PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Theodore Montgomery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darth Viper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Montgomery
vs
Viper

195 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Intelligent

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Theodore Montgomery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Darth Viper!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Viper clinches.
Viper throws a head punch that misses.
Viper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Viper changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Montgomery fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Montgomery has taken the fight to the clinch.
Viper tries to throw a body punch but Montgomery avoids it by throwing Viper back against the cage.
Montgomery changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Viper fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Darth Viper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Viper fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Montgomery, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Montgomery backwards.
Viper stalling in the clinch.
Viper lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Viper.
Viper misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Viper is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Montgomery is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Theodore Montgomery. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Viper turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Montgomery defending against the ground and pound.
Viper trying to control the action but Montgomery is working from the bottom.
Montgomery is working to avoid the ground and pound but Viper connects with a decent elbow.
Montgomery is looking for a sweep.
Viper creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Montgomery sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Viper working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Viper has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Viper scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Montgomery to see if he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Viper.
Viper in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Viper is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Montgomery will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Viper wants to control but Montgomery is keeping him busy.
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 tries to buck Viper off but Viper is having none of it.
Montgomery knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Viper on the ground.
Montgomery is working hard here to advance position.
Viper remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Viper working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery seems a little lost for a moment, as Viper dominates the positioning.
Viper advances to mount.
Montgomery is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Viper unloads with some shots from mount but Montgomery bucks and avoids them well.
Viper landing shots from mount.
Montgomery tries to reverse the position but Viper maintains control.
Montgomery is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Montgomery tries to lock up and control but Viper gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Viper throwing strikes here but Montgomery is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Viper throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Viper prevents Montgomery from getting the reversal.
Montgomery wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Viper.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Montgomery tries to reverse the position but Viper maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darth Viper dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Viper forces Montgomery back against the cage and clinches.
Viper misses with some punches.
Viper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Viper working aggressively here.
Montgomery is trying to drag Viper to the mat but Viper just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Viper works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Montgomery will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Viper throwing strikes but missing.
Montgomery has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Viper has passed into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viper sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Montgomery is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Viper is looking to take a break and control but Montgomery is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Darth Viper has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Viper throws an elbow but Montgomery slips to the side and avoids it well.
Viper scores with a couple of short elbows.
Viper throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Montgomery dodges the ground and pound from Viper.
Montgomery is trying to get back to his feet.
Viper working away.
Montgomery tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Viper working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Viper is trying to get an arm triangle but Montgomery is defending well.
Montgomery parries the strikes from Viper easily there. Viper is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Montgomery to escape.
Montgomery is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Viper has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Viper scoring with punches from side control.
Viper creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Montgomery sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Viper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Montgomery keeps working.
Montgomery tries to get back to half guard but can't.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Montgomery circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery keeps the fight on the outside.
Montgomery tries to counter with a takedown but Viper is quick to defend against it.

Viper has taken the fight to the clinch.
Viper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Viper has a couple of punches blocked by Montgomery.
Viper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Viper leaning his opponent against the cage.
Viper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Montgomery tries to score a body lock takedown but Viper shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Viper has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Montgomery regains guard immediately.
Montgomery preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viper trying to control the position from guard on top but Montgomery is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Viper is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Viper trying to control but Montgomery is working from the bottom.
Viper working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Viper postures up in Montgomery's guard and throws a big left but Montgomery blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darth Viper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Montgomery shoots for a double leg takedown but Viper sprawls well. He's pushed Montgomery's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Montgomery throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Viper's waist but Viper gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Montgomery off to one side.
Viper wants to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Montgomery.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Theodore Montgomery. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Viper darts in and clinches Montgomery up against the cage.
Viper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Viper is trying to trip Montgomery. He has hold of a leg but Montgomery is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Viper persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Viper stops Montgomery from standing up.
Montgomery looking to control but Viper passes into half guard.
Viper is controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery looks like he's trying to stand up.
Viper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Viper is controlling the pace.
Montgomery has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Viper is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Viper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Montgomery defending well though.
Viper controlling the pace.
Viper wants to take a breather but Montgomery is having none of it.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Viper closes the distance and clinches.
Montgomery looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Montgomery is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Viper can't fight it off and eventually Montgomery manages to take the fight to the floor. Viper looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Montgomery throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery postures up in Viper's guard and throws a big left but Viper blocks it.
Montgomery trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Montgomery is in close to Viper's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Viper bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Montgomery's guard.

Montgomery controlling Viper's posture.
Viper trying to control the position from guard on top but Montgomery is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Viper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Darth Viper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viper stands and throws Montgomery's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Viper controls the position.
Montgomery tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Let's hope that Viper has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Viper working away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darth Viper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Viper has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight for Darth Viper!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Darth Viper!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Darth Viper!

Darth Viper wins by unanimous decision!