PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Kyrylo (ranked 2290 p4p, 2754 weight class) and Bastien Montrose (ranked 264 p4p, 320 weight class). Bastien Montrose is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Kyrylo
vs
Montrose

202 cm
22
280
5 - 2 - 0

200 cm
25
270
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerome Kyrylo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bastien Montrose!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyrylo throws a hook but Montrose blocks it.
Montrose throws a sloppy body shot
and Montrose takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Montrose gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Montrose escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kyrylo throws a hook to the side of Montrose's head but Montrose sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Montrose moves into range and clinches up with Kyrylo.
Montrose has had enough of the clinch but Kyrylo keeps him there for the moment.

Montrose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Montrose looks to land a combination but Kyrylo avoids it well.
Kyrylo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Montrose misses with a hook.

Montrose has closed the distance and engaged Kyrylo in a clinch.
A short left from Kyrylo.
A body shot lands from Montrose.
Kyrylo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Kyrylo fails to land.
Kyrylo misses with a punch on the inside.

Montrose's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kyrylo misses with a double jab.
Montrose looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Montrose drives through and clinches with Kyrylo against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyrylo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Montrose.
Montrose pushes Kyrylo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Montrose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kyrylo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Montrose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Kyrylo misses
and Kyrylo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Montrose pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Montrose avoids the body shot from Kyrylo.

Montrose takes the fight into the clinch.
Montrose scores with a nice hook to the head.

Montrose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Montrose avoids the body shot from Kyrylo.
Montrose fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Montrose's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kyrylo under the eye.
Montrose scores with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montrose wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montrose is looking to clinch but Kyrylo is avoiding it.
It looked like Kyrylo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nice straight punches there by Montrose. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Montrose.
Montrose throws a head kick that misses
and Kyrylo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Montrose thinking.
Montrose lands with a slapping head kick.
Montrose misses with the combination.
Kyrylo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice cross by Montrose.
Montrose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Montrose throws a sloppy head kick and Kyrylo moves out of range easily.
Montrose fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kyrylo on the side of the head.
Montrose throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Montrose throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyrylo just misses with a punch to the body.
Montrose fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Montrose throws a head kick that misses.
Kyrylo is looking to wear down Montrose with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Montrose misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kyrylo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kyrylo misses with a combination
and Montrose cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Montrose darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Montrose misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kyrylo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Kyrylo gets tackled into the cage by Montrose. Montrose maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Montrose.
Kyrylo misses with the head strike.
Kyrylo misses with a short punch on the inside.

Montrose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Montrose misses with a few strikes there.
Bastien Montrose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Montrose. That snapped Kyrylo's head back.
Montrose throws a series of strikes that have Kyrylo backpedaling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kyrylo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Montrose doesn't seem bothered though.
Montrose fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kyrylo misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Montrose.
Montrose lands a head kick!
Montrose throws a nice head kick!
Kyrylo cracks Montrose with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kyrylo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Montrose to score with a decent uppercut.
Montrose displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Kyrylo misses its intended target.
Montrose throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Montrose throws a head kick that misses
and Kyrylo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Montrose throws a nice looking combination but Kyrylo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Montrose throws a head kick that misses.
Kyrylo avoids the head kick by Montrose.
Montrose misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kyrylo counters with a nice body shot.
A head kick by Montrose misses
and Kyrylo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kyrylo ducks under a wild hook from Montrose.
Montrose throws a head kick but Kyrylo moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Kyrylo misses the target.
Kyrylo blocks a head kick by Montrose.
Montrose rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kyrylo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kyrylo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Montrose.
Montrose pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kyrylo throws a jab when Montrose was well out of range.
Kyrylo blocks a head kick by Montrose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montrose throws a lazy uppercut

and Kyrylo counters with a crisp right hand that drops Montrose! Kyrylo lets Montrose back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Montrose is rocked!
Montrose throws a right and a left that Kyrylo avoids nicely.
Montrose is still on wobbly legs! Can Kyrylo finish him?
Montrose is breathing heavily.
Montrose moves out of range of the strikes.
Montrose seems to have recovered his senses.
Montrose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kyrylo moves away.
Montrose tries to clinch there but Kyrylo circles away.
Kyrylo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Montrose.
Kyrylo is looking to counter the offense by Montrose and move into the clinch.
Kyrylo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montrose misses the shot to the body.
Montrose misses with a hook

and Kyrylo counters with a crisp right hand that drops Montrose! Kyrylo lets Montrose back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Kyrylo measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Montrose! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Jerome Kyrylo!
An out of breath Jerome Kyrylo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.