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). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Ferguson
vs
Montgomery

164 cm
33
135 lbs
23 - 13 - 0

172 cm
22
136 lbs
5 - 19 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, bj Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cody Montgomery!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montgomery darts in trying to clinch
and Ferguson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Montgomery dives in and grabs Ferguson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ferguson pushes down on Montgomery's head and hops out.
Montgomery tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ferguson swivels and escapes.
Ferguson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ferguson counters with a head kick.

Montgomery is rocked!
Montgomery tries to clinch but Ferguson moves away

and Ferguson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Ferguson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Montgomery shoots in looking for a takedown. Ferguson tries to sprawl out of it but Montgomery keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ferguson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
bj Ferguson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cody Montgomery.

Ferguson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Montgomery's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Montgomery can't keep his opponent in guard - Ferguson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ferguson in particular looking to stall.

Ferguson is working for a submission of some sort.
Ferguson controlling the action here.

Ferguson is trying to work for a kimura but Montgomery is defending well.
Ferguson prevents Montgomery from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ferguson is looking for a kimura but Montgomery is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ferguson to get the leverage.
Montgomery has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ferguson is working away from the top position though.
Ferguson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ferguson controlling the action here.

Ferguson seems to be working for a kimura but Montgomery defends the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson is thwarting Montgomery's attempts to control the position.
Ferguson content to control rather than advance.
Montgomery wants to improve his position but Ferguson is controlling well.
Ferguson moves nicely into side control.
Ferguson controlling from side mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ferguson is staying tight to Montgomery's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Montgomery is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Montgomery is letting Ferguson control him for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Ferguson stands up and beckons Montgomery to his feet.
Ferguson circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

bj Ferguson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Montgomery gets caught napping as Ferguson dives in and scores a takedown. Montgomery manages to retain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferguson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Montgomery's guard.
Well, if Ferguson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ferguson lands strikes from half guard.
Ferguson trying to mount his opponent but Montgomery defends it.
Ferguson lands strikes from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery trying to control here.
Montgomery wants to control the action here but instead Ferguson manages to pass to full mount!
Montgomery wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.

Ferguson is persistently looking for the submission but Montgomery is defending it well.
Montgomery is covering up but some of the strikes from Ferguson are getting through and doing damage.
Ferguson is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ferguson working for a choke but Montgomery is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Ferguson has got one arm under Montgomery's chin. This could be trouble... Montgomery trying to control the other hand but Ferguson gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Montgomery has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). bj Ferguson!
Post fight, bj Ferguson took to the microphone: 'This was a good fight. Can't wait for my next obstacle. (23-10)'.