PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Montgomery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Jiu Jitsu: Vai Finaliza!. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Gracie
vs
Montgomery

180 cm
20
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
183 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Max Octane Fight Wear
Zipp Zapp

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ramon Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Montgomery!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws out a leg kick but Montgomery moves out of range and Gracie only half commits.
Montgomery looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.

Montgomery closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gracie has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Gracie tries to bench press Montgomery off him but Montgomery keeps the position.
What's Gracie going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Gracie is trying to control Montgomery's posture but Montgomery avoids it.
Montgomery tries to get to his feet but Gracie is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Montgomery in his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montgomery is looking to stand up but Gracie won't let him.

Montgomery got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Montgomery has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Montgomery trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Montgomery defends well.
Gracie lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Gracie pushing down on Montgomery's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Gracie is looking for a kimura but Montgomery is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Montgomery wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is keen to just control but Montgomery is a slippery customer.
Montgomery taking some punishment here, with Gracie in his half guard.
Montgomery pushes Gracie off looking to stand but Gracie dives back in and keeps control.
Montgomery is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gracie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gracie's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montgomery is trying to stick to Gracie's back but Gracie is turning into Montgomery. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Montgomery's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Gracie.
Gracie advances to half guard.
Gracie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Montgomery with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Montgomery is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Montgomery is looking to escape.
Gracie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Montgomery is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery wants to get back to his feet.
Montgomery wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Montgomery keeps working.
Well, if Gracie 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.

Gracie is looking for a kimura but Montgomery is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
Montgomery is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Montgomery is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Montgomery avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Montgomery is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Gracie is staying active.
Gracie is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gracie stalling away here and it's allowed Montgomery to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Gracie trying to control but Montgomery is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Montgomery swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie trying to control but Montgomery is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramon Gracie dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gracie closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Montgomery to the mat! Montgomery manages to get full guard.
Gracie is pushing down on Montgomery's leg trying to pass to half guard. Montgomery is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.
Montgomery trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
Montgomery tries to kick Gracie off but Gracie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Montgomery is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gracie has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gracie moves to back control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montgomery is trying to stand back up.
Montgomery is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery trying to get back to his feet but Gracie is in full control for now.
Montgomery is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Gracie off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.

Montgomery defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Gracie is persistently looking for the submission but Montgomery is defending it well.

Gracie is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Montgomery knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Montgomery for a finish.

Montgomery is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Gracie gets his way!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery tries to roll but Gracie sticks to his back.

Gracie is persistently looking for the submission but Montgomery is defending it well.

Montgomery showing good submission defense here.

Gracie is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Montgomery is defending well though. Gracie let's go of the attempt for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to keep control of the position but Montgomery is staying busy.

Gracie looking for the RNC.
Gracie biding his time, looking for the opening.

Montgomery is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Gracie gets his way!

Gracie is looking for a rear naked choke here but Montgomery reverses the position brilliantly into Gracie's guard!
Gracie controlling Montgomery's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Montgomery.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Montgomery slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Montgomery is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
Gracie is pulling down on Montgomery's head. It's preventing any offense from Montgomery, at least for the moment.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing Montgomery from standing up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Montgomery pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramon Gracie dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Montgomery throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.

Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gracie showed some decent athleticism there.
Montgomery wants to get back to his feet.

Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Montgomery wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie trying to mount his opponent but Montgomery defends it.
Montgomery is trying to stand back up but Gracie is controlling him

Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery is trying to stand up here but Gracie is controlling him well.

Gracie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Montgomery is trying to stand up here but Gracie is controlling him well.
Montgomery felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Montgomery is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Montgomery manages to get to full guard.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Montgomery has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Montgomery is retaining full guard.
Gracie advances to half guard.

Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Montgomery has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gracie is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Gracie is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Montgomery to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Montgomery shrugs it off.
Gracie tries to control but Montgomery wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to take his opponent's back.
Gracie controlling from mount.
Gracie is trying to take his opponent's back.
Jackson Montgomery has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie wants to control the pace but Montgomery is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Montgomery squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Montgomery is bucking up trying to escape but Gracie cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Montgomery can do to turn this around?

Gracie has control of Montgomery's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Montgomery regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Gracie fails to move to back control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Ramon Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gracie, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramon Gracie!
During a confident post fight interview, Ramon Gracie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.