PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Montgomery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Montgomery
vs
Rua

169 cm
23
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Montgomery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bas Rua!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua wants to clinch.
Montgomery looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Rua has Montgomery up against the cage in a clinch.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rua connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Marcus Montgomery has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rua.
Rua misses with a knee strike.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Montgomery blocks with his arms.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Montgomery blocks it with crossed arms.
Rua landing knees to the head.
Rua stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Montgomery is blocking nicely.
Rua with a knee to the head.
Rua misses with a knee strike.
Rua content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rua with a knee to the head.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Montgomery has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Montgomery can't break the clinch.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Montgomery blocks with his arms.
Rua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rua obliges.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Montgomery blocks it with crossed arms.
Rua dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rua lands a knee to the head.
Rua dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rua connects with a knee to the head.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Montgomery is blocking nicely.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rua landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Montgomery is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rua gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Montgomery throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Montgomery blocks it with crossed arms.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Montgomery blocks it.
Rua connects with a nasty looking knee right to Montgomery's face.
Rua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rua will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Montgomery up against the cage.
Montgomery avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Rua misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery takes a knee right on the jaw!
Montgomery being controlled against the cage.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua gets underhooks to prevent Montgomery's takedown attempt.
Rua is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rua lands a knee to the head.
Rua lands a knee to the head.
Rua scores with a knee to the head.
Montgomery drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rua pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Montgomery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua misses with a hook. Montgomery ducked under it nicely.
Rua tries to clinch there but Montgomery circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Montgomery moves out of range of the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Montgomery swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Montgomery tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rua paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Rua moves into the clinch successfully.
Montgomery avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Rua lands a knee to the head.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Montgomery blocks with his arms.
Montgomery takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rua landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rua lands a knee to the head.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Montgomery has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rua with a knee to the head.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Montgomery is trying to force a seperation but Rua has the dominant position.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Montgomery.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bas Rua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Montgomery's cut.
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.

Montgomery tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rua sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Montgomery somewhat.
Marcus Montgomery is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rua tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Montgomery counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rua!
Montgomery tries to control but Rua wriggling away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Montgomery can't control as he wanted to and Rua manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Montgomery missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rua keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rua is trying to stand back up but Montgomery is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Montgomery is looking to stall here but Rua recovers full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Rua instigates a clinch.
Rua lands a knee to the head.
Rua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Montgomery is working for takedown but Rua is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Montgomery is defending well for now.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Montgomery blocks it with crossed arms.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Montgomery has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Montgomery looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Montgomery is blocking nicely.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Montgomery blocks with his arms.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rua.
Rua just leaning against Montgomery, taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Montgomery tries to score a body lock takedown but Rua shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Montgomery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montgomery is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rua gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Montgomery blocks with his arms.
Rua lands a knee to the head.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Montgomery is blocking nicely.
Rua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rua lands a knee to the head.
Montgomery misses with an elbow strike.
Rua scores a nice knee to the body.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Montgomery takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Montgomery is blocking nicely.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Montgomery is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Rua.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Montgomery has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Montgomery dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Montgomery's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Rua wants to clinch.
Rua tries to clinch there but Montgomery circles away.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Montgomery swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Rua rushes Montgomery and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Montgomery is looking to break free of the clinch but Rua has double underhooks.
Rua landing knees to the head.
Montgomery is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montgomery takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Montgomery tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rua just stands there and leans against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Montgomery is trying to drag Rua to the mat but Rua just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Montgomery. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Rua.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Montgomery takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rua displaying some good clinch control by pressing Montgomery up against the cage.
Rua scores a nice knee to the body.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Rua connects with a nasty looking knee right to Montgomery's face.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Montgomery.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Montgomery blocks with his arms.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Montgomery is blocking nicely.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Montgomery being controlled against the cage.
Montgomery looking for a takedown.
Rua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Montgomery tries for a takedown but Rua manages to get underhooks.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Montgomery blocks it.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Rua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Montgomery wants a takedown but no success here.
Rua lands a knee to the head.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into Montgomery's ribcage.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Montgomery blocks with his arms.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Montgomery is blocking nicely.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Montgomery is blocking nicely.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Montgomery blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua with a knee to the head.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rua with a knee to the head.
Rua scores a nice knee to the body.
Montgomery is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A knee to the head by Rua.
Rua misses with a knee strike.
Rua scores a nice knee to the body.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rua scores a nice knee to the body.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Montgomery is blocking nicely.
Rua stops a takedown attempt from Montgomery.
Rua scores a nice knee to the body.
Montgomery takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rua scores with a knee to the head.
Rua lands a knee to the head.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Montgomery has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua scores a nice knee to the body.
Rua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Montgomery blocks it with crossed arms.
Montgomery wants a takedown but no success here.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Montgomery blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Rua.
Rua scores with a knee to the head.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Montgomery blocks it.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Montgomery is blocking nicely.
Rua stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bas Rua comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rua 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bas Rua!