PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between bj Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Montgomery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). bj Ferguson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ferguson
vs
Montgomery

164 cm
29
135 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

172 cm
18
136 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, bj Ferguson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cody Montgomery!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Ferguson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Montgomery trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Ferguson controlling the position easily from mount.
Ferguson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Ferguson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Ferguson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ferguson is working for a guillotine from mount but Montgomery frees his head quite easily.
Ferguson controlling from the full mount.
Ferguson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Montgomery is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ferguson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Ferguson controlling his opponent.
Ferguson working the ground and pound effectively.
Ferguson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ferguson controlling from the full mount.

Ferguson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Montgomery is surviving well by controlling Ferguson's body position as best he can.

Ferguson stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Montgomery misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ferguson but Ferguson pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Ferguson clinches.

Ferguson pulls guard successfully.
Ferguson is pulling down on Montgomery's head to control his posture.
Ferguson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Montgomery manages to get himself to full guard.
Montgomery trying to keep a closed guard but Ferguson is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferguson content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

bj Ferguson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ferguson has taken the fight to the clinch.

Ferguson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ferguson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferguson is pulling down on Montgomery's head. It's preventing any offense from Montgomery, at least for the moment.
Ferguson keeping moving, preventing Montgomery from controlling successfully.
Ferguson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Montgomery is one step ahead there.
Montgomery looking to sit in guard and control but Ferguson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Montgomery working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Ferguson has passed into half guard!
Ferguson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Ferguson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ferguson works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Montgomery?
Montgomery is looking to improve his position but Ferguson isn't that keen on the idea.

Ferguson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Ferguson controlling his opponent.
bj Ferguson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery tries to hold on but Ferguson pushes him away.
Ferguson controlling the pace for now.
Montgomery is working to get back to half guard.
Ferguson controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Montgomery takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ferguson controlling from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferguson with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

bj Ferguson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Montgomery tries to clinch up

and Ferguson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Montgomery's guard now.
Ferguson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Montgomery is trying to control the position but Ferguson postures up.
Ferguson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Montgomery can do to turn this around?
Montgomery wants to stand and escape but Ferguson is having none of it.
Ferguson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Montgomery being controlled for a moment.
Montgomery tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ferguson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ferguson controlling the pace for now.
Ferguson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Montgomery?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Montgomery is rocked!
Ferguson controlling from the full mount.
Montgomery is still in real trouble! Can Ferguson finish him?
Montgomery wants to try and get back to his feet.
Ferguson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferguson unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Montgomery wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Ferguson celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). bj Ferguson!
bj Ferguson retains his bantamweight title!
Post fight, an emotional bj Ferguson said 'This was a good fight. Can't wait for my next obstacle. (10-6)'.