PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elmer Montgomery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kassidy Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Montgomery might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sunshine Highway. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Montgomery
vs
Cullen

182 cm
34
165 lbs
25 - 9 - 1

180 cm
26
165 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Brute

Brute
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Elmer Montgomery!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kassidy Cullen!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cullen walks into a straight right hand from Montgomery.
Montgomery throws out a loose jab but Cullen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cullen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Montgomery.
A head kick misses from Cullen.
Cullen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Montgomery paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Montgomery avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cullen lands a leg kick that knocks Montgomery off balance momentarily.
Montgomery circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cullen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cullen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Montgomery throws a head kick that misses
and Cullen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cullen shoots in and drives through. Montgomery sprawls well.
Montgomery ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cullen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Montgomery has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cullen.
Montgomery throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cullen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That kick from Cullen tenderised Montgomery's leg. Montgomery is trying to keep his angry face on.
Montgomery rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cullen counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Montgomery.
Cullen throws a low kick but Montgomery avoids it.
Montgomery tries a head kick but it misses.

Cullen clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Montgomery.
Cullen lands a right hand.
Montgomery lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Montgomery creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cullen prevents a body shot from Montgomery.
Montgomery misses with a hook to the ribs.
Montgomery goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cullen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Montgomery's efforts to push away.
Cullen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Elmer Montgomery has been cut.
Montgomery misses with a hook to the ribs.
Montgomery tries to break free but Cullen pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery misses with a punch on the inside.
Montgomery swings wildly with an uppercut but Cullen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cullen lands a knee to the body.
Montgomery misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Montgomery.
Cullen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Montgomery misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cullen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Montgomery.
Montgomery takes an elbow to the forehead.
Montgomery throws a head punch that misses.
Montgomery throws a punch but it's blocked by Cullen.
A head punch on the inside from Montgomery fails to land.
Montgomery tries to work over Cullen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Montgomery.
Montgomery is looking to break free of the clinch but Cullen has double underhooks.
Montgomery slowing the pace effectively.
Montgomery is trying to maintain a safe position but Cullen gets an underhook and turns Montgomery into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery avoiding damage as Cullen throws knees to the body.
Cullen throws an elbow that misses.
Cullen blocks a body shot from Montgomery.
Cullen lands an elbow just above Montgomery 's eye.
Cullen throws an elbow but it misses.
Montgomery swings wildly with an uppercut but Cullen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cullen tries to land knees in the clinch but Montgomery avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cullen.
Montgomery on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cullen swings wildly with an uppercut but Montgomery uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cullen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Montgomery in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Montgomery misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cullen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Montgomery.
A short left from Montgomery.
Montgomery throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cullen.
Montgomery takes an elbow to the temple.
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!
Cullen is trying to pull guard but Montgomery has him pressed against the cage.
Montgomery tries a body shot but Cullen blocks it.
Montgomery is trying to break free.
Cullen is trying to pull guard but Montgomery has him pressed against the cage.
Elmer Montgomery has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kassidy Cullen.
Cullen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cullen prevents a body shot from Montgomery.
Montgomery scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Montgomery as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Montgomery.
Cullen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Montgomery wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cullen has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cullen connects with a knee to the head.

Cullen pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cullen is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Elmer Montgomery will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Elmer Montgomery's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Montgomery misses the shot to the body.
Cullen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cullen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Montgomery.
Montgomery looks to score with a jab to the body but Cullen is just out of range.
Cullen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cullen wants to clinch.
Cullen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Montgomery misses with a straight right.
Cullen throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Montgomery to counter with a crisp jab.
Cullen is looking to land body kicks.
Cullen is looking to chop away at Montgomery's legs.
Cullen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cullen cracks the inside of Montgomery's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery throws a hook to the side of Cullen's head but Cullen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kassidy Cullen seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Cullen drives through and clinches with Montgomery against the cage.
Montgomery lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cullen backwards.
Montgomery misses with a punch to the body.
Montgomery is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cullen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Montgomery.

Cullen drags the fight down to the ground.
Cullen looking for a sweep. Not yet Cullen, not yet.
Montgomery is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Montgomery stands up from Cullen's guard - Montgomery perhaps looking for a knockout.
Montgomery pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cullen. Montgomery does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body punch from Montgomery.
Montgomery lands with a nice body punch.
Montgomery tries a head kick but it misses.
Elmer Montgomery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montgomery uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cullen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cullen misses with a wild body shot.
Cullen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Montgomery's sensitive parts.
Montgomery avoids the head kick by Cullen.
Cullen tries to clinch but Montgomery is having none of it.
Montgomery lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Montgomery blocks a leg kick.
Cullen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Elmer Montgomery is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A clash of legs there as Cullen blocks the low kick.
Montgomery throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen throws a leg kick but Montgomery checks it.
Montgomery throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Montgomery scores with a jab to the jaw.
Montgomery wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Montgomery moves out of range as Cullen throws a body kick.
Montgomery tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Montgomery avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Montgomery misses with a head kick.
Cullen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Montgomery misses the jab.
Cullen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cullen punishes Montgomery's body with a nice straight punch.
Cullen defending well as Montgomery loads up on a big left hand.
Montgomery looks to land a right hand but Cullen moved out of range.
Cullen throws a leg kick which misses Montgomery's front leg but catches the back leg as Montgomery tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cullen.
Cullen scores with the left hand. Montgomery knows he should have avoided that one.
Cullen throws a body punch but Montgomery moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Cullen. That's going to slow Montgomery down.
Cullen ducks under a wild hook from Montgomery.
Montgomery checks a low kick from Cullen.
Cullen just misses with a punch to the body.
Montgomery connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Montgomery attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cullen throws a push kick but Montgomery slaps the foot to one side.
Cullen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montgomery staying out of range there.
Montgomery throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Montgomery thows a body shot but no joy.
Cullen tries a low kick but Montgomery avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kassidy Cullen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Elmer Montgomery's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

That kick from Cullen tenderised Montgomery's leg. Montgomery is trying to keep his angry face on.
Montgomery takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Montgomery. Cullen does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Montgomery misses.
Cullen connects with a body shot that sends Montgomery's belly button to the back.
Cullen lands with a kick to the temple. Montgomery shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Cullen clinches up with Montgomery and pushes him back against the cage.
Montgomery tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cullen's elbow.
Montgomery goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cullen misses with an elbow over the top.
Cullen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cullen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Montgomery gets through Cullen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Cullen has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Montgomery uses from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cullen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cullen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Montgomery can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Cullen looking for a guillotine here but Montgomery defends easily.
Montgomery wanted to stand there but Cullen had control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cullen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cullen looking for a sweep. Not yet Cullen, not yet.
Montgomery has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cullen is proving hard to escape from.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cullen is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cullen looking to pass the guard.
Cullen throws an elbow that misses. Montgomery uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cullen's guard. Nice move by Montgomery!
Cullen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montgomery blocking the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kassidy Cullen really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elmer Montgomery's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A punch lands to the side of Montgomery 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A shot to the body from Cullen misses
and Montgomery counters with a nice uppercut.
Cullen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A slow jab from Montgomery misses its intended target.
Montgomery tries to work over Cullen's front leg with a kick but Cullen checks it.
Montgomery swings for the body but Cullen moves out of range.
Montgomery on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cullen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cullen misses with a hook.
Montgomery throws out a loose jab but Cullen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cullen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cullen shoots in but Montgomery avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cullen lands a right hook to the body.
Montgomery walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cullen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Montgomery blocks a head kick by Cullen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Montgomery scores with a decent looking hook.
Cullen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cullen ducks under a wild hook from Montgomery.
Cullen with a hook.
Montgomery lands a jab-cross combination.
Montgomery throws a hook to the side of Cullen's head but Cullen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cullen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cullen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Montgomery rather than just go for the knockout.
Montgomery throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cullen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Montgomery paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A lazy left from Cullen finds it's target.
Montgomery takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Montgomery throws a sloppy head kick and Cullen moves out of range easily.
Montgomery misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cullen has managed to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Montgomery fails to land.
Nice body punch from Montgomery.
Cullen prevents a body shot from Montgomery.
Montgomery dodges an elbow strike from Cullen.
Cullen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cullen prevents a body shot from Montgomery.
Elmer Montgomery has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cullen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Montgomery's brow.
Cullen missing with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Montgomery.
Cullen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Montgomery is trying to stall.
Cullen misses with a knee strike.
Cullen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Montgomerys head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery dodges an elbow strike from Cullen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cullen.
Montgomery tries to stall but Cullen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Montgomery lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Montgomery swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cullen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Montgomery lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Montgomery misses with the head strike.
Cullen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Montgomery is trying to break the clinch but Cullen has him pressed against the cage.
Cullen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Montgomery working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cullen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Montgomery is defending well for now.
Montgomery is working Cullen over against the cage.
Montgomery fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Montgomery tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery swings wildly with an uppercut but Cullen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Montgomery misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Cullen ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cullen no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Montgomery stands up and waves to Cullen to follow him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cullen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Montgomery on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montgomery throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Montgomery misses with an uppercut. Cullen saw that one coming.
Cullen slips under a jab.
Cullen connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elmer Montgomery had his way with Kassidy Cullen in that round.
The cut man is working on Elmer Montgomery's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Cullen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Montgomery on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Montgomery presses Cullen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Montgomery misses with a hook to the ribs.
Montgomery misses with a punch to the body.
Cullen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Montgomery has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cullen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cullen lands a good knee to the midsection. Montgomery won't want to take too many of those.
Montgomery tries to throw a body punch but Cullen avoids it by throwing Montgomery back against the cage.
Montgomery takes a knee right on the jaw!
Still in the clinch, Montgomery scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cullen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cullen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Montgomery working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Montgomery misses with a short punch on the inside.
Montgomery lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cullen backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Montgomery.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cullen.

Cullen decides to pull guard.

Cullen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cullen is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Cullen looking for a sweep. Not yet Cullen, not yet.
Montgomery wanted to stand there but Cullen had control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cullen looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Montgomery has picked Cullen up and slammed him! Cullen can't keep hold of the triangle and Montgomery manages to pass to side control!

Montgomery decides to stand back up.
Montgomery doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Montgomery moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Montgomery jabs at Cullen's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montgomery misses with a jab, cross combination.

Cullen clinches up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen tries a body shot but Montgomery blocks it.
Montgomery can't break the clinch.

Cullen jumps guard and drags Montgomery to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Cullen tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Montgomery got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cullen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Montgomery has managed to get both his arms back between Cullen's legs - danger averted.
Montgomery wanted to stand there but Cullen had control of the position.

Cullen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Montgomery doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Montgomery manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cullen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Montgomery gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Cullen has his foot on Montgomery's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Montgomery works his way back into a safe position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kassidy Cullen.
I think Cullen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 47:48
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 48:48
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 47:49

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kassidy Cullen!
Kassidy Cullen is the new lightweight champion!
Kassidy Cullen managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hell's Balls Recovery (160), into his post fight interview.