PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Toshiro Montero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Quintana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montero comes to the cage accompanied by Danzig - Mother . Julio Quintana has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Toshiro Montero's chin.

Montero
vs
Quintana

180 cm
27
168 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

170 cm
26
167 lbs
13 - 2 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Toshiro Montero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Julio Quintana!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Quintana.
Montero misses with a kick to the body.
A jab from Montero misses.
Montero takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Quintana moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Montero misses with a low kick.
Quintana scores with a jab to the jaw.
Montero moves out of range of the leg kick from Quintana.
Quintana throws an overhand right that lands on Montero's shoulder, as Montero tries to avoid the shot.
Montero throws a nice inside leg kick.
Montero jabs Quintana to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Montero shoots in for a takedown but Quintana shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quintana lands with a right hand.
Montero tries to score with a low kick but Quintana moves his leg out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Montero is predictable there
and Quintana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Montero takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Quintana takes a swing at Montero's ribcage but misses.
Quintana misses with a hook. Montero ducked under it nicely.
Quintana slips under a jab from Montero.
Montero scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Some bone on bone action there as Montero checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Montero will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Montero shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Quintana napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Quintana tries to improve position but can't.
Quintana can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montero taking a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Montero.
Quintana gets back to half guard.
Quintana avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Montero.
Quintana is trying to maintain the position but Montero is very close to passing his half guard.
Quintana is positioning himself well to prevent Montero advancing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quintana has hold of Montero's hands but Montero slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Quintana tries to roll over but Montero keeps him under control.
Montero works his way into side control.
Quintana wants to control but Montero postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montero throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Quintana struggling a bit here.
The ground and pound from Montero seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Quintana manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Quintana throwing shots but Montero is blocking nicely.
Montero has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Montero has a hand on Quintana's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Quintana takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The referee warns Montero that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Quintana prevents Montero from getting the reversal.
Quintana working the ground and pound effectively.
Montero is wriggling around trying to escape.
Quintana dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montero really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quintana can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Montero is looking to escape.
Quintana with shots to the head and body - Montero looks very uncomfortable down there.
Montero is trying desperately to improve position.
Quintana postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Montero looks a forlorn figure.
Montero really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Montero bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Quintana not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julio Quintana dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Quintana blocks a leg kick.
Quintana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quintana jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Montero is looking to slow Quintana down with leg kicks.
Quintana throws a nice head kick!
A low kick from Quintana misses

and Montero counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quintana tries to bench press Montero off him but Montero keeps the position.
Montero creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Quintana sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Quintana can't do much from the bottom here.
Montero postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Quintana gets back to half guard.
Montero lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quintana is looking for a sweep. Montero is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've been hearing that Montero has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Quintana is trying to control but can't.
Montero trying to control from half guard but Quintana is working away.
Quintana keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Montero looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Montero thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Quintana's head.
Montero prevents Quintana from improving his position.
Quintana gets full guard.
Quintana seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Montero controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Montero accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Quintana controls Montero momentarily but Montero frees himself.
Montero trying to control the position from guard on top but Quintana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quintana is trying to keep Montero in close.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Montero shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Quintana as he avoids it easily.
Montero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Quintana. Quintana obviously looking to wear him down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Montero.
Quintana lands with an overhand left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quintana throws a low kick but Montero avoids it.
Montero throws a head kick but Quintana moves out of range.
Quintana thuds a left hand into Montero's body.
Quintana lands with a right hand.
Montero misses with a head kick.
Quintana misses with a head kick.
Quintana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quintana swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Montero misses.
Montero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quintana.
A big left from Quintana misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quintana misses with a low kick as Montero jumps back.
Quintana waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Montero.
Montero goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Montero takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Montero fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montero connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Quintana misses with a body kick.
Montero lands a head kick!
Quintana lands with a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Montero shoots in for a double leg but Quintana sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Montero takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julio Quintana showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Quintana throws a sloppy head kick and Montero moves out of range easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Montero!
Quintana tries to land a leg kick but Montero saw it coming and moves away.
Montero shoots for a takedown but Quintana saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Montero throws a nice head kick!
Quintana checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Quintana thows a body shot but no joy.
Quintana blocks a jab.
Montero checks a leg kick nicely.
Montero scores with a head kick. Quintana tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Quintana throws a jab when Montero was well out of range.
Montero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quintana.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Montero throws a head kick that misses.
Montero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quintana.
Quintana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Montero.
Montero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Quintana. Quintana obviously looking to wear him down.
Quintana tries to work over Montero's front leg with a kick but Montero checks it.
Montero throws a push kick but Quintana slaps the foot to one side.
Quintana swings widly with a right hand

and Montero counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Quintana's guard now.
Quintana avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Quintana seems keen to control Montero's posture.
Montero seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quintana keeping moving, preventing Montero from controlling successfully.
Montero missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quintana is trying to control the position but Montero postures up.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Julio Quintana hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A nice leg kick lands there from Montero.
Montero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Quintana throws a head kick that misses.
Quintana throws a quick inside leg kick.
Quintana misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montero moves out of range of the leg kick from Quintana.
Montero looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Montero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quintana loads up on a big right hand but Montero slips the punch.
Montero shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Quintana as he jumps to the side.
Quintana checks a low kick from Montero.
Quintana lands a right hook to the body.
Montero tries a head kick but it misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Montero.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toshiro Montero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montero tries to clinch but Quintana moves away
and Quintana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quintana circles away from the clinch attempt.
Quintana closes this distance looking for a takedown but Montero circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Montero blocks the leg kick.
Quintana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montero.
Montero pushes Quintana away with a front kick.
Montero shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Quintana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Montero throws a lazy right hand but Quintana sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quintana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Montero.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Quintana is defended easily by Montero.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montero is looking to clinch but Quintana is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Toshiro Montero did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Quintana throws a low kick, looking for Montero's leg but Montero calmly moves out of range.
Quintana circles away from the clinch attempt.

Montero clinches up with Quintana and pushes him back against the cage.
Quintana misses with a punch on the inside.
Montero manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Montero's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Quintana lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Montero is working for takedown but Quintana is calmly controlling the position for now.
Quintana struggles to land a body shot inside as Montero controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Quintana.
Montero misses with a short punch on the inside.

Quintana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Montero throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quintana slips under a jab.
Quintana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montero was well out of range. Poor timing from Quintana.
Montero takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Quintana with a jab.
Quintana throws a hook but Montero avoids it easily.
Montero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quintana.
Montero takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Quintana throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Montero on the side of the head.
Montero misses with an uppercut
and Quintana counters with a nice body shot.
Montero shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Quintana sprawls well. Quintana wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Montero gets slowly back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montero digs a good hook to Quintana's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quintana tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Montero is able to avoid easily.
Montero throws the kick towards the body but Quintana avoids it.
Quintana keeps the fight on the outside.
Quintana scores with a jab to the body.
Quintana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montero was well out of range. Poor timing from Quintana.
Montero shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Quintana counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toshiro Montero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Montero throws a solid leg kick but Quintana takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Montero.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Montero shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Quintana is trying to defend but Montero finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Quintana regains full guard. Nicely done.
Montero postures up.
Montero is fighting to break Quintana's control of his arms but Quintana is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Montero throws a big right hand that misses.
Montero is looking to work some ground and pound but Quintana has wrist control.
Quintana has his hands on Montero's head, controlling the position.
Our spies down at at Training Ground inform us that Quintana has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Montero trying to control the position from guard on top but Quintana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montero throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Quintana works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Montero accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Montero postures up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Quintana holds on and takes a little breather.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Julio Quintana wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nice body kick there by Montero.

Montero has Quintana up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montero takes a shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montero throws an elbow that misses.
Montero looking for a takedown.
Quintana scores with a shot to the side of Montero's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julio Quintana dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Montero throws a looping overhand right but Quintana ducks down to avoid it.
Quintana throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Quintana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Quintana throws out a powerful jab.
Quintana throws a lazy right hand but Montero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Quintana fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Montero.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Montero, right into the meat.
Quintana checks the leg kick.
Quintana scores with a jab to the jaw.
Quintana moves out of range as Montero strikes.
Montero tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quintana scores with a jab. Montero acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Quintana throws a sloppy head kick and Montero moves out of range easily.
Quintana takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body kick there by Montero.
Montero drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Quintana tries to sprawl but Montero drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Quintana keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Quintana trying to control but Montero postures up.
Montero prevents Quintana from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montero wants to free his trapped foot but Quintana is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Quintana wants to control but Montero is keeping busy.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Montero trying to mount his opponent but Quintana defends it.
Montero thows a huge punch but Quintana dodges it nicely.
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!
The fighters are battling for position here. Quintana manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Quintana looking to hit a scissor sweep but Montero is one step ahead there.
Quintana controls Montero momentarily but Montero frees himself.
Quintana has momentary wrist control but Montero slips an elbow through the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quintana keeping moving, preventing Montero from controlling successfully.
Quintana has control of Montero's left arm, preventing Montero from doing any damage.
Montero trying to control the position from guard on top but Quintana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quintana wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Quintana throws a leg kick which misses Montero's front leg but catches the back leg as Montero tries to avoid it.
Quintana swinging wildly here.
Montero fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montero throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Montero shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Quintana as he avoids it easily.
Quintana lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Montero is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Montero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Quintana counters with a low kick, right behind Montero 's knee.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Montero scores with a jab to the head.
Quintana misses with a hook. Montero ducked under it nicely.
A left lands for Quintana.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quintana scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Montero misses with a body shot
letting Quintana counter with a right hand.
Toshiro Montero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Montero is looking to land body kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Quintana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Quintana 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 46:49
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 46:49
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Quintana!
Julio Quintana took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc for their support in the buildup to the fight.