PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sherwood Montgomery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sherwood Montgomery has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Montgomery
vs
Ward

212 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

185 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sherwood Montgomery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Ward!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ward misses with a combination

and Montgomery moves into the clinch.

Montgomery's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Ward throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Montgomery was covering up waiting for the punch and Ward finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Montgomery really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Montgomery preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Montgomery preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ward throwing strikes from guard but Montgomery blocks nicely.
Ward wants to control from the top but Montgomery keeps moving.
Ward forces his way into half guard.
Montgomery is in trouble now - Ward has advanced to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward with good strikes from the mount here!

It looks like Sherwood Montgomery has been cut.
Ward breaks from Montgomery's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Montgomery is rocked!

Sherwood Montgomery's cut is getting worse.
Ward trying to control but Montgomery is having none of it.
Oh Montgomery is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Ward! Montgomery is hurt baaadly! Ward is firing away with more strikes - Montgomery is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Ward!