PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carlton Leach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Montalban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlton Leach has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Leach
vs
Montalban

185 cm
18
147 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlton Leach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesus Montalban!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montalban scores with a jab to the head.
Montalban throws a body shot but no joy.
Montalban throws out a powerful jab.
Montalban moves out of range of the leg kick from Leach.
Montalban looks to score with a jab to the body but Leach is just out of range.
Leach tries to clinch but Montalban moves away
and Montalban counters with a nice leg kick.
Montalban displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leach throws out the jab.
Montalban tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Leach is able to avoid easily.
Leach is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Montalban.
Leach finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Leach tries to close the distance and clinch but Montalban swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leach on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leach throws an overhand right that lands on Montalban's shoulder, as Montalban tries to avoid the shot.
Leach takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Montalban throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Leach misses.
Montalban appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Leach throws a right hand that Montalban ducks under and follows up with a left that Montalban also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leach slips under a jab from Montalban.
Leach has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Leach misses with a low kick.
Montalban connects with a single shot there.
Leach with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Montalban to score with a decent uppercut.
Montalban throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leach appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Leach punishes Montalban's body with a nice straight punch.
Montalban with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Leach ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Leach was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Montalban.
Leach ducks under a wild hook from Montalban.
It looked like Leach was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Montalban.
Leach avoids the body shot from Montalban.
Leach appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Leach takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Leach rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Montalban moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A shot to the liver by Montalban. Beautiful body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Montalban works over Leach's head and body with a nice combination.
Montalban ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leach moves away.
Leach jabs Montalban to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Montalban keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Montalban. Leach does a little dance to reset his feet.
Montalban scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Leach doesn't seem bothered though.
A big right from Montalban misses.
Leach throws a series of punches but Montalban avoids them all with ease.
Leach wants to clinch up but Montalban keeps it at a distance.
Montalban scoring well with a low kick there.
Montalban lands with a good body shot.
Leach moves away from the strike by Montalban.
Jesus Montalban seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montalban throws a low kick, looking for Leach's leg but Leach calmly moves out of range.
Montalban just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leach takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Montalban misses with a body shot.
Leach swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Leach takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Leach uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Montalban.
Leach with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Montalban to score with a decent uppercut.
Leach displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Montalban throws out the jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Montalban blocks the leg kick.
Montalban swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Leach tries to clinch but Montalban moves away
and Montalban counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Some bone on bone action there as Montalban checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Montalban swings for the body but Leach moves out of range.
Montalban bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Montalban takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Some bone on bone action there as Leach checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montalban feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Leach's calf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leach on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Montalban. Montalban obviously looking to wear him down.
Leach uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Montalban.
Montalban throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Montalban misses with a looping left.
Leach is looking to counter punch.
Montalban connects with a nice looking jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Leach.
Montalban connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leach's hands.
Montalban jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Montalban missing with a left hand there. Leach was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Leach wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Montalban lands with an uppercut that bounces Leach off the cage and back into range.
Leach misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Montalban! But no joy.
Montalban scores with the left hand. Leach knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Montalban dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A swing and a miss from Montalban.
Leach swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leach misses with a body shot.
Montalban throws a jab when Leach was well out of range.
Montalban throws a series of punches but Leach moves out of range.
Montalban scores with a hook.
Leach has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Montalban finds it's way round the side to connect with Leach's head.
Montalban lands with a good body shot.
Leach is looking to wear down Montalban with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Montalban throws a body shot but no joy.
Leach takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Leach gets a clinch.
Leach is trying to maintain a safe position but Montalban gets an underhook and turns Leach into the cage.
Montalban lands a nice shot to the body.
Leach throws a punch but it's blocked by Montalban.
Montalban tries to stall but Leach uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leach tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Montalban's elbow.
Leach trying to stall but Montalban improves his position.
Montalban lands a hook to the side of the head.
Montalban tries to throw a body punch but Leach avoids it by throwing Montalban back against the cage.
Leach is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Montalban blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Montalban scores with a nice hook to the head.
Montalban is working Leach over against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Montalban just leaning against Leach, taking a breather.

Montalban pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Montalban fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Montalban takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Montalban has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
No joy there for Leach, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Montalban lands a lovely overhand right.
Leach steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Montalban.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leach walks into a stiff left hand from Montalban.
Montalban lands a jab to Leach's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montalban scores with a leg kick.
Leach misses with a leg kick
and Leach takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leach will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Montalban just misses with a punch to the body.
Montalban lands with a cross.
Montalban misses with a straight right.
Leach really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Montalban throws a poor cross that misses
and Leach counters with a nice body shot.
Leach misses the jab.
Leach wants to slow Montalban down by chopping away at his legs.
Leach throws a low kick but it's checked well by Montalban.
Leach moves forwards but Montalban connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jesus Montalban seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montalban misses with an uppercut.
Leach looks to score with a jab to the body but Montalban is just out of range.
Montalban throws a right and a left that Leach avoids nicely.
Montalban throws a hook to the side of Leach's head but Leach sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leach uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Montalban.
Leach tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Montalban is able to avoid easily.
Montalban swings widly with a right hand
enabling Leach to counter with a crisp jab.
Montalban moves out of range of the strikes.
Montalban cracks a nice hook into Leach's ribs.
Leach uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Montalban.
Leach is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Montalban scores with a three punch combo!
Leach checks a leg kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leach walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Montalban scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leach throws out a powerful jab.
Leach lands with a nice combination. Montalban backs away looking to recover.
Montalban lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Leach pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Montalban back to the cage. Leach follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Leach swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Leach throws a leg kick but Montalban sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Montalban jabs at Leach's body.
A punch lands to the side of Leach 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Leach.
Montalban moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leach doesn't manage to clinch there - Montalban circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Montalban showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

A big left from Montalban misses.
Leach looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jab by Montalban.
Leach throws the left hand but Montalban avoids the punch easily.
Leach walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Montalban checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Montalban lands with a good body shot.
Leach lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Leach takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice cross by Montalban.
Leach misses with a double jab
and Montalban counters with a straight right hand.
Montalban connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Montalban throws a right hand that Leach ducks under and follows up with a left that Leach also avoids with ease.
Montalban swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leach is looking to counter punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leach thows a leg kick but Montalban checks it
and Montalban counters with an inside leg kick.
Montalban connects with a crisp jab.
Leach jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Montalban lands a glancing blow to the side of Leach's head.
Montalban ducks right into an uppercut from Leach.
Leach blocks a leg kick.
Leach half committed to a counter leg kick.
Montalban connects with a body shot that sends Leach's belly button to the back.
Leach gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Leach rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Montalban moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Montalban misses with a two punch combination.
Montalban lands a head shot.
Leach uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Montalban.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Montalban lands a jab to the nose.
Carlton Leach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leach moves out of range of the strikes.
Montalban throws a jab but it's blocked by Leach.
Leach swings for the body but Montalban moves out of range.
Montalban fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Leach has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Montalban keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leach misses with a two punch combination.

Montalban gets tackled into the cage by Leach. Leach maintains the clinch.
Montalban misses with a punch to the body.
Leach tries to land knees in the clinch but Montalban avoids the damage to the body.

Montalban pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leach misses with a series of wild punches.
Montalban thuds a left hand into Leach's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leach's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Montalban connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Leach scrambles back to his feet.
Montalban scores with a nice head shot.
A left lands for Montalban.
Leach takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Leach throws a body shot but no joy.
Montalban unleashes a big counter combination but Leach bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jab by Montalban.
Montalban takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Montalban keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Montalban throws out a counter right but Leach avoids it with no problem.
Leach tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montalban was well out of range. Poor timing from Leach.
Montalban throws a good cross that connects.
Leach needs to keep his hands up - Montalban had a free shot at his head there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Montalban lands with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Montalban. Leach does a little dance to reset his feet.
Montalban avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Good shot there by Montalban.
Leach misses with a double jab
and Montalban counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leach on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Leach walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Leach drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Montalban, right into the meat.
Jab by Montalban.
Leach scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jesus Montalban is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Montalban misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leach.
Leach appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Montalban comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Montalban 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 James Atkins scores the fight for Jesus Montalban!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Jesus Montalban!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Jesus Montalban!

Jesus Montalban wins by unanimous decision!