PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adreiani Montabekko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kibbe Sly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Montabekko
vs
Sly

185 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

195 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Fighters First Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adreiani Montabekko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kibbe Sly!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sly drives through with a takedown into guard.

Montabekko has his foot on Sly's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sly works his way back into a safe position though.
Montabekko throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Montabekko is controlling Sly's posture.
Sly wants to pass the guard but Montabekko is keeping the position.
Montabekko throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Sly looking to pass the guard.
Montabekko keeping moving, preventing Sly from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Montabekko holds on and takes a little breather.
Sly showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sly slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sly looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Montabekko prevents Sly from improving position.
Montabekko manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sly is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sly tries to pass the half guard into mount. Montabekko knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Montabekko is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sly's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sly's back!
Montabekko is not going to allow Sly to sit and survive in this position.
Sly tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montabekko avoids the attempt from Sly to control.
Montabekko lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sly is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sly tries to hold on but Montabekko postures up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Montabekko has hold of Sly's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Sly manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Montabekko prevents Sly from getting the reversal.
Montabekko controlling from the full mount.
Sly wants to hold on but Montabekko pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sly is trying to escape the mount.
Montabekko dominating with strikes here.
Sly tries to hold on but Montabekko postures up.
Sly is trying to escape the mount.
Montabekko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sly is looking to escape.
Montabekko scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Montabekko looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sly regains half guard.
Montabekko perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Montabekko is trying to control. Sly wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sly is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Adreiani Montabekko.
Sly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Sly moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Montabekko wants the takedown. Sly is fighting it off but Montabekko persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Sly's guard against the cage.
Montabekko wants to pass the guard but Sly is keeping the position.

Sly has his foot on Montabekko's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Montabekko works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kibbe Sly will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Montabekko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sly, right into the meat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sly.

Montabekko 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.
Montabekko trying to control but Sly is working from the bottom.

Sly is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Montabekko defends well.
Montabekko slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sly wants to hit a switch here but Montabekko passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sly there!
Sly tries to hold on but Montabekko postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montabekko lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Montabekko takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sly tries to hold on but Montabekko postures up.
Montabekko sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sly is looking to improve his position but Montabekko isn't that keen on the idea.
Montabekko avoids the attempt from Sly to control.
Sly is looking to improve his position but Montabekko isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montabekko is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Montabekko landing strikes, looking to finish!
Montabekko controlling from the full mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sly throwing hammer fists to the chest of Montabekko. What's that going to do exactly?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montabekko avoids the attempt from Sly to control.
Sly tries to reverse the position but Montabekko maintains control.
Montabekko lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sly taking shots to the head.
Montabekko tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Montabekko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sly is looking to escape.

Montabekko stands up from mount. Strange move.

Sly fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Montabekko sprawls well initially but Sly persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Montabekko trying to control but Sly postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sly lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Sly is working for a kimura but Montabekko is defending it quite comfortably.
Adreiani Montabekko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sly is breathing heavily.
Montabekko controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Montabekko manages to get to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montabekko 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adreiani Montabekko dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Sly tries to clinch but Montabekko moves out of range.
Sly fails with an attempt to clinch.

Montabekko scores a takedown into full mount!
Sly taking shots to the head.
Montabekko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sly is looking to escape.
Montabekko looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sly keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Montabekko working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Sly wants to hold on but Montabekko pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montabekko controlling from mount.
Sly is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sly is bucking up trying to escape but Montabekko cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Montabekko looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Montabekko avoids the attempt from Sly to control.
Montabekko controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sly slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sly misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Montabekko stalling.
Montabekko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sly keeps working.
Sly is looking to control Montabekko's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sly avoid being mounted?

Montabekko is trying to work for a kimura but Sly is defending well.
Sly makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sly wants to control the position but Montabekko says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Sly has hold of Montabekko's hands but Montabekko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sly wants to improve his position but Montabekko is controlling well.
Sly makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sly.

Sly is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Sly working for a triangle but Montabekko defends it easily.
Montabekko passes Sly's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montabekko drops an elbow to the side of Sly's head.
Montabekko with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Montabekko is nestled in close to Sly, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Montabekko wants to take a breather but Sly is having none of it.
Montabekko prevents Sly from improving his position.
Sly trying to hold on to Montabekko's head to control him but Montabekko postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montabekko trying to mount his opponent but Sly defends it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Sly looking for submissions off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adreiani Montabekko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Montabekko 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adreiani Montabekko!