PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sheldon Montes (ranked 3300 p4p, 4008 weight class) and Giovanny Winters (ranked 418 p4p, 470 weight class). Giovanny Winters is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Montes
vs
Winters

200 cm
25
230
1 - 1 - 0

198 cm
25
265
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 The Island, Sheldon Montes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Giovanny Winters!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montes misses with a jab to the body
and Winters counters with a right hand to the body.
Winters takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Winters blocks a head kick by Montes.
A nice side step and Winters releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Montes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Despite the aggression on Winters's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Montes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Winters counters with a thumping low kick.
Montes takes a swing at Winters's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Montes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Winters looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Montes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Winters gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Winters unleashes a big counter combination but Montes bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Winters slips a jab from Montes.
Montes swinging wildly here.
Montes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Montes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Montes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Montes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Winters throws out a counter right but Montes avoids it with no problem.
Winters avoids a punch combination nicely.
Winters throws a big counter head kick but Montes avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Montes throws a wild body kick that Winters sees coming a mile off.
A head kick by Montes misses
and Winters counters with a three punch combo that has Montes backing up. Montes nods at Winters to acknowledge the strikes.
Montes is looking to clinch but Winters is avoiding it.
Winters swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Montes misses with a looping right.
Winters throws out a counter right but Montes avoids it with no problem.
Montes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Winters counters with a low kick, right behind Montes 's knee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winters avoids the head kick by Montes.
Winters let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Winters stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Winters circles away from the clinch attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Winters! But no joy.

Winters moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Winters.

Winters breaks the clinch.
Montes dips to his left and cracks Winters with an uppercut!
Montes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Winters feints a counter leg kick.
Montes wants to land a leg kick but Winters is out of range.
It seemed like Winters was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sloppy strikes from Montes. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montes tries to clinch but Winters is having none of it.
Despite the aggression on Winters's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Winters avoids a punch combination nicely.
It seemed like Winters was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Montes throws a combination. Winters tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winters blocks a head kick by Montes.
Montes is looking to clinch.
Montes misses with a low kick.
Winters keeps the fight on the outside.
A little jabbing left from Winters on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Winters clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sheldon Montes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Winters avoids a punch combination nicely.

Montes moves into the clinch successfully.

Winters escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Montes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Winters breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Montes moves in looking to clinch but Winters pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montes looks for the body kick but Winters saw that one coming.
Montes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Winters works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montes tries to clinch there but Winters circles away.
Winters looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sheldon Montes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Winters looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sheldon Montes is winning the standup battle so far.
Winters throws a quick inside leg kick.
Winters swats away the attempt to clinch by Montes.
Montes lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Giovanny Winters has been cut.
Montes tries to clinch up.
Winters shapes to counter with a head kick.
Montes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Winters paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Montes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montes looks to clinch
and Montes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Montes tries to clinch there but Winters circles away.
Winters looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Montes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Winters on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Montes misses with a two punch combination.
Winters avoids the head kick by Montes.
Despite the aggression on Winters's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Montes misses with a series of wild punches.
Montes backing away here, and Winters unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Winters throws a nice looking combination but Montes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Montes changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Montes feints a jab promting Winters to slip. Montes then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Winters slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montes is looking to clinch.
Winters is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Winters takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Winters! But no joy.
Winters circles away from the clinch attempt.
Montes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Montes is looking to clinch.
Winters is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Montes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Winters was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Montes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Winters counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Montes swings for the body but Winters moves out of range.
Sheldon Montes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Winters keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Winters! But no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montes wants to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Winters on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Montes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Montes tries to clinch up but Winters circles away and keeps his distance.

Montes closes the distance and pushes Winters back into the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Winters breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Winters throws a jab when Montes was well out of range.
Montes misses with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sheldon Montes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Giovanny Winters's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Montes misses with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Montes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Winters has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Winters and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It seemed like Winters was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Montes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Montes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Montes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Montes throws a hook but Winters avoids it easily.
Winters throws out a counter right but Montes avoids it with no problem.
Montes is looking to clinch but Winters is avoiding it.
Montes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montes throws a combination that misses
and Winters counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Montes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Winters throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Montes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montes throws a head kick that misses
and Winters counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Montes is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Montes tries to close the distance and clinch but Winters swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Montes tries to clinch up but Winters circles away and keeps his distance.
Winters looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Montes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Winters! But no joy.
Montes throws a combination. Winters tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Winters clinches up with Montes and pushes him back against the cage.
Winters tries a body shot but Montes blocks it.

Winters manages to break the clinch.
Montes thuds a left hand into Winters's body.
Montes darts in trying to clinch
letting Winters counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Montes misses
and Winters counters with a nice leg kick.
Montes moves out of range of the strikes.
Montes tries to clinch up.
Winters let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Montes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Winters looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Montes is looking to wear down Winters with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Montes doesn't manage to clinch there - Winters circles away.
Despite the aggression on Winters's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Montes closes the distance but Winters moves to the side
and Winters counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winters lands with a slapping head kick.
Winters connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Montes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Winters paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Montes has closed the distance and engaged Winters in a clinch.
Winters lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Montes is trying to break free.
Winters lands with a short shot to the head.
Winters working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Winters lands a nice uppercut.

Winters manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montes wants to clinch.
Montes misses with a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Winters! But no joy.
Montes tries to clinch up.
Winters unleashes a big counter combination but Montes bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Montes. Winters does a little dance to reset his feet.
Winters swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Montes throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Winters takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

And that's the end of the fight!
Giovanny Winters comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Montes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sheldon Montes!