PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Montoya (ranked 6603 p4p, 4913 weight class) and Shareef Aswad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shareef Aswad is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Montoya
vs
Aswad

167 cm
18
152
0 - 1 - 0

165 cm
25
150
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tony Montoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shareef Aswad!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aswad fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Montoya tries to counter by clinching up but Aswad breaks away and moves out of range.
Aswad tries to close the distance and clinch but Montoya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Montoya tries to counter with a takedown but Aswad is quick to defend against it.

Aswad closes the distance and clinches.
Montoya is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Aswad lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Montoya is kicking away at Aswad from the bottom - trying to push off and stand up. Aswad grabs hold of a leg and drops back for a heel hook! The two fighters roll across the mat, with Montoya trying to push Aswad off... Montoya taps! He's tapped! This one is all over! A throwback to the old Pancrase there with an infrequently seen submission hold! Nice work.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Shareef Aswad!