PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Bangs (ranked 3960 p4p, 24126 weight class) and Jordan Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bangs's entrance music is The Ginger song. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Montana's choice of entrance music: The Coming. 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.

Bangs
vs
Montana

188 cm
26
205
6 - 4 - 0

197 cm
26
210
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Bangs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jordan Montana!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montana tries to clinch up but Bangs circles away and keeps his distance.
Bangs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Montana moves away.
Montana looks for the body kick but Bangs saw that one coming.
Montana sizes up Bangs with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bangs walks into a stiff left hand from Montana.
A combination from Bangs does no damage.

Bangs gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bangs.
Bangs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Montana backwards.

Bangs breaks the clinch.

Bangs closes the distance and clinches.
Bangs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bangs misses with some punches.
Bangs lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Montana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Montana slips a straight right by Bangs.
A combination from Bangs does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

It looks like Jason Bangs has been cut.
Montana misses with a few strikes there.
Montana dodges the punch combination from Bangs.
Bangs looks to land a combination but Montana avoids it well.
Montana feints the counter takedown.
Nice body kick there by Montana.
Montana misses with a two punch combination.

Bangs rushes Montana and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Bangs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bangs drops his hands momentarily and Montana takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Montana fails to land with a series of punches.

Bangs pushes Montana up against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Bangs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Bangs fails to land.
Montana blocks an uppercut.

Montana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bangs avoids the head kick by Montana.
No joy there for Bangs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Montana gets tackled into the cage by Bangs. Bangs maintains the clinch.
Bangs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Montana escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Montana throws a body kick that misses.

Bangs darts in and clinches Montana up against the cage.
Bangs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Bangs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Montana stuns Bangs with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jason Bangs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Bangs clinches.
Montana blocks an uppercut.
Bangs lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bangs misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangs working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Bangs.

Bangs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Bangs does no damage.

Bangs gets a clinch.
Montana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bangs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bangs lands a left hand that snaps the head of Montana backwards.
Bangs lands a hook to the side of the head.

Bangs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bangs throws a shot from downtown. Montana moves away and avoids it.
Montana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bangs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montana.

Montana tries to keep at a distance but Bangs has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Bangs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montana blocks an uppercut.
Bangs misses with some punches.

Bangs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Montana throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bangs's waist but Bangs gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Montana off to one side.
Montana fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Bangs closes the distance and clinches.
Montana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bangs lands a right hand that snaps the head of Montana backwards.
Montana blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Bangs breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Montana looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Bangs wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Montana misses with a series of wild punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Bangs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Bangs's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bangs forces Montana back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bangs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Montana.

Bangs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bangs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Montana can do to turn this around?
Montana looks for a takedown but Bangs sprawls well.
Montana tries to clinch up but Bangs circles away and keeps his distance.
Montana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bangs.
Montana takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bangs feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Montanas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bangs closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Montana wants a takedown but no success here.
Bangs lands with a light punch inside.
Bangs lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Bangs fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Montana breaks from the clinch.
Jordan Montana seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Montana dives in for a single leg takedown but Bangs sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jason Bangs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Montana.
Bangs bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Bangs takes the fight into the clinch.
Bangs lands a right hand that snaps the head of Montana backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bangs.
Bangs swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Montana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Bangs clinches up with Montana and pushes him back against the cage.

Bangs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bangs clinches up with Montana and pushes him back against the cage.
Bangs scores with a shot to the side of Montana's head.
Bangs has a couple of punches blocked by Montana.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bangs lands with a right to the head.
Bangs lands an uppercut.
Bangs scores with a shoulder strike.
Bangs lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bangs pushes Montana back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bangs lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Bangs scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bangs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bangs.
Montana blocks an uppercut.
Bangs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bangs lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bangs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Montana with a jab.

Bangs gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Montana breaks from the clinch.

Bangs has managed to clinch.

Bangs manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Bangs rushes Montana and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Montana.
Bangs gets through Montana's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bangs lands a left hand.

Bangs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Bangs moves into the clinch.

Bangs breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montana tries to close the distance and clinch but Bangs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bangs clinches up with Montana and pushes him back against the cage.

Bangs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Montana takes a jab right on the kisser.
Montana throws a head kick that misses.
Bangs on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Bangs gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bangs scores with a shot to the side of Montana's head.
Bangs throws a head punch that misses.
Jason Bangs has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Bangs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Bangs drives through and clinches with Montana against the cage.

Bangs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Nice combo by Bangs! Oh, that's hurt him - Montana falls to the canvas and Bangs follows him into side control.

Montana is rocked!

It looks like Jordan Montana has been cut.

Bangs decides to stand back up. Bangs steps back and let's Montana get back to his feet.
Montana is still on wobbly legs! Can Bangs finish him?
Bangs takes one on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Bangs dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Bangs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bangs closes the distance and clinches.
Montana seems to have recovered his senses.
Montana is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bangs gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Montana's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Bangs breaks from the clinch.

Bangs takes the fight into the clinch.

Montana manages to break the clinch.
Bangs misses with a double jab.

Bangs moves into the clinch successfully.
Bangs lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bangs throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Montanas head.

Montana manages to break the clinch.
Bangs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montana was well out of range. Poor timing from Bangs.

Bangs clinches up with Montana and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana fails to pull guard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Montana.
Bangs lands a nice uppercut.
Montana tries to stall but Bangs uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Montana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Bangs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bangs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Montana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bangs.
Bangs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Montana.

Nice combo by Bangs! Oh, that's hurt him - Montana falls to the canvas and Bangs follows him into side control.
Bangs knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Montana on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Montana wants to get back to his feet but Bangs drags him back down.
Bangs wants to stand but Montana is controlling his arm.

Bangs decides to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Bangs misses.
Montana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Montana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Montana wants to clinch.
No joy there for Bangs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Bangs instigates a clinch.
Bangs lands a nice uppercut.
Bangs lands a hook to the side of the head.

Bangs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Bangs does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Montana scores with a jab to the jaw.

Bangs gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangs lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bangs lands a right hand.

Bangs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Montana misses with a leg kick.
Bangs throws a nice looking combination but Montana bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Bangs rushes Montana and presses him up against the cage.
Bangs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Montana is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bangs pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jason Bangs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Montana.

Bangs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice straight punches there by Montana. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Montana.

Montana gets tackled into the cage by Bangs. Bangs maintains the clinch.

Bangs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bangs gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bangs fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangs lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bangs lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Bangs breaks from the clinch.
Montana looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bangs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Montana stuns Bangs with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Bangs takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bangs.

Bangs breaks from the clinch.
Bangs fails with an attempt to clinch.

Bangs clinches up against the cage.
Jason Bangs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Montana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Bangs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bangs 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Bangs!
Post fight, Jason Bangs stared into the camera and said 'Us gingers are some fiery mofos and he just couldn't handle the heat.'.