PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adreiani Montabekko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimbo MImbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Montabekko
vs
MImbo

185 cm
25
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adreiani Montabekko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimbo MImbo!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MImbo lands a high kick!

MImbo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Montabekko keeping hold of MImbo's head, controlling as best he can.
MImbo is thwarting Montabekko's attempts to control the position.

MImbo wants to work for an arm triangle but Montabekko is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Montabekko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Montabekko actively working from the bottom here.

MImbo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Montabekko has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montabekko is looking to control MImbo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Montabekko avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
MImbo throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Montabekko to regain full guard.
MImbo throws a big right hand that misses.

Montabekko is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and MImbo defends well.

Montabekko working for a triangle but MImbo defends it easily.
MImbo postures up in Montabekko's guard and throws a big left but Montabekko blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Montabekko had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. MImbo defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
MImbo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Montabekko might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

MImbo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Montabekko dives on top into guard.
MImbo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
MImbo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

MImbo working for a triangle but Montabekko defends it easily.
Montabekko trying to control but MImbo is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montabekko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. MImbo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Montabekko is working hard here to advance position.

MImbo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Montabekko defends it easily.

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

MImbo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Montabekko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Montabekko manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Montabekko trying to control but MImbo is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MImbo keeping full guard, as Montabekko tries to pass.

Montabekko got a little sloppy there for a moment and MImbo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Montabekko has managed to get both his arms back between MImbo's legs - danger averted.
Montabekko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

MImbo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

MImbo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Montabekko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
MImbo looks gassed!
Montabekko trying to control but MImbo is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montabekko is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Montabekko is looking to advance position but MImbo has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimbo MImbo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Montabekko avoids the head kick by MImbo.
MImbo misses the shot to the body.
MImbo lands a jab to Montabekko's midsection.

MImbo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Montabekko is looking to get to half guard.
MImbo landing punches.

MImbo moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Montabekko has worked his arm free - good work by Montabekko!

MImbo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Montabekko is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

MImbo goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Montabekko has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for MImbo but great work by Montabekko.
Montabekko trying to control the position but MImbo is working away.
Montabekko working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Montabekko has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Montabekko unloading with bombs!
Montabekko controlling the position easily from mount.
Montabekko working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montabekko blocks MImbo's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Montabekko lands a big elbow.
MImbo regains half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MImbo is trying to control but can't.
MImbo wants to get back to full guard.
Montabekko working over MImbo with some ground and pound. MImbo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Montabekko is looking for a kimura here.
MImbo gets back to full guard.

MImbo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MImbo keeping full guard, as Montabekko tries to pass.

MImbo has his foot on Montabekko's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Montabekko works his way back into a safe position though.
MImbo is breathing heavily.
Montabekko stands and throws MImbo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Montabekko scoring with punches and elbows.
MImbo is looking to reverse the position.
MImbo struggling a bit here.
Montabekko scoring with punches from side control.
Montabekko remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Montabekko is putting a hurting on MImbo here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montabekko works to advance to full mount. MImbo defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
MImbo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Montabekko lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MImbo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Montabekko trying to control but MImbo is having none of it.
MImbo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Montabekko wants to control but MImbo is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
MImbo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Montabekko lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Adreiani Montabekko will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

MImbo misses with a hook. Montabekko ducked under it nicely.
MImbo pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Montabekko is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in MImbo's half guard.
Montabekko looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
MImbo is trying to get back to full guard.
MImbo trying to control here.
Montabekko is keen to just control but MImbo is a slippery customer.
Montabekko takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Adreiani Montabekko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

MImbo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Montabekko pulls his head out easily.
MImbo is looking to control Montabekko's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can MImbo avoid being mounted?
MImbo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Montabekko looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks MImbo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montabekko winds up and cracks MImbo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Montabekko is looking to take a break and control but MImbo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Montabekko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Montabekko working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
MImbo wants to control but Montabekko passes into side.
Montabekko working the ground and pound.
MImbo struggling a bit here.
MImbo is not content to let Montabekko control the position.
MImbo is looking to regain half guard here but Montabekko keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montabekko trying to control the position but MImbo is working away.
Montabekko working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Montabekko taking a breather here.
Montabekko in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MImbo can't do much from the bottom here.
Montabekko working the ground and pound.

Montabekko is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, MImbo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Montabekko works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montabekko lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear MImbo down.
MImbo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
MImbo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Montabekko off and has taken his back!
Montabekko trying to control the action but MImbo just sinks the hooks in.

MImbo has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Montabekko has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Montabekko tries to roll but MImbo sticks to his back.
MImbo punishes Montabekko with strikes from the back mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montabekko manages to reverse the position and now he's in MImbo's guard. Nice work there by Montabekko.
Montabekko trying to control but MImbo is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montabekko is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Montabekko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
MImbo wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

MImbo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Montabekko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Montabekko trying to control but MImbo is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adreiani Montabekko clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Montabekko.

MImbo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Montabekko napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Montabekko trying to control but MImbo flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Montabekko turns into MImbo and is now in his guard.
MImbo has momentary wrist control but Montabekko slips an elbow through the middle.
MImbo is trying to keep Montabekko in close.
Montabekko showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
MImbo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Montabekko is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montabekko landing with the ground and pound.

MImbo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Montabekko is aware though and is defending well.
MImbo is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Montabekko tries to free his leg and advance position but MImbo is retaining full guard.
MImbo can't keep his opponent in guard - Montabekko advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
MImbo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
MImbo wants to improve his position but Montabekko is controlling well.
Montabekko stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MImbo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Montabekko is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
MImbo tries to get to full guard but Montabekko has control of the leg.
Montabekko is looking to advance position but MImbo won't allow it.
Montabekko scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Montabekko looks to land a strike but MImbo avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
MImbo keeping moving, preventing Montabekko from controlling successfully.
MImbo keeping full guard, as Montabekko tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montabekko showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

MImbo isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Montabekko stacks MImbo on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Montabekko!
MImbo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
MImbo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
MImbo is looking to reverse the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MImbo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Montabekko connects with a decent elbow.
MImbo is trying to escape the position but Montabekko is controlling the position.
MImbo is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on MImbo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
MImbo is looking for a sweep.
Montabekko controlling the position from side mount.
Montabekko working away.
Montabekko trying to control the action but MImbo is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montabekko lands a decent elbow from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MImbo regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adreiani Montabekko had his way with Jimbo MImbo in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

MImbo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and MImbo wants it to stay on the feet.
MImbo throws a right and a left that Montabekko avoids nicely.

MImbo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - MImbo lands in his opponent's guard.
MImbo postures up in Montabekko's guard and throws a big left but Montabekko blocks it.
MImbo chips away with some ground and pound.
Montabekko is trying to control the position but MImbo postures up.
MImbo throws a strike but Montabekko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Montabekko wants to control from the top but MImbo keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montabekko cracks MImbo with a solid left hand.
Montabekko trying to control the position from guard on top but MImbo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

MImbo looking for a guillotine here but Montabekko defends easily.
MImbo trying to control the position.
Montabekko trying to control but MImbo is working from the bottom.
Montabekko distracts MImbo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

MImbo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Montabekko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

MImbo is looking for a triangle but Montabekko pushes his legs off easily.
Montabekko is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

MImbo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
MImbo being controlled here, momentarily.

MImbo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Montabekko defends it easily.
Montabekko landing with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montabekko lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Montabekko engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Montabekko is working MImbo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
MImbo keeping full guard, as Montabekko tries to pass.
Montabekko is stalling in the full guard.
Montabekko seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down MImbo for as long as he can get away with.
Montabekko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

MImbo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Montabekko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
MImbo working a defensive guard but Montabekko passes into half guard.
MImbo tries to roll over but Montabekko keeps him under control.
MImbo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Jimbo MImbo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Montabekko winds up and cracks MImbo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MImbo wants to control but Montabekko is keeping busy.
Montabekko working over MImbo with some ground and pound. MImbo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jimbo MImbo.
I think Montabekko has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 48:47
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 48:47
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adreiani Montabekko!
Adreiani Montabekko is the new super heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Adreiani Montabekko thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.