PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Montenegro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juno Ku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo Montenegro has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Montenegro
vs
Ku

207 cm
26
282 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

195 cm
20
284 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Montenegro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juno Ku!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Montenegro gets tackled into the cage by Ku. Ku maintains the clinch.
Ku tries to stall but Montenegro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ku throws a knee to the head but misses.
Montenegro stalling against the cage.
Ku misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Montenegro.
Ku misses with a knee strike.
Ku looking to slow down the pace here.
Ku tries to land a knee to the head but Montenegro blocks with his arms.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ku misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Montenegro.
Montenegro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ku's elbow.
Ku putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Montenegro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ku tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Montenegro avoids it.
Montenegro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Montenegro tries to circle away but Ku has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ku unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Montenegro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ku backwards.
Ku looking to stall.
Montenegro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ku trying to land knees to the body.
Ku tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ku prevents a body shot from Montenegro.
Montenegro has a couple of punches blocked by Ku.
Ku is pushing Montenegro up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Montenegro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ku landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Montenegro is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ku dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ku tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ku with a knee to the head.

It looks like Ricardo Montenegro has been cut.
Ku unloads a knee to the mid-section. Montenegro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ku wants to stall.
Ku lands a knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ku scores a nice knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Ku.
Ku tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Montenegro avoids it.
Ku holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Montenegro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ku with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Montenegro leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ku missing with knees to the body.
Montenegro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ku tries a knee to the head but Montenegro blocks it.
Ku manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ku tries to land knees in the clinch but Montenegro avoids the damage to the body.
Montenegro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Montenegro avoiding damage as Ku throws knees to the body.
Montenegro managing to block the knees to the body from Ku.
Ku landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ku misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Montenegro.
Montenegro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Montenegro misses with a body punch.
Montenegro avoiding damage as Ku throws knees to the body.
Ku lands a good knee to the midsection. Montenegro won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montenegro tries to work over Ku's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Montenegro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ku.
Ku slowing the pace effectively.
Ku lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Montenegro struggles to land a body shot inside as Ku controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ku is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ku tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Montenegro avoids it.
Ku throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Montenegro blocks it with crossed arms.
Ku using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juno Ku dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Montenegro's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ku misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ku throws a head kick that half lands.
Montenegro throws a hook but Ku blocks it.

Montenegro clinches with his opponent.
Ku misses with a knee strike.
Ku tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ku missing with knees to the body.
Montenegro is working Ku over against the cage.
Ku misses with a knee strike.
Ku is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Montenegro.
Montenegro slowing the pace effectively.
Ku manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Montenegro avoiding damage as Ku throws knees to the body.
Ku has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montenegro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Montenegro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ku's elbow.
Montenegro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Montenegro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ku throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Montenegro blocks it with crossed arms.
Ku is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Montenegro is defending well for now.
Montenegro struggles to land a body shot inside as Ku controls his hands.
Montenegro lands a shoulder strike.

It looks like Juno Ku has been cut.
Montenegro is pushing Ku up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ku blocking some punches.
Montenegro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ku backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montenegro scores with a shoulder strike.
Montenegro avoiding damage as Ku throws knees to the body.
Ku misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Montenegro.
Montenegro lands with a right to the head.
Montenegro managing to block the knees to the body from Ku.
Montenegro lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short body shot lands from Montenegro as the two fighters clinch.
A body shot lands from Montenegro.
Montenegro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ku backwards.
Montenegro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Montenegro lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Montenegro.
A hook to the body from Montenegro.
Montenegro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Montenegro.
Montenegro struggles to land a body shot inside as Ku controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Montenegro.
Montenegro tries a body shot but Ku blocks it.
Montenegro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Montenegro.
Montenegro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Montenegro pushes Ku back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Montenegro scores with a nice hook to the head.

Ku is rocked!
Ku's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ku is still on wobbly legs! Can Montenegro finish him?
Montenegro tries to work over Ku's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Montenegro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Montenegro stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Montenegro pushes Ku against the cage. Montenegro is working some dirty boxing. Montenegro pushes off with a quick right hook! Ku goes down! Ku tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Montenegro moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Montenegro!