PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elmer Montgomery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dr Gonzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montgomery's entrance music is Sunshine Highway. A fine choice. 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
Gonzo

182 cm
31
165 lbs
21 - 5 - 1

167 cm
23
142 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Elmer Montgomery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dr Gonzo!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montgomery loads up on a big right hand but Gonzo slips the punch.
Gonzo fails with a takedown attempt.
Montgomery wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Gonzo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Montgomery quickly recovers to half guard.

Gonzo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Gonzo is working for a kimura but Montgomery is defending it quite comfortably.
Montgomery avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gonzo.
Montgomery tries to get to full guard but Gonzo has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzo content to control rather than advance.
Montgomery avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gonzo.
Montgomery is staying active underneath Gonzo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gonzo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Montgomery flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Gonzo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Gonzo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Montgomery defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery tries to roll over but Gonzo keeps him under control.
Gonzo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gonzo is looking to advance position but Montgomery won't allow it.
Montgomery blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gonzo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo is looking to take a break and control but Montgomery is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gonzo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Montgomery is trying to stand up here but Gonzo is controlling him well.
Gonzo with the ground and pound but Montgomery uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Montgomery keeping moving, preventing Gonzo from controlling successfully.
Gonzo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gonzo throws a big elbow that misses.
Gonzo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo trying to control but Montgomery is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montgomery looking for a sweep. Not yet Montgomery, not yet.
Gonzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Montgomery is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dr Gonzo wasn't active enough on the ground.
Montgomery fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gonzo shoots in looking for a takedown. Montgomery tries to sprawl out of it but Gonzo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Montgomery manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dr Gonzo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Montgomery throws a head kick that misses

and Gonzo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Montgomery's guard now.
Montgomery is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gonzo is controlling him.
Gonzo throwing strikes from guard but Montgomery blocks nicely.
Montgomery is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gonzo trying to control but Montgomery is working from the bottom.
Gonzo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gonzo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Montgomery works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Montgomery swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gonzo throwing strikes from guard but Montgomery blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Montgomery is keeping the position for now.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A swing and a miss from Montgomery.
Montgomery keeps Gonzo at a distance using the push kick.
Gonzo fails with the takedown
and Montgomery counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzo is just out of range.
A slow jab from Montgomery misses its intended target.
Gonzo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Elmer Montgomery is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Montgomery looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzo is just out of range.
Montgomery misses with an uppercut.

Gonzo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Montgomery avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gonzo.
Montgomery is not content to let Gonzo control the position.

Gonzo gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Montgomery thows a body shot but no joy.
Gonzo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gonzo blocks a head kick by Montgomery.
Montgomery stuffs the takedown.
Elmer Montgomery has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dr Gonzo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Montgomery.
Montgomery stuffs the takedown.
Montgomery throws a sloppy head kick and Gonzo moves out of range easily.
Montgomery checks a leg kick nicely.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Gonzo. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Montgomery misses with a looping right.
Montgomery keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Montgomery misses with an uppercut

and Gonzo counters with a single leg into guard. Montgomery didn't expect that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo throws a strike but Montgomery rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Montgomery postures up.
Montgomery preventing the sweep.
Montgomery wants to get up but he can't break Gonzo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Gonzo working for a triangle but Montgomery defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzo is trying to control the position but Montgomery postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dr Gonzo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Montgomery throws a predictable looking body shot

and Gonzo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gonzo postures up and lands a big shot to Montgomery's brow.
Gonzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Montgomery is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzo forces his way into half guard.
Gonzo thows a huge punch but Montgomery dodges it nicely.
Gonzo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gonzo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gonzo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Montgomery!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montgomery is squirming around, avoiding Gonzo's attempts to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gonzo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Montgomery taking shots to the head.
Gonzo throwing strikes but Montgomery bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Montgomery wants to stand and escape but instead Gonzo has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Gonzo wants to control from the top but Montgomery keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo looking to pass the guard.
Gonzo throws an elbow that misses. Montgomery uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gonzo's guard. Nice move by Montgomery!

Gonzo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
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 wants to stand but Gonzo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Elmer Montgomery has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Gonzo is looking for a triangle here but Montgomery uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Gonzo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Dr Gonzo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Montgomery is trying to control the action in half guard but Gonzo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gonzo is trying to maintain the position but Montgomery is very close to passing his half guard.
Gonzo is not content to let Montgomery control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Gonzo tries to roll over but Montgomery keeps him under control.
Gonzo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Gonzo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Montgomery passes into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montgomery working away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dr Gonzo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gonzo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dr Gonzo!