PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Jass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jass
vs
Montana

195 cm
25
225 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

203 cm
18
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hugh Jass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Montana!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Montana gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Jass breaks the clinch.
Jass misses with a jab, cross combination.
Montana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jass.
Nice sprawl there from Jass as Montana shoots in.
Montana swats away the attempt to clinch by Jass.

Montana instigates a clinch.
Montana fails to pull guard.
Jass's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Jass breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jass throws a sloppy head kick and Montana moves out of range easily.
Jass throws a head kick that misses.
Jass misses with a head kick.
Jass checks a leg kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Montana gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Jass's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Montana dives in and grabs Jass's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jass pushes down on Montana's head and hops out.
Hugh Jass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Montana.
Sloppy strikes from Jass. Those never looked like landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jass looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jass throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Montana counters with a left to the body.

Jass pushes Montana up against the cage in a clinch.
Montana blocks the elbow strike.
Jass lands a good knee to the midsection. Montana won't want to take too many of those.
Montana has had enough of the clinch but Jass keeps him there for the moment.
Montana leaning against his opponent.

Jass's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Montana fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Montana closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Jass's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jass misses with a wild body shot.
Jass tries to close the distance and clinch up but Montana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jass stuffs the takedown attempt from Montana. Montana gets slowly back to his feet.

Montana is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jass's half guard.
Montana is thwarting Jass's attempts to control the position.
Montana wants to take a breather but Jass is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jass tries to kick Montana off but Montana keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jass tries to get to full guard but Montana has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Montana is trying to work for a kimura but Jass is defending well.
Montana looks gassed!
Montana is looking to stall here but Jass recovers full guard.

Jass has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Montana off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jass misses with a few strikes there.
Jass falls off balance throwing a combination

and Montana counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Jass turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Jass manages to end up in side control.
Montana tries to improve position but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jass wants to lay and pray for a moment but Montana keeps working.
Jass creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugh Jass dominated that 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.

Jass tries to clinch but Montana is having none of it.
Jass throws a right and a left that both miss.
Montana tries to clinch up.
Jass lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Montana moves in looking to clinch but Jass pushes him off.
Jass fails with the takedown.
Montana avoids the head kick by Jass.

Montana rushes Jass and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Montana keeps control of Jass as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Montana jumps guard but Jass stands there with Montana around his waist. Montana gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Jass breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jass chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jass looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Montana is breathing heavily.
Jass will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No joy there for Jass, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Jass closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jass lands in his opponent's guard.
Montana is trying to control the position but Jass postures up.
Jass wants to control from the top but Montana keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Montana looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jass passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jass slips a nice elbow through Montana's hands, connecting with Montana's forehead.
Montana tries to get to full guard but Jass has control of the leg.
Jass wants to control but Montana is keeping him busy.
Jass missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jass performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hugh Jass overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jass throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Montana trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jass working over Montana with some ground and pound. Montana looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jass is keen to just control but Montana is a slippery customer.
Jass is really struggling to control Montana but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Jass lands strikes from half guard.
Well, if Jass is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jass trying to control from Montana's half guard. Montana has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Jass with a nice head shot there.
Jass looking to pass the guard.
Jass trying to control but Montana is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana controls Jass momentarily but Jass frees himself.
Montana pulls Jass in close to prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jass accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Montana lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jass!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jass is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugh Jass dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Jass misses with a two punch combination.
Montana gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jass connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jass tries to close the distance and clinch but Montana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jass misses with a few strikes there.

Jass closes the distance and pushes Montana back into the cage.

Jass pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jass rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Montana moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jass fails to land the takedown.
Montana shoots in looking for a takedown. Jass tries to sprawl out of it but Montana keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jass manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jass displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Montana.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jass misses with a head kick.
No luck for Montana with that takedown attempt.
Hugh Jass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Montana.
Montana doesn't manage to clinch there - Jass circles away.
Montana defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jass.

Jass has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jass gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Montana.
Montana looking to slow down the pace here.

Jass's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jass stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jass wants it to stay on the feet.

Jass drives through with a takedown into guard.

Jass stands up and waves to Montana to follow him.
Montana fails with the takedown.
Hugh Jass is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Jass closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montana wants a takedown but no success here.
Jass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jass stops a takedown attempt from Montana.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jass lands with a right to the head.

Jass breaks from the clinch.
Montana misses with a few strikes there.
Jass is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jass looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Jass gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Montana wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Montana trying to control the position but instead, Jass has worked for underhooks and has pushed Montana into the cage.

Jass manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Jass.
Jass doesn't manage to clinch there - Montana circles away.
Jass throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jass uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jass tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Montana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hugh Jass is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Jass gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Jass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jass tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Montana manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Jass clinches up against the cage.
Hugh Jass has scored more points in the clinch so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Jass breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Montana fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tony Montana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danga de danga de dang - Jass scores with a four punch combination!

And that's the end of the fight!
Hugh Jass showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jass has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugh Jass!