PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grover Montoya (ranked 3981 p4p, 1962 weight class) and Island Guy (ranked 556 p4p, 298 weight class). Grover Montoya has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Montoya
vs
Guy

185 cm
19
188
2 - 2 - 0

200 cm
26
200
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Grover Montoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Island Guy!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montoya throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Guy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Montoya drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Guy has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Montoya connects with a body shot that sends Guy's belly button to the back.
Guy walks into a left hand.
Guy misses with a right hand
and Montoya counters with a nice uppercut.
Montoya takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Guy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Montoya thows a leg kick but Guy checks it
and Guy counters with a nice uppercut.
Guy lands a really nice looking cross but Montoya seems unphased.
Montoya lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guy walks into a left hand.

Guy darts in and clinches Montoya up against the cage.
Montoya has a couple of punches blocked by Guy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy prevents a body shot from Montoya.
Montoya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guy blocks a body shot from Montoya.
Guy lands an uppercut.
Montoya swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Montoya working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Montoya creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Montoya definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Montoya misses with a punch on the inside.
Montoya lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Guy working aggressively here.
Guy misses with the head strike.
Montoya blocking some punches.
Guy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Montoya backwards.
Guy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guy lands with a light punch inside.
Guy misses with a punch on the inside.
Montoya goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Montoya blocking some punches.
Montoya has a couple of punches blocked by Guy.
Montoya tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guy's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montoya misses with a punch on the inside.
Montoya stalling the fight.
Montoya misses with a hook to the ribs.
Guy has a couple of punches blocked by Montoya.
Guy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guy misses with some punches.
Guy misses with a punch to the body.
Montoya throws a head punch that misses.
Guy throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Guy.
Montoya blocking some punches.
Montoya has a couple of punches blocked by Guy.
Guy has a couple of punches blocked by Montoya.
Montoya throws a punch but it's blocked by Guy.
Guy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Montoyas head.
Guy swings wildly with an uppercut but Montoya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Montoya can't find room to land a body shot as Guy controls the action.
Guy misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy scores with a shoulder strike.
Montoya throws a punch but it's blocked by Guy.
Guy scores with a hook to the body.
Guy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guy lands a hook that snaps the head of Montoya backwards.
Montoya misses with the head strike.
Guy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Montoya swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Montoya fails to land.
Guy struggles to land a body shot inside as Montoya controls his hands.
Montoya tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guy's elbow.
Montoya misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Montoya.
Montoya misses with some punches.
Montoya has a couple of punches blocked by Guy.
Guy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guy prevents a body shot from Montoya.
Guy misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montoya has a couple of punches blocked by Guy.
Guy blocking some punches.
Guy throws a head punch that misses.
Montoya goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Montoya misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montoya lands a nice uppercut.
Guy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Montoya.
Montoya wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Montoya.
Guy working aggressively here.
Montoya fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Montoya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guy lands a left hand.
Montoya tries to work over Guy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Montoya throws a punch but it's blocked by Guy.
Montoya misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Island Guy will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Montoya keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Montoya lands a nice leg kick that just misses Guy's sensitive parts.
Guy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Montoya manages to avoid it.
Montoya swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Montoya throws a low kick, looking for Guy's leg but Guy calmly moves out of range.
Guy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Montoya misses the target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Montoya takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Good exchange - Guy coming out on top.
Guy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Montoya keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Guy checks a leg kick.
A jab from Montoya misses.

Guy darts in and clinches Montoya up against the cage.
Guy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Montoya lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Guy lands a right hand.
Island Guy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Guy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Guy lands an uppercut.
Montoya has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Montoya throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Montoya on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guy.
Guy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Montoya tries to throw a body punch but Guy avoids it by throwing Montoya back against the cage.
Montoya working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Guy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Guy is working Montoya over against the cage.
Montoya throws a punch but it's blocked by Guy.
Guy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Montoya misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montoya struggles to land a body shot inside as Guy controls his hands.
Guy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya can't find room to land a body shot as Guy controls the action.
Guy works on Montoya's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Montoya fails to land.
Montoya tries to throw a body punch but Guy avoids it by throwing Montoya back against the cage.
Guy misses with some punches.
Montoya wants to break free but Guy has control.
Guy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Montoya lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Guy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guy lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guy.
A short uppercut from Guy.
Guy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Montoya swings wildly with an uppercut but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Montoya fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Guy lands a nice uppercut.
Montoya tries a body shot but Guy blocks it.
Montoya misses with the head strike.
Montoya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Montoya scores with a shoulder strike.
Montoya has a couple of punches blocked by Guy.
A shot in the inside from Guy.
Guy prevents Montoya from breaking the clinch.
Guy throws a punch but it's blocked by Montoya.
Guy blocks an uppercut.
Montoya misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Montoya throws a punch but it's blocked by Guy.
Montoya misses with some punches.
Guy lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Montoya.
Guy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Montoya or not.
Guy blocks a body shot from Montoya.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guy throws a punch but it's blocked by Montoya.
A nice right hand lands inside from Guy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Guy.
Montoya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Montoya blocks a body shot from Guy.
Montoya is trying to push Guy away but Guy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Montoya is trying to push Guy away but Guy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Guy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Guy lands an uppercut.
Montoya misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Montoya misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Montoya.
Montoya misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Guy.
Guy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Guy lands with a right to the head.

Montoya is rocked!
Montoya swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Island Guy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Montoya throws a poor cross that misses
and Guy scores with a counter punch that sends Montoya to the canvas! Guy smells blood - he's punishing Montoya with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Montoya has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Island Guy!