PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nash Montes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Coyote Starrk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Montes
vs
Starrk

175 cm
21
165 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

178 cm
21
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nash Montes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Coyote Starrk!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Starrk throws out the jab.
Starrk misses with a looping right.
Montes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Starrk tests Montes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Starrk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Starrk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Starrk shoots in but Montes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Coyote Starrk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Starrk missing with a left hand there. Montes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Starrk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Montes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starrk smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Montes doesn't manage to clinch there - Starrk circles away.
Montes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Starrk looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Starrk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Montes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Starrk tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Montes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Starrk can't break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Montes.
Montes misses with a punch on the inside.
Montes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Starrk backwards.
Montes working aggressively here.
Montes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Montes lands an uppercut.
Montes throws a head punch that misses.
Montes throws a head punch that misses.
Starrk is trying to drag Montes to the mat but Montes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nash Montes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Coyote Starrk.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starrk is looking to break free of the clinch but Montes has double underhooks.
Montes throws a head punch that misses.
Montes throws a punch but it's blocked by Starrk.
Montes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Montes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Starrk.
Montes lands a left hand.
Montes misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Montes.
Montes landing knees to the head.

It looks like Coyote Starrk has been cut.
Montes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Montes has a couple of punches blocked by Starrk.
Montes lands an elbow inside.

Starrk is rocked!
A short body shot lands from Montes as the two fighters clinch.
Starrk is still on wobbly legs! Can Montes finish him?
Montes lands a nice uppercut.
Montes misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Montes scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montes creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Starrk's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Starrk drops to his knees and Montes pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nash Montes!