PBP Commentary

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

Montenegro
vs
James

207 cm
26
282 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

196 cm
23
270 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Montenegro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josh James!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Montenegro clinches up against the cage.
James is trying to break the clinch but Montenegro has him pressed against the cage.
Montenegro stalls.
Montenegro prevents a takedown attempt there.
Montenegro tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
James looking for a takedown.
James being controlled against the cage.
A short uppercut from Montenegro.
James wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Montenegro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

James has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Montenegro clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
James lands a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montenegro is trying to break free.
Montenegro has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
The referee is taking a good look at Montenegro as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from James!
James lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Ricardo Montenegro has been cut.
James missing with punches from the back.
Montenegro is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Montenegro just trying to survive but James is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Montenegro is looking for a way out.

Montenegro is rocked!

Ricardo Montenegro's cut is getting worse.
James connects with a couple of big shots that have Montenegro covering up! Oh, this looks bad for Montenegro! James fires away with several more unanswered shots and the referee has no choice but to step in! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh James!