PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Cody Montgomery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Wahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
Wahl

172 cm
19
136 lbs
2 - 8 - 0

167 cm
26
145 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Brawler
Experienced

Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cody Montgomery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Wahl !
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wahl cracks Montgomery with a good jab.
Montgomery throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Montgomery throws a low kick but Wahl avoids it.

Wahl has managed to clinch.
Wahl avoiding damage.

Wahl breaks from the clinch.
Montgomery moves in looking to clinch but Wahl pushes him off.
Montgomery takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wahl feints a jab promting Montgomery to slip. Wahl then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Montgomery slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Montgomery.
Wahl throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Montgomery stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Wahl instigates a clinch.
Montgomery wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wahl putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Montgomery in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wahl working Montgomery over with knees to the body.

Wahl pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Wahl takes the fight into the clinch.
Wahl landing knees to the head.

Wahl breaks the clinch.

Wahl has taken the fight to the clinch.
Montgomery has had enough of the clinch but Wahl keeps him there for the moment.

Wahl breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Wahl clinches up with Montgomery and pushes him back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wahl - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wahl has Montgomery pressed against the cage, preventing Montgomery from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery misses with some punches.
Wahl stalling in the clinch.
Montgomery looking to stall.
Wahl lands with a right to the head.
Wahl avoids the elbow strike from Montgomery, against the cage.
Wahl lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Montgomery is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wahl lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Montgomery.
Montgomery working hard to break the clinch.
Wahl with a knee to the head.
Oh Montgomery is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Wahl - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Montgomery seems to have got his legs back now.
Wahl blocks an elbow strike from Montgomery.
Montgomery is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wahl taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wahl landing knees to the body.
Montgomery trying to control the position but instead, Wahl has worked for underhooks and has pushed Montgomery into the cage.
Montgomery is looking to break free of the clinch but Wahl has double underhooks.
Wahl avoids a wild elbow strike from Montgomery.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Wahl .
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Wahl breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wahl throws a nice outside leg kick.
Montgomery tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wahl was well out of range. Poor timing from Montgomery.
Wahl throws a combination that misses
and Montgomery counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Montgomery misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Montgomery throws a right and a left that both miss.

Wahl instigates a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wahl keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Montgomery's efforts to push away.
Montgomery holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Wahl dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wahl fails to land with a series of punches.
Wahl avoids a punch combination nicely.

Wahl rushes Montgomery and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Montgomery trying to land knees to the body.

Wahl breaks the clinch.
Montgomery throws a head kick that misses

and Wahl holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Wahl breaks the clinch.

Wahl has Montgomery up against the cage in a clinch.

Wahl manages to break the clinch.
Montgomery is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Montgomery shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery misses with an attempted mid kick.
Montgomery tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Wahl has closed the distance and engaged Montgomery in a clinch.

Wahl manages to break the clinch.
Montgomery wants to clinch

and Wahl holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Montgomery is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wahl keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Montgomery's efforts to push away.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wahl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Montgomery throws a lazy body kick

and Wahl counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wahl .

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

Montgomery gets tackled into the cage by Wahl . Wahl maintains the clinch.

Wahl escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wahl misses with a double jab.
Wahl digs a good body shot into Montgomery's ribs.
Montgomery wants to clinch.
Montgomery tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wahl paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery tries to clinch there but Wahl circles away.
Montgomery walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wahl .
Wahl scores with a shot to the body.
Montgomery doesn't manage to clinch there - Wahl circles away.
Wahl scores with a punch to the head.
Montgomery pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Montgomery takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Montgomery throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Montgomery on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Montgomery tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wahl swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Montgomery dodges the punch combination from Wahl .
Wahl throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Montgomery's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery throws a combination that misses

and Wahl counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Wahl 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Montgomery tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wahl counters with a left to the body.
Montgomery misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wahl circles away from the clinch attempt

and Wahl counters by moving into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wahl managing to block the knees to the body from Montgomery.

Wahl breaks the clinch.
Wahl cracks a nice hook into Montgomery's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Wahl showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Wahl clinches with his opponent.
Montgomery tries to break the clinch but Wahl is controlling the position.
Wahl with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Montgomery wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wahl has him pressed against the cage.

Wahl breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Montgomery looks to clinch

and Wahl counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Montgomery takes an elbow to the temple.
Wahl just leaning against Montgomery, taking a breather.

Wahl breaks the clinch.
Wahl lands with a thumping leg kick.
Montgomery uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Montgomery tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery tries to clinch up but Wahl circles away and keeps his distance.
Montgomery tries to clinch up.
Montgomery wants to clinch

and Wahl counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wahl .

Wahl pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Wahl fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Montgomery, pushing him back against the cage.
Montgomery misses with a body punch.
Montgomery letting Wahl take a breather here.
Montgomery is looking to break free of the clinch but Wahl has double underhooks.

Wahl breaks the clinch.

Wahl takes the fight into the clinch.

Wahl pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wahl lands a lovely overhand right.
Wahl throws a series of strikes that have Montgomery backpedaling.
Cody Montgomery is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wahl ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Montgomery moves away.

Wahl moves into the clinch successfully.

Wahl breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
George Wahl seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Montgomery scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montgomery tries to clinch there but Wahl circles away.
Montgomery throws a one two combo.

Wahl moves into range and clinches up with Montgomery.
Wahl manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wahl blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wahl manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Wahl escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Wahl moves into the clinch.

Wahl breaks the clinch.

Montgomery gets tackled into the cage by Wahl . Wahl maintains the clinch.
Montgomery misses with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Wahl .

Wahl breaks the clinch.

Montgomery gets tackled into the cage by Wahl . Wahl maintains the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wahl escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Wahl moves into range and clinches up with Montgomery.
Wahl avoids a wild elbow strike from Montgomery.
Montgomery wants to stall.
Wahl landing knees to the head.
Wahl controlling the action here for a moment.

Wahl 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montgomery tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wahl counters with a good, hard body kick but Montgomery shrugs it off.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Wahl comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wahl has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Wahl !