PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Luis Montoya Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kino no Tabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Luis Montoya Rivera
vs
no Tabi

170 cm
18
143 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Hellbent, Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Luis Montoya Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kino no Tabi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
no Tabi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
no Tabi throws a right hand that Montoya Rivera ducks under and follows up with a left that Montoya Rivera also avoids with ease.
no Tabi tries to close the distance and clinch but Montoya Rivera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
no Tabi throws a jab but it's blocked by Montoya Rivera.
Kino no Tabi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

no Tabi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Montoya Rivera looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

no Tabi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Montoya Rivera has escaped the position, nice work there.
Montoya Rivera is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Montoya Rivera gets back to half guard.
no Tabi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Montoya Rivera keeps working.
Montoya Rivera moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera working a defensive guard here.

Montoya Rivera has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but no Tabi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
no Tabi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
no Tabi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Montoya Rivera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Montoya Rivera preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Montoya Rivera is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! no Tabi has his hands clasped together but Montoya Rivera extends an breaks no Tabi's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Montoya Rivera.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jose Luis Montoya Rivera!