PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Montenegro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior Dos Santos could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ricardo Montenegro's chin.

Dos Santos
vs
Montenegro

196 cm
25
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

207 cm
25
282 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Montenegro!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dos Santos looks to land a combination but Montenegro avoids it well.
Montenegro tries to clinch but Dos Santos is having none of it.
Montenegro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dos Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Montenegro blocks a low kick nicely.
Montenegro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dos Santos finds it's way round the side to connect with Montenegro's head.

It looks like Ricardo Montenegro has been cut.
Dos Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Dos Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dos Santos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Montenegro is able to avoid easily.
Dos Santos lands the left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dos Santos throws a nice looking combination but Montenegro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Montenegro throws a lazy right hand but Dos Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Montenegro misses the jab.
Montenegro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dos Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Montenegro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Dos Santos rushes Montenegro and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Montenegro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dos Santos's elbow.
Montenegro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montenegro tries a body shot but Dos Santos blocks it.
Montenegro pushes Dos Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Montenegro.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Montenegro takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Montenegro receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Dos Santos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Montenegros head.
The referee calls for Montenegro to work.
Dos Santos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Montenegro fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Montenegro is looking to clinch but Dos Santos is avoiding it.

Montenegro clinches up against the cage.
Come on Montenegro - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dos Santos blocks a body shot from Montenegro.
Montenegro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montenegro misses with a body punch.
Montenegro presses Dos Santos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Montenegro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dos Santos's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Montenegro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montenegro scores with a hook to the body.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Montenegro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dos Santos's elbow.
Montenegro struggles to land a body shot inside as Dos Santos controls his hands.
Montenegro misses with a punch to the body.
Dos Santos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Montenegro pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Montenegro tries to work over Dos Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Montenegro lands a right hand.

Montenegro manages to break the clinch.

Montenegro has managed to clinch.
Dos Santos being controlled against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Montenegro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Montenegro is leaning against Dos Santos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Montenegro is stalling here.
Montenegro tries a body shot but Dos Santos blocks it.
Montenegro lands a hook that snaps the head of Dos Santos backwards.
Dos Santos wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montenegro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Montenegro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dos Santos wants a takedown but no success here.
Dos Santos prevents a body shot from Montenegro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Montenegro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Montenegro's cut.
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.

Montenegro wants to clinch up but Dos Santos keeps it at a distance.
Montenegro looks to score with a jab to the body but Dos Santos is just out of range.
Dos Santos misses with a double jab.
Montenegro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dos Santos misses with a wild combination.
A big left from Montenegro misses.

Montenegro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dos Santos blocks a body shot from Montenegro.
Montenegro holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Montenegro digs a right hand into Dos Santos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dos Santos's gas tank.
Montenegro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dos Santos's elbow.
Montenegro lands a hook that snaps the head of Dos Santos backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montenegro misses with a body punch.
Montenegro stops a takedown attempt from Dos Santos.
Montenegro prevents Dos Santos from breaking the clinch.

Montenegro manages to break the clinch.
Montenegro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Montenegro tries to clinch there but Dos Santos circles away.
Dos Santos lands a two punch combo.
Dos Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Montenegro misses with a hook.
Montenegro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos slips a jab from Montenegro.
Montenegro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montenegro tries to clinch but Dos Santos is having none of it.
Junior Dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dos Santos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Montenegro is looking to clinch.
Dos Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Montenegro takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Montenegro tries to clinch there but Dos Santos circles away.
Montenegro avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Dos Santos scores with a nice strike.
Montenegro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A lazy left from Montenegro finds it's target.
Montenegro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Montenegro tries to clinch but Dos Santos is having none of it.
No joy there for Dos Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dos Santos tries to move into range but Montenegro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Dos Santos is rocked!
Ricardo Montenegro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Montenegro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dos Santos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oh Dos Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Montenegro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Dos Santos gets tackled into the cage by Montenegro. Montenegro maintains the clinch.
A short uppercut from Montenegro.
A left hand lands to the body for Montenegro.
Montenegro is struggling to control the position.
Montenegro presses Dos Santos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Montenegro lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Dos Santos to his knees! Montenegro keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Montenegro!