PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Prince Montgomery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reine Spa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montgomery comes to the cage accompanied by Alive and Kicking - Nonpoint. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Montgomery
vs
Spa

194 cm
20
241 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
220 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Tesla Apparel
aKua

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Prince Montgomery!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Reine Spa !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montgomery throws a push kick but Spa slaps the foot to one side.

Spa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Spa with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Montgomery wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Spa .
Montgomery tries to reverse the position but Spa maintains control.

Spa has hold of Montgomery's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Montgomery manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Spa working for a submission but Montgomery is keeping him at bay.
Spa thowing shots but they're missing.
Spa sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's two 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.
Spa throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Montgomery because Spa loaded up on that one.
Spa punching from mount but Montgomery doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Montgomery is bucking up trying to escape but Spa cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Spa unloads with some shots from mount but Montgomery bucks and avoids them well.
Spa throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Montgomery because Spa loaded up on that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Spa there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Montgomery on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Montgomery tries to get out of the position.
Montgomery is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Spa goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Montgomery is on top in guard.
Montgomery has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Spa 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.
Montgomery trying to stand up but can't free himself from Spa 's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Montgomery trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Spa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Montgomery's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spa advances position into side control!
Montgomery knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Spa on the ground.
Montgomery is trying to control Spa 's posture but Spa avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reine Spa dominated that round.
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.

Spa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Montgomery looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Spa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Montgomery counters with a two punch combo.
Spa avoids the body shot from Montgomery.
Montgomery throws a right hand that Spa ducks under and follows up with a left that Spa also avoids with ease.
Spa misses with a takedown attempt
and Montgomery finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Prince Montgomery has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reine Spa .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spa tries to clinch but Montgomery moves away
and Montgomery counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Montgomery throws a right hand that Spa ducks under and follows up with a left that Spa also avoids with ease.
Spa misses with a takedown
and Montgomery counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spa misses with a takedown
and Montgomery counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice combination there by Montgomery.

Spa scores a takedown into full mount!
Montgomery tries to hold on but Spa pushes him away.
Spa throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spa throws some wild stikes that Montgomery manages to avoid easily.

Spa looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Spa is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Montgomery has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Montgomery is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spa looking to ground and pound but Montgomery is blocking nicely.
Montgomery is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Spa trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Spa thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Spa throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Montgomery because Spa loaded up on that one.
Spa punching from mount but Montgomery doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Montgomery tries to lock up and control but Spa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Prince Montgomery will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Montgomery throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reine Spa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spa with a poor takedown

and Montgomery counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Montgomery.
Spa tries to pull guard but Montgomery holds him up against the cage and eventually Spa drops back down to his feet.
Spa is trying to break free.
Spa tries to land knees in the clinch but Montgomery avoids the damage to the body.

Montgomery breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Montgomery counters with a good low kick that Spa was not able to check.
Prince Montgomery has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reine Spa .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danga de danga de dang - Montgomery scores with a four punch combination!
Spa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Spa tries for a takedown but Montgomery circles away easily
and Montgomery counters with a thumping low kick.
Spa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery throws a right and a left that Spa avoids nicely.
Montgomery rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spa fails with the takedown
and Montgomery counters with a right hand to the body.
Spa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Montgomery counters with a nice kick to the body.
No joy there for Montgomery, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A leg kick checked by Spa .

Montgomery clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Spa wants to get back to striking at distance but Montgomery won't allow it.
Montgomery managing to block the knees to the body from Spa .
Spa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Montgomery smiles and moves away.

Montgomery darts in and clinches Spa up against the cage.

Montgomery breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Montgomery rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Montgomery misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spa misses with a takedown
and Montgomery counters with a good low kick that Spa was not able to check.
Prince Montgomery is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Montgomery looks to land a body kick but Spa moved away.

Montgomery has Spa up against the cage in a clinch.
Spa with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Montgomery manages to break the clinch.
Spa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Montgomery counters with a three punch combo that has Spa backing up. Spa nods at Montgomery to acknowledge the strikes.
Spa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Montgomery counters with a nice uppercut.
Prince Montgomery is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Montgomery lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Montgomery counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spa misses with a takedown
enabling Montgomery to counter with a crisp jab.
A combination from Montgomery does no damage.

Montgomery has Spa up against the cage in a clinch.
Spa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Montgomery pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Spa fails to land.
Spa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Montgomery is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Prince Montgomery clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Montgomery instigates a clinch.
Spa avoiding damage.

Montgomery manages to break the clinch.
Montgomery tries to bum rush Spa with a series of wild strikes but Spa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Montgomery scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Montgomery throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Montgomery counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spa fails with the takedown
and Montgomery cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spa has his takedown stuffed
and Montgomery counters with a left and a right that stings Spa .
Prince Montgomery has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reine Spa .
Spa tries for a takedown but Montgomery circles away easily
and Montgomery counters with a series of strikes. Spa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Spa tries for a takedown but Montgomery circles away easily
and Montgomery counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Montgomery scores with a nice right hand.
Spa checks a low kick from Montgomery.
Montgomery throws a series of punches but Spa avoids them all with ease.
Spa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Montgomery counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Spa closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Montgomery avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Spa .

Spa is working for a submission of some sort.
Spa is pressing down on Montgomery's thigh, looking to free his foot. Montgomery is holding on for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Montgomery has a hand on Spa 's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Spa takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Montgomery is trying desperately to improve position.

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.

Spa has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Montgomery is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Reine Spa !
Reine Spa is the new heavyweight champion!