PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Luis Montoya Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Johnson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Revenge by Danger Mouse. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Johnson
vs
Luis Montoya Rivera

168 cm
25
157 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

170 cm
25
156 lbs
17 - 8 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

[JMFC] 160!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Luis Montoya Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a low kick, looking for Montoya Rivera's leg but Montoya Rivera calmly moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Montoya Rivera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Montoya Rivera shoots in looking for a takedown but Johnson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Montoya Rivera's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Montoya Rivera looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
Montoya Rivera fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brian Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Luis Montoya Rivera.
Johnson looks for the body kick but Montoya Rivera saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montoya Rivera checks a leg kick nicely.
Johnson throws a leg kick

and Montoya Rivera counters with a single leg into guard. Johnson didn't expect that.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johnson is on top in guard.
Montoya Rivera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Johnson has passed into side control.

Johnson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Montoya Rivera keeps working.
Johnson tries to move to mount but Montoya Rivera blocks the move with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Montoya Rivera sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Montoya Rivera is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Montoya Rivera has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.

Montoya Rivera actively working from the bottom here.
Montoya Rivera keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Johnson decides to stand and escape the position.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson tries a low kick but Montoya Rivera avoids it.
Montoya Rivera stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnson.
Johnson throws out a leg kick but Montoya Rivera moves out of range and Johnson only half commits.
Montoya Rivera misses with a body shot.
Montoya Rivera connects with the punch.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Montoya Rivera takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Johnson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Montoya Rivera has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Johnson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Montoya Rivera ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Montoya Rivera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Brian Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Montoya Rivera tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Montoya Rivera somewhat.
Johnson cracks Montoya Rivera with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
Montoya Rivera checks a leg kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Montoya Rivera misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Montoya Rivera misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnson.
Johnson swings for the body but Montoya Rivera moves out of range.
Montoya Rivera uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
Brian Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Montoya Rivera takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Montoya Rivera is breathing heavily.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Montoya Rivera's head but Montoya Rivera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Montoya Rivera moves out of range easily.
Montoya Rivera tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Montoya Rivera somewhat.
Brian Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Luis Montoya Rivera.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a low kick, looking for Montoya Rivera's leg but Montoya Rivera calmly moves out of range.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Montoya Rivera avoids it.
Montoya Rivera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A left lands for Johnson.

Montoya Rivera shoots in and bounces Johnson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to keep Montoya Rivera in close.
Johnson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Montoya Rivera is trying to maintain the position but Johnson is very close to passing his half guard.
Johnson is trying to control. Montoya Rivera wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Montoya Rivera wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.

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.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but Montoya Rivera is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Montoya Rivera is trying to stand back up but Johnson is controlling him
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Johnson tries to stand and escape but Montoya Rivera is controlling the position.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Montoya Rivera keeps working.

Brian Johnson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Montoya Rivera avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson slips a straight right by Montoya Rivera.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Johnson dominated that second 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.

A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Montoya Rivera down.
Montoya Rivera throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Montoya Rivera throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Montoya Rivera off to one side.
Montoya Rivera punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand

and Montoya Rivera counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Montoya Rivera prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Montoya Rivera there.
Montoya Rivera thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Montoya Rivera has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Johnson is refusing to be controlled, as Montoya Rivera sits in half guard.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Montoya Rivera.

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.
Montoya Rivera prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Montoya Rivera is thwarting Johnson's attempts to control the position.
Montoya Rivera trying to pass the guard but Johnson defending well.
Montoya Rivera is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.
Johnson trying to control from the bottom.
Montoya Rivera thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Montoya Rivera trying to mount his opponent but Johnson defends it.
Johnson wants to sweep but Montoya Rivera has passed to side control!
Johnson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Montoya Rivera cracks Johnson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Johnson dodges the ground and pound from Montoya Rivera.
Montoya Rivera wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Montoya Rivera is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Johnson tries to bench press Montoya Rivera off him but Montoya Rivera keeps the position.
Montoya Rivera working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Luis Montoya Rivera really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Johnson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Montoya Rivera.
Johnson looks to land a body kick but Montoya Rivera moved away.

Montoya Rivera shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Montoya Rivera showed some decent athleticism there.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Montoya Rivera has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Montoya Rivera is controlling the pace.
Johnson is looking to control Montoya Rivera's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is controlling Montoya Rivera's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Johnson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Brian Johnson.
Johnson takes a swing at Montoya Rivera's ribcage but misses.
Montoya Rivera checks a leg kick nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. Montoya Rivera looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Johnson leaves Montoya Rivera with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Johnson throws a hook but Montoya Rivera blocks it.
Montoya Rivera is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Montoya Rivera saw that one coming.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnson misses with a hook

and Montoya Rivera counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Montoya Rivera wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Montoya Rivera accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Montoya Rivera lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Montoya Rivera wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Montoya Rivera controlling him for the moment.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Montoya Rivera tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Montoya Rivera postures up.
Jose Luis Montoya Rivera has got the better of the ground game so far.
Montoya Rivera trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Montoya Rivera works over Johnson with some ground and pound from guard.
Montoya Rivera missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Montoya Rivera stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Luis Montoya Rivera dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Johnson misses with a low kick.
Montoya Rivera on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnson. Johnson obviously looking to wear him down.
Johnson throws a front kick aimed at Montoya Rivera's knee but Montoya Rivera avoids it well.
Johnson is looking to slow Montoya Rivera down with leg kicks.
Johnson is looking to chop away at Montoya Rivera's legs.
Johnson throws a leg kick

and Montoya Rivera counters with a nice double leg into side control. Johnson won't be happy with that.
Montoya Rivera tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Montoya Rivera working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera working the ground and pound but Johnson is defending the strikes.
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Montoya Rivera is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Johnson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Montoya Rivera working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

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.
Montoya Rivera is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Montoya Rivera wants to take a breather but Johnson manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Montoya Rivera.
Montoya Rivera loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Montoya Rivera in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Montoya Rivera throwing strikes but missing.
Montoya Rivera trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Montoya Rivera lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Montoya Rivera trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson controls Montoya Rivera momentarily but Montoya Rivera frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Johnson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Johnson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Montoya Rivera trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Montoya Rivera throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson wants to improve his position but instead Montoya Rivera has moved into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Luis Montoya Rivera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Montoya Rivera has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 47:48
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 47:48
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Luis Montoya Rivera! Jose Luis Montoya Rivera retains his featherweight title!