PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shane Chojacki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Humberto Montes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Humberto Montes acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Chojacki
vs
Montes

185 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

176 cm
22
153 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Chojacki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Humberto Montes!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Montes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Montes throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Montes prevents Chojacki from getting the reversal.
Chojacki slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Chojacki tries to get to full guard but Montes has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chojacki trying to control here.

Chojacki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Montes pulls his head out easily.
Chojacki keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Montes wants to take a breather but Chojacki is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chojacki defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Chojacki kicks off Montes and gets to his feet.
Chojacki throws a sloppy head kick and Montes moves out of range easily.
Chojacki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Montes tries to avoid it but Chojacki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Montes to the ground. Montes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chojacki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Montes tries to avoid it but Chojacki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Montes to the ground. Montes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Chojacki feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Chojacki stands and throws Montes's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Chojacki is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Montes knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chojacki tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
You can see the frustration on Montes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Chojacki wants to control but Montes is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chojacki misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Chojacki happy to just control the position for now.

Chojacki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montes struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Chojacki dominated that round.
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.

Chojacki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chojacki slips a jab and a cross from Montes.
Montes shoots for a takedown but Chojacki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shane Chojacki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chojacki fails with a takedown attempt.
Chojacki fails with the takedown
and Montes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Chojacki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montes stuffs the takedown.
Horrible takedown by Chojacki or perhaps it was just good defense by Montes which made him look bad.
Montes connects with a leg kick. Chojacki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Montes wants to clinch up but Chojacki keeps it at a distance.
Chojacki shoots in but Montes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Montes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Chojacki shoots for a takedown but Montes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Montes misses with a double jab.
A right-left combo lands from Montes.
Chojacki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Montes swivels and escapes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chojacki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chojacki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Montes defends it nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Montes as Chojacki shoots in.
Montes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Montes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice sprawl there from Montes as Chojacki shoots in.
A combination from Montes does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chojacki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Montes defends it nicely.
Chojacki throws a sloppy head kick
and Montes counters with a two punch combo.
Montes misses with a few strikes there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chojacki.

Chojacki drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Montes wants to stand up but Chojacki is controlling him.
Chojacki controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chojacki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chojacki throwing strikes from guard but Montes blocks nicely.
Montes keeping full guard, as Chojacki tries to pass.
Montes trying to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Humberto Montes.
Chojacki shoots in looking for a takedown but Montes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chojacki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Humberto Montes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Chojacki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Montes stuffs the takedown.
Montes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chojacki.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Chojacki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chojacki with a lazy takedown attempt
and Montes counters with a leg kick.
Chojacki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Montes counters with a series of strikes. Chojacki will be more careful next time no doubt.
Montes throws a series of punches but Chojacki avoids them all with ease.
Montes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Chojacki back to the cage. Montes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Montes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chojacki is defended easily by Montes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chojacki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Chojacki drives through and clinches with Montes against the cage.
Chojacki changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Montes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chojacki moves out of range of the leg kick from Montes.
Montes stuffs the takedown attempt from Chojacki. Chojacki gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Montes looks to land a combination. Chojacki sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A left and a right from Montes both land. Nice combination.
Chojacki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Montes pinned against the cage. Montes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Montes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Montes.

Chojacki closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chojacki tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Montes is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Chojacki has just dragged him back down to the mat.
You can see the frustration on Montes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Montes is trying to escape the position but Chojacki is controlling the position.
Montes can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Humberto Montes has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Montes.
A right-left combo lands from Montes.
Chojacki slips a jab and a cross from Montes.
Chojacki misses with a takedown attempt - Montes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chojacki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Montes counters with a series of strikes. Chojacki will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chojacki has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chojacki.

And that's the end of the fight!
Humberto Montes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Montes 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!