PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nyuhururu Nyanza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Monteiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nyanza comes to the cage accompanied by To już jest koniec. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Nyanza
vs
Monteiro

186 cm
18
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nyuhururu Nyanza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rodrigo Monteiro!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nyanza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Monteiro throws a hook but Nyanza avoids it easily.
Monteiro scores with a jab.
Nyanza walks into a left hand.
Monteiro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Monteiro scores with a hook.
Nyanza moves in looking to clinch but Monteiro pushes him off.

Monteiro lands a left and a right that sends Nyanza crashing to the canvas! Monteiro dives into mount looking to finish!

Nyanza is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monteiro controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monteiro's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
A nice elbow there by Monteiro.
Nyanza in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Nyanza tries to buck Monteiro off but he can't manage it.
Nyanza tries to hold on but Monteiro postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteiro prevents Nyanza from getting the reversal.
Monteiro tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Monteiro working Nyanza over with strikes here.
Nyanza wants to control but Monteiro is having none of it.
Monteiro controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nyanza keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Monteiro sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nyanza tries to buck Monteiro off but he can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Monteiro landing strikes from the mount.
Monteiro looking to control and managing it successfully.
Monteiro avoids the attempt from Nyanza to control.
Monteiro content just to control the position here.
Monteiro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nyanza in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Monteiro controlling from mount.
Nyanza tries to hold on but Monteiro pushes him away.
Monteiro lands a big shot there that rocks Nyanza but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Monteiro looking to finish Nyanza with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nyanza!
Monteiro with the ground and pound from mount.
Monteiro controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Monteiro.
Monteiro controlling from the full mount.
Monteiro avoids the attempt from Nyanza to control.
Nyanza is breathing heavily.
Nyanza taking shots to the head.
Monteiro sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nyanza is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Monteiro controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Despite being in the dominant position, Rodrigo Monteiro just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Monteiro throws a right hand that Nyanza ducks under and follows up with a left that Nyanza also avoids with ease.
Monteiro misses the shot to the body.

Monteiro shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Monteiro showed some decent athleticism there.
Monteiro controlling the action here.
Nyanza taking some punishment here, with Monteiro in his half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nyanza trying to control but Monteiro postures up.
Nyanza is trying to stand up here but Monteiro is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Monteiro 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.

Monteiro moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Monteiro lands with an overhand left.
Nyanza doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Monteiro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Monteiro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Monteiro lands a nice hook to Nyanza's body. Nyanza takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Monteiro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nyanza, pushing him back against the cage.

Monteiro pulls guard.
Monteiro is pulling down on Nyanza's head. It's preventing any offense from Nyanza, at least for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Monteiro lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nyanza!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteiro controlling the pace for now.
BOOM! Monteiro connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Monteiro working for a guillotine from mount but Nyanza is in no mood to give up.
Monteiro scoring with strikes but Nyanza is staying in there.
Monteiro takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nyanza wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Monteiro content just to control the position here.
Nyanza taking shots to the head.
Monteiro sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Let's hope that Monteiro has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Nyanza really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nyanza wants to control but Monteiro is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monteiro landing strikes from the mount.
Nyanza takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Nyanza tries to reverse the position but Monteiro maintains control.
Monteiro content just to control the position here.
A nice elbow there by Monteiro.
Monteiro controlling from the full mount.

Despite being in the dominant position, Rodrigo Monteiro just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Monteiro misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nyanza tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Monteiro counters with a left and a right that stings Nyanza.
Rodrigo Monteiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nyanza tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Monteiro counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nyanza thinking.
Monteiro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Monteiro lands the left hand.

Monteiro instigates a clinch.

Monteiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Monteiro scores with a punch to the head.
Monteiro fails to land the takedown.
Nyuhururu Nyanza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Monteiro misses with an uppercut. Nyanza saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Monteiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Nyanza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Monteiro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nyanza misses with a takedown

and Monteiro counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nyanza!
Monteiro is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nyanza can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Monteiro controlling from the full mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteiro landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nyanza is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nyanza is trying desperately to improve position.
Rodrigo Monteiro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nyanza tries to lock up and control but Monteiro gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Monteiro tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
A nice elbow there by Monteiro.
Monteiro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Monteiro controlling from mount.
Monteiro looking to finish Nyanza with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nyanza!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Monteiro tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Monteiro landing punches.
Nyanza squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Monteiro controlling from the full mount.

Despite being in the dominant position, Rodrigo Monteiro just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Monteiro lands a jab-cross combination.
Monteiro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Monteiro works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Monteiro misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Monteiro.
Monteiro looks to land a combination but Nyanza avoids it well.
Nyanza wants to clinch but Monteiro slips to the side

and Monteiro counters by moving into the clinch.

Monteiro jumps guard and drags Nyanza to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Monteiro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Monteiro is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Monteiro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nyanza.
Monteiro has a closed guard, preventing Nyanza from standing up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Monteiro can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Monteiro pushes Nyanza off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Monteiro.
Rodrigo Monteiro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Monteiro just content to control the position.
Nyanza can't do much from the bottom here.
Monteiro controls the position from side control.
Nyuhururu Nyanza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nyanza wants to get back to his feet but Monteiro drags him back down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Monteiro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Monteiro has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 25:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Monteiro!