PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Montlizon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alessandro Bono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Montlizon
vs
Bono

206 cm
23
267 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas Montlizon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alessandro Bono!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montlizon misses with a two punch combination.
Montlizon stuffs the takedown attempt from Bono. Bono gets slowly back to his feet.

Montlizon has managed to clinch.
Bono is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bono is trying to force a seperation but Montlizon has the dominant position.
Bono tries to pull guard but Montlizon won't allow it.
Bono tries to pull guard but Montlizon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lucas Montlizon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alessandro Bono.
Bono working hard to break the clinch.
Montlizon stalling in the clinch.

Montlizon jumps guard.

Montlizon scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Montlizon misses with a head kick.

Montlizon gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montlizon is trying to break the clinch but Bono has him pressed against the cage.
Montlizon taking a breather.
Bono tries to pull guard but Montlizon won't allow it.
Bono misses with a hook from the clinch.
Montlizon stalling.

Montlizon pulls guard effortlessly.

Montlizon has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bono off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A punch combination from Montlizon misses.
Bono throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Montlizon's waist but Montlizon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bono off to one side.
Bono will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Bono tries to keep at a distance but Montlizon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bono keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Montlizon's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bono keeps control of Montlizon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Montlizon pulls guard successfully.
Montlizon has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bono has passed into side control.
Bono trying to control the position but Montlizon is working away.
Bono really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Montlizon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montlizon sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Montlizon gets full guard.

Montlizon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bono can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bono looks winded!
Bono tries to free his leg and advance position but Montlizon is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bono wants to stand but Montlizon has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Montlizon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Montlizon pushes Bono off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Montlizon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bono, pushing him back against the cage.

Montlizon pulls guard.
Montlizon controlling Bono's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montlizon wants to sweep but no luck.
Montlizon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Montlizon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bono's guard.
Montlizon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Montlizon stands and steps away. Bono gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Montlizon pushes Bono up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montlizon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bono managing to block the knees to the body from Montlizon.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Montlizon ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Montlizon no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Montlizon has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bono off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Montlizon clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Montlizon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Montlizon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Montlizon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Montlizon seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Montlizon works his way into full mount!
Montlizon throws some wild stikes that Bono manages to avoid easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montlizon controlling from the full mount.
Bono holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Montlizon tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bono is breathing heavily.

Montlizon looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Montlizon thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Montlizon content just to control the position here.
Bono holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Montlizon tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montlizon thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

Montlizon with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Bono takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Montlizon with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Montlizon misses with a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montlizon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Montlizon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Montlizon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Montlizon 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.

Montlizon looking for a guillotine from mount but Bono is having none of it.
Montlizon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bono avoids a series of strikes thrown by Montlizon.

Montlizon is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Bono to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bono shrugs it off.
Montlizon controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montlizon seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bono for as long as he can get away with.
Montlizon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montlizon looking to control and managing it successfully.
Montlizon has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Montlizon dominated that second round.
That's time! Montlizon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Bono as Montlizon shoots in.

Bono tries to keep at a distance but Montlizon has taken the fight into the clinch.

Montlizon pulls Bono into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bono trying to stand up but can't free himself from Montlizon's guard.
Bono trying to control but Montlizon is working from the bottom.

Montlizon kicks Bono off and gets to his feet.
Bono fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Montlizon avoids it really well and circles away.
Bono takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Montlizon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Montlizon moves into the clinch.
Montlizon can't break the clinch.
Montlizon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bono looking for a takedown.

Montlizon decides to pull guard.
Montlizon doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Montlizon throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Montlizon looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Montlizon lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bono!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Montlizon is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bono has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Montlizon wants to finish this one by submission but Bono is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Montlizon.
Montlizon looking to finish with strikes here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montlizon controlling his opponent.
Montlizon with a couple of short strikes.
Montlizon controlling from mount.
Montlizon with a couple of short strikes.

Montlizon wants to finish this one by submission but Bono is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Montlizon.
Montlizon controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Montlizon jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Bono manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Lucas Montlizon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bono looks to move to half guard but instead Montlizon has passed into mount! Damn!
Montlizon controlling from the full mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Montlizon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Montlizon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Lucas Montlizon!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Lucas Montlizon!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Lucas Montlizon!

Lucas Montlizon wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Lucas Montlizon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.