PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Luis Montoya Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernest Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doyle has chosen Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Luis Montoya Rivera
vs
Doyle

170 cm
28
156 lbs
21 - 13 - 1

171 cm
24
146 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Luis Montoya Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ernest Doyle!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Doyle dives in and scores a takedown into Montoya Rivera's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Doyle trying to control the position from guard on top but Montoya Rivera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montoya Rivera seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Doyle with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Doyle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Doyle looking to sit in guard and control but Montoya Rivera gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Doyle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Doyle wants to sweep here but Montoya Rivera controlling him for the moment.
Doyle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Doyle keeping moving, preventing Montoya Rivera from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Doyle holds on and takes a little breather.
Montoya Rivera throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Doyle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Montoya Rivera drops back looking for a leg! Doyle is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Doyle manages to kick Montoya Rivera off! Montoya Rivera jumps back into Doyle's guard.

Doyle is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Montoya Rivera defends well.
Doyle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Montoya Rivera makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Montoya Rivera preventing the sweep.
Montoya Rivera landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Doyle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Montoya Rivera trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Montoya Rivera wants to control from the top but Doyle keeps moving.

Doyle isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Montoya Rivera stacks Doyle on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Montoya Rivera!
Doyle is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Montoya Rivera off and has taken his back!

Montoya Rivera is in a bad position with Doyle working for a choke. Montoya Rivera manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montoya Rivera trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Doyle wants to hit a switch here but Montoya Rivera passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Doyle there!
Doyle keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera is landing with some decent strikes but Doyle is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Montoya Rivera lands a heavy elbow.
Doyle bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Montoya Rivera has control of Doyle's left arm, preventing Doyle from doing any damage.
Montoya Rivera wants to sweep but no luck.
Doyle must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Doyle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Montoya Rivera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Doyle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Doyle throws an elbow that misses. Montoya Rivera uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Doyle's guard. Nice move by Montoya Rivera!

Doyle has an active guard here but Montoya Rivera has managed to pass into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Doyle missing with punches from the bottom.
Montoya Rivera throwing shots but Doyle is blocking nicely.
Montoya Rivera moves into full mount! Doyle won't be happy about that!
Montoya Rivera scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Montoya Rivera controlling from the full mount.
Doyle wants to control but Montoya Rivera is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doyle keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jose Luis Montoya Rivera will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice shot by Montoya Rivera.
Montoya Rivera misses with a few strikes there.
Doyle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Montoya Rivera.
Montoya Rivera keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Doyle dives in and grabs Montoya Rivera's left leg, looking for a takedown. Montoya Rivera pushes down on Doyle's head and hops out.

Montoya Rivera dives in and scores a takedown into Doyle's guard.
Montoya Rivera has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Montoya Rivera slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Montoya Rivera lands an elbow.
Doyle tries to buck Montoya Rivera off but Montoya Rivera is having none of it.
Doyle manages to get back to half guard.
Doyle missing with punches from the bottom.
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!
Montoya Rivera lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera prevents Doyle from improving his position.
Doyle is pressing down on Montoya Rivera's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Montoya Rivera wants to control from the top but Doyle keeps moving.
Doyle wants to improve his position but instead Montoya Rivera has moved into half guard.
Montoya Rivera is pressing down on Doyle's thigh, looking to free his foot. Doyle is holding on for now.
Doyle on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Montoya Rivera wants to pass to mount but Doyle is defending the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera is working hard here to advance position.
Doyle trying to control but Montoya Rivera postures up.
Montoya Rivera wants to control but Doyle is keeping him busy.
Montoya Rivera is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jose Luis Montoya Rivera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Doyle makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Doyle.
Doyle throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Doyle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montoya Rivera sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Doyle's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Montoya Rivera is working for a kimura but Doyle is defending it quite comfortably.
Doyle wants to get back to full guard.
Doyle throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Doyle works his way to full guard. Good work.
Doyle trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Doyle is trying to keep Montoya Rivera in close.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Doyle is on top in guard.
Doyle trying to control the position from guard on top but Montoya Rivera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Doyle.
Montoya Rivera keeping moving, preventing Doyle from controlling successfully.

Montoya Rivera working for a triangle but Doyle defends it easily.
Doyle won't allow Montoya Rivera to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montoya Rivera seems keen to control Doyle's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Luis Montoya Rivera dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Montoya Rivera misses with a body kick.
Doyle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Montoya Rivera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doyle shoots in and drives through. Montoya Rivera sprawls well.
Doyle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Montoya Rivera.
Montoya Rivera misses with a two punch combination.

Montoya Rivera feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Montoya Rivera stopping the sweep attempt from Doyle.
Montoya Rivera throwing strikes from guard but Doyle blocks nicely.
Doyle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Montoya Rivera is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle working a defensive guard here.
Doyle might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Montoya Rivera kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Montoya Rivera stopping the sweep attempt from Doyle.
Doyle trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Doyle pushes Montoya Rivera off and scrambles back to his feet.
A slow jab from Montoya Rivera misses its intended target.
Doyle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jose Luis Montoya Rivera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ernest Doyle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Montoya Rivera darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Montoya Rivera throwing shots but Doyle is blocking nicely.
Montoya Rivera sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Doyle defending well though.
Montoya Rivera not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Doyle is looking to improve his position.
Montoya Rivera blocks the strikes from Doyle.
Doyle wants to get back to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Montoya Rivera is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Doyle is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jose Luis Montoya Rivera!
Jose Luis Montoya Rivera decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.