PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Clooten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Money Montell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clooten comes into the arena with Hot Ride by The Prodigy blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Clooten
vs
Montell

180 cm
24
182 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

183 cm
24
177 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Clooten!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Money Montell!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clooten tries to clinch but Montell moves out of range.
Montell cracks Clooten with a right hand to the side of the head.
Clooten throws a chopping leg kick but Montell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Clooten shoots in but Montell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A jab from Montell misses.
Clooten misses with an uppercut. Montell saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Montell. That snapped Clooten's head back.
Clooten misses with an uppercut. Montell saw that one coming.
Montell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clooten.
Montell throws a series of punches but Clooten avoids them all with ease.
Clooten steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Montell.
Clooten scores with a hook to the body. Montell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Montell throws a front kick aimed at Clooten's knee but Clooten avoids it well.
Clooten jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Clooten misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montell misses with an uppercut. Clooten saw that one coming.
Montell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Montell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clooten dodges the punch combination from Montell.
Clooten lands a head kick. Montell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Montell misses with a wild body shot.
Money Montell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clooten shoots in but Montell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Clooten takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Matt Clooten has been cut.
Montell misses with a few strikes there.
Montell works the jab nicely.
Clooten has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Clooten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clooten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clooten missing with a left hand there. Montell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Montell lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Montell, as that shot connected.

Clooten is rocked!
Clooten blocks a jab.
Oh Clooten is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Montell misses with a series of wild punches.
Clooten seems to have got his legs back now.
Montell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Clooten counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No luck for Clooten with that takedown attempt.
Clooten is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clooten looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Montell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clooten.
Montell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Montell throws the left hand but Clooten avoids the punch easily.
Clooten is looking to score with low kicks.
Montell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Montell misses with a series of wild punches.
Clooten staying out of range there.
Montell works the jab nicely.
Montell swinging wilding here.
Clooten shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Montell as he jumps to the side.
Clooten shoots in for a takedown but Montell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clooten bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clooten throws a shot to the body.
Clooten looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Montell is fending him off so far but Clooten persists. Nope, Montell circles away and we're back to standing.
Montell lands a body shot.
Clooten is breathing heavily.
Montell jabs Clooten right on the nose. Clooten blinks but takes it well.
No luck for Clooten with that takedown attempt.
Montell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Montell lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montell misses with a straight right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clooten takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Montell looks to land a right hand but Clooten moved out of range.
Montell looks to land a left hand but Clooten moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Money Montell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Clooten's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Clooten moves out of range as Montell strikes.
Montell misses with a two punch combination.

Clooten shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Clooten was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Montell is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Clooten moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Montell has worked his arm free - good work by Montell!
Montell regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clooten not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Montell looks like he's trying to stand up.
Montell is refusing to be controlled, as Clooten sits in half guard.
Clooten trying to pass the guard but Montell defending well.
Clooten sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Montell defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Clooten throwing shots but Montell is blocking nicely.
Montell wants to get back to his feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Clooten ducks under a wild hook from Montell.
Montell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Montell misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Montell.
Clooten missing with a left hand there. Montell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clooten looks to land a combination but Montell avoids it well.
Montell keeps the fight on the outside.
Clooten with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Montell scores with a four punch combination!
Clooten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Montell lands a nice shot to the body.
Clooten dodges the punch combination from Montell.
Montell misses with a double jab
and Clooten counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Montell thinking.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Montell working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Montell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Clooten tries to clinch there but Montell circles away.
Money Montell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Montell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clooten throws a hook but Montell blocks it.
Montell catches Clooten with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Montell moves away from the strike by Clooten.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montell misses with a body shot.
Montell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Montell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Clooten falls off balance throwing a combination
and Montell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Montell looks to score with a jab to the body but Clooten is just out of range.
Clooten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clooten on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Matt Clooten's cut is getting worse.
A combination from Clooten does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Montell misses.
Clooten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clooten moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Money Montell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matt Clooten's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Clooten lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Clooten has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Clooten there as he acknowledges the shot.
Montell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Montell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Montell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Money Montell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Montell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clooten.
Montell throws a big shot that misses.
Montell looks to throw the jab but Clooten is out of range.
Montell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Clooten's head backwards.
Montell throws out a loose jab but Clooten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Montell blocks a low kick nicely.
Montell throws a combination that misses
and Clooten counters with a good low kick that Montell was not able to check.
A combination from Montell does no damage.
Clooten tries to clinch but Montell moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montell looks to land a left hand but Clooten moved out of range nicely.
Montell misses with a straight left.
Montell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clooten sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Montell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Montell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Montell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clooten.
Montell swinging wilding here.
Clooten misses the shot to the body.
Montell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clooten.
Clooten misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Clooten pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Clooten throws and low kick but Montell moves out of range easily.
Clooten ducks under a wild hook from Montell.
Montell throws a combination. Clooten tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Montell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clooten connects with a nice looking jab.
Clooten checks a low kick from Montell.
Montell misses with a double jab

and Clooten counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Clooten has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Clooten throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Clooten is looking to take a break and control but Montell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Clooten.
Montell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Clooten.
Clooten throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Montell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Clooten.
Clooten not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Montell tries to get to full guard but Clooten has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Clooten takes a swing at Montell's ribcage but misses.
Clooten misses the jab.

Clooten has managed to clinch.
Montell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Montell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Clooten is defended easily by Montell.
Clooten is looking to clinch.
Clooten connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Montell's hands.
Clooten tries to clinch up but Montell circles away and keeps his distance.
Montell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Clooten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Montell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Money Montell really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Clooten's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Montell moves out of range of the strikes.
Montell swings for the body but Clooten moves out of range.
Montell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Clooten changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Montell tries to avoid it but Clooten manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Montell to the ground. Montell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Clooten takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Clooten missing with a left hand there. Montell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Montell punishes Clooten's body with a nice straight punch.
Montell throws a nice looking combination but Clooten bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Donk. Montell catches Clooten right on the button with a cross.
Clooten loses concentration momentarily and Montell pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Clooten crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Montell finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Money Montell!
Money Montell is the new welterweight champion!