PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arniquez Montgomery (ranked 2899 p4p, 2757 weight class) and Miguel Gonzalez (ranked 428 p4p, 412 weight class). Gonzalez has chosen Alice In Chains - Bleed The Freak as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Montgomery
vs
Gonzalez

190 cm
31
214
11 - 12 - 0

190 cm
24
218
7 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Fast

Fantasy Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arniquez Montgomery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miguel Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montgomery swings widly with a right hand
and Gonzalez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gonzalez looks to score with a jab to the body but Montgomery is just out of range.
Montgomery definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Montgomery rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gonzalez counters with a stiff right hand.
Montgomery fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gonzalez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Montgomery chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gonzalez can pounce on him.
Gonzalez looks to throw the jab but Montgomery is out of range.
Montgomery throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Gonzalez responds with a good body kick, but Montgomery manages to step out the way in time.
Sloppy strikes from Montgomery. Those never looked like landing.
Gonzalez throws out a counter right but Montgomery avoids it with no problem.
Montgomery misses with a right hand
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.
Montgomery misses with a straight right.
Montgomery lands a body shot.
Montgomery misses with a few strikes there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montgomery throws out a powerful jab.
Gonzalez blocks a jab.
A nice side step and Gonzalez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery lands a jab to Gonzalez's midsection.
Gonzalez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Montgomery.
Montgomery pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gonzalez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gonzalez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Montgomery bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gonzalez's head backwards.
A big left from Montgomery misses.
Montgomery misses with a hook
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Montgomery misses with a hook. Gonzalez ducked under it nicely.
Montgomery throws a jab when Gonzalez was well out of range.
Montgomery ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
Montgomery lands a right hook to the body.
Gonzalez avoids the body shot from Montgomery.
Montgomery misses with a hook
and Gonzalez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Montgomery swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gonzalez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Montgomery thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montgomery waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gonzalez.
Montgomery looks to land a right hand but Gonzalez moved out of range.
Montgomery misses with a body shot.
Gonzalez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gonzalez connects with a body shot that sends Montgomery's belly button to the back.
A big right from Montgomery misses.
Montgomery throws a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head but Gonzalez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Montgomery jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Montgomery throws a poor cross that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Montgomery thinking.
Gonzalez scores with a jab to the body.
Montgomery is breathing heavily.
Gonzalez swings for the body but Montgomery moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Montgomery. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Montgomery.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery misses with a hook. Gonzalez ducked under it nicely.
Montgomery throws a body shot but no joy.
Gonzalez feints a counter leg kick.
Gonzalez slips a jab from Montgomery.
Montgomery throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Montgomery scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Montgomery throws a nice looking combination but Gonzalez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little jabbing left from Gonzalez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gonzalez cracks Montgomery with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Montgomery swings widly with a right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a crisp right that sends Montgomery to the canvas! Gonzalez follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguel Gonzalez!
Miguel Gonzalez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.