PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between OJ Da Killa (ranked 6046 p4p, 3601 weight class) and Barion Montgomery (ranked 571 p4p, 435 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Da Killa
vs
Montgomery

186 cm
27
177
2 - 6 - 0

185 cm
24
179
6 - 6 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, OJ Da Killa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barion Montgomery!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Killa slips a jab and a cross from Montgomery.
Da Killa misses with a body kick.
Montgomery misses with a head kick.
Montgomery throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Da Killa has Montgomery up against the ropes in a clinch.
Da Killa is struggling to control the position.
Montgomery tries to work over Da Killa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Da Killa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Da Killa is trying to maintain a safe position but Montgomery gets an underhook and turns Da Killa into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Killa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Montgomery misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Montgomery as Da Killa tries to tie him up.
Montgomery working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Killa blocks a body shot from Montgomery.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Da Killa.
Montgomery throws a knee to the head but misses.
Montgomery digs a right hand underneath Da Killa's ribcage. Da Killa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Montgomery taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Montgomery fails to land.
Da Killa taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Da Killa.
Da Killa taking a breather.
Montgomery tries to stall but Da Killa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Da Killa slowing the pace effectively.
Da Killa has Montgomery pressed against the ropes.
Montgomery is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Da Killa is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery managing to block the knees to the body from Da Killa.
Da Killa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Montgomery.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Montgomery lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Da Killa lands a nice knee to the body.

Da Killa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Montgomery.
Da Killa swinging wildly here.
Da Killa ducks under a wild hook from Montgomery.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Da Killa instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Da Killa is stalling here.
Da Killa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Barion Montgomery will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Da Killa defending well as Montgomery loads up on a big left hand.
Da Killa misses with a hook.
A big left from Montgomery misses.
Montgomery thows a leg kick but Da Killa checks it
and Da Killa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Da Killa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Da Killa's corner calls for a 1-2. Da Killa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Montgomery has Da Killa up against the ropes in a clinch.
Montgomery tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Da Killa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Montgomery up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montgomery fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Montgomery struggles to land a body shot inside as Da Killa controls his hands.
Da Killa trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery working aggressively here.
A knee to the head by Montgomery.

It looks like OJ Da Killa has been cut.
Montgomery tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Da Killa looking to stall.
Montgomery's coach down at For Pride and Prodigies was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Montgomery's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The referee is keeping an eye on Da Killa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Da Killa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
I was talking to Da Killa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Montgomery misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Montgomery trying to control the position but instead, Da Killa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Montgomery into the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by OJ Da Killa.
Da Killa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Da Killa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Da Killa scores with a decent looking hook.
Da Killa works the jab nicely.
Da Killa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Da Killa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Montgomery.
Montgomery tries a body shot but Da Killa blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Montgomery as Da Killa tries to tie him up.
Da Killa blocking some punches.
Da Killa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Montgomery misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that OJ Da Killa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on OJ Da Killa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Montgomery moves into the clinch.
Montgomery landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Montgomery avoiding damage as Da Killa throws knees to the body.
Da Killa is trying to maintain a safe position but Montgomery gets an underhook and turns Da Killa into the ropes.
Montgomery lands with a left to the head.
Da Killa trying to control the position but instead, Montgomery has worked for underhooks and has pushed Da Killa into the ropes.
Montgomery misses with a knee strike.
A nice left hand lands by Montgomery.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Killa takes a shot to the head.
Montgomery misses with a knee strike.
Da Killa prevents a body shot from Montgomery.
Da Killa prevents a body shot from Montgomery.
Montgomery tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Killa landing knees to the body.
Montgomery lands a nice knee to the body.
Montgomery using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Montgomery.
Montgomery lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Da Killa is rocked!
Montgomery lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oh Da Killa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Montgomery pushes Da Killa back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Barion Montgomery seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Montgomery stalls.
Montgomery breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Da Killa with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Da Killa looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Da Killa get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Barion Montgomery!
During a confident post fight interview, Barion Montgomery thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.