PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan Alejandro Solano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Monthan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Alejandro Solano
vs
Monthan

191 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

172 cm
24
187 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Juan Alejandro Solano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Larry Monthan!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Monthan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Monthan is working for a submission of some sort.
Well, if Monthan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Monthan is looking for a kimura but Solano is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Monthan to get the leverage.

Monthan is working for a kimura but Solano is defending it quite comfortably.
Solano tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Monthan has advanced to mount. Uh oh.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Monthan is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Solano is surviving well by controlling Monthan's body position as best he can.
Solano is trying to escape the mount.

Monthan looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Solano wants to hold on but Monthan pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Monthan is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Solano is surviving well by controlling Monthan's body position as best he can.
Solano is in all sorts of trouble here.

Monthan goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Solano is on top in guard.
Monthan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Solano stopping the sweep attempt from Monthan.
Monthan pulls Solano in close to prevent any damage.
Solano preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monthan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Solano with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Monthan keeping full guard, as Solano tries to pass.
Monthan is controlling Solano's posture.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Larry Monthan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Solano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Monthan moves into the clinch.

Monthan breaks the clinch.

Monthan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Solano is looking to improve his position.

Monthan wants to work for an arm triangle but Solano is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Monthan is working for a submission of some sort.
Solano makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Solano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larry Monthan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Solano misses with a few strikes there.
Monthan throws a lazy right hand but Solano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Solano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monthan moves away.
Monthan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Solano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Monthan clinches.
Monthan pushes Solano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Solano tries for a takedown but Monthan manages to get underhooks.
Solano wants to take the fight to the mat but Monthan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Monthan decides to pull guard.

Monthan pushes a forearm under Solano's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Solano is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Larry Monthan!
Larry Monthan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.