PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Arestotle Santo Montoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santo Montoya comes into the arena with Theme From Jaws blaring out of the sound system. Billy Bob told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Santo Montoya
vs
Bob

173 cm
19
147 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

173 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arestotle Santo Montoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Bob!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob tries to bum rush Santo Montoya with a series of wild strikes but Santo Montoya uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santo Montoya shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Bob gets caught napping as Santo Montoya dives in and scores a takedown. Bob manages to retain guard.
Santo Montoya slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bob wants to get back to his feet but Santo Montoya passes into half guard.
Bob is trying to stand.
Bob is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Bob is trying is best to control the position here.
Bob is trying to stand.
Santo Montoya drops an elbow to the side of Bob's head.
Santo Montoya trying to control the action but Bob is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bob can do anything to dispel that myth.

Santo Montoya decides to return to a standing position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santo Montoya dodges the punch combination from Bob.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob throws a series of strikes that have Santo Montoya backpedaling.
Santo Montoya with a poor takedown
and Bob counters with a straight right hand.
Santo Montoya fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arestotle Santo Montoya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bob falls off balance throwing a combination
and Santo Montoya cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bob fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santo Montoya fails with a takedown attempt.

Santo Montoya drives through with a takedown into Bob's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bob wants to sweep here but Santo Montoya controlling him for the moment.
Santo Montoya postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bob is pulling down on Santo Montoya's head. It's preventing any offense from Santo Montoya, at least for the moment.
Santo Montoya trying to control but Bob is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santo Montoya postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bob has control of Santo Montoya's left arm, preventing Santo Montoya from doing any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bob swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob throws a nice looking combination but Santo Montoya bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Bob gets caught napping as Santo Montoya dives in and scores a takedown. Bob manages to retain guard.
Santo Montoya won't allow Bob to sweep him here.
Bob is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Santo Montoya is controlling him.
Santo Montoya trying to control the position from guard on top but Bob is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santo Montoya won't allow Bob to sweep him here.
Bob is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Santo Montoya wants to control from the top but Bob keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Arestotle Santo Montoya just wasn't active enough.
Santo Montoya takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bob throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santo Montoya tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bob sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Santo Montoya somewhat.
Santo Montoya misses with a takedown
and Bob counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bob keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bob throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bob throws a series of punches but Santo Montoya avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Billy Bob will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bob misses with a jab to the body

and Santo Montoya holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bob is trying to break the clinch but Santo Montoya has him pressed against the cage.
Come on Santo Montoya - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Santo Montoya is trying to pull guard but Bob has him pressed against the cage.
Santo Montoya goes for a takedown attempt but Bob pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bob throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santo Montoya.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santo Montoya tries to clinch
and Bob cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Billy Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bob throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santo Montoya.

Santo Montoya dives in and scores a takedown into Bob's guard.

Santo Montoya thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bob holds on and takes a little breather.
Santo Montoya sitting in guard here, content to control.
Santo Montoya trying to control the position from guard on top but Bob is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bob looking to hit a scissor sweep but Santo Montoya is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santo Montoya stays in close to Bob's body and controls the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Arestotle Santo Montoya.
Bob stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bob wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arestotle Santo Montoya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bob is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Bob misses.
Bob swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santo Montoya shoots in looking for a takedown but Bob manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Santo Montoya's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Santo Montoya fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bob lands a left and a right that send Santo Montoya crashing to the mat, dazed. Bob thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Santo Montoya is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bob swats away the attempt to clinch by Santo Montoya.
Oh Santo Montoya is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santo Montoya tries for a takedown but Bob circles away easily
and Bob counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Santo Montoya off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Bob follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Santo Montoya was out before he hit the floor.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Billy Bob!
After winning the bout, Billy Bob thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.