PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Britz Omega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Monteiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joshua Monteiro acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Omega
vs
Monteiro

190 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Juggernaut And Gladiators

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Britz Omega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joshua Monteiro !
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monteiro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Omega feinted with a counter takedown.
Monteiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Monteiro moves in looking to clinch but Omega pushes him off.
Monteiro lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Omega has taken the fight to the clinch.
Omega tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Omega tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Monteiro smiles and moves away.

Omega drives through and clinches with Monteiro against the cage.
Omega tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Monteiro just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Omega pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Monteiro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Monteiro throws a right and a left that Omega avoids nicely.

Omega gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Omega is pushing Monteiro up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Omega blocks the elbow strike.

Omega escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Monteiro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Monteiro is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Monteiro .

Omega breaks from the clinch.

Omega fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Monteiro , pushing him back against the cage.
Monteiro can't find room to land a body shot as Omega controls the action.
Omega misses with the head strike.
Monteiro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Omega jumps guard but Monteiro turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Britz Omega. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Omega jumps into guard, dragging Monteiro to the mat.
Omega is controlling Monteiro 's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omega has a closed guard, preventing Monteiro from standing up.
Omega is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Omega manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Monteiro manages to get himself to full guard.

Monteiro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Omega. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Omega stands and steps away. Monteiro gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Monteiro wants to clinch up but Omega keeps it at a distance.
Joshua Monteiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Monteiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Omega paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monteiro moves in looking to clinch but Omega pushes him off.
Monteiro is looking to clinch.
Omega avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick by Omega misses
enabling Monteiro to counter with a crisp jab.
Monteiro doesn't manage to clinch there - Omega circles away.

Omega pushes Monteiro up against the cage in a clinch.

Omega breaks from the clinch.
Monteiro tries to clinch but Omega moves out of range.

Omega drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Omega controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omega stops Monteiro from standing up.
Omega is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Britz Omega dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

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

It looks like Britz Omega has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monteiro . Omega does a little dance to reset his feet.
Omega shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Monteiro sprawls well. Monteiro wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Omega gets slowly back to his feet.
Monteiro throws a series of punches but Omega avoids them all with ease.
Omega tries to score a power double leg takedown but Monteiro sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Omega somewhat.
Monteiro cracks Omega with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Omega looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Monteiro is fending him off so far but Omega persists. Nope, Monteiro circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Britz Omega. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monteiro blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteiro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Omega moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Monteiro looks to move away, Omega throws a big counter combo but Monteiro just gets out of the way.
Joshua Monteiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Omega tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Monteiro defends well and Omega ends up having to push Monteiro into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Omega has a takedown stuffed.
Monteiro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Monteiro catches Omega with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Omega forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joshua Monteiro !
After the fight, Joshua Monteiro was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.