PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Money Montell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Package (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montell's entrance music is I Get Money. A fine choice. Package has chosen Wait -- Earshot as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jack Package has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Montell
vs
Package

183 cm
32
180 lbs
23 - 11 - 0

175 cm
25
159 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Money Montell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Package!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Package.
Jack Package seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Package's head backwards.
Nice uppercut there from Montell.
Nice defenses there by Montell.
A combination from Package does no damage.
Package moves out of range of the strikes.
Package scores with a punch to the head.
Montell throws out a powerful jab.
Package closes this distance looking for a takedown but Montell circles away.

Package throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Montell tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Package is in Montell's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Package throwing strikes from guard but Montell blocks nicely.
Package throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montell looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Package controls from within his opponent's guard.
Montell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Package.
Package stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Montell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Package lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Package in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Package trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Package wants to control from the top but Montell keeps moving.
Package wants to pass the guard but Montell is keeping the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Montell throws a shot from downtown. Package moves away and avoids it.
Package looks to score with a jab to the body but Montell is just out of range.
Montell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Package counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Package. Those never looked like landing.
A swing and a miss from Montell.
Montell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Montell swings widly with a right hand
and Package counters with a thumping low kick.
Package looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Montell is fending him off so far but Package persists. Nope, Montell circles away and we're back to standing.
Montell misses the shot to the body.
Package throws a head kick that misses.
Money Montell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Package checks the leg kick.

Package shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Montell manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Montell trying to keep a closed guard but Package is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montell keeping moving, preventing Package from controlling successfully.
Montell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Package is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Money Montell has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Package jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montell throws a leg kick but Package sees it coming and moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montell misses with a left hand
and Package counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Montell misses with an uppercut. Package saw that one coming.
Montell motions for Package to come forward. Montell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Montell.
Montell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A shot to the body from Montell misses
and Package counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice jab there from Montell.
Montell misses with a low kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Montell throws a front kick aimed at Package's knee but Package avoids it well.
Package takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Montell tries to score with a low kick but Package moves his leg out of the way.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Package checks a leg kick.
Package feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Montell's calf.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Package. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Montell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Package.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Package uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Montell.
Decent striking displayed by Montell there.
Package slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Package throws a sloppy body shot
and Montell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Montell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Montell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Package stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Montell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Packages jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Package tries to move into range but Montell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Package looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Montell is fending him off so far but Package persists. Nope, Montell circles away and we're back to standing.
Montell missing with a left hand there. Package was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Montell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Package has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montell throws out a leg kick but Package moves out of range and Montell only half commits.
Package throws an overhand right that lands on Montell's shoulder, as Montell tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montell moves out of range as Package throws a body kick.
Montell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Package checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Package chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Montell can pounce on him.
Package throws a leg kick but Montell moved away.
Montell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Package thows a leg kick but Montell checks it
and Montell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Package lands with a nice body kick.
Package throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Montell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Package dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Package throws a leg kick
letting Montell counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Package.
Montell scoring well with a low kick there.
Package clobbers Montell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Package throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Montell connects with the punch.
Package misses with a double jab
and Montell counters with a straight right hand.
Package is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Montell.
Package throws a body punch but Montell moves out of range.
A big left from Montell misses.
Package tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Montell chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Package scores with a four punch combination!
Montell misses with a wild body shot.
Package checks a leg kick.
Package tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Package.
Nice uppercut there from Montell.
Money Montell is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Package checks a low kick from Montell.
Montell connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Package shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Montell sprawls well. Montell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Package gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Package. That's going to slow Montell down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Money Montell dominated that second round.
That's time! Montell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Nice uppercut lands for Package. That snapped Montell's head back.
A slow jab from Montell misses its intended target.
Package throws a hook to the side of Montell's head but Montell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Package misses with a jab, cross combination.
Montell jabs Package right on the nose. Package blinks but takes it well.
Package misses with the combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Montell.
Package tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Package throws a chopping leg kick but Montell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Package defending well as Montell loads up on a big left hand.
Package works Montell's body with a nice hook.
Montell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Package throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montell slips a jab and a cross from Package.
Package closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Montell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Package misses with a kick to the body.
Montell throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Package.
Package on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Montell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Package staying out of range there.
Montell is looking to chop away at Package's legs.
Montell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Montell misses with a low kick.
Package fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Montell misses.
Montell motions for Package to come forward. Montell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Montell checks the leg kick.
Package throws out a loose jab but Montell uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Montell misses its intended target.
Package has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Package cracks Montell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montell looks to land a left hand but Package moved out of range nicely.
Package looks to score with a jab to the body but Montell is just out of range.
Package pivots, looking for a leg kick but Montell is out of range and Package settles back down.
Package misses with an uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Package misses.
Montell throws out a leg kick but Package moves out of range and Montell only half commits.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Package throws a quick inside leg kick.
Montell misses with a right hand
letting Package counter with a right hand.
Package ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Montell moves away.
Package displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Montell throws out the jab.
Package looks to land a left hand but Montell moved out of range nicely.
Package works the jab nicely.
Montell jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Package has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Package there as he acknowledges the shot.
Montell defending well as Package loads up on a big left hand.
Montell swinging wildly here.
Montell is looking to chop away at Package's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Package bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Montell ducks under a wild hook from Package.
Package steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Montell.
Montell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Packages jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Package lands a body shot.
Package throws the kick towards the body but Montell avoids it.
Package 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Package walks into a straight right hand from Montell.
Montell motions for Package to come forward. Montell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Package misses the jab.
Montell looks to land a left hand but Package moved out of range nicely.
Montell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Package checks it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Money Montell.
I think Montell 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Money Montell!
Money Montell very nearly forgot to thank Milwaukee's Best 159's - $69 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.