PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barion Montgomery (ranked 5483 p4p, 3799 weight class) and Chasen West (ranked 573 p4p, 470 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Montgomery
vs
West

185 cm
19
179
2 - 3 - 0

186 cm
19
176
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barion Montgomery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chasen West!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montgomery tests West's chin there with a solid looking shot.
West misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
West tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Montgomery tries to counter by clinching up but West breaks away and moves out of range.
West misses with a head kick.
Montgomery looks to score with a jab to the body but West is just out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Montgomery scores with a four punch combination!
West throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Montgomery.
A head kick by West misses
and Montgomery counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Montgomery scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Montgomery. West does a little dance to reset his feet.
West pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Montgomery pushes West up against the cage in a clinch.
Montgomery crunches a lovely knee into West's ribcage.
Montgomery manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Montgomery lands a hook to the side of the head.
West misses with a short punch on the inside.
West wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Montgomery has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery working West over with knees to the body.
Montgomery landing knees to the head.

It looks like Chasen West has been cut.
West looks winded!
Montgomery has West pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. West is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Montgomery - that's hurt West badly! Oh, another knee lands and West is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but West doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Barion Montgomery!
The defeated Chasen West had this to say: 'I gotta work on my wrestling obviously, but I will be back.'.