponent's guard.

Monteban looking for a triangle here. Scissorhands is fighting it but it looks tight! Monteban pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Scissorhands is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ricardo Monteban!
A victorious Ricardo Monteban thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.