PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pascal Lesveque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montana comes to the cage accompanied by "We are the Champions" by Queen. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Montana
vs
Lesveque

195 cm
22
195 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

193 cm
25
197 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Balco Boys - Hilo

:: Happy Pills ::

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Montana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pascal Lesveque!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Lesveque misses.
Lesveque keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lesveque moves into range and connects with a jab.
Montana tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lesveque swivels and escapes.
Montana takes one on the button.
Lesveque stuffs the takedown.
Montana is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lesveque.
Lesveque misses with an uppercut. Montana saw that one coming.
Montana has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Montana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lesveque.
Lesveque misses with a hook

so Montana counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Montana stays in close to Lesveque's body and controls the position.
Lesveque keeping full guard, as Montana tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana advances position into side control!

Montana decides to stand back up. Montana steps back and let's Lesveque get back to his feet.
Lesveque misses with an uppercut
and Montana counters with a straight right hand.
Lesveque throws a hook to the side of Montana's head but Montana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lesveque throws out a loose jab but Montana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Montana slips a jab from Lesveque.
Lesveque swings widly with a right hand
and Montana counters with a left to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Montana.
Montana throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesveque misses with a left hand
and Montana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Montana avoids the body shot from Lesveque.
Lesveque pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lesveque throws out a powerful jab.
Lesveque throws an overhand right that lands on Montana's shoulder, as Montana tries to avoid the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lesveque avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Montana tries to close the distance and clinch but Lesveque swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lesveque throws a shot from downtown. Montana moves away and avoids it.
Donk. Lesveque catches Montana right on the button with a cross.
Lesveque misses with a lunging right hand
and Montana counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lesveque thinking.
Jab, jab by Lesveque - just one landing.
Montana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Montana tries to clinch but Lesveque moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesveque misses with a double jab
and Montana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lesveque misses with a body shot.
Lesveque fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Montana manages to avoid it.
Lesveque misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lesveque misses the shot to the body.
Montana needs to keep his hands up - Lesveque had a free shot at his head there.
Montana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lesveque 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.
Lesveque stuffs the takedown.
Lesveque takes a swing at Montana's ribcage but misses.
Montana lands a right hook to the body.
Montana fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lesveque on the side of the head.
Lesveque jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pascal Lesveque seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana missing with a left hand there. Lesveque was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lesveque is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Montana had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lesveque throws a shot from downtown. Montana moves away and avoids it.
Montana fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lesveque avoids it really well and circles away.
Lesveque cracks Montana with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lesveque swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lesveque throws a lazy uppercut
and Montana counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montana takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Montana is rocked!
BOOM! Lesveque lands a beautiful left hook that drops Montana. Montana tries to recover but Lesveque is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Montana lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pascal Lesveque!