PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between mikai arcisais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Montey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

arcisais
vs
Montey

168 cm
21
155 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

177 cm
19
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, mikai arcisais!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Montey!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montey dodges the punch combination from arcisais.
arcisais throws a head kick that misses.
arcisais throws a sloppy head kick and Montey moves out of range easily.
Montey connects with a high kick.

It looks like mikai arcisais has been cut.
arcisais throws a sloppy head kick and Montey moves out of range easily.
arcisais throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Montey lands with an uppercut that bounces arcisais off the cage and back into rage.

arcisais is rocked!

arcisais lands a big head kick that sends Montey tumbling to the mat! arcisais takes a step backwards and waves Montey back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Montey is rocked!

It looks like James Montey has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
arcisais throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Montey clinches up with arcisais and pushes him back against the cage.
Montey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Montey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
arcisais throws a series of punches but Montey avoids them all with ease.
arcisais misses with a leg kick.
arcisais lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Montey circles away quickly and effectively.
arcisais is breathing heavily.

Montey 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.
Montey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. arcisais is keeping the position for now.

Montey got a little sloppy there for a moment and arcisais has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Montey has managed to get both his arms back between arcisais's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montey looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montey has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of arcisais is proving hard to escape from.
Montey advances position into side control!
Montey has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for arcisais!
arcisais working to try and regain half guard.
Montey content just to control the position here.
I looks like Montey might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montey is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. arcisais can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Montey is working for a guillotine from mount but arcisais frees his head quite easily.
Montey lands a big elbow.
arcisais tries to reverse the position but Montey maintains control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Montey sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Montey lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Montey landing strikes from the mount and arcisais is in trouble!
arcisais is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montey postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. arcisais looks a forlorn figure.
Montey lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Montey takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Montey's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Let's hope that Montey 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.
arcisais is in all sorts of trouble here.
Montey lands a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Montey prevents arcisais from getting the reversal.
arcisais is squirming around, avoiding Montey's attempts to control the action.
arcisais is in a horrible position here. Montey smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Montey lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Montey lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
arcisais is squirming around, avoiding Montey's attempts to control the action.
arcisais is in all sorts of trouble here.
Montey working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Montey dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Montey avoids the head kick by arcisais.
Montey lands a two punch combo.

Montey scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

arcisais looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Montey wants to pass to mount but arcisais is defending the position.
Montey looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Montey is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Montey controlling the pace.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
arcisais tries to get to full guard but Montey has control of the leg.
Montey works his way into full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
arcisais is desperately trying to improve his position but Montey has a good base and remains in mount.
Montey putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
arcisais is looking to improve his position but Montey isn't that keen on the idea.

Montey wants to finish this one by submission but arcisais is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Montey.
arcisais sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

arcisais actively working from the bottom here.

arcisais looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two 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.
Nice strikes from Montey there.

arcisais actively working from the bottom here.

arcisais looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

arcisais looking for submissions off his back.

arcisais looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Montey lands a jab-cross combination.
mikai arcisais is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
arcisais misses with a head kick.
Montey throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by arcisais.
mikai arcisais is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Montey shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Montey was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
arcisais bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

arcisais drops back looking for a leg! Montey is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Montey manages to kick arcisais off! arcisais jumps back into Montey's guard.
Montey controls arcisais momentarily but arcisais frees himself.

arcisais drops back looking for a leg! Montey is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Montey manages to kick arcisais off! arcisais jumps back into Montey's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

arcisais thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

arcisais drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Montey manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now arcisais has Montey in his guard.

arcisais is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Montey trying to control but arcisais is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Montey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Montey dodges the punch combination from arcisais.
arcisais throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Montey scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

arcisais is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Montey pulls his head out easily.

arcisais looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
arcisais is staying active underneath Montey, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Montey decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Montey punishes arcisais's body with a nice straight punch.

Montey has closed the distance and engaged arcisais in a clinch.
arcisais goes for a takedown attempt but Montey pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Montey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but arcisais paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Montey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Montey is pressed up against the cage. arcisais has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Montey down to the mat. Montey avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
arcisais tries a head kick but it misses.
Montey lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Montey gets a clinch.

Montey breaks the clinch.
mikai arcisais seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Montey drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Montey decides to stand back up. Montey steps back and let's arcisais get back to his feet.
arcisais throws a sloppy head kick

and Montey counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Montey.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

arcisais looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

arcisais has his foot on Montey's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Montey works his way back into a safe position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

arcisais working for a triangle but Montey defends it easily.
arcisais wants to sweep but no luck.
Montey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

arcisais is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Montey is aware though and is defending well.

arcisais is looking for a triangle but Montey pushes his legs off easily.

arcisais working for a triangle but Montey defends it easily.

Montey got a little sloppy there for a moment and arcisais has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Montey has managed to get both his arms back between arcisais's legs - danger averted.
Montey wants to stand but arcisais has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

arcisais looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

arcisais is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Montey trying to control but arcisais is working from the bottom.
Montey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

arcisais throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

arcisais looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Montey trying to control but arcisais is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

arcisais is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Montey trying to control the position from guard on top but arcisais is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

arcisais throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

arcisais escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Montey gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

arcisais isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Montey stacks arcisais on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Montey!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montey landing a few strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Montey.
Well Montey 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for James Montey!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for James Montey!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for James Montey!

James Montey wins by unanimous decision!