PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arlie Montgomery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Whitfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Montgomery
vs
Whitfield

206 cm
22
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arlie Montgomery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jackson Whitfield!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Montgomery tries to keep at a distance but Whitfield has taken the fight into the clinch.

Montgomery breaks from the clinch.
Whitfield connects with a good right hand that stumbles Montgomery. Montgomery circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Whitfield moves into the clinch.

Montgomery's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Montgomery tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Whitfield counters with a body kick.
Good leg kick by Whitfield there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Whitfield misses with a takedown
and Montgomery cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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.

Whitfield moves into the clinch successfully.
Stalling in the clinch from Whitfield.
Whitfield tries a body shot but Montgomery blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Whitfield drags the fight down to the ground.
Whitfield has momentary wrist control but Montgomery slips an elbow through the middle.
Whitfield has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Montgomery has passed into side control.
Montgomery throws an elbow but Whitfield slips to the side and avoids it well.
Montgomery is putting a hurting on Whitfield here, landing some big shots from side control.
Montgomery tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Whitfield struggling a bit here.
Whitfield is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Montgomery off and has taken his back!
Montgomery has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Whitfield.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitfield keeps control of the position as Montgomery tries to break free.
Whitfield looking to hold on to the position here but Montgomery rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Montgomery utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Montgomery had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Whitfield defends it easily.

Montgomery has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Whitfield can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Montgomery holds on and takes a little breather.

Montgomery is looking for a triangle here but Whitfield uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Whitfield wants to control but Montgomery is keeping him busy.
Montgomery tries to improve position but can't.
Montgomery is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Whitfield off and has taken his back!
Whitfield trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitfield wants to escape the position.
Montgomery is landing with strikes. Whitfield can't take much more of this.
Montgomery punches Whitfield on the ear.
Whitfield looks winded!
Montgomery misses with an elbow to the head.
Montgomery gets his hands free as Whitfield looks to control.
Whitfield has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Montgomery.
Montgomery lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Whitfield takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Montgomery punishes Whitfield with strikes from the back mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Arlie Montgomery will probably get the nod.
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.

Whitfield wants to clinch.
Montgomery tries to counter with a takedown but Whitfield is quick to defend against it.
Whitfield misses with a takedown
and Montgomery counters with a straight right hand.
Arlie Montgomery is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Montgomery wants to clinch up but Whitfield keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montgomery tries to clinch up.
Whitfield throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Whitfield takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whitfield misses with a combination
and Montgomery counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery tries to clinch but Whitfield is having none of it.

Montgomery moves into the clinch successfully.

Whitfield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whitfield shoots in looking for a takedown but Montgomery manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Whitfield's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Whitfield is breathing heavily.
Whitfield tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Montgomery manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Montgomery tries to clinch up but Whitfield circles away and keeps his distance.
Whitfield drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Montgomery defends it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Montgomery looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Montgomery will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitfield tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Montgomery counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Montgomery swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arlie Montgomery is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Whitfield tries to clinch there but Montgomery circles away.
Montgomery attempts a counter takedown but Whitfield avoids it well and moves away.
Whitfield fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Montgomery is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

Whitfield rushes Montgomery and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Whitfield fails to pull guard.
Arlie Montgomery has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Whitfield.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Whitfield darts in and clinches Montgomery up against the cage.
Whitfield is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Montgomery is looking to break free of the clinch but Whitfield has double underhooks.

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

Whitfield shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Whitfield was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Montgomery explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

Montgomery fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Whitfield, pushing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Montgomery manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Montgomery looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Montgomery manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Whitfield manages to get himself to full guard.

Montgomery will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Montgomery connects with a couple of short punches.
Whitfield is trying to control the position but Montgomery postures up.
Montgomery throwing strikes but missing.
Montgomery is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whitfield can do to turn this around?
Montgomery landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arlie Montgomery dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Montgomery rushes Whitfield and presses him up against the cage.
Whitfield is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Montgomery is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Whitfield is keeping busy.

Whitfield manages to break the clinch.
Montgomery feints and then cracks Whitfield's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Whitfield down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitfield shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Montgomery as he jumps to the side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Whitfield looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Montgomery is looking for a counter combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Whitfield pushes Montgomery up against the cage in a clinch.
Montgomery fails to pull guard.

Whitfield breaks the clinch.
Whitfield looks to throw a body kick
and Montgomery counters with a stiff right hand.
Whitfield takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Whitfield closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Whitfield breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitfield shoots and misses
and Montgomery counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Whitfield fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Montgomery avoids it really well and circles away.
Montgomery is looking to counter the offense by Whitfield and move into the clinch.
Arlie Montgomery has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Whitfield.

Montgomery clinches up against the cage.
Montgomery is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Whitfield tries to circle away but Montgomery has him pinned against the cage.

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

Montgomery breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Montgomery is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Whitfield closes the distance looking to clinch
and Montgomery counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Montgomery looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Whitfield will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Montgomery tries to counter by clinching up but Whitfield breaks away and moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitfield avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Whitfield wants to counter with a clinch but Montgomery pushes him away.
Montgomery is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Whitfield is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Montgomery tries to clinch but Whitfield moves out of range.
Montgomery moves in looking to clinch but Whitfield pushes him off.
Montgomery tries to clinch up but Whitfield circles away and keeps his distance.
Arlie Montgomery is winning the standup battle so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Montgomery fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Whitfield, pushing him back against the cage.
Montgomery goes for a takedown attempt but Whitfield pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jackson Whitfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arlie Montgomery is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Whitfield throws a head kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arlie Montgomery showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Montgomery, 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arlie Montgomery!