PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stan Shamrock (ranked 2871 p4p, 2869 weight class) and Davido Monto (ranked 379 p4p, 378 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Shamrock
vs
Monto

187 cm
34
187
21 - 15 - 0

182 cm
32
195
17 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stan Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Davido Monto!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock throws a poor cross that misses

and Monto counters with a shoot takedown. Shamrock fights it but they end up in guard.
Shamrock keeping full guard, as Monto tries to pass.
Shamrock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Monto throws a big elbow that misses.
Shamrock is adopting a defensive guard.
Monto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shamrock is trying to keep Monto in close.
Monto throwing strikes from guard but Shamrock blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monto looking to pass the guard.
Shamrock looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock keeping full guard, as Monto tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monto throwing strikes from guard but Shamrock blocks nicely.
Monto throws a big right hand that misses.
Monto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Monto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shamrock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Monto landing some decent shots from guard.
Monto with a flurry of punches that miss.
Monto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shamrock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Monto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shamrock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Monto has gone for a leg lock! Shamrock slips out almost immediately though and dives into Monto's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock won't allow Monto to sweep him here.

Monto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Monto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Monto isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Shamrock stacks Monto on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Shamrock!
Monto is not content to let Shamrock control the position.
Monto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Monto is not content to let Shamrock control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monto is looking for a sweep.
Monto is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Monto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Monto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shamrock pulls his head out easily.
Monto is trying to get back to full guard.
Monto keeps trying to improve his position.

Monto with the active half guard here but Shamrock passes nicely into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monto tries to bench press Shamrock off him but Shamrock keeps the position.
Monto trying to remain calm as Shamrock controls from the top position.
Monto is trying to improve his position.
Monto manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Monto looking for submissions off his back.

Monto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shamrock is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Monto is pressing down on Shamrock's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Davido Monto dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Shamrock loads up on a big right hand but Monto slips the punch.
Shamrock throws a hook but Monto blocks it.
Shamrock misses with a hook

and Monto counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Monto.
Shamrock is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Monto has gone for a leg lock! Shamrock slips out almost immediately though and dives into Monto's guard.

Monto isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Shamrock stacks Monto on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Shamrock!
Monto is trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monto looking for a sweep but Shamrock has passed into full mount! Oh no!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock fails to move to back control.
Monto gets back to half guard.
Monto gets full guard.

Monto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shamrock can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Monto is striking from the bottom but Shamrock uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Monto lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Monto misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Monto actively working from the bottom here.

Monto looking for subs from the bottom but Shamrock mounts him!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monto really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Monto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shamrock controlling from mount.
Monto sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Monto manages to get to full guard.
Davido Monto has got the better of the ground game so far.

Monto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Monto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shamrock defends well.
Monto tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Monto is looking for a triangle here but Shamrock uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Monto is trying to work for a sweep but Shamrock has mounted him!
Monto slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Shamrock wants to control but Monto is keeping him busy.

Monto has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Shamrock escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Shamrock!
Monto is trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock trying to control the position but Monto is working away.

Shamrock looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Monto is trying to improve his position.
Sloppy strikes there by Shamrock.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Monto is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Stan Shamrock will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Shamrock misses with a double jab

and Monto counters with a takedown into side control.

Monto is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Shamrock has escaped the position, nice work there.

Monto goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Shamrock rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Monto's guard! Nice work there by Shamrock!

Monto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Monto throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Shamrock escapes and throws Monto's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Monto looking for a sweep but Shamrock has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Shamrock prevents Monto from getting the reversal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monto gets back to half guard.
Monto is not content to let Shamrock control the position.

Monto looking for a kimura from the bottom but Shamrock passes into side control!
Monto is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Shamrock takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Monto to pass into mount.
Shamrock fails to take his opponent's back.
Monto is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Monto is looking to escape.
Monto is looking to improve his position but Shamrock isn't that keen on the idea.
Monto bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Monto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Monto postures up in Shamrock's guard and throws a big left but Shamrock blocks it.
Monto tries to free his leg and advance position but Shamrock is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Monto postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Shamrock is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Monto, into his guard.

Monto looking for subs off his back but Shamrock has passed one foot through into half guard.

Monto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Monto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Monto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shamrock pulls his head out easily.
Monto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Monto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Monto is looking to improve his position.

Monto looking for submissions off his back.

Monto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Monto is trying to get back to full guard.
Shamrock trying to control the action but Monto is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Davido Monto.
I think Monto 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!