PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marco Montgomery (ranked 3214 p4p, 5793 weight class) and Eddie Ribbler (ranked 421 p4p, 596 weight class). Eddie Ribbler acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Montgomery
vs
Ribbler

169 cm
19
169
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
177
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marco Montgomery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eddie Ribbler!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribbler dives in for a single leg takedown but Montgomery sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Montgomery lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ribbler looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Montgomery is fending him off so far but Ribbler persists. Nope, Montgomery circles away and we're back to standing.
Montgomery tries to clinch up but Ribbler circles away and keeps his distance.
Montgomery moves to clinch but Ribbler breaks away
and Ribbler counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Montgomery lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Montgomery lands a head shot.
Ribbler closes the distance and clinches up with Montgomery, looking for a takedown. Ribbler pushes Montgomery against the cage but Montgomery circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Marco Montgomery has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Ribbler.
Montgomery slaps away a takedown attempt from Ribbler, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Montgomery. Ribbler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Montgomery scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Montgomery wants to clinch up but Ribbler keeps it at a distance.
Montgomery tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Montgomery takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marco Montgomery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montgomery misses with a shot to the body
and Ribbler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Montgomery thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery tries to clinch
and Ribbler counters with a nice uppercut.
Montgomery dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ribbler is trying hard to land a takedown here. Montgomery sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Montgomery seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Montgomery comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Montgomery misses with the combination.
Marco Montgomery is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Montgomery cracks Ribbler with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ribbler has a takedown stuffed.
Montgomery scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ribbler doesn't seem bothered though.
Montgomery tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Montgomery looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ribbler has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Montgomery finds it's way round the side to connect with Ribbler's head.
Ribbler fails to land the takedown.
As Ribbler looks to move away, Montgomery throws a big counter combo but Ribbler just gets out of the way.
Montgomery wants to clinch.
Ribbler swats away the attempt to clinch by Montgomery.
Ribbler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ribbler fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montgomery scores with a decent looking hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler dives in for a single leg takedown but Montgomery sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ribbler misses with a takedown

and Montgomery counters by clinching up.
Ribbler misses with the head strike.
Montgomery lands a hook that snaps the head of Ribbler backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Montgomery.
Montgomery working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ribbler lands a right hand.
Ribbler lands a hook that snaps the head of Montgomery backwards.
Montgomery throws a head punch that misses.
Montgomery misses with some punches.
Ribbler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Montgomery.
Montgomery leaning his opponent against the cage.
Montgomery can't find room to land a body shot as Ribbler controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Ribbler.
Montgomery lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ribbler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Ribbler.
Ribbler lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Ribbler.
Montgomery misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ribbler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Montgomery backwards.
Montgomery on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Montgomery misses with some punches.
Montgomery tries to stall but Ribbler uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ribbler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Montgomery - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Montgomery lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Montgomery has a couple of punches blocked by Ribbler.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Montgomery dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ribbler keeps the fight on the outside.
Ribbler will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ribbler shoots in and drives through. Montgomery sprawls well.
Montgomery tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ribbler was well out of range. Poor timing from Montgomery.

Ribbler manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Montgomery on his heels. He'll look to pass Montgomery's guard now, I'm sure.
Ribbler postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Montgomery is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ribbler can do to turn this around?
Ribbler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ribbler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ribbler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ribbler postures up in Montgomery's guard and throws a big left but Montgomery blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribbler is stalling in the full guard.
Ribbler postures up in Montgomery's guard and throws a big left but Montgomery blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribbler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ribbler keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Montgomery's head.
Ribbler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ribbler makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ribbler throwing strikes but missing.
Ribbler makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ribbler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ribbler lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ribbler's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ribbler chips away with some ground and pound.
Ribbler postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ribbler works over Montgomery with some ground and pound from guard.
Ribbler is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ribbler cracks Montgomery with a solid left hand.
Ribbler cracks Montgomery with a solid left hand.
Ribbler is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ribbler working some strikes from top position.
Ribbler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ribbler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ribbler working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Montgomery's head.
Montgomery knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ribbler on the ground.
Ribbler postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ribbler throwing strikes from guard but Montgomery blocks nicely.
Ribbler working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ribbler is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ribbler postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ribbler content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Montgomery is rocked!
Ribbler is in close to Montgomery's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Oh Montgomery is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ribbler with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ribbler lands a couple of elbows.
Ribbler is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ribbler loads up on a big left hand. Montgomery felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Ribbler looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Montgomery can't hide his disappointment, as Ribbler celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Ribbler!
During a confident post fight interview, Eddie Ribbler thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.