PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Montana (ranked 6357 p4p, 0 weight class) and Best French (ranked 24221 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Montana could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Best French's chin.

Montana
vs
French

186 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
19
192 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Montana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Best French!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
French takes a kick to the side of the head.
French uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Montana.
French chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Montana can pounce on him.
French takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Montana tries to close the distance and clinch up but French swats him away and circles back towards the center.
French lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
French walks into a jab.
Montana 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.
Montana tests French's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Montana tries to clinch there but French circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from French misses.

Montana clinches.
Montana digs a right hand into French's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on French's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Montana creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montana is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
French misses with a hook to the ribs.
Montana swings wildly with an uppercut but French uses good head movement to avoid it.
Montana lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Montana.
Montana misses with the head strike.
Montana misses with some punches.
French takes a shot to the head.
Montana lands a hook to the side of the head.
Montana misses with a hook from the clinch.
French misses with a body punch.
Montana lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Montana.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana throws a punch but it's blocked by French.
Montana misses with some punches.
Montana working aggressively here.
Montana misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Montana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
French goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Montana digs a right hand underneath French's ribcage. French let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Montana has a couple of punches blocked by French.
French misses with a hook to the ribs.
Montana tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
French controlling the action here for a moment.
French is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana tried to land a shot to the body but connects with French's elbow.
French is trying to break the clinch but Montana is controlling him.
French swings wildly with an uppercut but Montana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Montana tries to stall but French uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Montana gets through French's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Montana.
Montana throws a head punch that misses.
Montana has French pushed against the cage.
French blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from French.
A right hook to the body lands for Montana.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana misses with some punches.
Montana lands a right hand that snaps the head of French backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Montana.
French struggles to land a body shot inside as Montana controls his hands.
Montana tries to throw a body punch but French avoids it by throwing Montana back against the cage.
French blocks a body shot from Montana.
French prevents a body shot from Montana.
Montana misses with the head strike.
Montana lands an uppercut.
Montana misses with the head strike.
Montana can't find room to land a body shot as French controls the action.
Montana throws a head punch that misses.
Montana working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Montana dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Montana throws a looping overhand right but French ducks down to avoid it.
A nice side step and French releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Montana lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Montana tries to clinch

so French counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Montana is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and French dives into side control.

French in side control, just content to control the action for now.
French working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montana is trying to buck French off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Montana is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that French can do to turn this around?
Montana is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Montana is looking for a sweep.
Montana is working hard here to advance position.
A lull in the action here as French stalls from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Montana is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
French scoring with punches and elbows.

Montana wants to improve his position, back to half guard but French has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Montana's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Montana is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for French!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Best French!