PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arniquez Montgomery (ranked 5608 p4p, 1125 weight class) and Angus Graham (ranked 577 p4p, 154 weight class). Arniquez Montgomery has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Montgomery
vs
Graham

190 cm
26
214
5 - 1 - 0

186 cm
26
212
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Highland Clothing

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arniquez Montgomery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Angus Graham!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Graham finds it's target.
Graham cracks Montgomery with a good jab.

Montgomery closes the distance and clinches.
Graham pushes off an throws an elbow but Montgomery leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Graham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Graham throws a hook to the side of Montgomery's head but Montgomery sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Montgomery is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Graham.
Graham throws a right and a left that both miss.
Graham lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Montgomery backs up against the cage.

Montgomery darts in and clinches Graham up against the cage.
Montgomery misses with a punch on the inside.

Graham manages to break the clinch.
Graham lands a nice leg kick that just misses Montgomery's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montgomery ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Montgomery clinches with his opponent.
Montgomery lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Graham or not.
Graham throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Montgomery.

Graham breaks the clinch.
Graham misses with a straight left.
Angus Graham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montgomery looks to land a right hand but Graham moved out of range.
Graham throws a hook to the side of Montgomery's head but Montgomery sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Montgomery blocks a head kick by Graham.

Montgomery clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Graham throws an elbow but misses.
A right hand to the body from Montgomery.
Graham lands a right hand.
Montgomery lands a body punch.
Graham looks winded!
Graham is trying to break free.
Montgomery throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grahams head.
Graham looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Montgomery makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Montgomery.
Montgomery blocking some punches.
Montgomery lands a nice shot to the body.
Graham wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Montgomery misses with a body punch.

Graham breaks the clinch.
Graham slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Montgomery clinches with his opponent.
Graham pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Graham comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A hook to the body from Montgomery.
Montgomery lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Graham backwards.
Montgomery tries to work over Graham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Montgomery lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Montgomery.
Montgomery makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Graham throws an elbow that misses.

Graham breaks from the clinch.

Montgomery moves into the clinch.
Graham misses with the head strike.
Montgomery lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Graham backwards.
Montgomery looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Graham tries to land knees in the clinch but Montgomery avoids the damage to the body.
Montgomery lands an uppercut.
Graham scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Graham fails to land.
Montgomery misses with a punch to the body.
Montgomery blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Montgomery scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Graham lands a nice uppercut.
Graham blocks an uppercut.
Montgomery is working Graham over against the cage.
Graham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Graham pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Montgomery.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Montgomery closes the distance and clinches.

Graham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Montgomery tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Montgomery looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Montgomery moves in looking to clinch but Graham pushes him off.

Montgomery darts in and clinches Graham up against the cage.

Graham breaks the clinch.

Montgomery moves into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Graham.
Montgomery blocking some punches.
Montgomery misses with some punches.
Montgomery throws a punch but it's blocked by Graham.
Montgomery goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Montgomery pushes Graham back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Montgomery misses with a short punch on the inside.
Montgomery scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Montgomery.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Montgomery.
Graham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Montgomery on the inside.
Montgomery lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Montgomery lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Montgomery softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Graham takes a shot to the head.
Montgomery lands a hook that snaps the head of Graham backwards.
Montgomery lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Graham backwards.
Montgomery lands an uppercut.
Montgomery digs a right hand underneath Graham's ribcage. Graham let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Montgomery.
Montgomery lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Graham is rocked!
Montgomery tries to work over Graham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Montgomery.
Montgomery lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Graham is still on wobbly legs! Can Montgomery finish him?
Montgomery digs a right hand underneath Graham's ribcage. Graham let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Graham seems to have recovered his senses.
Montgomery lands a body shot.
Montgomery lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Arniquez Montgomery dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Montgomery clinches up with Graham and pushes him back against the cage.

Graham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Montgomery darts in and clinches Graham up against the cage.
Montgomery blocks the elbow strike.

Graham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Graham takes one to the chin there.

It looks like Angus Graham has been cut.
Montgomery flashes Graham a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Graham's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Graham crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Montgomery punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arniquez Montgomery!
An out of breath Arniquez Montgomery thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.