PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quetzal Montezuma (ranked 156 p4p, 17 weight class) and Barney Rumble (ranked 758 p4p, 75 weight class). Montezuma comes to the cage accompanied by The Mayan Predator. The crowd seem to be enjoying Rumble's choice of entrance music: Queens of the Stone Age - My God is the Sun . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Montezuma
vs
Rumble

193 cm
29
242 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

200 cm
34
258 lbs
19 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
Bullet Proof System

Urban Fighter
Blue Moon

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Quetzal Montezuma!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barney Rumble!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rumble misses with a leg kick
and Montezuma counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rumble staying out of range there.
Rumble throws a low kick but Montezuma avoids it.
Montezuma scores with the left hand. Rumble knows he should have avoided that one.
Montezuma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Rumble misses its intended target.
Rumble has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rumble takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Montezuma checks a leg kick.
Montezuma swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Montezuma checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rumble scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rumble swats away the attempt to clinch by Montezuma.
Montezuma scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rumble doesn't seem bothered though.
Barney Rumble seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumble displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Montezuma throws out the jab.
Montezuma connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

It looks like Barney Rumble has been cut.
Rumble throws out a leg kick but Montezuma moves out of range and Rumble only half commits.
Nice uppercut there from Montezuma.
Rumble pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Montezuma on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rumble. Rumble obviously looking to wear him down.
Rumble misses with a right hand
and Montezuma makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rumble really felt that one!
Rumble tries to score with a low kick but Montezuma moves his leg out of the way.
Montezuma pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rumble is out of range and Montezuma settles back down.
Rumble waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Montezuma.
Rumble throws a sloppy head kick
and Montezuma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Montezuma misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumble lands a jab to the head.
Rumble lands a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Rumble is predictable there
and Montezuma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rumble throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rumble throws a hook but Montezuma blocks it.
Rumble misses with a kick to the body.
Montezuma swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Montezuma tries to land a front kick but Rumble steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rumble lands with a kick to the temple. Montezuma shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Montezuma connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Montezuma throws a poor cross that misses
and Rumble counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Montezuma cracks Rumble with a right hand to the side of the head.

That has opened up Barney Rumble's cut even more.
Montezuma blocks the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumble tries to land a leg kick but Montezuma saw it coming and moves away.
Rumble tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montezuma was well out of range. Poor timing from Rumble.
Rumble moves out of range of the strikes.
It looks like Montezuma has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Montezuma fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rumble throws a head kick but Montezuma moves out of range.
Montezuma jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Montezuma blocks a jab.
Rumble staying out of range there.
Rumble ducks under a wild hook from Montezuma.
Rumble throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rumble throws a right hand that misses
and Montezuma counters with a straight right hand.
Rumble lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Good standup being displayed there by Rumble as he connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rumble misses with a low kick.
A quick step to the side and Montezuma tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Montezuma misses with a straight right.
Montezuma misses with an uppercut. Rumble saw that one coming.
Nice cross by Montezuma.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Montezuma checks a leg kick nicely.
Rumble thows a leg kick but Montezuma checks it

and Montezuma counters by clinching up.
Montezuma lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rumble backwards.

Montezuma breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Montezuma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rumble.
Montezuma takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Montezuma on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rumble. Rumble obviously looking to wear him down.
Montezuma throws a hook to the side of Rumble's head but Rumble sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Quetzal Montezuma will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Barney Rumble's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rumble takes a swing at Montezuma's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Montezuma.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rumble.
Rumble throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rumble is looking to score with low kicks.
Montezuma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rumble moves away.
Rumble looks to score with a jab to the body but Montezuma is just out of range.
Montezuma throws a lazy right hand but Rumble sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rumble tries to score with a low kick but Montezuma moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rumble throws a leg kick but Montezuma sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Montezuma misses the target.
Rumble is trying to counter with his kicks.
A jab lands there for Rumble.
Montezuma throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumble throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rumble throws a head kick that misses
and Montezuma counters with a straight right hand.
Rumble connects with a leg kick. Montezuma looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rumble misses with an attempted mid kick.
Decent striking displayed by Rumble there.
Rumble throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rumble throws a low kick but it's checked well by Montezuma.
Montezuma throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rumble on the side of the head.
Rumble dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rumble misses with a hook. Montezuma ducked under it nicely.
Montezuma appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Montezuma throws a leg kick but Rumble moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumble looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rumble thows a leg kick but Montezuma checks it
and Montezuma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rumble connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Montezuma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rumble.
Rumble tests Montezuma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rumble in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A slow jab from Rumble misses its intended target.
Rumble throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Montezuma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rumble with a nice cross.
Rumble fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Montezuma is out of range.
Montezuma was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A solid leg kick lands there for Montezuma.
Rumble is looking to slow Montezuma down with leg kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rumble. That's going to slow Montezuma down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montezuma tries to land a front kick but Rumble steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barney Rumble seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rumble misses with an uppercut.
Montezuma misses with a looping right.
Rumble on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Montezuma. Montezuma obviously looking to wear him down.
Rumble lands a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Montezuma.

The cut above Barney Rumble's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rumble shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rumble throws a leg kick but Montezuma moved away.
A counter left hand to the body from Montezuma misses its target.
A telegraphed right hand from Montezuma misses the target.
Rumble was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A swing and a miss from Montezuma.
Rumble misses with a leg kick
and Montezuma makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montezuma looks to land a body kick but Rumble moved away.
Rumble appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rumble.
Montezuma throws a leg kick
and Rumble counters with a solid body kick.
Montezuma throws a wild body kick that Rumble sees coming a mile off.
The fighters circling - Rumble throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rumble lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rumble. That's going to slow Montezuma down.
Montezuma thuds a left hand into Rumble's body.
Rumble throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rumble lands with a hook. Montezuma tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rumble misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Montezuma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barney Rumble showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Barney Rumble's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The fighters circle momentarily. Rumble darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Montezuma blocks a low kick nicely.
Rumble pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Montezuma swings for the body but Rumble moves out of range.
Rumble swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
An inside leg kick from Rumble misses.
A cross from Rumble lands.
Montezuma throws a body shot but no joy.
Montezuma throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Montezuma blocks the leg kick.
Rumble pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Montezuma throws a jab when Rumble was well out of range.
Montezuma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rumble moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumble slips under a jab from Montezuma.
Rumble thows a body kick. Montezuma tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Montezuma on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rumble throws a body kick that misses.
Rumble fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Montezuma has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Montezuma is looking to land body kicks.
Rumble appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Montezuma throws a jab when Rumble was well out of range.
Montezuma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rumble throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Montezuma is looking to counter punch.
Rumble misses with a looping left.
Montezuma is looking to counter with a body kick.
Rumble will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Montezuma was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumble is looking to score with low kicks.
Montezuma fails in his attempt to clinch.
Montezuma ducks under a wild hook from Rumble.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rumble.
A bone on bone clash there as Rumble blocks the leg kick.
Rumble lands a nice looking body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Montezuma, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rumble tried to score with a low kick but Montezuma checks it.
Rumble paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Montezuma throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rumble on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montezuma checks a leg kick.
Montezuma scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rumble thows a body kick. Montezuma tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Montezuma just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Rumble. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rumble.
Rumble connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rumble.
Montezuma lands with a nice body punch.
Rumble uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Montezuma.
A bone on bone clash there as Montezuma blocks the leg kick.
Montezuma is looking to counter punch.
Montezuma scores with a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rumble connects with an inside leg kick.
Rumble fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Montezuma manages to avoid it.
Rumble scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montezuma connects with a body shot that sends Rumble's belly button to the back.
Rumble takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good shot there by Montezuma.

Barney Rumble's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Rumble misses with a wild body shot.
Rumble avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Montezuma misses.
Montezuma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Montezuma connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rumble throws a leg kick

and Montezuma counters with a crisp right hand that drops Rumble! Montezuma lets Rumble back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Rumble is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Quetzal Montezuma did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Barney Rumble's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Montezuma avoids the body shot from Rumble.
Rumble misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Montezuma is looking to clinch.
Rumble throws out a counter right but Montezuma avoids it with no problem.
Rumble connects with a leg kick. Montezuma looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rumble throws a hook to the side of Montezuma's head but Montezuma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Rumble misses the target.
Montezuma scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rumble in his tracks.
Rumble is still on wobbly legs! Can Montezuma finish him?
Rumble lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A low kick from Rumble misses
and Montezuma counters with a body kick.
Rumble seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montezuma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Montezuma digs a good hook to Rumble's body.
Montezuma keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rumble is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montezuma chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Montezuma throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Montezuma is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Montezuma connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Barney Rumble's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Quetzal Montezuma!
Quetzal Montezuma retains his heavyweight title!
Quetzal Montezuma seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.