PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Montague (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walden Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montague's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, K-Lash-Nekoff - Murder. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Montague
vs
Harper

185 cm
19
160 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

179 cm
25
157 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Montague!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Walden Harper !
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Montague drives through and clinches with Harper against the cage.
Harper lands an elbow that stopped Montague in his tracks for a moment.
Harper lands a nice elbow.

Harper pulls Montague into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Harper seems keen to control Montague's posture.
Montague postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Montague working some strikes from top position.
Harper has momentary wrist control but Montague slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Montague stands up from Harper 's guard - Montague perhaps looking for a knockout.

Harper changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Montague looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Check out the look on Harper 's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Montague taking a bit of punishment here - Harper scoring with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Montague's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Harper is trying to ground and pound but Montague uses the momentary lack of control by Harper to regain half guard.
Montague is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper throwing shots but Montague is blocking nicely.
Harper not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Montague manages to get to full guard.
Montague wants to stand but Harper is controlling the position.
Harper content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Harper landing some decent shots from guard.
Montague looking to control.
Harper postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Harper postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper throws a big elbow that misses.
Montague wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harper accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harper connects with a couple of short punches.
Montague trying to strike off his back.
Montague utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Montague is on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harper wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Harper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harper wants to stand but Montague is controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Montague accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Montague postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Harper landing shots from mount.
Harper landing strikes from the mount.
Montague regains half guard.
Harper lands with a punch from half guard.
Harper is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Montague works his way to full guard. Good work.

Montague working for a triangle but Harper defends it easily.
Harper must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montague avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Montague is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harper is controlling him.
Montague lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Harper !
Montague thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Harper is working to get back to half guard.
Harper really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Montague. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Montague lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Montague in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harper is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Harper is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mickey Montague will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Montague defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harper .
Harper wants to clinch up but Montague keeps it at a distance.
Montague swats away the attempt to clinch by Harper .
Montague lands a high kick!
Montague throws a leg kick but Harper checks it.

Montague pushes Harper up against the cage in a clinch.
Montague misses with a knee strike.
Montague is trying to force a seperation but Harper has the dominant position.
Harper has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Montague is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Montague takes an elbow to the forehead.
Harper lands an elbow inside that Montague shrugs off.
Montague is trying to break the clinch but Harper is controlling him.
Harper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Montague on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Montague unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Montague breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Montague lands a left and a right that send Harper crashing to the mat, dazed. Montague thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Harper is rocked!

It looks like Walden Harper has been cut.
Harper is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montague lands a leg kick that knocks Harper off balance momentarily.
Montague misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Montague throws a head kick that misses.
Harper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Montague manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Montague throws a sloppy head kick and Harper moves out of range easily.

Montague has managed to clinch.

Montague pulls guard effortlessly.
Harper postures up and lands a big shot to Montague's brow.
Montague bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Harper 's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Harper wants to sweep but no luck.
Montague throws a big elbow that misses.
Harper is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Montague decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montague throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Montague manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harper shoots in for a takedown but Montague shows good takedown defense.
Mickey Montague has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walden Harper .
Harper tries for a takedown but Montague sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Montague throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Montague forces Harper back against the cage and clinches.
Montague with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Montague manages to break the clinch.
Mickey Montague seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harper fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Montague slaps away a takedown attempt from Harper , before circling back to the center of the mat.

Harper tries to keep at a distance but Montague has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montague tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Montague.

Montague breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Montague throws a push kick but Harper slaps the foot to one side.
Montague tries a head kick but it misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Montague!
Harper shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Montague defends it nicely.
Harper on the wrong end of a nice jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Montague.
Montague tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montague moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mickey Montague is winning the standup battle so far.
Montague scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Harper manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Montague on his heels. He'll look to pass Montague's guard now, I'm sure.
Harper landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harper throwing strikes but missing.
Montague bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Harper 's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Montague trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Montague drops back looking for a leg! Harper is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Harper manages to kick Montague off! Montague jumps back into Harper 's guard.
Montague trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Montague dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Walden Harper 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Harper rushes Montague and presses him up against the cage.
Montague blocks an elbow strike.
Harper has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Montague after a bit of a struggle.
Montague throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harper pushes off an throws an elbow but Montague leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Montague scores with a knee to the head.

Montague breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Montague dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harper . That did some damage!
Harper looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Montague thows a body shot but no joy.

Montague drives through and clinches with Harper against the cage.
Montague creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Montague breaks the clinch.

Montague changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Harper looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montague looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Harper is avoiding damage well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Montague's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Harper tries to improve position but can't.
Harper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Montague decides to stand up, so the ref orders Harper to his feet.

Montague drives through and clinches with Harper against the cage.
Montague using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Montague takes an elbow to the forehead.

Harper jumps into guard, dragging Montague to the mat.
Montague landing some decent shots from guard.
Montague makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Harper utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montague throws a big elbow that misses.
Mickey Montague is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Montague throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harper works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harper wants to sweep here but Montague controlling him for the moment.
Montague is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Harper has control of Montague's left arm, preventing Montague from doing any damage.

Mickey Montague has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Montague pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Harper back to the cage. Montague follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Montague slaps away a takedown attempt from Harper , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mickey Montague has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walden Harper .
Harper takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montague tries a head kick but it misses.
Montague lands a head kick. Harper smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Montague looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Harper is looking to clinch.

Montague moves into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Harper .
Harper looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Harper tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Harper pushes off an throws an elbow but Montague leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Harper is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Montague gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Montague has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Come on Montague - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Montague successfully pulls guard.
Montague has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Montague lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Harper !
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.
Montague looking to control but Harper is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Montague showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Montague has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Montague!
Mickey Montague bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.