PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fezzik Montoya (ranked 5950 p4p, 3756 weight class) and Radja Nainggolan (ranked 570 p4p, 460 weight class). Montoya kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Other thing. Fezzik Montoya could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Radja Nainggolan's chin.

Montoya
vs
Nainggolan

192 cm
19
266
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
250
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fezzik Montoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Radja Nainggolan!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nainggolan misses with a hook. Montoya ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Montoya misses the target.
Montoya throws a jab when Nainggolan was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Nainggolan.
Montoya thuds a left hand into Nainggolan's body.
Nainggolan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Montoya.
Nainggolan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've been hearing reports that Montoya has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nainggolan loads up on a big right hand but Montoya slips the punch.
Montoya is looking to counter punch.
Nainggolan throws a right and a left that Montoya avoids nicely.
Nainggolan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nainggolan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Montoya swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montoya cracks Nainggolan with an open hand slap.
Nainggolan tries a low kick but Montoya avoids it.
Montoya swinging wildly here.
Montoya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nainggolan slips a jab from Montoya.
Montoya swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Nainggolan counter with a right hand.
A cross from Montoya lands.
Nainggolan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nainggolan throws a poor cross that misses
and Montoya cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Montoya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Montoya cracks a nice hook into Nainggolan's ribs.
Montoya darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Montoya misses the jab.
Nainggolan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Montoya with a body shot.
Nainggolan looks to score with a jab to the body but Montoya is just out of range.
Montoya falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nainggolan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Montoya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nainggolan.

Nainggolan rushes Montoya and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Nainggolan fails to land.
Montoya looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Nainggolan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nainggolan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Montoya connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nainggolan scrambles back to his feet.
Nainggolan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A cross from Nainggolan lands.
Montoya looks to land a left hand but Nainggolan moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Nainggolan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nainggolan throws an overhand right that lands on Montoya's shoulder, as Montoya tries to avoid the shot.
Nainggolan throws a hook to the side of Montoya's head but Montoya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nainggolan throws a series of punches but Montoya avoids them all with ease.
Montoya defending well as Nainggolan loads up on a big left hand.
Montoya moves out of range of the strikes.
Nainggolan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nainggolan misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nainggolan tests Montoya's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nainggolan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Montoya.
Nice body punch from Montoya.
Nainggolan misses the jab.
Montoya is looking for a counter combo.
Montoya takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big right from Montoya misses.
Montoya showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nainggolan.
Montoya lands with a good body shot.
Nainggolan throws a body shot but no joy.
Montoya misses with a straight right.
Nainggolan misses with a hook
and Montoya counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montoya scores with a jab. Nainggolan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Montoya thows a left - swing and a miss!
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!
Nainggolan lands a nice looking body shot.
Montoya is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nainggolan swings for the body but Montoya moves out of range.
Nainggolan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Montoya moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A combination from Montoya does no damage.
Nainggolan moves out of range as Montoya strikes.
Despite the aggression on Nainggolan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nainggolan misses with a right hand
and Montoya counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nainggolan blocks a jab.
Montoya looks to throw the jab but Nainggolan is out of range.
Nainggolan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nainggolan throws a series of punches but Montoya moves out of range.
Montoya throwing a counter right hand but Nainggolan manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Radja Nainggolan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Montoya throws a looping overhand right but Nainggolan ducks down to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nainggolan.
Nainggolan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nainggolan throws the left hand but Montoya avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Nainggolan does no damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Montoya misses the target.
Montoya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nainggolan.
Nainggolan throws out a loose jab but Montoya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Montoya scores with a jab. Nainggolan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Montoya connects with a body shot.
Montoya throws a jab when Nainggolan was well out of range.
Radja Nainggolan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nainggolan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Radja Nainggolan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montoya feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nainggolans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nainggolan lands with a nice body punch.
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!
Nainggolan tries a low kick but Montoya avoids it.
Montoya is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya walks into a stiff left hand from Nainggolan.
Montoya connects with the punch.
Montoya throws a lazy right hand but Nainggolan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Montoya shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A jab from Montoya misses.
Nainggolan throws a body punch but Montoya moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Montoya.
Nainggolan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Montoya sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Montoya listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Montoya blocks a jab.
Nainggolan looks to throw the jab but Montoya is out of range.
A jab from Nainggolan misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya throws a lazy right hand but Nainggolan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nainggolan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nainggolan cracks Montoya with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Nainggolan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nainggolan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Montoya is looking to counter punch.
Nainggolan catches Montoya with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nainggolan throws a looping overhand right but Montoya ducks down to avoid it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Nainggolan. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Nainggolan throws a combination that misses
and Montoya counters with a nice uppercut.
Nainggolan throws an overhand right that lands on Montoya's shoulder, as Montoya tries to avoid the shot.
Montoya was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Montoya lands with a cross.
Nainggolan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nainggolan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nainggolan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Montoya in his tracks.
Montoya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nainggolan.
Nainggolan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Montoya.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nainggolan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nainggolan lands a right hook to the body.
Nainggolan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Montoya moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Montoya thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Nainggolan misses the target.
It looked like Montoya wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nainggolan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Montoya.
Nainggolan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Montoya scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nainggolan misses with a straight left.
A punch lands to the side of Montoya 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Montoya with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nainggolan to score with a decent uppercut.
Nainggolan throws a hook but Montoya avoids it easily.
Montoya slips a straight right by Nainggolan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nainggolan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montoya punishes Nainggolan's body with a nice straight punch.
Nainggolan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nainggolan needs to keep his hands up - Montoya had a free shot at his head there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nainggolan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nainggolan misses with a body shot.
Montoya connects with a body shot.

Oooooh!!! Nainggolan has knocked Montoya down with a huge combo! Nainggolan steps away and waves a wobbly Montoya back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Nainggolan throws a big shot that misses.
Montoya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nainggolan.
Montoya showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nainggolan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montoya connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nainggolan momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Radja Nainggolan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Montoya takes a swing at Nainggolan's ribcage but misses.
Nainggolan ducks under a wild hook from Montoya.
Montoya throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Nainggolan misses the target.
Nainggolan just misses with a punch to the body.
Montoya throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nainggolan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nainggolan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Montoya scores with a sloppy right hand. Nainggolan should have avoided that one.
Montoya throws a lazy right hand but Nainggolan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nainggolan walks into a straight right hand from Montoya.

Nainggolan is rocked!
Montoya closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Nainggolan out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fezzik Montoya!
Fezzik Montoya decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.