PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Milo Croton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Monteiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Croton
vs
Monteiro

180 cm
26
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Milo Croton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rafael Monteiro!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Croton misses with the combination.
Croton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Monteiro shoots and misses
and Croton counters with a series of strikes. Monteiro will be more careful next time no doubt.
Croton swinging wildly here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Monteiro.
A combination from Croton does no damage.
Monteiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Croton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Croton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Monteiro shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Croton sprawls well. Croton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Monteiro gets slowly back to his feet.
Milo Croton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Monteiro.

Monteiro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Croton, pushing him back against the cage.
Croton dodges an elbow strike from Monteiro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteiro tries a knee to the head but Croton blocks it.
Croton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Monteiro is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Croton is defending well.
Monteiro has Croton pressed against the cage, preventing Croton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Monteiro jumps guard and drags Croton to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Monteiro managing to control the position.
Monteiro trying to keep a closed guard but Croton is proving a slippery customer.
Monteiro is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Croton is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Croton won't allow Monteiro to pass to mount.
Croton looks like he's trying to stand up.
Monteiro tries to stand but can't do so whilst Croton controls his leg.
Croton is not content to let Monteiro control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rafael Monteiro.
Monteiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Croton.

It looks like Rafael Monteiro has been cut.
Monteiro tries for a takedown but Croton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Monteiro looks to land a left hand but Croton moved out of range nicely.
Monteiro looks winded!
Monteiro looks for a takedown but Croton sprawls well.
No joy there for Croton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Croton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Monteiro throws a push kick but Croton slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Croton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Croton throws a nice looking combination but Monteiro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice combination there by Croton.
Croton throws a nice looking combination but Monteiro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Monteiro is rocked!
Nice takedown defense from Croton. No joy for Monteiro on that attempt.
Monteiro is still on wobbly legs! Can Croton finish him?
No joy there for Croton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Monteiro seems to have recovered his senses.
Monteiro slips a jab and a cross from Croton.
A combination from Croton does no damage.
Croton throws a right hand that Monteiro ducks under and follows up with a left that Monteiro also avoids with ease.
Croton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Milo Croton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Croton tries to bum rush Monteiro with a series of wild strikes but Monteiro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Monteiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Croton scores with a jab.
Croton lands a jab-cross combination.
Croton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milo Croton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rafael Monteiro's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Croton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Croton misses with a series of wild punches.
Croton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Monteiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Monteiro shoots in looking for a takedown but Croton manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Monteiro's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Oooooh!!! Croton has knocked Monteiro down with a huge combo! Croton steps away and waves a wobbly Monteiro back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Croton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Monteiro can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monteiro moves in looking to clinch but Croton pushes him off.
No joy there for Croton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Croton throws a series of punches but Monteiro avoids them all with ease.
Monteiro is breathing heavily.
Monteiro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Croton defends it nicely.
Croton slaps away a takedown attempt from Monteiro, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Milo Croton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Monteiro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Croton slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Monteiro misses with a hook to the body

and Croton counters with a crisp one two that drops Monteiro! Croton thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Monteiro to his feet! Monteiro is in big trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monteiro gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Croton gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Milo Croton!