PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jim cut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Montana's choice of entrance music: "We are the Champions" by Queen. Jim cut has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

cut
vs
Montana

190 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

MADE IN GERMANY

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jim cut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Montana!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montana uses good head movement to avoid the hook from cut.
Montana avoids the head kick by cut.
cut tries to move into range but Montana moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A head kick misses from cut.
cut throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
cut takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jab from Montana.
cut swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Montana tries to clinch but cut is having none of it.
cut throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
cut swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Montana sizes up cut with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A combination from Montana does no damage.
cut wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
cut throws a sloppy head kick and Montana moves out of range easily.
cut fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Montana manages to avoid it.
Montana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Montana misses with a few strikes there.
cut is looking to wear down Montana with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Montana rushes cut and presses him up against the cage.
cut is working Montana over against the cage.
cut leaning his opponent against the cage.
Montana is trying to push cut away but cut has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
cut is trying to break the clinch but Montana is controlling him.
cut tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Montana smiles and moves away.
cut scores with a decent looking hook.
cut moves away from the strike by Montana.
Montana misses with a series of wild punches.
cut tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montana was well out of range. Poor timing from cut.
A right-left combo lands from Montana.
A head kick misses from cut.
Montana misses with a hook.
Montana takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
cut takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Montana works over cut's head and body with a nice combination.
Montana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from cut.
cut throws a sloppy head kick and Montana moves out of range easily.
Montana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - cut looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Montana lands a nice shot that snaps cut's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
cut goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Montana is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from cut.
cut takes one on the chin but seems OK.
cut moves away from the strike by Montana.
Montana is looking to clinch but cut is avoiding it.
cut misses with a head kick.
Montana throws a front kick aimed at cut's knee but cut avoids it well.
Montana fails in his attempt to clinch.
cut tries a head kick but it misses.
Montana bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps cut's head backwards.
Montana digs a good hook to cut's body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Montana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Montana tests cut's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
cut ducks right into an uppercut from Montana.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Montana tries to bum rush cut with a series of wild strikes but cut uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
cut misses with the combination.
Montana takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
cut slips under a jab.
Montana avoids the head kick by cut.
Montana might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Montana moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Montana.
Good work by Montana as he checks the leg kick.
Montana goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
cut tries to move into range but Montana moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Montana slips a jab from cut.
cut tries to bum rush Montana with a series of wild strikes but Montana uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Montana misses.
cut uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Montana.
Montana scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Montana 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.
Montana swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by cut.
Montana cracks a nice hook into cut's ribs.
cut is breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Montana.
cut throws a head kick but Montana moves out of range.
Montana lands a jab to the head.
Montana darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A head kick misses from cut.
cut misses with a hook.
Montana connects with a right hand. cut shakes it off.
Montana scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Montana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
cut closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
cut looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
cut takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Montana has cut up against the cage in a clinch.
Montana is trying to break free.
cut tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
cut doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
cut keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Montana's efforts to push away.
cut wants to get back to striking at distance but Montana won't allow it.
cut wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
cut is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from cut fails to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montana is trying to break free.
Montana takes a shot to the head.
Montana wants to break free but cut has control.

Montana manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Montana dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

cut looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
cut moves forwards but Montana connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Montana getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Montana throws a right hand that cut ducks under and follows up with a left that cut also avoids with ease.
cut throws a hook but Montana blocks it.
Montana lands with a good body shot.
Nice uppercut there from cut.
Montana checks a leg kick.
Montana slips under a jab from cut.
cut looks for the body kick but Montana saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from cut.
Nice shot by Montana.
cut tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Montana.
Montana lands a really nice looking cross but cut seems unphased.
Montana throws a nice looking combination but cut bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Joe Montana seems to be getting the better of the standup.
cut slips a jab from Montana.
Montana scores with a hook to the body. cut takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Montana fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Montana lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
cut misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montana.
Montana connects with a good right hand that stumbles cut. cut circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Montana throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montana blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
cut tries to score a power double leg takedown but Montana sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten cut somewhat.
Montana bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of cut's head.
Montana lands with a right hand.
Montana connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Montana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Montana closes the distance and lands a one-two.

cut is rocked!
Joe Montana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Montana drops cut with a straight left! Oh this is bad for cut! Montana dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Montana!