PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Montourski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Siuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Siuta has chosen "Rise" by The Flobots as his entrance music. Jay Siuta is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Montourski
vs
Siuta

191 cm
21
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

189 cm
25
218 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stanley Montourski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Siuta!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montourski ducks under a wild hook from Siuta.
Montourski missing with a left hand there. Siuta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Siuta throws a combination that misses
and Montourski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Montourski ducks right into an uppercut from Siuta.
Siuta throws a right hand that misses
and Montourski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Siuta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Siuta looks to land a left hand but Montourski moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot by Montourski.
Montourski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Siuta circles away quickly and effectively.
Siuta on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Siuta throws a chopping leg kick but Montourski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Siuta fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Montourski.
Siuta missing with a left hand there. Montourski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Montourski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Siuta's head backwards.
The fighters circling - Montourski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Montourski feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Montourski won't allow Siuta to sweep him here.
Siuta keeping moving, preventing Montourski from controlling successfully.
Montourski stands and throws Siuta's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Siuta can't do much from the bottom here.

Montourski goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Siuta rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Montourski's guard! Nice work there by Siuta!
Montourski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Siuta is one step ahead there.
Siuta wants to control from the top but Montourski keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montourski lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Siuta!

Montourski is working for a guillotine from mount but Siuta frees his head quite easily.
Siuta is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Montourski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Siuta can't escape the position.
Montourski tries to control but Siuta wriggling away.
Siuta tries to hold on but Montourski postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siuta tries to reverse the position but Montourski maintains control.
Siuta tries to control Montourski's body but Montourski pushes him off. Siuta squirms to his side and now Montourski has his back!
Montourski is landing with strikes from the back.
Montourski struggling to land strikes to the head as Siuta covers up.
Siuta rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Montourski trying to control from half guard but Siuta is working away.
Siuta trying to control here.
Siuta is not content to let Montourski control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Montourski tries to pass to full mount but Siuta defends it.
Siuta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Montourski trying to control from half guard but Siuta is working away.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Montourski slows the pace down in half guard.
Siuta trying to control here.
Siuta tries to roll over but Montourski keeps him under control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Danga de danga de dang - Montourski scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stanley Montourski dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Montourski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Montourski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Siuta counters with a two punch combo.
Montourski slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Siuta. Montourski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Montourski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Montourski shoots for a double leg takedown but Siuta sprawls well. He's pushed Montourski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Montourski throws a combination that misses
letting Siuta counter with a right hand.
Montourski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Siuta.
Siuta looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Montourski looks to land a left hand but Siuta moved out of range nicely.
Montourski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Siuta takes a swing at Montourski's ribcage but misses.
Siuta throws a jab but it's blocked by Montourski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siuta throws a lazy right hand but Montourski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Montourski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Siuta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Montourski moves away.
Siuta avoids the body shot from Montourski.

Montourski looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Siuta!
Montourski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Siuta tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Siuta tries to hold on but Montourski pushes him away.
Montourski controlling his opponent.
Siuta working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montourski controlling from mount.
Montourski scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Siuta?
Siuta wants to control but Montourski is having none of it.
Montourski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Siuta is looking to escape.
Montourski controlling from the full mount.
Montourski avoids the attempt from Siuta to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montourski throws some wild stikes that Siuta manages to avoid easily.
Siuta is looking to improve his position but Montourski isn't that keen on the idea.
Montourski trying to control but Siuta is having none of it.
Siuta squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Montourski is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Siuta can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Siuta is looking to improve his position but Montourski isn't that keen on the idea.
Siuta is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Montourski tries to control but Siuta wriggling away.
Montourski looking to finish Siuta with some ground and pound. This is bad for Siuta!
Siuta is looking to get to half guard.
Siuta looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Montourski lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stanley Montourski dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Montourski fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Siuta sprawls well initially but Montourski persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Stanley Montourski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Siuta wants to get back to full guard.
Siuta is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Montourski wants to take a breather but Siuta is having none of it.
Siuta blocking the ground and pound attempt from Montourski.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Siuta trying to control from the bottom.
Montourski is keen to just control but Siuta is a slippery customer.
Montourski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Montourski performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Stanley Montourski just wasn't active enough.
Siuta connects with a jab.
Montourski misses with an uppercut
and Siuta counters with a straight right hand.
Montourski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Montourski misses with a body shot.
Siuta tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Montourski is able to avoid easily.
Montourski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Montourski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Siuta but Siuta pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Siuta throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montourski checks a leg kick nicely.
Siuta lands with an uppercut that bounces Montourski off the cage and back into rage.
Montourski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Siuta slips under a jab.
Siuta works over Montourski's head and body with a nice combination.
Siuta tries a head kick but it misses.
Siuta scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jay Siuta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Montourski looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Siuta working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Montourski.
Siuta looking to control.
Montourski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Siuta swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montourski is in close to Siuta's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Siuta controls Montourski momentarily but Montourski frees himself.
Montourski passes Siuta's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Stanley Montourski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Siuta wants to control but Montourski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Montourski content to control rather than advance.
Montourski has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Siuta is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siuta is squirming around, avoiding Montourski's attempts to control the action.
Montourski is really struggling to control Siuta but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Siuta wants to hold on but Montourski pushes him away.
Siuta gets back to half guard.
Montourski performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Montourski is thwarting Siuta's attempts to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Montourski takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stanley Montourski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Montourski 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stanley Montourski!