PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jaiden Montgomery (ranked 3490 p4p, 2545 weight class) and Ben Barnes (ranked 408 p4p, 317 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Montgomery
vs
Barnes

185 cm
25
170
3 - 4 - 0

172 cm
25
170
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaiden Montgomery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Montgomery misses.
Barnes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes misses with a straight right.
Barnes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Montgomery scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barnes doesn't seem bothered though.
Montgomery seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Montgomery connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sloppy strikes from Montgomery. Those never looked like landing.
Montgomery takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Barnes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Montgomery throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Montgomery shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Barnes eats them both and turns towards Montgomery to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes misses with a hook. Montgomery ducked under it nicely.
Montgomery ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
Montgomery clobbers Barnes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice defenses there by Montgomery.
Montgomery lands a right hook to the body.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Montgomery.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Montgomery does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barnes loads up on a big right hand but Montgomery slips the punch.
Montgomery lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Montgomery looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
Montgomery clobbers Barnes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barnes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Montgomery throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Barnes throws a hook but Montgomery avoids it easily.
Montgomery catches Barnes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Montgomery on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like Jaiden Montgomery has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Barnes throws a jab when Montgomery was well out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Montgomery.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Montgomery misses.
Barnes missing with a left hand there. Montgomery was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Montgomery connects with a body shot.
Montgomery is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes walks into a left hand.
Montgomery is breathing heavily.
Barnes throws a hook to the side of Montgomery's head but Montgomery sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnes misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Montgomery.
Barnes throws a lazy uppercut
and Montgomery connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnes missing with a left hand there. Montgomery was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barnes misses with an uppercut.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Montgomery just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A big right from Barnes misses.
Montgomery slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Montgomery stuns Barnes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Montgomery avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Barnes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Montgomery displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barnes throws out the jab.
Montgomery scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Montgomery is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Montgomery lands with a shot to the body.
Barnes looks to land a left hand but Montgomery moved out of range nicely.
Montgomery ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Barnes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Montgomery scores with a body shot.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Montgomery.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery slips under a jab from Barnes.
Montgomery slips a straight right by Barnes.
Montgomery ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
A telegraphed right hand from Barnes misses the target.
Montgomery ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Montgomery waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Montgomery does a little dance to reset his feet.
Montgomery uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnes.
Barnes throws a hook to the side of Montgomery's head but Montgomery sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Montgomery throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Montgomery connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barnes is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Barnes throws the left hand but Montgomery avoids the punch easily.
Barnes throws an overhand right that lands on Montgomery's shoulder, as Montgomery tries to avoid the shot.
Montgomery misses with a body shot.
Barnes misses with a hook. Montgomery ducked under it nicely.
Montgomery scores with a jab to the jaw.
Montgomery defending well as Barnes loads up on a big left hand.
Montgomery looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes scores with a jab to the head.
Montgomery waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Barnes throws the left hand but Montgomery avoids the punch easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Montgomery ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes misses with a looping left.
Montgomery loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Barnes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Montgomery to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice shot by Montgomery.
Montgomery scores with a jab to the body.
Montgomery throws a body shot but no joy.
Montgomery uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnes.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Montgomery moves away.
Barnes connects with a body shot.
Montgomery scores with a jab. Barnes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montgomery throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barnes misses with an uppercut.
Montgomery looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Montgomery displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barnes throws out the jab.
Donk. Montgomery catches Barnes right on the button with a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jaiden Montgomery dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaiden Montgomery's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Montgomery keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barnes.
Barnes throws the left hand but Montgomery avoids the punch easily.
Montgomery dips to his left and cracks Barnes with an uppercut!
Barnes loads up on a big right hand but Montgomery slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Barnes misses its intended target.
Barnes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Montgomery under the eye.
Montgomery throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Montgomery pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Montgomery is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnes can do to turn this around?
Barnes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Montgomery throws a body shot but no joy.
Montgomery throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montgomery with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ben Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montgomery lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barnes moves away from the strike by Montgomery.
Montgomery looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montgomery takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Jaiden Montgomery is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes misses with a hook. Montgomery ducked under it nicely.
Montgomery pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery ducks right into an uppercut from Barnes.
A jab from Barnes misses.
Montgomery uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Montgomery shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Montgomery throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Montgomery dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes lands a nice looking body shot.
Barnes works Montgomery's body with a nice hook.
Barnes might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd cheers as Barnes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Montgomery doesn't seem phased though.
Barnes catches Montgomery with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Montgomery throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Montgomery avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Montgomery appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes misses with an uppercut.
Barnes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Montgomery's head.
Barnes stalks Montgomery and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Montgomery's face. Montgomery staggers backwards, shaken.

Montgomery is rocked!
Montgomery closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Oh Montgomery is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barnes throws an overhand right that lands on Montgomery's shoulder, as Montgomery tries to avoid the shot.
Barnes misses with a looping left.
Barnes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Montgomery paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Montgomery moves out of range as Barnes strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery staying out of range there.
Barnes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Montgomery misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Montgomery takes one to the chin there.
Montgomery drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barnes misses with a hook
and Montgomery counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Montgomery.
Montgomery misses with an uppercut.
Barnes throws out a loose jab but Montgomery uses good head movement to avoid it.
Montgomery misses the jab.
Barnes tests Montgomery's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Montgomery uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnes.
Montgomery throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barnes scores with a punch to the head.
Barnes scores with a nice head shot.
Montgomery steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
Montgomery misses with a straight left.
Barnes misses with an uppercut. Montgomery saw that one coming.
Barnes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Montgomery.
Barnes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes walks into a straight right hand from Montgomery.
Barnes throws a hook to the side of Montgomery's head but Montgomery sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Montgomery uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Montgomery throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Barnes misses.
Barnes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Montgomery backs up against the cage.
Barnes lands a jab to the head.
Barnes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barnes moves out of range as Montgomery strikes.
Montgomery takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Montgomery.
A looping hook to the body misses from Montgomery. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Montgomery 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Montgomery.
Barnes dips to his left and cracks Montgomery with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Montgomery momentarily.
Montgomery takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Montgomery connects with a nice looking jab.
Barnes scores with a jab.
Montgomery lands a jab.
Montgomery throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
Barnes lands a lovely overhand right.
Montgomery on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A big right from Montgomery misses.
Montgomery walks into a straight right hand from Barnes.
Barnes lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montgomery just misses with a punch to the body.
Montgomery looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
Barnes lands with an overhand left.
Barnes throws a jab but it's blocked by Montgomery.
Montgomery ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Montgomery with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good shot there by Barnes.
Barnes missing with a left hand there. Montgomery was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Montgomery just misses with a punch to the body.
Montgomery misses with a straight left.
Montgomery gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barnes connects with a right hand. Montgomery shakes it off.
Montgomery misses with a hook.
Barnes lands a jab to the nose.
Montgomery uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
Montgomery steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
Montgomery displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barnes throws out the jab.
Montgomery throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barnes throws a jab when Montgomery was well out of range.
Barnes slips a jab from Montgomery.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Montgomery.
Nice uppercut there from Barnes.
Barnes scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws out a loose jab but Montgomery uses good head movement to avoid it.
Montgomery throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Montgomery ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
Montgomery blocks a jab.
Barnes missing with a left hand there. Montgomery was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Montgomery throws a body shot but no joy.
Montgomery seems to have got his legs back now.
Montgomery misses the jab.
Montgomery misses the shot to the body.
Montgomery jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Montgomery. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Montgomery uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnes.
Barnes digs a good body shot into Montgomery's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Barnes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Montgomery.
Nice straight punches there by Barnes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barnes.
Montgomery cracks Barnes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Montgomery bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Montgomery slips under a jab from Barnes.
Montgomery is looking to counter punch.
Montgomery lands with a cross.
Barnes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Montgomery.
Montgomery throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Barnes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jaiden Montgomery's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Montgomery throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes moves forwards but Montgomery connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Montgomery throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Barnes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Montgomery misses with a body shot.
Barnes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Montgomery.
Montgomery throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnes misses with a straight left.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Montgomery.
Montgomery gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barnes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barnes.
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Montgomery ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Montgomery.
Montgomery slips under a jab from Barnes.
Montgomery scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barnes in his tracks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnes throws a lazy right hand but Montgomery sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Montgomery slips a jab and a cross from Barnes.
A big left from Montgomery misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery misses with a wild body shot.
Montgomery steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
Montgomery throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Montgomery fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Montgomery.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Montgomery.
Barnes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barnes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barnes misses with a hook. Montgomery ducked under it nicely.
Montgomery steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Montgomery clobbers Barnes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barnes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barnes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Montgomery moves into range and connects with a jab.
Montgomery slips a jab from Barnes.
Barnes scores with the left hand. Montgomery knows he should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Montgomery. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montgomery uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montgomery.
Barnes cracks Montgomery with an open hand slap.
The fighters circling - Montgomery throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Montgomery lands a glancing blow to the side of Barnes's head.
A big right from Barnes misses.
Montgomery uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Montgomery.
Barnes misses with a straight left.
Montgomery throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Barnes misses.
Montgomery uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnes.
Montgomery ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
Montgomery ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Montgomery bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Montgomery.
Barnes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Montgomery blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery connects with a single shot there.
Barnes defending well as Montgomery loads up on a big left hand.
Montgomery throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barnes lands with an overhand left.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Montgomery.
A big right from Barnes misses.
A jab from Barnes misses.
Barnes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barnes misses with a looping right.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Montgomery on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Montgomery moves away from the strike by Barnes.
Montgomery misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barnes.
Barnes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Montgomery fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Montgomery lands the left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montgomery looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Montgomery cracks a nice hook into Barnes's ribs.
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Montgomery ducks down to avoid it.
Montgomery swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Montgomery fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes lands a nice shot that snaps Montgomery's head back.
Montgomery fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barnes throws out a loose jab but Montgomery uses good head movement to avoid it.
Montgomery throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Montgomery manages to avoid it.
Barnes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Montgomery slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Montgomery.
Barnes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barnes misses with a looping left.
Montgomery moves out of range of the strikes.
Barnes slips a jab from Montgomery.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ben Barnes.
Well Barnes 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 Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Barnes!