PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bekah Montoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudi Subagyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bekah Montoya has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Montoya
vs
Subagyo

224 cm
18
191 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

173 cm
18
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bekah Montoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rudi Subagyo!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Subagyo darts in and clinches Montoya up against the cage.
Subagyo gets underhooks to prevent Montoya's takedown attempt.

Subagyo has picked Montoya up - he's going for a ride! Subagyo dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Subagyo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Subagyo escapes and gets back to his feet.

Subagyo darts in and clinches Montoya up against the cage.
Subagyo effectively controlling the action here.

Subagyo gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Subagyo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Montoya trying to hold on to Subagyo's head to control him but Subagyo postures up.
Montoya regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Subagyo.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Subagyo gets to his feet. Montoya looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Montoya misses with a body kick.
Subagyo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Montoya is breathing heavily.
Montoya lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Subagyo circles away quickly and effectively.
Subagyo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Montoya.
Horrible takedown by Montoya or perhaps it was just good defense by Subagyo which made him look bad.
Montoya blocks a head kick by Subagyo.
Montoya shoots and misses

and Subagyo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bekah Montoya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Subagyo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Subagyo trying to mount his opponent but Montoya defends it.
Montoya really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Subagyo controlling the action here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rudi Subagyo.

Subagyo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Montoya actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya is trying to stand up here but Subagyo is controlling him well.
Subagyo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Montoya looks like he's trying to stand up.
Subagyo works his way into full mount!
Subagyo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Montoya?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montoya tries to hold on but Subagyo pushes him away.
Subagyo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Subagyo working the ground and pound effectively.
Subagyo cracks Montoya with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montoya tries to hold on but Subagyo postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Subagyo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rudi Subagyo dominated that round.
That's time! Montoya's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Subagyo enables Montoya to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Subagyo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Montoya won't allow Subagyo to sweep him here.

Subagyo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Montoya defends well.
Montoya wants to control from the top but Subagyo keeps moving.

Montoya stands up from Subagyo's guard - Montoya perhaps looking for a knockout.

Subagyo gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Subagyo is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Subagyo lands a decent elbow from side control.
Montoya wants to control but Subagyo postures up.
Montoya being controlled for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya is looking to regain half guard here but Subagyo keeps moving and retains side control.

Subagyo has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Montoya blocks a head kick by Subagyo.
Bekah Montoya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Montoya misses with an attempted mid kick.
Montoya shoots in looking for a takedown. Subagyo tries to sprawl out of it but Montoya keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Subagyo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Montoya shoots in for a takedown but Subagyo shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Subagyo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Subagyo rushes Montoya and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Subagyo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Subagyo manages to break the clinch.
Montoya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Montoya moves out of range as Subagyo throws a body kick.
Montoya fails in his attempt to clinch.

Subagyo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Montoya moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Subagyo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Montoya looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Subagyo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Montoya swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Montoya working a defensive guard here.
Montoya is really struggling to control Subagyo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rudi Subagyo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Subagyo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Montoya did well to prevent Subagyo getting side control.
Subagyo is pressing down on Montoya's thigh, looking to free his foot. Montoya is holding on for now.
Montoya is trying to escape back to his feet but Subagyo uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Subagyo landing strikes.
Subagyo just content to control the position.

Subagyo decides to stand back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Montoya doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Subagyo counters with a single leg into guard. Montoya didn't expect that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya is trying to keep Subagyo in close.

Montoya had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Subagyo defends it easily.
Subagyo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Subagyo stopping the sweep attempt from Montoya.
Subagyo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rudi Subagyo has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya working a defensive guard but Subagyo manages to pass into side control anyway.
Subagyo content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
You can see the frustration on Montoya's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Montoya tries to buck Subagyo off but Subagyo is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Subagyo is putting a hurting on Montoya here, landing some big shots from side control.
Subagyo taking a breather here.
Montoya is pushing Subagyo's head away, looking to escape. Subagyo manages to hold on to the position though.
Subagyo has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Montoya!
Montoya really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Montoya takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montoya is desperately trying to improve his position but Subagyo has a good base and remains in mount.
Subagyo controlling the pace for now.
Subagyo landing punches.
Subagyo content just to control the position here.
Montoya tries to hold on but Subagyo pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rudi Subagyo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Subagyo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rudi Subagyo!