PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jan David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Inigo Montoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pity the Man With the Fast Right Hand. Montoya has chosen Reptile Theme by Skrillex as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

David
vs
Montoya

182 cm
30
180 lbs
26 - 11 - 0

194 cm
28
185 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Jan David!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Inigo Montoya!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montoya goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Montoya finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Montoya throws a jab but it's blocked by David.
Montoya avoids the body shot from David.
David throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
David ducks right into an uppercut from Montoya.

It looks like Jan David has been cut.
Montoya finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Montoya tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Montoya throws a big shot that misses.
David throws a nice looking combination but Montoya bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
David drops his hands momentarily and Montoya takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Montoya misses the shot to the body.
David lands with a nice body punch.
David misses with an uppercut. Montoya saw that one coming.
A jab from Montoya finds it's way through David's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
David throws a jab but it's blocked by Montoya.
David slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

It looks like Inigo Montoya has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
David throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Montoya.
Montoya misses with a wild body shot.
David connects with the punch.
Montoya on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by David. David obviously looking to wear him down.
David lands a nice hook to Montoya's body. Montoya takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
David connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jan David is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
David moves out of range of the body kick from Montoya.
Montoya takes a jab right on the kisser.
Montoya throws a wild body kick that David sees coming a mile off.
David cracks a nice hook into Montoya's ribs.
Montoya throws a shot from downtown. David moves away and avoids it.
Montoya blocks a jab.
David does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Montoya takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
David throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Montoya moves out of range as David throws a body kick.
David looks to land a left hand but Montoya moved out of range nicely.
David walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Montoya tries to work over David's front leg with a kick but David checks it.
Montoya tries for a takedown but David sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
David misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montoya.
Montoya moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Montoya throws an uppercut from half a mile away. David sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Montoya lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
David wants to slow Montoya down by chopping away at his legs.
David swinging wildly here.
David throws a poor cross that misses

and Montoya counters with a shoot takedown. David fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
David is adopting a defensive guard.
David has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Montoya has passed into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
David sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Montoya wants to lay and pray for a moment but David keeps working.
Montoya might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control David kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Montoya is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and David defends it well.
Montoya looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks David with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
David looks like he's trying to stand up.
David moves into full guard.

David is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Montoya is aware though and is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

David has his foot on Montoya's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Montoya works his way back into a safe position though.

David is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Montoya trying to control but David is working from the bottom.
Montoya throwing strikes but missing.
David tries to land a sweep but no joy.
David controls Montoya momentarily but Montoya frees himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montoya connects with a couple of short punches.
David wants to stand but Montoya is controlling the position.
Montoya wants to control from the top but David keeps moving.
David controls Montoya momentarily but Montoya frees himself.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Montoya controlling from the top position.
David trying to keep a closed guard but Montoya is proving a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jan David wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Montoya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from David.
A looping hook to the body misses from David. Montoya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Montoya just misses with a punch to the body.
David thows a left - swing and a miss!
David keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Montoya ducks under a wild hook from David.
David thows a left - swing and a miss!
David throws a series of punches but Montoya moves out of range.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Montoya's hands are dropping dangerously low here and David connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Montoya scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Montoya finds it's way through David's defenses.
David ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Montoya moves away.
Montoya misses the shot to the body.
Montoya throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Montoya shoots in and bounces David off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
David is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

David has his foot on Montoya's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Montoya works his way back into a safe position though.

David has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Montoya can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
David working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Montoya.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Montoya wants to control from the top but David keeps moving.
David not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Montoya works a leg free and moves into half guard.
David is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
David is staying active underneath Montoya, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
David is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

David actively working from the bottom here.
David wants to get back to his feet.
David trying to hold on to Montoya's head to control him but Montoya postures up.
Montoya throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Montoya is trying to control the action in half guard but David is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. David manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Montoya throws an elbow that misses. David uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Montoya's guard. Nice move by David!
David trying to control but Montoya is working from the bottom.

Montoya is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. David is aware though and is defending well.
David might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Montoya is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Montoya has his foot on David's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. David works his way back into a safe position though.
David wants to pass the guard but Montoya is keeping the position.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Montoya is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
David trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
David slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
David looking to sit in guard and control but Montoya gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
David wants to sweep but no luck.
Montoya working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Inigo Montoya will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Montoya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from David.
David moves out of range of the body kick.
David throws a nice inside leg kick.
David waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Montoya.
David takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Montoya throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
David pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Montoya back to the cage. David follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Montoya takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Montoya scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Montoya doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
David dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Montoya keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from David.
David misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body punch from David.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya throws a sloppy head kick and David moves out of range easily.
Montoya checks a leg kick.
David misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montoya.
Montoya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Montoya thows a left - swing and a miss!
David connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
David will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Montoya moves out of range of the strikes.
David ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
David punishes Montoya's body with a nice straight punch.
David loads up on a big right hand but Montoya slips the punch.
Montoya connects with the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
David fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Montoya manages to avoid it.
Montoya throws a leg kick that is checked
and David counters with a nice low kick that buckles Montoya's knee momentarily.
Montoya finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
David stuffs the takedown attempt from Montoya. Montoya gets slowly back to his feet.
David takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
David pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
David takes a swing at Montoya's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montoya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
David lands with a shot to the body.
Montoya takes a shot to the body in his stride.
David misses with a straight left.
David cracks Montoya with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya tries to clinch up but David circles away and keeps his distance.
Montoya lands a nice shot that snaps David's head back.
David scores with a hook to the body. Montoya takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Montoya blocks a low kick nicely.
David fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
David lands a glancing blow to the side of Montoya's head.
Montoya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
David pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Montoya misses with the combination.
Jan David is winning the standup battle so far.
Montoya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from David.
Nice uppercut lands for Montoya. That snapped David's head back.
David throws a right hand that Montoya ducks under and follows up with a left that Montoya also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montoya misses with a wild body shot.
David throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Montoya misses the shot to the body.
David lands with an uppercut that bounces Montoya off the cage and back into range.
Montoya moves out of range of the leg kick from David.
A swing and a miss from David.
David uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Montoya thows a left - swing and a miss!
This has been an exciting period of action!
David looks to land a body kick but Montoya moved away.
Montoya scores with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by David. That's going to slow Montoya down.
David lands with a nice combination. Montoya backs away looking to recover.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Montoya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from David.
Montoya throws a leg kick
and David connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
David throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
David avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
David lands a slapping body shot.
Montoya has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Montoya fails with a takedown attempt.
Montoya is breathing heavily.
Montoya is looking to chop away at David's legs.
David scores with a jab. Montoya acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
David throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Montoya.
David takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Montoya misses the target.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
David jabs Montoya to the body, keeping him at a distance.
David buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
David throws a body punch but Montoya moves out of range.
David lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Montoya at a distance.
David drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montoya lands with an uppercut that bounces David off the cage and back into range.
David lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Montoya circles away quickly and effectively.
Montoya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Montoya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from David.
Montoya fails with a takedown attempt.
Jan David has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Inigo Montoya.
David dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Montoya slips under a jab.
Montoya staying out of range there.
Montoya misses with a straight right.
David throws a head kick but Montoya moves out of range.
Montoya connects with a high kick.
David ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
David will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Montoya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
David throws a body punch but Montoya moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Montoya.
Montoya throws a right hand that David ducks under and follows up with a left that David also avoids with ease.
David lands a jab to Montoya's midsection.
David lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
David throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Montoya sees it coming and avoids it easily.
David moves away from the strike by Montoya.
David tries a head kick but it misses.
David takes a swing at Montoya's ribcage but misses.
Montoya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from David.
David moves into range and connects with a jab.
Montoya will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
David jabs Montoya to the body, keeping him at a distance.
David scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for David.
David throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Montoya, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
David avoids the body shot from Montoya.
David blocks the body kick.
David tries to land a front kick but Montoya steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
David throws a nice outside leg kick.
David jabs at Montoya's body.
David walks forward, straight into a front kick from Montoya.
A low kick from Montoya misses
and David counters with a nice low kick that buckles Montoya's knee momentarily.
David swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from David misses.
Montoya looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good work by Montoya as he checks the leg kick.
David throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Montoya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan David dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! David's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

David scores with a body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Montoya.
Montoya's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Montoya dodges the punch combination from David.
David lands a lovely overhand right.
David throws a big shot that misses.
Montoya throws a jab but it's blocked by David.
Montoya loads up on a big right hand but David slips the punch.
Montoya swings for the body but David moves out of range.
Montoya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from David.
Montoya bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps David's head backwards.
Montoya ducks under a wild hook from David.
Montoya scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
David connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
David swings for the body but Montoya moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Montoya.
David fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Montoya looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice defenses there by David.
Montoya takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
David closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A big right from Montoya misses.
Montoya jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body punch from David.
David lands with a good body shot.
A head kick misses from Montoya.
David blocks the body kick.
Montoya lands a nice leg kick that just misses David's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
David checks a leg kick.
Montoya moves out of range as David strikes.
Montoya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but David was well out of range. Poor timing from Montoya.
David fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
David fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by David there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
David throws a hook but Montoya blocks it.
David lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Montoya.
Montoya tried to score with a low kick but David checks it.
Montoya throws a solid leg kick but David takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Montoya.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
David takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
David shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Montoya pinned against the cage. Montoya gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
David lands with a shot to the body.
David misses with a jab to the body
and Montoya counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
David misses with a body shot.
David bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Montoya's head.
David works Montoya's body with a nice hook.
A big left from David misses.
Montoya avoids the body shot from David.
David swats away the attempt to clinch by Montoya.
Montoya moves away from the strike by David.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from David.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan David. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montoya tries to land a front kick but David steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
David throws a right and a left that Montoya avoids nicely.
David throws a hook but Montoya avoids it easily.
David throws a leg kick that is checked
and David takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Montoya gets a double leg takedown into David's guard.
Inigo Montoya has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
David wants to sweep here but Montoya controlling him for the moment.

David throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Montoya escapes and throws David's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Montoya working away.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
David regains half guard.

David looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Montoya is pressing down on David's thigh, looking to free his foot. David is holding on for now.

David looking for submissions off his back.

Montoya is looking for a kimura but David is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Montoya to get the leverage.
David wants to get back to full guard.
David regains full guard. Nicely done.
Montoya throwing strikes but missing.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Montoya trying to control but David is working from the bottom.
David is trying to control the position but Montoya postures up.

David throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Montoya distracts David with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
David working a defensive guard but Montoya passes into half guard.
Nice strikes from Montoya there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montoya is pressing down on David's thigh, looking to free his foot. David is holding on for now.
Montoya wants to control but David is keeping him busy.
David trying to control from the bottom.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Montoya trying to control the action but David is working from the bottom.
Montoya scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
David gets back to full guard.

David throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
David working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Montoya.
David looking to hit a scissor sweep but Montoya is one step ahead there.

David has his foot on Montoya's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Montoya works his way back into a safe position though.
Montoya controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Montoya cracks David with a solid left hand.
Montoya trying to control but David is working from the bottom.
Montoya trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but David manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Montoya keeping moving, preventing David from controlling successfully.
David wants to pass the guard but Montoya is keeping the position.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

David drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Montoya manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now David has Montoya in his guard.
David avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

David has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Montoya can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Montoya is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Montoya controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

David is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Inigo Montoya.
I think Montoya has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Jan David!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Jan David!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Jan David!

Jan David wins by unanimous decision!
Jan David gave a mention to [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).