PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Warley Alvez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darius Montgomery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Alvez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to POP. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Alvez
vs
Montgomery

175 cm
24
196 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

196 cm
18
191 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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, Warley Alvez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Montgomery !
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Francis DeMontford and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montgomery slips a jab and a cross from Alvez.

Montgomery clinches.
Montgomery scores with a shot to the side of Alvez's head.
Montgomery tries to land knees in the clinch but Alvez avoids the damage to the body.
Alvez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Montgomery scores with a knee to the head.
Montgomery working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Montgomery .
Montgomery gets through Alvez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Montgomery is pushing Alvez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right from Montgomery on the inside.

Alvez is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A knee to the head by Montgomery .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short left from Montgomery .
Montgomery crunches a lovely knee into Alvez's ribcage.
Montgomery throws a knee to the head but misses.
Montgomery lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Montgomery .
Montgomery unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Montgomery pressing his opponent against the cage.
Alvez tries to pull guard but Montgomery won't allow it.
Montgomery stalling the fight.
Alvez has been working on his balance at Cozad MMA Sydney, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Montgomery .
Alvez blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery is struggling to control the position.
Alvez takes an elbow to the forehead.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Montgomery throws a head punch that misses.
Montgomery working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Montgomery throws an elbow but misses.
Montgomery lands a knee to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Montgomery lands an uppercut.
Alvez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Montgomery will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Alvez up against the cage.
Alvez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Montgomery creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Montgomery avoiding damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Alvez is looking to break free of the clinch but Montgomery has double underhooks.
Montgomery tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Montgomery lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Montgomery .
Montgomery gets through Alvez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Montgomery just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alvez's brow.
Montgomery stalling in the clinch.
Alvez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Montgomery content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Montgomery lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Montgomery utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Alvez managing to block the knees to the body from Montgomery .
Montgomery lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A body shot lands from Montgomery .
Alvez takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Montgomery swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Montgomery connects with a high kick.
Montgomery fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alvez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

It looks like Darius Montgomery has been cut.

Montgomery clinches.
Montgomery looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Montgomery trying to land knees to the body.
Montgomery lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alvez is trying to force a seperation but Montgomery has the dominant position.
Montgomery goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Montgomery crunches a lovely knee into Alvez's ribcage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montgomery with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Montgomery lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alvez backwards.
Montgomery using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alvez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Montgomery has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alvez tries to break free but Montgomery pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Alvez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Montgomery keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alvez's efforts to push away.
Alvez tries to work over Montgomery 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Montgomery .
Darius Montgomery seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Montgomery lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Montgomery tries a body shot but Alvez blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Montgomery .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery lands an elbow that stopped Alvez in his tracks for a moment.
Montgomery is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alvez is defending well for now.
Montgomery misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alvez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Montgomery tries to work over Alvez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Montgomery trying to land knees to the body.
Montgomery working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvez.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Montgomery lands a body punch in the clinch.
Montgomery lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alvez takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Warley Alvez has been cut.
Montgomery lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery stalls.
Montgomery lands a nice elbow.
Montgomery manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Alvez is trying to break free.
Alvez letting Montgomery take a breather here.
Montgomery lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Montgomery cracks Alvez with a nice body shot.
Montgomery lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Montgomery digs a right hand underneath Alvez's ribcage. Alvez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Montgomery digs a right hand underneath Alvez's ribcage. Alvez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Montgomery prevents Alvez from breaking the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Montgomery .
Montgomery 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Montgomery lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Montgomery slowing the pace effectively.
Montgomery landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short right from Montgomery .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darius Montgomery showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Whack! Montgomery lands a heavy head kick that drops Alvez. The ref tackles Montgomery to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Alvez was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Darius Montgomery !
The defeated Warley Alvez had this to say: 'i'll be back bitches'.