PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Karlos Silva De Montana (ranked 7558 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slave Master (ranked 4234 p4p, 0 weight class). Karlos Silva De Montana has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Silva De Montana
vs
Master

170 cm
25
143 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

150 cm
24
143 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Self confident

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Karlos Silva De Montana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Slave Master!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Master shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Silva De Montana manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Master in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Master pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva De Montana is keeping the position for now.
Master throws a big right hand that misses.
Master is in close to Silva De Montana's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Master working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Master wants to pass the guard but Silva De Montana is keeping the position.
Silva De Montana looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva De Montana, not yet.
Silva De Montana will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Master controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Master in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva De Montana on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silva De Montana tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Master trying to control but Silva De Montana is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Master working some strikes from top position.
Master postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva De Montana avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Master tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva De Montana is retaining full guard.
Master throws a big elbow that misses.
Silva De Montana working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Master.
Master trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva De Montana keeping moving, preventing Master from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Master controls from within his opponent's guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Master shoots in but no luck this time.

Silva De Montana clinches up with Master and pushes him back against the cage.

Master pulls guard successfully.
Silva De Montana trying to control but Master is working from the bottom.
Silva De Montana content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva De Montana throwing strikes from guard but Master blocks nicely.
Silva De Montana trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Master wants to stand but Silva De Montana is controlling the position.
Master has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Silva De Montana has passed into side control.
Silva De Montana wants to take a breather but Master manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Silva De Montana.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva De Montana accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Master is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Master looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silva De Montana tries to roll over but Master keeps him under control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Master connects with a nice short shot to Silva De Montana's temple.
Silva De Montana trying to hold on to Master's head to control him but Master postures up.
Silva De Montana is doing well to control the position and prevent Master from advancing to side control.
Silva De Montana avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Master.
Silva De Montana manages to get to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva De Montana not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Master trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva De Montana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Master is in close to Silva De Montana's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Silva De Montana trying to keep a closed guard but Master is proving a slippery customer.
Master lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Master trying to control but Silva De Montana is working from the bottom.
Master landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Master trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva De Montana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Master in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slave Master dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Silva De Montana doesn't manage to clinch there - Master circles away.

Silva De Montana closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Master's guard.
Master looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva De Montana is one step ahead there.
Master not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Master is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Master misses with a head shot. Silva De Montana uses the momentum to regain guard.
Master missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Master is working Silva De Montana over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Master lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Master trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva De Montana wants to sweep but no luck.
Master wants to control from the top but Silva De Montana keeps moving.
Master working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Master is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Silva De Montana looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Master throws a big right hand that misses.
Master throwing strikes from guard but Silva De Montana blocks nicely.
Master with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Master postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Master trying to control but Silva De Montana is working from the bottom.
Silva De Montana not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Master scoring with some ground and pound.

Silva De Montana is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Master stands up over Silva De Montana, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Oh Silva De Montana is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva De Montana avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Master arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Silva De Montana's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Slave Master!
In his post fight interview, Slave Master started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.