PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Math Prush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Math Prush has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Montana
vs
Prush

177 cm
29
180 lbs
15 - 7 - 1

200 cm
28
183 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Experienced

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

GR Design - Elegance and Comfort (Made in Italy)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lorenzo Montana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Math Prush!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montana slips under a jab.

Montana gets a double leg takedown into Prush's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Montana trying to control the position from guard on top but Prush is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Prush is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Prush looking for a sweep. Not yet Prush, not yet.
Montana wants to control from the top but Prush keeps moving.
Montana has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Montana trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Prush is adopting a defensive guard.

Prush is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Montana defends well.
Montana preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana trying to control but Prush is working from the bottom.
Prush is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Montana trying to control the position from guard on top but Prush is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

We're going to have a standup here because Lorenzo Montana wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Prush avoids the head kick by Montana.
Montana fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Montana throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Montana shoots in for a takedown but Prush shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A head kick misses from Prush.
Prush has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Montana.

Montana drives through with a takedown into Prush's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Prush keeping full guard, as Montana tries to pass.
Prush wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prush tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Prush is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Prush 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montana pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Prush is keeping the position for now.

Prush is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Montana defends well.
Montana stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Prush swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana is working hard here to advance position.
Prush not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Prush holds on and takes a little breather.
Montana trying to control the position from guard on top but Prush is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Prush closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Prush lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prush stays in close to Montana's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prush wants to control from the top but Montana keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana keeping full guard, as Prush tries to pass.
Prush trying to control the position from guard on top but Montana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Montana is trying to control the position but Prush postures up.

Montana looking for subs off his back but Prush has passed one foot through into half guard.

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

Prush is trying to work for a kimura but Montana is defending well.
Prush is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prush is looking to take a break and control but Montana is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Math Prush will probably get the nod.
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.

Sloppy strikes from Montana. Those never looked like landing.

Montana drives through with a takedown into Prush's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Prush throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Prush is pulling down on Montana's head to control his posture.
Prush manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Montana manages to get himself to full guard.
Montana is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Prush makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Montana is trying to control the position but Prush postures up.

Montana is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Prush defends well.

Montana looking for a guillotine here but Prush defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prush trying to control but Montana is working from the bottom.

Montana has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Prush can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Prush thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Prush pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Montana is keeping the position for now.
Montana being controlled here, momentarily.
Prush postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prush wants to control from the top but Montana keeps moving.
Montana is trying to control the position but Prush postures up.
Prush is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Prush advances position into side control!

Prush wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Montana, who protects the arm well.
Prush trying to control the position but Montana is working away.
Montana is trying to control Prush's posture but Prush avoids it.
Prush working the ground and pound from side control.
Montana sneaks back into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Montana looking for submissions off his back.
Montana wants to get back to full guard.
Prush performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Montana has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Prush escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Prush!
You can see the frustration on Montana's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Prush grinds an elbow into Montana's temple.

Prush looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Prush is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Montana is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana struggling a bit here.
Montana tries to improve position but can't.

Prush tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Prush has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Prush gets to mount! Montana was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Montana regains half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montana is not content to let Prush control the position.

Prush is looking for a kimura but Montana is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Prush to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Math Prush showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Montana goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Montana tries to land a front kick but Prush steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Montana closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Montana does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Montana blocks a head kick by Prush.
Lorenzo Montana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Prush scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Montana is refusing to be controlled, as Prush sits in half guard.
Montana is trying to maintain the position but Prush is very close to passing his half guard.

Montana looking for submissions off his back.

Prush is looking for a kimura but Montana is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Prush to get the leverage.
Prush throwing shots but Montana is blocking nicely.
Montana trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prush wants to lay and pray for a moment but Montana keeps working.

Montana looking for submissions off his back.

Prush wants to work for an arm triangle but Montana is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Montana looking for subs from the bottom but Prush mounts him!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Prush scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Prush landing strikes, looking to finish!
Prush lands a big elbow.
Montana is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Prush is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Montana looking for submissions off his back.
Prush with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Prush seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Prush is trying to work for a kimura but Montana is defending well.
Montana is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prush passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Montana!

Prush with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Montana can't escape the position.
Prush trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Prush landing strikes from the mount and Montana is in trouble!

Prush is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Montana to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Montana shrugs it off.
Math Prush is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prush wants to control the pace but Montana is squirming around nicely.
Prush controlling his opponent.
Prush lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Montana is desperately trying to improve his position but Prush has a good base and remains in mount.
Prush pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prush looking to control but Montana is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Prush takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prush looking to control but Montana is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lorenzo Montana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Montana keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Math Prush comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Prush winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Math Prush!