PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leone Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Gusano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Montana
vs
Gusano

183 cm
31
161 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

160 cm
24
165 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leone Montana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lucas Gusano!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gusano takes a kick to the side of the head.
Montana slips a straight right by Gusano.
Gusano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Montana takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Montana scores with a jab to the jaw.

Montana pushes Gusano up against the cage in a clinch.
Gusano is trying to break the clinch but Montana has him pressed against the cage.
Montana looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gusano misses with a body punch.

Montana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Montana misses the shot to the body.
Montana scores with the left hand. Gusano knows he should have avoided that one.
Montana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gusano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Montana throws a head kick that misses.
Montana goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gusano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Montana jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Montana misses with a hook.
Montana doesn't manage to clinch there - Gusano circles away.
Gusano misses with a wild body shot.
Montana throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gusano's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Montana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gusano throws out the jab.
Donk. Montana catches Gusano right on the button with a cross.
Gusano takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A left and a right from Montana both land. Nice combination.
Montana swinging wildly here.
Gusano lands a jab to Montana's midsection.
Gusano misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Montana.
Gusano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montana was well out of range. Poor timing from Gusano.
Montana takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Montana thuds his shin into the meat of Gusano's side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montana throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gusano.
Montana throws a series of punches but Gusano avoids them all with ease.
Montana misses with an uppercut.
Montana pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Montana tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gusano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Montana avoids the head kick by Gusano.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montana was well out of range. Poor timing from Gusano.
Montana lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Gusano.
Montana throws a series of punches but Gusano moves out of range.
Montana misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gusano loads up on a big right hand but Montana slips the punch.
Montana misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gusano scores with the left hand. Montana knows he should have avoided that one.
Montana takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Montana is breathing heavily.
Montana closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gusano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gusano misses with a hook. Montana ducked under it nicely.
Montana takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A combination from Montana does no damage.
Gusano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montana was well out of range. Poor timing from Gusano.
Gusano throws a body punch but Montana moves out of range.
Montana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gusano is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Montana rather than just go for the knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gusano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montana was well out of range. Poor timing from Gusano.
Montana takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gusano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jab from Montana.
Montana is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gusano misses with a body shot
and Montana counters with a straight right hand.
Montana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gusano avoids the head kick by Montana.
Gusano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Montana takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gusano jabs at Montana's body.
Gusano misses with a wild body shot.
Gusano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gusano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Montana manages to avoid it.
Gusano bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Montana's head.

Montana has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gusano stalling the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gusano's efforts to push away.
Montana looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Gusano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Montana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Montana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Montana.
Gusano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gusano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Montana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Montana wants to clinch.
Montana takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Montana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Montana rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gusano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Montana throws a lazy head kick
and Gusano makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Gusano dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gusano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gusano lands a right hook to the body.
Gusano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gusano connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gusano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Montana is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Montana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gusano wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gusano. Montana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gusano motions for Montana to come forward. Gusano throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gusano wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Montana has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Montana there as he acknowledges the shot.
Montana blocks a head kick by Gusano.
Gusano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Montana has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gusano misses with a wild body shot.
Gusano throws a sloppy head kick and Montana moves out of range easily.
Montana misses with a hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Montana throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gusano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Montana misses.
Lucas Gusano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gusano loads up on a big right hand but Montana slips the punch.
Gusano clobbers Montana with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Montana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gusano.
Gusano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gusano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gusano ducks under a wild hook from Montana.
Montana lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gusano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Montana's calf.
Gusano ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gusano just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gusano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Montana moves away from the strike by Gusano.
Gusano connects with the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusano dodges the punch combination from Montana.
Gusano misses with an uppercut.
Montana tries a head kick but it misses.
Gusano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Montana has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gusano scores with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gusano.
Gusano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Montana avoids the body shot from Gusano.
Gusano connects with a body shot that sends Montana's belly button to the back.
Montana throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gusano's head.
Montana walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gusano. Montana does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Gusano.
Gusano throws a body punch but Montana moves out of range.
Montana fails in his attempt to clinch.
Montana checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Montana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gusano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Montana uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gusano.
Montana tries to close the distance and clinch but Gusano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Montana.
Gusano is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Montana.
Montana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab, jab by Gusano - just one landing.
Gusano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Montana.
Montana throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Montana checks a leg kick nicely.
Gusano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gusano misses with a wild body shot.
Gusano misses with a straight left.
Gusano with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gusano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusano cracks a nice hook into Montana's ribs.
Montana moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A jab from Montana finds it's way through Gusano's defenses.
Gusano cracks Montana with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Montana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gusano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gusano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gusano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Montana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gusano.
Gusano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gusano throws a body punch but Montana moves out of range.
A head kick from Gusano lands but Montana takes it in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gusano throws a big shot that misses.
Gusano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Montana looks to clinch
and Gusano makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Montana scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Gusano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Gusano misses the shot to the body.
Montana lands a nice shot that snaps Gusano's head back.
Gusano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Montana throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leone Montana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gusano pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Montana darts in and clinches Gusano up against the cage.
Gusano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Montana's efforts to push away.

Montana breaks the clinch.
Gusano throws a body punch but Montana moves out of range.
Gusano misses with a head kick.
Montana scores with a head kick. Gusano tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nice cross by Montana.
Gusano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Montana tries to clinch there but Gusano circles away.
Montana throws a head kick but Gusano moves out of range.
Nice shot by Gusano.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Montana tries to clinch up.
Gusano works Montana's body with a nice hook.
Montana tries a head kick but it misses.
Montana misses with a head kick.
Montana looks to land a right hand but Gusano moved out of range.
Montana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gusano.
Montana misses with a lunging right hand
and Gusano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Montana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gusano. Montana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Montana lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Montana checks a leg kick.
Montana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A shot to the body from Gusano misses
and Montana counters with a stiff right hand.
Montana slips a jab from Gusano.
Montana moves into range and connects with a jab.
Leone Montana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Montana rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gusano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gusano blocks a head kick by Montana.
Montana rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gusano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gusano lands a glancing blow to the side of Montana's head.
Jab from Gusano.
A jab lands there for Montana.
Gusano lands a slapping body shot.
Gusano throws a good cross that connects.
Gusano lets loose with a powerful body kick. Montana will feel that in the morning.
Gusano jabs at Montana's body.
Gusano lands a body shot.
Gusano slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gusano avoids the head kick by Montana.
Gusano paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good standup being displayed there by Gusano as he connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusano thumps Montana with a low kick.
Gusano misses with a body shot.
Gusano misses with a wild body shot.
Montana looks to clinch
and Gusano counters with a nice body shot.
Gusano keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gusano looks to score with a jab to the body but Montana is just out of range.
Montana tries to clinch but Gusano moves out of range.
Lucas Gusano is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Montana looks to throw the jab but Gusano is out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Gusano as he connects with a hook.
Gusano misses with a head kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gusano. Montana shrugs it off though.
Gusano staying out of range there.
Gusano misses with a body shot.
Gusano ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Montana bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gusano's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gusano takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gusano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Donk. Gusano catches Montana right on the button with a cross.
Montana throws a front kick aimed at Gusano's knee but Gusano avoids it well.
Gusano misses with a head kick.
Montana finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Montana throws a head kick but Gusano moves out of range.
Gusano blocks a head kick by Montana.
Gusano keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gusano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Montana manages to avoid it.
Montana misses with a double jab.
Montana swinging wildly here.
Montana moves forwards but Gusano connects with a nice, crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Gusano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gusano winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Gusano!