PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Axel Montenegro (ranked 839 p4p, 386 weight class) and Akwasi Nti (ranked 15 p4p, 6 weight class). Montenegro kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Battle. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Akwasi Nti was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Montenegro
vs
Nti

184 cm
26
225
9 - 5 - 0

170 cm
26
220
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Vegan Gains
PWNAGE™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Axel Montenegro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Akwasi Nti!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montenegro shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Akwasi Nti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nti throws a lazy uppercut

and Montenegro counters with a shoot takedown. Nti fights it but they end up in guard.
Montenegro lands a couple of digs.
Montenegro landing some decent shots from guard.
Montenegro throws a big right hand that misses.
Nti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Montenegro throws a big right hand that misses.
Montenegro stands up over Nti, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nti is pulling down on Montenegro's head to control his posture.
Nti has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Deathsquad. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Nti avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montenegro throws a big right hand that misses.
Nti is looking to sweep but instead, Montenegro has passed into half guard.
Nti trying to control but Montenegro postures up.
Montenegro landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Montenegro thows a huge punch but Nti dodges it nicely.
Montenegro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nti's head.
Montenegro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Montenegro looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nti has his hands clasped together around Montenegro's back. He's all about the action.
Montenegro not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montenegro is nestled in close to Nti, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Montenegro drops an elbow to the side of Nti's head.
Montenegro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Montenegro drops an elbow to the side of Nti's head.
Nice strikes from Montenegro there.
Nti really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Montenegro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Montenegro working Nti over with strikes.
Montenegro is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nti blocking the ground and pound attempt from Montenegro.
Montenegro lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montenegro winds up and cracks Nti with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nti avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Montenegro.
Montenegro working Nti over with strikes.
Nti regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Montenegro.
Montenegro throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Montenegro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Montenegro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Montenegro keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nti's head.
Montenegro is looking to work some ground and pound but Nti has wrist control.
Montenegro chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montenegro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Montenegro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nti can do anything to dispel that myth.
Montenegro working some strikes from top position.
Montenegro with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Montenegro postures up in Nti's guard and throws a big left but Nti blocks it.
Montenegro scoring with some ground and pound.
Montenegro is working Nti over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Montenegro throwing strikes from guard but Nti blocks nicely.
Montenegro has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Montenegro is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Montenegro postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Axel Montenegro dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nti misses with a wild body shot.
Nti scores with a shot to the body.
Nti ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nti throws a body shot but no joy.
Montenegro half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nti lunges at Montenegro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Montenegro's hand.
Montenegro slips under a jab from Nti.
Montenegro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nti throws out the jab.
Nti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Montenegro is looking to clinch but Nti is avoiding it.
Montenegro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nti can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nti looks to throw the jab but Montenegro is out of range.
Nti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Montenegro doesn't seem bothered though.
Nti throws the left hand but Montenegro avoids the punch easily.
Montenegro tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Nti manages to circle out of the way.

Montenegro instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montenegro blocks an uppercut.
Montenegro is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nti pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Montenegro backwards.
Nti swings wildly with an uppercut but Montenegro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Montenegro backwards.
Nti struggles to land a body shot inside as Montenegro controls his hands.
Nti misses with the head strike.
Nti scores with a shoulder strike.
Montenegro is trying to drag Nti to the mat but Nti just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nti has a couple of punches blocked by Montenegro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nti throws a head punch that misses.
Montenegro goes for a takedown attempt but Nti pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Axel Montenegro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montenegro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Montenegro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Montenegro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nti misses with a wild body shot.
Nti stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nti wants it to stay on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montenegro needs to keep his hands up - Nti had a free shot at his head there.
Montenegro tries to clinch
enabling Nti to counter with a crisp jab.
Akwasi Nti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Montenegro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nti moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Montenegro scores with a punch to the head.

Montenegro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nti, pushing him back against the cage.
Nti is trying to push Montenegro away but Montenegro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Nti's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nti.
Nti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nti throws a head punch that misses.
Nti misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Nti.
Nti is leaning against Montenegro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nti lands a body shot.
Nti is working Montenegro over against the cage.
Nti lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Nti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nti scores with a jab to the body.
Montenegro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nti connects with a body shot that sends Montenegro's belly button to the back.
Nti lands with an uppercut that bounces Montenegro off the cage and back into range.
Nice uppercut there from Nti.
Nti connects with a single shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Akwasi Nti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Montenegro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Montenegro defending well as Nti loads up on a big left hand.
Montenegro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nti smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nti scores with a body shot.
Montenegro tries to move into range but Nti moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nti catches Montenegro with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nti throws out a powerful jab.
Nti paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nti misses the shot to the body.
Montenegro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Montenegro moves away from the strike by Nti.
Nti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Montenegro.
As Nti tries to get set, Montenegro tries to push him back and clinch up but Nti manages to avoid the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nti with a nice cross.
Montenegro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Montenegro moves to clinch but Nti breaks away
letting Nti counter with a right hand.

Montenegro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nti, pushing him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Nti.
A head punch on the inside from Montenegro fails to land.
Montenegro goes for a takedown attempt but Nti pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Montenegro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nti.
Montenegro tries to close the distance and clinch but Nti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Montenegro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Montenegro tries to close the distance and clinch but Nti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nti throws a jab but it's blocked by Montenegro.
Nti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Montenegro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Montenegro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters circling - Nti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nti stuns Montenegro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nti throws a hook to the side of Montenegro's head but Montenegro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fight stays on the outside here - Montenegro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nti let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nti lands a nice shot to the body.
Montenegro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Akwasi Nti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nti lands a jab to Montenegro's midsection.
Nti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nti connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nti. Montenegro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Montenegro wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Montenegro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nti lands a lovely overhand right.
Montenegro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Montenegro tries to clinch
and Nti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nti bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Montenegro clinches with his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nti swings wildly with an uppercut but Montenegro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Montenegro is trying to drag Nti to the mat but Nti just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Axel Montenegro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Nti.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nti lands with a short shot to the head.
Montenegro is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nti misses with the head strike.
Nti misses with some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Akwasi Nti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nti has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akwasi Nti!