PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Montoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edson Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perry is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Shadow of the Day. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Montoya
vs
Perry

183 cm
25
161 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Montoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edson Perry!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montoya throws a sloppy head kick and Perry moves out of range easily.
Montoya misses with a few strikes there.
Perry getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

It looks like Chris Montoya has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Perry clinches up against the cage.
Perry tries to break free but Montoya pushes him back against the cage.

Perry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Montoya misses with a two punch combination.
Perry tries to bum rush Montoya with a series of wild strikes but Montoya uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Montoya's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Montoya duly obliges.
Montoya throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Perry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montoya was well out of range. Poor timing from Perry.
Montoya swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Montoya fails to land with a series of punches.
Montoya is breathing heavily.

Perry bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perry working the head with strikes.
Perry is chipping away with strikes.
Perry landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Perry grinds an elbow into Montoya's temple.

Perry decides to stand back up. Perry steps back and let's Montoya get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry tries to bum rush Montoya with a series of wild strikes but Montoya uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Montoya throws a looping overhand right but Perry ducks down to avoid it.
Perry lands with a right hand.
Perry thows a body shot but no joy.
Perry throws a hook but Montoya blocks it.
Perry misses with a hook.
No joy there for Perry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Perry throws a right and a left that Montoya avoids nicely.
Perry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Montoya sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perry shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Montoya eats them both and turns towards Perry to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Montoya takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chris Montoya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Perry shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
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!
Perry tries to stand but Montoya is controlling from the bottom.
Montoya working a defensive guard here.
Perry really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Montoya. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Perry stopping the sweep attempt from Montoya.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Montoya avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Montoya has a closed guard, preventing Perry from standing up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Perry is in close to Montoya's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Perry scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya wants to stand up but Perry is controlling him.
Perry is looking to stand up but Montoya won't let him.
Perry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Montoya has momentary wrist control but Perry slips an elbow through the middle.
Perry postures up and lands a big shot to Montoya's brow.
Montoya looking to control.
Montoya has momentary wrist control but Perry slips an elbow through the middle.
Perry content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perry postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Perry lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Perry postures up and lands a big shot to Montoya's brow.
Perry landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perry trying to stand up but can't free himself from Montoya's guard.

Montoya is working an open guard so Perry takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Perry darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Montoya uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perry.

Perry fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Montoya sprawls well initially but Perry persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Perry working over Montoya with some ground and pound. Montoya looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Perry lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Perry lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edson Perry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Montoya's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Perry displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Perry wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Montoya misses with the combination.
Perry thuds a left hand into Montoya's body.
Chris Montoya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good shot there by Montoya.
Montoya showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Perry.
Perry lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Perry darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Montoya is rocked!
Perry tries to bum rush Montoya with a series of wild strikes but Montoya uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perry throws a series of punches but Montoya moves out of range.
Montoya misses with a two punch combination.
Perry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Montoya defending well as Perry loads up on a big left hand.
Perry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Montoya moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Montoya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perry throws out the jab.
Montoya takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Perry lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Montoya blocks a head kick by Perry.
Montoya moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Perry throws a series of punches but Montoya moves out of range.
Perry throws a lazy body kick
and Montoya counters with a good low kick that Perry was not able to check.
Montoya misses with a left hand
and Perry counters with a left and a right that stings Montoya.
Perry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Montoya lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Montoya.
Perry paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Perry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Montoya.
Perry misses with a double jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Montoya. That's going to slow Perry down.
Perry lunges at Montoya with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Montoya's hand.
Perry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Montoya.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Montoya.
Perry is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Perry swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Perry lands with a straight right. Montoya didn't see that one coming.
Montoya looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Montoya connects with the punch.
Montoya blocks a head kick by Perry.
Perry swinging wildly here.
Montoya tests Perry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Montoya manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Perry takes one on the button.
Perry lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Perry on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Perry misses with a series of wild punches.
Perry has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Perry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Montoya swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Montoya throws a nice looking combination but Perry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Montoya misses with a two punch combination.
Perry throws a one two combo.
Perry misses with a two punch combination.
Montoya will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Perry misses with a double jab.
Perry takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Montoya walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montoya showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Perry.
Left hook, right uppercut from Montoya.
Edson Perry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Perry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Montoya scores with a decent looking hook.
Perry shoots in but Montoya avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Perry misses with a jab, cross combination.
A right-left combo lands from Perry.
Perry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Montoya misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perry loads up on a big right hand but Montoya slips the punch.
A combination from Perry does no damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Montoya.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edson Perry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris Montoya's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Montoya misses with a wild combination.
Perry throws a body punch but Montoya moves out of range.
Perry fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Perry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Montoya circles away quickly and effectively.
Montoya looks to land a combination but Perry avoids it well.
Perry scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Montoya throws a nice looking combination but Perry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Perry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Montoya.
Perry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Montoya moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Montoya swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Montoya takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Montoya throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Perry throws a hook but Montoya blocks it.
Perry is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Perry lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya misses with a double jab.

Perry closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Montoya to the mat! Montoya manages to get full guard.
Montoya looking to hit a scissor sweep but Perry is one step ahead there.
Montoya wants to get back to his feet but Perry is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Montoya lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Perry!
Perry is squirming around, avoiding Montoya's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry tries to hold on but Montoya postures up.
Montoya throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Perry tries to hold on but Montoya postures up.
Montoya is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Perry can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Perry is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya breaks from Perry's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Perry is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Montoya has taken his back!
Perry has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Montoya is not going to allow Perry to sit and survive in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montoya trying to control.
Perry is trying to stand back up.
Chris Montoya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edson Perry is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perry trying to control the action but Montoya just sinks the hooks in.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Edson Perry.
Well Perry has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edson Perry!
A victorious Edson Perry thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.