PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elmer Montgomery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Anderson
vs
Montgomery

170 cm
18
161 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
22
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Dark Knight Design

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Elmer Montgomery!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Montgomery looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Montgomery tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Montgomery will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anderson misses with a combination
and Montgomery counters with a one-two to the body.
Montgomery tries to clinch up but Anderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Thomas Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson lands a two punch combo.
Montgomery tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Montgomery misses with a low kick.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches up with Montgomery, looking for a takedown. Anderson pushes Montgomery against the cage but Montgomery circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Montgomery tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Montgomery tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Montgomery walks into a stiff left hand from Anderson.
Anderson fails to land the takedown.
Montgomery avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Montgomery tries to clinch up but Anderson circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Montgomery tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Montgomery as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Montgomery tries to clinch up.
Anderson shoots in and drives through. Montgomery sprawls well.
Montgomery tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horrible takedown by Anderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Montgomery which made him look bad.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Montgomery but Montgomery pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Anderson shoots in but Montgomery avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Montgomery throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Montgomery tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Montgomery misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anderson shoots in and drives through. Montgomery sprawls well.
Anderson is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Montgomery wants to clinch.
Anderson throws a hook but Montgomery blocks it.
Nice takedown defense from Montgomery. No joy for Anderson on that attempt.
Montgomery tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Elmer Montgomery is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Montgomery tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.
Montgomery is looking to clinch.
Montgomery tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Montgomery fails in his attempt to clinch.
Montgomery tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Montgomery. That's going to slow Anderson down.
Montgomery doesn't manage to clinch there - Anderson circles away.
Montgomery dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a double jab
and Montgomery counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Anderson has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Elmer Montgomery!