PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Villi Kotobalavu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Money Montell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kotobalavu comes to the cage accompanied by "Another Body Murdered" by Faith No more & Boo-Yaa Tribe. Montell has chosen I Get Money as his entrance music. Villi Kotobalavu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kotobalavu
vs
Montell

180 cm
28
181 lbs
20 - 6 - 2

183 cm
29
180 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

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Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Villi Kotobalavu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Money Montell!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kotobalavu checks a leg kick nicely.
Montell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Montell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Montell scores with a nice head shot.
Montell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Montell gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Montell keeping moving, preventing Kotobalavu from controlling successfully.
Kotobalavu advances position into side control!
Montell is not content to let Kotobalavu control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotobalavu misses with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Kotobalavu looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kotobalavu working the body and head with strikes.
The ground and pound from Kotobalavu seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Montell manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kotobalavu is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montell has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Kotobalavu works to full guard.
Kotobalavu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kotobalavu seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Montell stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Montell misses with an uppercut. Kotobalavu saw that one coming.
Montell pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kotobalavu back to the cage. Montell follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Montell lands a head shot.
Kotobalavu throws a body kick that misses.
Montell jabs Kotobalavu right on the nose. Kotobalavu blinks but takes it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montell is looking to slow Kotobalavu down with leg kicks.
A jab from Kotobalavu misses.
Montell throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Montell thows a body shot but no joy.
Kotobalavu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kotobalavu thumps Montell with a low kick.
Montell checks a leg kick.
Kotobalavu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kotobalavu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Montell is out of range and Kotobalavu settles back down.
Kotobalavu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kotobalavu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Montell.
Montell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kotobalavu.
Montell fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montell misses the shot to the body.
Kotobalavu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Montell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kotobalavu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Montell is looking to clinch.

Kotobalavu shoots in and gets a takedown into Montell's guard.
Kotobalavu trying to control but Montell is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Villi Kotobalavu will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kotobalavu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kotobalavu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Montell under the eye.
Kotobalavu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Montell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Montell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Money Montell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kotobalavu is out of range and Montell settles back down.
Montell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kotobalavu. Kotobalavu obviously looking to wear him down.
Montell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Montell blocks a low kick nicely.
Montell throws a low kick, looking for Kotobalavu's leg but Kotobalavu calmly moves out of range.
Kotobalavu throws a leg kick that misses.
Montell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kotobalavu is out of range.
Kotobalavu lands with an overhand left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montell misses with a low kick as Kotobalavu jumps back.
Montell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kotobalavu.
Kotobalavu misses with a low kick.
Montell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Montell lands a lovely overhand right.
Kotobalavu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kotobalavu throws a low kick, looking for Montell's leg but Montell calmly moves out of range.
Kotobalavu blocks a low kick nicely.
Kotobalavu ducks under a wild hook from Montell.
No luck for Kotobalavu with that takedown attempt.
Montell throws a low kick but Kotobalavu avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Montell tenderised Kotobalavu's leg. Kotobalavu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Montell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Montell lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Villi Kotobalavu has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montell scores with a nice right hand.
Kotobalavu thows a leg kick but Montell checks it
enabling Montell to counter with a crisp jab.
Kotobalavu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Montell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kotobalavu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Montell.
Nice uppercut there from Kotobalavu.
An inside leg kick lands from Montell.
Kotobalavu misses with a hook
and Montell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Montell just misses with a punch to the body.
Montell throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kotobalavu checks it well.
Montell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice defenses there by Montell.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Montell.
Montell feints and then cracks Kotobalavu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kotobalavu down.
Kotobalavu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Montell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Montell scoring well with a low kick there.
Montell throws out a powerful jab.
Money Montell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A leg kick checked by Montell.
Kotobalavu connects with a body shot that sends Montell's belly button to the back.
Montell looks to score with a jab to the body but Kotobalavu is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kotobalavu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Montell throws the kick towards the body but Kotobalavu avoids it.
Kotobalavu is looking to score with low kicks.
Montell misses with a straight left.
Montell misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kotobalavu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Montell throws out the jab.
Kotobalavu throws a leg kick that misses.
Montell throws a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Montell misses the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kotobalavu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kotobalavu ducks under a wild hook from Montell.
Kotobalavu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Montell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
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 Villi Kotobalavu's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Montell moves out of range as Kotobalavu throws a body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kotobalavu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Montell lands with a hook. Kotobalavu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Montell lands a leg kick that knocks Kotobalavu off balance momentarily.
Kotobalavu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montell was well out of range. Poor timing from Kotobalavu.
Montell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kotobalavu misses the body punch
and Montell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kotobalavu thinking.
That kick from Montell tenderised Kotobalavu's leg. Kotobalavu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Montell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kotobalavu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Montell moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Montell.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotobalavu lands a jab to the nose.
Montell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kotobalavu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kotobalavu misses with a head kick.
Kotobalavu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Montell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kotobalavu.
Montell lands with an uppercut that bounces Kotobalavu off the cage and back into rage.
Kotobalavu throws an overhand right that lands on Montell's shoulder, as Montell tries to avoid the shot.
Kotobalavu throws a chopping leg kick but Montell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Montell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Montell looks to score with a jab to the body but Kotobalavu is just out of range.
Montell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kotobalavu was well out of range. Poor timing from Montell.
Kotobalavu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Montell. Montell obviously looking to wear him down.
Montell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Montell lands a leg kick that knocks Kotobalavu off balance momentarily.
Montell lands a nice shot that snaps Kotobalavu's head back.
Kotobalavu checks a low kick from Montell.
Montell connects with an inside leg kick.
Kotobalavu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Montell misses with an uppercut. Kotobalavu saw that one coming.
Kotobalavu lands a lovely overhand right.
Montell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kotobalavu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Montell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montell is looking to control Kotobalavu's arms but Kotobalavu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Montell has his back to the cage.
Montell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Montell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kotobalavu or not.
Kotobalavu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Montell will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kotobalavu up against the cage.
Kotobalavu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Montell lands with a right to the head.
Kotobalavu landing knees to the head.
Kotobalavu blocks a body shot from Montell.
Montell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Montell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Montell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kotobalavu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Montell. Montell obviously looking to wear him down.
Montell scores with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kotobalavu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montell throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Kotobalavu counter with a right hand.
Kotobalavu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kotobalavu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Montell.
Montell works Kotobalavu's body with a nice hook.
Montell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Montell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Montell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kotobalavu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Montell to score with a decent uppercut.
Kotobalavu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Montell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Money Montell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Montell has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Money Montell!