PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sherwood Montgomery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Werty Quiop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quiop has chosen One For The Money as his entrance music. Werty Quiop acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Montgomery
vs
Quiop

212 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

225 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sherwood Montgomery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Werty Quiop!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quiop fails with the takedown

and Montgomery counters with a shoot takedown. Quiop fights it but they end up in guard.
Quiop looks winded!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Montgomery makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Montgomery stays in close to Quiop's body and controls the position.
Montgomery working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Quiop's head.
Montgomery in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Montgomery is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Montgomery missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sherwood Montgomery wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Quiop shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Montgomery counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Montgomery prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sherwood Montgomery has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Werty Quiop.

Montgomery decides to pull guard.

Montgomery is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Quiop drops back, looking for a kneebar! Montgomery looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Montgomery looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Montgomery!
Montgomery in side control, throwing shots but Quiop defends.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery looks up at the clock and then as Quiop takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Montgomery smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Quiop is being controlled here.
Montgomery in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Quiop defending against the ground and pound.
Montgomery is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Quiop will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Montgomery wants to stand but Quiop is controlling his arm.
Montgomery is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quiop taking punishment in the form of punches.
Montgomery really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Montgomery works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Montgomery creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Quiop sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Montgomery just content to control the position.
Quiop avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Montgomery.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quiop tries to improve position but can't.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Montgomery landing a few strikes.
Montgomery working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Quiop is trying to escape the position but Montgomery is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quiop parries the strikes from Montgomery easily there. Montgomery is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Quiop to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sherwood Montgomery dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sherwood Montgomery's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Montgomery goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Quiop tries for a takedown but Montgomery circles away easily

and Montgomery holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Montgomery gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Montgomery throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Montgomery looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Montgomery missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Quiop is breathing heavily.
Montgomery working over Quiop with some ground and pound. Quiop looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Montgomery is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Quiop sees it coming and defends easily.
Montgomery not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Quiop has hold of Montgomery's hands but Montgomery slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Quiop wants to control but Montgomery is keeping busy.
Montgomery stalling.
Montgomery working Quiop over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery winds up and cracks Quiop with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Montgomery content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Montgomery's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Nice strikes from Montgomery there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Montgomery is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Montgomery looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Quiop with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Montgomery sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Montgomery sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Quiop trying to control but Montgomery postures up.
Montgomery throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

We're going to have a standup here because Sherwood Montgomery wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Montgomery scores with a three punch combo!
Quiop shoots and misses

and Montgomery moves into the clinch.

Montgomery has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Quiop is trying to keep an underhook but Montgomery manages to get the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Montgomery wants to work for an arm triangle but Quiop is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Montgomery closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Quiop quickly recovers to half guard.
Montgomery sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Montgomery thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Quiop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sherwood Montgomery has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Quiop gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Montgomery counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Montgomery tries for a takedown. No joy.

Montgomery decides to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quiop taking a bit of punishment here - Montgomery scoring with strikes.
We've been informed that Quiop has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Montgomery scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Quiop to see if he's OK.
Montgomery controlling the position.
Montgomery is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Quiop can do to turn this around?
Montgomery scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Quiop to see if he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery in side control, throwing shots but Quiop defends.
Montgomery connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Quiop some visible discomfort.
Montgomery in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Montgomery working the ground and pound but Quiop is defending the strikes.
Montgomery is chipping away with strikes.
A lull in the action here as Montgomery stalls from top position.
Montgomery is chipping away with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery in side control, throwing shots but Quiop defends.
Sherwood Montgomery overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Montgomery cracks Quiop with a big right hand but Quiop just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Montgomery connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Quiop some visible discomfort.
Montgomery tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Quiop is being controlled here.
Quiop defending against the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montgomery takes a little break here. Quiop wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sherwood Montgomery showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Montgomery has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sherwood Montgomery!
Werty Quiop was interviewed post fight and said 'Grrr! Grrr!'.