PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sou Senior (ranked 3178 p4p, 308 weight class) and Inigo Montoya (ranked 2795 p4p, 275 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Senior
vs
Montoya

170 cm
26
142 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sou Senior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Inigo Montoya!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Senior waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Montoya.
Montoya throws a body kick that misses.
Senior is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Montoya.
It seemed like Montoya was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Senior has managed to clinch.
Senior misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Senior fails to land.
I was talking to Senior's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The referee is keeping an eye on Montoya - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Montoya stalling against the cage.
Montoya can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montoya's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Senior misses with a hook to the ribs.
Senior misses with a body punch.
Senior misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Senior tries a body shot but Montoya blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Senior.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Senior.
Montoya's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Senior has a couple of punches blocked by Montoya.
Senior tries to work over Montoya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Senior misses with a short punch on the inside.
Senior has a couple of punches blocked by Montoya.
Senior fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Montoya working hard to break the clinch.
Senior throws a punch but it's blocked by Montoya.
Montoya taking a breather.
Senior has a couple of punches blocked by Montoya.
Senior tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Senior misses with some punches.
Senior scores with a nice hook to the head.
Montoya stalling.
Senior misses with some punches.
Senior misses with a short punch on the inside.
Senior working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Senior misses with a punch on the inside.
Senior misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Senior doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Montoya.
Senior tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Montoya's elbow.
Senior swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Senior on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Senior as the two fighters clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya blocks an uppercut.
Senior scores with a shot to the side of Montoya's head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Montoya.
A head punch on the inside from Senior fails to land.
Senior's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Senior.
Montoya prevents a body shot from Senior.
Senior swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Senior misses with a hook from the clinch.
Montoya looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Senior.
Senior misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Senior.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Senior lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Montoya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Senior tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Senior misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Senior struggles to land a body shot inside as Montoya controls his hands.
Senior misses with the head strike.
Montoya blocking some punches.
Montoya prevents a body shot from Senior.
Senior swings wildly with an uppercut but Montoya uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Senior.
Senior swings wildly with an uppercut but Montoya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Senior tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Montoya's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sou Senior 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.

Senior tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Montoya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Senior works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Senior swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Montoya counters with a nice uppercut.
Montoya throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Senior tries to clinch up.
Senior rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Montoya counters with a nice uppercut.
Montoya circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice side step and Montoya releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Senior is pawing at Montoya, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Montoya's nose. Montoya is badly hurt! Senior pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Montoya tries desperately to hold on but Senior is relentless in his assault! As Montoya receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Senior away and this one is in the books!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sou Senior!
A pretty intense looking Sou Senior took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.