PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Miles O Brien (ranked 2158 p4p, 2767 weight class) and Daniko Montpoisante (ranked 204 p4p, 259 weight class). Miles O Brien could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Daniko Montpoisante's chin.

O Brien
vs
Montpoisante

172 cm
27
152
9 - 8 - 0

173 cm
28
153
9 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miles O Brien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniko Montpoisante!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montpoisante is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
O Brien lands a jab to the nose.
O Brien lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

O Brien has Montpoisante up against the cage in a clinch.

O Brien manages to break the clinch.
Montpoisante throws a leg kick but O Brien moved away.
O Brien is looking to counter the offense by Montpoisante and move into the clinch.
Montpoisante misses with a low kick.
O Brien misses with a left hand
and Montpoisante counters with a thumping low kick.
Montpoisante throws a big shot that misses.
O Brien throws a jab when Montpoisante was well out of range.
Montpoisante feints a counter leg kick.
Montpoisante jabs O Brien right on the nose. O Brien blinks but takes it well.
Montpoisante displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Brien throws out the jab.

O Brien clinches with his opponent.

Montpoisante manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Brien feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Montpoisantes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
O Brien swings widly with a right hand
and Montpoisante counters with a nice uppercut.
Montpoisante slips a straight right by O Brien.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Montpoisante's hands.
O Brien throws a lazy uppercut
and Montpoisante counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Brien keeps the fight on the outside.
O Brien is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Montpoisante avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

O Brien takes the fight into the clinch.
O Brien blocking some punches.

O Brien escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Montpoisante lands a leg kick that knocks O Brien off balance momentarily.
O Brien misses with a double jab.
No joy there for O Brien, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Montpoisante throws out a counter right but O Brien avoids it with no problem.
Montpoisante takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Montpoisante slips under a jab from O Brien.
Montpoisante moves out of range of the strikes.
Montpoisante flicks out a counter leg kick but O Brien steps away.
Montpoisante staying out of range there.
It seemed like Montpoisante was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by O Brien.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montpoisante connects with a good right hand that stumbles O Brien. O Brien circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A decent looking cross lands there for O Brien.
We've been informed that Montpoisante has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Montpoisante takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Montpoisante uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Brien.
Montpoisante on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
O Brien scores with a jab to the jaw.
O Brien misses with a hook
and Montpoisante counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A lazy left from O Brien finds it's target.
O Brien misses with a hook. Montpoisante ducked under it nicely.
Miles O Brien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Brien loads up on a big right hand but Montpoisante slips the punch.
O Brien tries to clinch but Montpoisante moves out of range.

O Brien instigates a clinch.

Montpoisante breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montpoisante ducks under a wild hook from O Brien.
It seemed like Montpoisante was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
O Brien clobbers Montpoisante with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
O Brien throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Brien loads up on a big right hand but Montpoisante slips the punch.
O Brien misses with an uppercut.
O Brien throws a poor cross that misses
and Montpoisante connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Brien avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Brien throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Montpoisante sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Brien moves to clinch but Montpoisante breaks away
and Montpoisante counters with a low kick, right behind O Brien 's knee.
O Brien throws a right hand that Montpoisante ducks under and follows up with a left that Montpoisante also avoids with ease.
O Brien pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Montpoisante uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Brien.
Montpoisante is clearly trying to counter these attacks from O Brien with a body shot.
O Brien is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Montpoisante.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien shoots in for a double leg but Montpoisante sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A nice side step and Montpoisante releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Montpoisante ducks under a wild hook from O Brien.
O Brien is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Montpoisante.
O Brien tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Brien misses with a lunging right hand
and Montpoisante counters with a stiff right hand.
O Brien with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Brien throws a hook but Montpoisante blocks it.
O Brien misses with an uppercut.
Montpoisante let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
O Brien misses with a right hand
and Montpoisante counters with a thumping low kick.

Montpoisante moves into range and clinches up with O Brien.
Montpoisante is trying to force a seperation but O Brien has the dominant position.
O Brien tries to break the clinch but Montpoisante is controlling the position.
Montpoisante lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Montpoisante breaks the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. O Brien darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Miles O Brien dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

O Brien avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Montpoisante moves out of range of the strikes.
Montpoisante swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Montpoisante misses with a straight left.
O Brien connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
O Brien walks into a left hand.
Montpoisante ducks under a wild hook from O Brien.
Montpoisante gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Montpoisante moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab from O Brien does it's job there.

Montpoisante tries to keep at a distance but O Brien has taken the fight into the clinch.
Montpoisante is looking to break free of the clinch but O Brien has double underhooks.
Montpoisante is trying to force a seperation but O Brien has the dominant position.
Montpoisante working hard to break the clinch.

Montpoisante breaks the clinch.
O Brien throws a hook but Montpoisante blocks it.
Montpoisante throws out a counter right but O Brien avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien looks to throw the jab but Montpoisante is out of range.
O Brien throws a jab but it's blocked by Montpoisante.
Montpoisante steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Brien.
O Brien on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Montpoisante connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Montpoisante uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Brien.
Sloppy strikes from O Brien. Those never looked like landing.
Montpoisante keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Brien.
Montpoisante moves away from the strike by O Brien.
O Brien moves in looking to clinch but Montpoisante pushes him off.
Montpoisante takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Montpoisante gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Montpoisante uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Brien.
Montpoisante throws out a counter right but O Brien avoids it with no problem.
O Brien bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Montpoisante's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from O Brien.
Montpoisante now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
O Brien misses the jab.
O Brien doesn't manage to clinch there - Montpoisante circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montpoisante moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from O Brien.
O Brien throws a hook to the side of Montpoisante's head but Montpoisante sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Montpoisante let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
O Brien drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Montpoisante swinging wildly here.
O Brien is looking to clinch.
Montpoisante bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of O Brien's head.
A cross from Montpoisante lands.
The fighters circle momentarily. Montpoisante darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Montpoisante fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Brien manages to avoid it.
O Brien throwing a counter right hand but Montpoisante manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montpoisante thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Brien throwing a counter right hand but Montpoisante manages to avoid it.
Montpoisante takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
O Brien throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Montpoisante slips a jab from O Brien.
A jab from O Brien misses.
Montpoisante's hands are dropping dangerously low here and O Brien connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Montpoisante scrambles back to his feet.
Montpoisante loads up on a big right hand but O Brien slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from O Brien misses the target.
Nice cross by O Brien.
O Brien lands with a cross.
O Brien waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Montpoisante.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Montpoisante! But no joy.
Montpoisante ducks under a wild hook from O Brien.
O Brien throws a lazy uppercut
and Montpoisante counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Montpoisante moves out of range of the strikes.
Montpoisante has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Donk. O Brien catches Montpoisante right on the button with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Brien moves out of range as Montpoisante strikes.
O Brien lands the left hand.
O Brien throws a hook to the side of Montpoisante's head but Montpoisante sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Montpoisante looks to land a right hand but O Brien moved out of range.
O Brien tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Montpoisante manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
O Brien waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Montpoisante.
O Brien walks into a straight right hand from Montpoisante.
O Brien misses with a lunging right hand
and Montpoisante connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Montpoisante ducks under a wild hook from O Brien.
O Brien looks to land a right hand but Montpoisante moved out of range.
O Brien lands a jab to the head.
Montpoisante looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Miles O Brien dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Montpoisante misses with a looping right.
Montpoisante ducks under a wild hook from O Brien.
Montpoisante lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Montpoisante breaks from the clinch.
O Brien throws a shot from downtown. Montpoisante moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Montpoisante on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
O Brien misses with an uppercut
and Montpoisante connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Brien works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
O Brien throws a right hand that misses
and Montpoisante counters with an outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from O Brien misses.
Montpoisante misses with a hook.
Miles O Brien is winning the standup battle so far.
O Brien misses with a hook. Montpoisante ducked under it nicely.
Montpoisante doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Montpoisante scores with a head kick.
Montpoisante displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Brien throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montpoisante needs to keep his hands up - O Brien had a free shot at his head there.
Decent striking displayed by O Brien there.
O Brien is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Montpoisante can do to turn this around?
A telegraphed right hand from O Brien misses the target.
O Brien is looking to clinch but Montpoisante is avoiding it.
Montpoisante swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Montpoisante keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
O Brien closes this distance looking for a takedown but Montpoisante circles away.
Montpoisante only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Montpoisante throws a looping overhand right but O Brien ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from O Brien on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A swing and a miss from O Brien.
O Brien fails in his attempt to clinch.
Montpoisante scores with a jab to the head.
O Brien throws a big shot that misses.
Montpoisante is looking for the big counter here.
O Brien throws out a loose jab but Montpoisante uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Montpoisante was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Montpoisante misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien blocks a jab.
O Brien throws an overhand right that lands on Montpoisante's shoulder, as Montpoisante tries to avoid the shot.
Montpoisante displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Brien throws out the jab.
O Brien connects with a looping right hand.
O Brien misses with an uppercut
and Montpoisante counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montpoisante slips under a jab.
O Brien misses with a looping right.
O Brien scores with a crisp jab that stopped Montpoisante in his tracks.
Montpoisante keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
O Brien scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
O Brien scores with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montpoisante moves away from the strike by O Brien.
Montpoisante tries a quick counter leg kick but O Brien is wise to it.
Montpoisante misses with a low kick.
O Brien moves out of range as Montpoisante strikes.
O Brien scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Montpoisante doesn't seem bothered though.
O Brien misses with a right hand
and Montpoisante counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Brien misses with a hook
and Montpoisante counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Brien misses with a hook.
Montpoisante lands a head shot.
O Brien misses with a hook
letting Montpoisante counter with a right hand.
Miles O Brien is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
O Brien throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Brien throws an off balance right hand
and Montpoisante counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Brien misses with an uppercut.
Montpoisante jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Montpoisante on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Montpoisante throws a front kick aimed at O Brien's knee but O Brien avoids it well.
O Brien throws a poor cross that misses
and Montpoisante counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Brien scores with a jab to the head.
O Brien misses with an uppercut. Montpoisante saw that one coming.
Montpoisante slips under a jab from O Brien.

O Brien has Montpoisante up against the cage in a clinch.
Daniko Montpoisante has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Montpoisante breaks from the clinch.
O Brien misses with an uppercut.
Montpoisante ducks under a wild hook from O Brien.
O Brien tries to score a power double leg takedown but Montpoisante sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten O Brien somewhat.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Daniko Montpoisante.
Well O Brien has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miles O Brien!
An out of breath and clearly excited Miles O Brien thanked AVALON for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).