PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Wilson (ranked 4259 p4p, 3956 weight class) and Xander Montgomery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Wilson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wilson
vs
Montgomery

189 cm
25
226
1 - 0 - 0

208 cm
25
265
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sam Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xander Montgomery!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wilson drives through and clinches with Montgomery against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Wilson.
Wilson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Montgomery backwards.
Montgomery tries to score a body lock takedown but Wilson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wilson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Montgomery has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Montgomery tries to pull guard but Wilson won't allow it.
Wilson lands a nice uppercut.

Wilson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Montgomery keeps Wilson at a distance using the push kick.

Wilson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Montgomery keeps control of Wilson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montgomery jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wilson walks away with a smile on his face. Montgomery gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sam Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xander Montgomery.
Montgomery swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Wilson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wilson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson cracks Montgomery with a solid left hand.
Wilson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wilson is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Montgomery is looking for a triangle but Wilson pushes his legs off easily.
Wilson with a nice head shot there.
Wilson with a nice head shot there.
Wilson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wilson stands up over Montgomery, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wilson lands a couple of digs.
Montgomery looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wilson is in close to Montgomery's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery working a defensive guard here.
Montgomery really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wilson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wilson works over Montgomery with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Wilson gets to his feet - Montgomery follows without any prompting.
Wilson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Montgomery.
Wilson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Montgomery.

Wilson has Montgomery up against the cage in a clinch.
Wilson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montgomery tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wilson lands a nice uppercut.

Wilson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Wilson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Montgomery misses.
Montgomery connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jab from Montgomery.

Montgomery gets tackled into the cage by Wilson. Wilson maintains the clinch.

Wilson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Montgomery connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Montgomery moves out of range.
Montgomery is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Wilson closes the distance and pushes Montgomery back into the cage.
Montgomery jumps guard but Wilson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Montgomery misses with a hook to the ribs.
Montgomery is looking for a takedown.
Montgomery prevents a body shot from Wilson.
Wilson avoiding damage.
Montgomery is working for takedown but Wilson is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Montgomery tries to pull guard but Wilson holds him up against the cage and eventually Montgomery drops back down to his feet.
Wilson lands an uppercut.

Wilson manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Montgomery.

Wilson gets a clinch.
Montgomery tries to pull guard but Wilson holds him up against the cage and eventually Montgomery drops back down to his feet.
Wilson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wilson stalling against the cage.
Montgomery tries to land a knee to the head but Wilson blocks with his arms.
Wilson gets through Montgomery's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Montgomery struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilson controls his hands.

Wilson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Wilson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wilson closes the distance and clinches.
Wilson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Montgomery wants to take the fight to the mat but Wilson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Wilson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wilson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Wilson breaks from the clinch.
Wilson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Montgomery misses with a two punch combination.
Wilson tries to clinch but Montgomery moves out of range.

Wilson moves into the clinch.
Wilson lands a left hand.
Montgomery wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson lands an uppercut.
Wilson misses with a body punch.
Wilson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Montgomerys head.
Wilson tries to break the clinch but Montgomery is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson prevents the takedown attempt.
Wilson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wilson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Montgomery lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Wilson.
Wilson has Montgomery pushed against the cage.
Montgomery tries to pull guard but Wilson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sam Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xander Montgomery.
Montgomery prevents Wilson from breaking the clinch.
Montgomery can't find room to land a body shot as Wilson controls the action.
Wilson lands a hook that snaps the head of Montgomery backwards.
Wilson can't find room to land a body shot as Montgomery controls the action.
Wilson works on Montgomery's body with a couple of short punches.
Montgomery prevents Wilson from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery has Wilson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wilson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wilson is trying to force a seperation but Montgomery has the dominant position.

Wilson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Montgomery lands with a slapping head kick.
Montgomery scores with a head kick. Wilson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Montgomery lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Montgomery throws a sloppy head kick and Wilson moves out of range easily.
Montgomery is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Montgomery connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wilson scrambles back to his feet.
Wilson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Wilson moves into range and clinches up with Montgomery.
Wilson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wilson lands a hook that snaps the head of Montgomery backwards.
Wilson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Montgomery has him pressed against the cage.
Wilson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Montgomery can do to turn this around?
A short right hand to the side of the head by Montgomery.
Wilson working hard to break the clinch.
Wilson has Montgomery pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Montgomery is looking for a takedown.
Montgomery tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wilson smiles and moves away.

Wilson clinches with his opponent.
Montgomery tries for a takedown. No joy.
Montgomery jumps guard but Wilson stands there with Montgomery around his waist. Montgomery gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Montgomery lands a nice shot to the body.
Wilson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Montgomery avoiding damage as Wilson throws knees to the body.
Wilson lands a right hand.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a series of wild punches.
Montgomery lands with a kick to the temple. Wilson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Montgomery throws a nice head kick!
Wilson throws a series of punches but Montgomery moves out of range.
Montgomery fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wilson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montgomery misses with a body shot.
A head kick from Montgomery lands but Wilson takes it in his stride.
Montgomery pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wilson misses with an uppercut. Montgomery saw that one coming.
Montgomery throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Montgomery gets tackled into the cage by Wilson. Wilson maintains the clinch.
Wilson prevents a body shot from Montgomery.
Wilson is pushing Montgomery up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Wilson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Montgomery scores with a head kick. Wilson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Montgomery throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wilson on the side of the head.
A punch combination from Wilson misses.
Wilson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sam Wilson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wilson misses with the combination.
Montgomery throws a nice head kick!
Wilson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Wilson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wilson tries a body shot but Montgomery blocks it.
Wilson is working Montgomery over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson wants to break free but Montgomery has control.
Wilson prevents a body shot from Montgomery.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wilson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Montgomery pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wilson back to the cage. Montgomery follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Montgomery throws a leg kick which misses Wilson's front leg but catches the back leg as Wilson tries to avoid it.
Montgomery misses with a wild combination.
Wilson is looking for a counter combo.
Montgomery takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Wilson takes the fight into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Montgomery managing to block the knees to the body from Wilson.
Montgomery prevents a body shot from Wilson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wilson.
Montgomery wants a takedown but no success here.
Montgomery tries to pull guard but Wilson holds him up against the cage and eventually Montgomery drops back down to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery prevents a body shot from Wilson.
Montgomery tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sam Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xander Montgomery.
Montgomery drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wilson gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Wilson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Montgomery is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Montgomery swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wilson tries to clinch up.
Xander Montgomery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson misses with an uppercut.
Wilson tries to clinch there but Montgomery circles away.
Montgomery lands a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Wilson. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Wilson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Montgomery throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Montgomery.

Wilson rushes Montgomery and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Wilson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Montgomery bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wilson throws a nice looking combination but Montgomery bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Montgomery.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Montgomery paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Xander Montgomery has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Montgomery throws a shot to the body.
Wilson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wilson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Montgomery throws a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Wilson misses.
Wilson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Wilson moves into the clinch.
Sam Wilson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Montgomery has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wilson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Montgomery misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilson tries to break the clinch but Montgomery is controlling the position.
Wilson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sam Wilson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Montgomery wants a takedown.
Wilson controlling the action here for a moment.
Wilson struggles to land a body shot inside as Montgomery controls his hands.
Montgomery landing knees to the head.

It looks like Sam Wilson has been cut.
Montgomery is trying to maintain a safe position but Wilson gets an underhook and turns Montgomery into the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Xander Montgomery.
I think Wilson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Wilson!
A pretty intense looking Sam Wilson took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.