PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Luis Montoya Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Fantana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fantana is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Many Men. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Brian Fantana was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Luis Montoya Rivera
vs
Fantana

170 cm
26
156 lbs
18 - 10 - 1

168 cm
30
153 lbs
18 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

STEEL PENN'S SKIN SHOP

Fight Club Clothing™

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 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Luis Montoya Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Fantana!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Fantana.
Montoya Rivera will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A lazy left from Montoya Rivera finds it's target.
Montoya Rivera blocks a jab.
Fantana throws a right and a left that Montoya Rivera avoids nicely.
Brian Fantana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantana slips a jab from Montoya Rivera.
Fantana swings widly with a right hand

and Montoya Rivera holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Fantana breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Montoya Rivera misses the target.
Fantana misses with an uppercut. Montoya Rivera saw that one coming.
Fantana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot by Fantana.
Fantana swings for the body but Montoya Rivera moves out of range.
Fantana rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Montoya Rivera counters with a stiff right hand.
Montoya Rivera lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantana lands a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantana moves away from the strike by Montoya Rivera.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fantana. Montoya Rivera does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Fantana misses.
Fantana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Montoya Rivera misses the target.
Fantana throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantana thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantana misses with an uppercut.
Fantana misses with a hook.
Fantana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Montoya Rivera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fantana throws out the jab.
Montoya Rivera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fantana manages to avoid it.
Montoya Rivera with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fantana counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Montoya Rivera manages to avoid it.
Fantana misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Fantana finds it's way through Montoya Rivera's defenses.
Fantana misses with a looping left.
Montoya Rivera scores with a hook to the body. Fantana takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantana swings for the body but Montoya Rivera moves out of range.
A big left from Montoya Rivera misses.
Fantana throws a right hand that misses
and Montoya Rivera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantana takes a swing at Montoya Rivera's ribcage but misses.
Fantana misses with a shot to the body
and Montoya Rivera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montoya Rivera slips a straight right by Fantana.
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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fantana. Montoya Rivera does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera takes one on the button.
Montoya Rivera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fantana manages to avoid it.
Fantana misses with a lunging right hand
and Fantana takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantana avoids the body shot from Montoya Rivera.
Montoya Rivera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fantana manages to avoid it.
Fantana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantana lands a two punch combo.
Fantana waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Montoya Rivera.
Montoya Rivera avoids the body shot from Fantana.
Fantana throws a shot from downtown. Montoya Rivera moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantana misses with a jab to the body

and Montoya Rivera counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fantana won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Fantana can't do much from the bottom here.
Fantana tries to bench press Montoya Rivera off him but Montoya Rivera keeps the position.
Fantana managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Montoya Rivera.
Fantana is trying to get back to half guard.

Montoya Rivera has hold of Fantana's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Fantana tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Montoya Rivera cranks the arm and Fantana screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Fantana, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jose Luis Montoya Rivera!