PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Albert Montoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Barrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joseph Barrow will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Montoya
vs
Barrow

200 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

186 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Albert Montoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joseph Barrow!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrow takes a swing at Montoya's ribcage but misses.
Montoya looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barrow is fending him off so far but Montoya persists. Nope, Barrow circles away and we're back to standing.
Montoya shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barrow as he avoids it easily.
Montoya shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barrow defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Albert Montoya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montoya takes one to the side of the head.
Barrow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barrow throws a left and a right that both miss

and Montoya counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Barrow explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Barrow throws a series of punches but Montoya moves out of range.
Montoya is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barrow sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left lands for Barrow.
Montoya takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barrow connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrow thuds a left hand into Montoya's body.
Montoya is breathing heavily.
Montoya shoots in but Barrow avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Montoya takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Barrow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Montoya circles away quickly and effectively.
Barrow looks to land a combination. Montoya sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Barrow misses with a two punch combination.
Montoya uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barrow.
Barrow lands a nice looking body shot.
Montoya misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Montoya needs to keep his hands up - Barrow had a free shot at his head there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barrow lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Barrow comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barrow connects with a crisp jab.
Montoya takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barrow misses with a series of wild punches.
Barrow misses with a double jab.
Barrow lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barrow is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Montoya had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Barrow defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Montoya.
Montoya takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barrow scores with a sloppy right hand. Montoya should have avoided that one.
Barrow lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrow scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Barrow lands with a good body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barrow. Montoya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Montoya is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barrow.
Montoya dodges the punch combination from Barrow.
Montoya walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barrow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barrow keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Decent striking displayed by Barrow there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Barrow.
Montoya has a takedown stuffed.
Barrow throws a series of punches but Montoya avoids them all with ease.
Barrow displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Montoya.
Barrow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barrow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Montoya looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Barrow dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Barrow connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Montoya's hands.
Albert Montoya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Montoya scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barrow tries to kick Montoya off in order to stand up. Montoya Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Montoya will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Barrow is pushing Montoya's head away, looking to escape. Montoya manages to hold on to the position though.
Montoya lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Montoya tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Barrow is trying to buck Montoya off.
Montoya cracks Barrow with a big elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barrow is trying to buck Montoya off.
Barrow taking a bit of punishment here - Montoya scoring with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montoya is working Barrow over with some ground and pound from side control.
Montoya connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Barrow some visible discomfort.
Barrow wants to get back to his feet but Montoya drags him back down.
Montoya grinds an elbow into Barrow's temple.
Montoya is chipping away with strikes.

Montoya working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Barrow takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Albert Montoya overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montoya lands a nice forearm strike.
Barrow wants to get back to his feet but Montoya drags him back down.
Montoya scoring with punches and elbows.
Barrow is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Barrow gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Montoya putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Montoya has control of Barrow's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Barrow regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Montoya working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya punishing his opponent with strikes.
Barrow is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Montoya sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Montoya pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Montoya is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Barrow is surviving well by controlling Montoya's body position as best he can.
Montoya landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrow is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Montoya working the ground and pound effectively.
Montoya scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Montoya connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barrow tries to buck Montoya off but he can't manage it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Montoya controlling the position easily from mount.

Montoya goes for an armbar but Barrow turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Barrow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Montoya dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Montoya shoots for a double leg takedown but Barrow sprawls well. He's pushed Montoya's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Montoya looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barrow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Montoya counters with a shoot takedown. Barrow fights it but they end up in guard.
Montoya trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Barrow manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Barrow trying to control but Montoya is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barrow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrow would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Barrow stands and steps away. Montoya gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Barrow stuffs the takedown attempt from Montoya. Montoya gets slowly back to his feet.
Barrow keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Albert Montoya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice cross by Barrow.

Montoya shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Montoya was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Montoya goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Barrow turns into him and now he's in Montoya's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya wants to get back to his feet but Barrow is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Montoya keeping moving, preventing Barrow from controlling successfully.
Barrow trying to stand up but can't free himself from Montoya's guard.

Barrow decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barrow's waist but Barrow gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Montoya off to one side.
Barrow throws a right and a left that Montoya avoids nicely.
No joy there for Barrow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Montoya blocks a jab.
Barrow misses with a two punch combination.
Montoya is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barrow.
Sloppy strikes from Barrow. Those never looked like landing.
Montoya shoots for a double leg takedown but Barrow sprawls well. He's pushed Montoya's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Barrow connects with a nice looking jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrow looks to land a combination but Montoya avoids it well.
Joseph Barrow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Montoya shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barrow but Barrow pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Montoya shoots in for a double leg but Barrow sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A punch combination from Barrow misses.
Nice sprawl there from Barrow as Montoya shoots in.
Montoya fails with a takedown attempt.
Barrow catches Montoya with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barrow misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice sprawl there from Barrow as Montoya shoots in.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Barrow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barrow has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Barrow!