PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Montosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hel Sinki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven Montosa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Montosa
vs
Sinki

180 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
20
220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steven Montosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hel Sinki!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinki plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Montosa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sinki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sinki lunges at Montosa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Montosa's hand.
Montosa misses with a takedown attempt - Sinki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sinki connects with a crisp jab.
Montosa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sinki is fending him off so far but Montosa persists. Nope, Sinki circles away and we're back to standing.
Sinki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sinki connects with a solid leg kick.
Montosa is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montosa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Montosa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sinki but Sinki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Montosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Sinki rushes Montosa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sinki crunches a lovely knee into Montosa's ribcage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sinki.
Sinki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Montosa's face.

It looks like Steven Montosa has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sinki breaks from the clinch.
Montosa throws a sloppy head kick

and Sinki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Sinki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sinki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Montosa but Montosa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sinki.

Sinki clinches up with Montosa and pushes him back against the cage.

Sinki manages to break the clinch.
Montosa fails with the takedown.
Sinki thuds a left hand into Montosa's body.
Sinki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Montosa darts in trying to clinch
and Sinki counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sinki lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Montosa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sinki as he jumps to the side.
Montosa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sinki counters with a head kick. That will keep Montosa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sinki with a jab.

Sinki gets a clinch.

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

Sinki throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Montosa stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Sinki follows into mount!

Montosa is rocked!
Sinki throws some wild stikes that Montosa manages to avoid easily.
Oh Montosa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinki wants to control the pace but Montosa is squirming around nicely.
Montosa seems to have got his legs back now.
Montosa avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sinki.
Sinki looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montosa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sinki misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Montosa tries to hold on but Sinki postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Montosa is looking to get to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Sinki there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sinki landing shots from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sinki throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Sinki trying to control but Montosa is having none of it.
Sinki is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hel Sinki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steven Montosa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice sprawl there from Sinki as Montosa shoots in.
Sinki scores with a kick to the midsection.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Montosa. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Sinki lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sinki lands with a nice body kick.

Sinki takes the fight into the clinch.

Sinki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sinki is looking to slow Montosa down with leg kicks.

Sinki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sinki lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sinki content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sinki wants a takedown but no success here.
Sinki is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Sinki breaks the clinch.
Montosa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sinki as he avoids it easily.
Hel Sinki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Montosa shoots for a takedown but Sinki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Montosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montosa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sinki counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Montosa wants to clinch

and Sinki counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Montosa!
Sinki tries to control but Montosa wriggling away.
Montosa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montosa blocking the ground and pound.
Montosa is squirming around, avoiding Sinki's attempts to control the action.
Sinki sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

Sinki goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Montosa turns into him and now he's in Sinki's guard.
Sinki striking off his back but it's not causing Montosa any problems.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinki wants to sweep here but Montosa controlling him for the moment.
Sinki wants to stand but Montosa is controlling the position.

Montosa stands and steps away. Sinki gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A head kick from Sinki lands but Montosa takes it in his stride.
Sinki thuds his shin into the meat of Montosa's side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montosa tries for a takedown but Sinki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sinki scores with a leg kick.

Sinki has managed to clinch.
Sinki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sinki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Montosa could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Sinki jumps guard and drags Montosa to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Sinki manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Montosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Montosa tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Sinki counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sinki tries to pull guard but Montosa holds him up against the cage and eventually Sinki drops back down to his feet.

Sinki breaks the clinch.
Montosa takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hel Sinki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steven Montosa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Montosa closes the distance and clinches up with Sinki, looking for a takedown. Montosa pushes Sinki against the cage but Sinki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Montosa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sinki's waist but Sinki gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Montosa off to one side.

Sinki clinches with his opponent.
Sinki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Sinki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Sinki rushes Montosa and presses him up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Sinki.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Montosa prevents a takedown attempt there.

Sinki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sinki throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Montosa misses with a body shot
and Sinki counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sinki lands a high kick!
Sinki throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sinki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montosa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Sinki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Montosa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sinki avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Montosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sinki gets underhooks to prevent Montosa's takedown attempt.

Sinki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sinki thuds a left hand into Montosa's body.
Sinki lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Montosa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sinki counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Montosa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sinki feints and then cracks Montosa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Montosa down.
Sinki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sinki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Montosa misses
and Sinki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Montosa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sinki counters with a nice body kick.
Sinki shoots in for a takedown but Montosa shows good takedown defense.
Montosa throws a head kick that misses
and Sinki counters with a left to the body.
Sinki lands with a nice body kick.
Montosa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sinki on the side of the head.
Sinki cracks the inside of Montosa's front leg.
Sinki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Steven Montosa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sinki lands with a kick to the temple. Montosa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sinki lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montosa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sinki as he avoids it easily.
Montosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sinki stuffs the takedown attempt from Montosa. Montosa gets slowly back to his feet.
Montosa throws a sloppy head kick
and Sinki counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Montosa wants to clinch but Sinki slips to the side
and Sinki counters with a nice kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sinki.
Montosa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sinki throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Montosa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Sinki moves into the clinch successfully.
A right handed body shot lands from Sinki.
Montosa is pressed up against the cage. Sinki has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Montosa down to the mat. Montosa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montosa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sinki as he jumps to the side.
Sinki throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sinki throws a head kick that Montosa semi-blocks.
Sinki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Montosa circles away.
Montosa wants to clinch but Sinki slips to the side
and Sinki counters with a head kick.
Donk. Sinki catches Montosa right on the button with a cross.
Sinki tries a head kick but it misses.
Montosa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sinki's waist but Sinki gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Montosa off to one side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montosa fails to land the takedown.
Steven Montosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sinki scores with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hel Sinki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sinki 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 25:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hel Sinki!