PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Vogelov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Montillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jean Montillo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Vogelov
vs
Montillo

181 cm
24
255 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

184 cm
24
250 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Igor Vogelov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jean Montillo!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Montillo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vogelov to the mat! Vogelov manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Montillo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Vogelov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Montillo defends well.
Montillo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vogelov's head.
Montillo trying to control but Vogelov is working from the bottom.
Montillo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Vogelov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Montillo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Montillo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Montillo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Montillo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Montillo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Montillo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Montillo scoring with some ground and pound.
Montillo postures up in Vogelov's guard and throws a big left but Vogelov blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montillo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Montillo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Vogelov pulls Montillo in close to his closed guard and prevents Montillo from doing any damage or advancing position.

Montillo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Montillo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Montillo is looking to work some ground and pound but Vogelov has wrist control.
Montillo stands up over Vogelov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Montillo wants to control from the top but Vogelov keeps moving.

Montillo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Montillo connects with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vogelov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Montillo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Montillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Vogelov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Montillo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Montillo trying to control but Vogelov is working from the bottom.
Montillo throws a big right hand that misses.

Montillo drops back looking for a leg! Vogelov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vogelov manages to kick Montillo off! Montillo jumps back into Vogelov's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Montillo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vogelov is trying to keep Montillo in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montillo stands up over Vogelov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Montillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Vogelov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Montillo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vogelov trying to control the position.
Vogelov is breathing heavily.
Montillo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vogelov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Montillo postures up in Vogelov's guard and throws a big left but Vogelov blocks it.
Montillo wants to control from the top but Vogelov keeps moving.
Montillo postures up and lands a big shot to Vogelov's brow.
Montillo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Vogelov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Montillo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vogelov is trying to control the position but Montillo postures up.
Montillo lands a couple of digs.

Montillo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Montillo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Montillo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vogelov controls Montillo momentarily but Montillo frees himself.
Montillo wants to pass the guard but Vogelov is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Montillo 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.

Montillo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vogelov.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Montillo.

Montillo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Montillo with the ground and pound but Vogelov regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Montillo winds up and cracks Vogelov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Vogelov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Montillo.
Montillo winds up and cracks Vogelov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Montillo lands a nice short elbow.
Montillo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Vogelov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Montillo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montillo is nestled in close to Vogelov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Vogelov has hold of Montillo's hands but Montillo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Montillo lands with a punch from half guard.

Vogelov is defending against the submission attempts here by Montillo.

Montillo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Montillo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Montillo is trying to control the action in half guard but Vogelov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montillo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vogelov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vogelov trying to control from the bottom.
Vogelov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Montillo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Montillo trying to control the pace.
Vogelov has hold of Montillo's hands but Montillo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Montillo seems to be working for a kimura but Vogelov defends the submission attempt.
Jean Montillo has got the better of the ground game so far.

Montillo seems to be working for a kimura but Vogelov defends the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vogelov is looking to improve his position.
Montillo is trying to control. Vogelov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Montillo is looking for a kimura but Vogelov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Montillo to get the leverage.
Montillo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Montillo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Montillo drops an elbow to the side of Vogelov's head.

Montillo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Vogelov is just riding it out for now. Montillo eventually gives up the hold.

Montillo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vogelov defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vogelov trying to control here.
Montillo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Montillo thows a huge punch but Vogelov dodges it nicely.
Montillo lands with a punch from half guard.
Montillo drops an elbow to the side of Vogelov's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Montillo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Montillo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vogelov has hold of Montillo's hands but Montillo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Montillo is thwarting Vogelov's attempts to control the position.
Montillo is keen to just control but Vogelov is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Montillo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Vogelov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Montillo scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Igor Vogelov has been cut.
Montillo throws the kick towards the body but Vogelov avoids it.
Vogelov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Montillo moves out of range of the strikes.

Montillo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Montillo seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Vogelov is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jean Montillo!