PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leigh Montoya (ranked 4635 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysztof Diaz (ranked 3194 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Montoya
vs
Diaz

222 cm
24
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
169 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leigh Montoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Krzysztof Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz lands a right hook to the body.

Montoya drives through with a takedown into guard.

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

Diaz gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Montoya breaks the clinch.
Diaz misses with a double jab.

Diaz instigates a clinch.
Montoya jumps guard but Diaz stands there with Montoya around his waist. Montoya gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Montoya tries to pull guard but Diaz won't allow it.
Diaz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Montoya's efforts to push away.
Diaz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Leigh Montoya has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montoya wants to get back to striking at distance but Diaz won't allow it.
Diaz looking to throw knees to the head but Montoya is blocking nicely.
Diaz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Montoya has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Montoya blocks it with crossed arms.
Diaz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Montoya is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Montoya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Montoya counters with a one-two to the body.

Montoya gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diaz keeps control of Montoya as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Montoya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diaz scores a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diaz.
Montoya tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Diaz just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leigh Montoya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montoya is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Diaz to keep the fight standing.
Montoya is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Diaz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Montoya is breathing heavily.
Montoya just leaning against Diaz, taking a breather.
Diaz landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees in the clinch landing for Diaz.
Diaz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montoya managing to block the knees to the body from Diaz.
Diaz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Montoya lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Diaz lands an elbow just above Montoya 's eye.
Diaz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Montoya takes a knee right on the jaw!

Montoya is rocked!
Knees in the clinch landing for Diaz.
Oh Montoya is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaz lands a big knee to the head and Montoya goes down! Diaz pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krzysztof Diaz!