PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Albert Montoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Rameau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Montoya
vs
Rameau

200 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Albert Montoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Rameau!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rameau leaves Montoya with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Montoya looks for a takedown but Rameau sprawls well.
Rameau keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Albert Montoya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montoya shoots in looking for a takedown but Rameau manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Montoya's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Montoya looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Montoya is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Montoya throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Montoya keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rameau's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rameau utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rameau wants to stand but Montoya is controlling the position.
Rameau keeping moving, preventing Montoya from controlling successfully.
Rameau really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Montoya. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rameau wants to stand up but Montoya is controlling him.
Rameau utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rameau is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Montoya is controlling him.
Montoya throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya thows a big elbow that misses.
Rameau is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Montoya is controlling him.
Montoya throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Montoya accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Montoya scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rameau preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Montoya with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rameau has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Montoya can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rameau is looking to stand up but Montoya isn't so interested in that idea.
Rameau keeping moving, preventing Montoya from controlling successfully.
Montoya 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.
Montoya throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rameau works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Montoya decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Rameau forces Montoya back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rameau tries a knee to the head but Montoya blocks it.
Montoya blocks a body shot from Rameau.
Rameau pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rameau.
Rameau trying to land knees to the body.
Rameau misses with a knee strike.
Rameau misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Montoya.
Rameau looks gassed!
Montoya managing to block the knees to the body from Rameau.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rameau throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rameau tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rameau tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Montoya goes for a takedown attempt but Rameau pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Montoya dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Montoya dives in and grabs Rameau's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rameau pushes down on Montoya's head and hops out.
Albert Montoya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montoya shoots in but no luck this time.
Montoya shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rameau sprawls well. Rameau wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Montoya gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Albert Montoya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rameau wants to clinch.
Albert Montoya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Montoya shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rameau sprawls well. Rameau wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Montoya gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rameau tries to clinch up.
Montoya misses with a takedown

and Rameau moves into the clinch.
Rameau missing with knees to the body.
Rameau tries to land a knee to the head but Montoya blocks with his arms.
Rameau gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Montoya.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rameau with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rameau scores with a knee to the head.
Rameau tries to land a knee to the head but Montoya blocks with his arms.
Rameau misses with a knee strike.
Rameau tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rameau looking to throw knees to the head but Montoya is blocking nicely.
Rameau throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Montoya jumps guard but Rameau stands there with Montoya around his waist. Montoya gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rameau misses with the head strike.
Montoya tries to pull guard but Rameau won't allow it.

Montoya pulls guard successfully.
Montoya looking for a sweep. Not yet Montoya, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rameau prevents Montoya from getting back to his feet.
Rameau in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rameau trying to control but Montoya is working from the bottom.
Montoya wants to stand up but Rameau is controlling him.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Montoya slips a jab from Rameau.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montoya shoots in looking for a takedown but Rameau manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Montoya's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rameau throws a right hand that Montoya ducks under and follows up with a left that Montoya also avoids with ease.

Rameau moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rameau throws an elbow but misses.
Rameau tries to land a knee to the head but Montoya blocks with his arms.
Rameau using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Montoya has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rameau is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Montoya is defending well for now.
Rameau tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rameau with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rameau misses with a knee to the head.
Rameau trying to land knees to the body.
Rameau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Montoya blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Rameau showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Rameau keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Horrible takedown by Montoya or perhaps it was just good defense by Rameau which made him look bad.
Montoya looks for a takedown but Rameau sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Albert Montoya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montoya will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rameau tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Montoya manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rameau stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rameau wants it to stay on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rameau throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Montoya sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rameau tries to clinch but Montoya is having none of it.
Rameau plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nice sprawl there from Rameau as Montoya shoots in.
Rameau tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rameau tries to clinch up.
Patrick Rameau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rameau tries to close the distance and clinch but Montoya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Montoya shoots in but no luck this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rameau sprawls well. Rameau wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Montoya gets slowly back to his feet.
Montoya shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rameau but Rameau pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rameau throws a shot from downtown. Montoya moves away and avoids it.
Rameau wants to clinch.
Montoya takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rameau wants to clinch.
Montoya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Montoya fails with a takedown attempt.
Rameau tries to clinch up but Montoya circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rameau has closed the distance and engaged Montoya in a clinch.
Rameau throws an elbow that misses.
Rameau tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rameau misses with a knee to the head.
Rameau lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rameau tries a knee to the head but Montoya blocks it.
Rameau tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Montoya jumps guard but Rameau stands there with Montoya around his waist. Montoya gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rameau tries to land a knee to the head but Montoya blocks with his arms.
Rameau with an attempt at a knee that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Rameau comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rameau 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Rameau!