PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marco Montgomery (ranked 6733 p4p, 6569 weight class) and Abigg Chungus (ranked 700 p4p, 692 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Montgomery
vs
Chungus

169 cm
18
169
0 - 1 - 0

184 cm
18
180
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marco Montgomery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abigg Chungus!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montgomery looks to land a combination but Chungus avoids it well.
Montgomery is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Montgomery definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chungus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chungus has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Chungus cracks Montgomery with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Montgomery swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chungus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montgomery.
Montgomery throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Chungus has managed to clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Montgomery.
Montgomery doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montgomery lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Montgomery leaning against his opponent.
Montgomery lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chungus backwards.
Montgomery is struggling to control the position.
Chungus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery has Chungus pressed against the cage, preventing Chungus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Montgomery lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chungus or not.
Chungus is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch on the inside from Montgomery fails to land.
Montgomery has Chungus pressed against the cage.
Montgomery makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The referee calls for Montgomery to work.
Montgomery displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chungus up against the cage.
Chungus has had enough of the clinch but Montgomery keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chungus is trying to push Montgomery away but Montgomery has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Montgomery controlling the action here for a moment.
Chungus taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Montgomery lands with a left to the head.
Chungus tries to break the clinch but Montgomery is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Montgomery fails to land.
Chungus is trying to break the clinch but Montgomery has him pressed against the cage.
Montgomery digs a right hand into Chungus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chungus's gas tank.
Chungus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Montgomery gets through Chungus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Montgomery could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Chungus blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Montgomery.
Chungus can't break the clinch.
Montgomery misses with the head strike.
Chungus trying to stall but Montgomery improves his position.
Montgomery tries to throw a body punch but Chungus avoids it by throwing Montgomery back against the cage.
Chungus is looking to break free of the clinch but Montgomery has double underhooks.
Chungus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Montgomery.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Montgomery.
Montgomery throws a punch but it's blocked by Chungus.
Montgomery misses with the head strike.
Montgomery scores with a shoulder strike.
Montgomery throws a punch but it's blocked by Chungus.
A head punch on the inside from Montgomery fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Montgomery.
Montgomery lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chungus backwards.
Montgomery misses with the head strike.
Montgomery pressing his opponent against the cage.
Montgomery fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Montgomery misses with a short punch on the inside.
Montgomery tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Montgomery throws a punch but it's blocked by Chungus.
Montgomery misses with a hook from the clinch.
Montgomery holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Montgomery misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Chungus lands a nice shot that snaps Montgomery's head back.
A jab from Chungus misses.
Montgomery takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chungus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Montgomery.
Chungus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Montgomery moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Montgomery feints a jab promting Chungus to slip. Montgomery then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Chungus slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Chungus swinging wildly here.
Chungus lands with a straight right. Montgomery didn't see that one coming.
Chungus is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Chungus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Montgomery.
Chungus lands a nice hook to Montgomery's body. Montgomery takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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 showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chungus.
Montgomery lands a jab to Chungus's midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery swinging wildly here.
Montgomery on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Montgomery throws a right and a left that both miss.
Montgomery takes a swing at Chungus's ribcage but misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chungus catches Montgomery with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Chungus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Montgomery's hands.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Montgomery slows down the pace here.
Chungus tries to break the clinch but Montgomery is controlling the position.
Montgomery doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Montgomery fails to land.
Montgomery scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chungus tries to break free but Montgomery pushes him back against the cage.
Come on Chungus - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Montgomery tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Montgomery taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Chungus letting Montgomery take a breather here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Montgomery takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Montgomery leaning his opponent against the cage.
Chungus tries to break the clinch but Montgomery is controlling the position.
Montgomery 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chungus working hard to break the clinch.
Montgomery keeps control of Chungus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chungus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chungus has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Montgomery tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Montgomery lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chungus backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chungus.
Montgomery lands a hook to the side of the head.
Montgomery misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marco Montgomery has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Montgomery taking a breather.
Montgomery keeps control of Chungus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Montgomery fails to land.
A short right from Montgomery on the inside.
Montgomery is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chungus can do to turn this around?
Chungus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Montgomery effectively controlling the action here.
Montgomery tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chungus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Montgomery misses with a punch to the body.
Chungus tries to circle away but Montgomery has him pinned against the cage.
Montgomery lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Montgomery is pushing Chungus up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Montgomery manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Montgomery dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Chungus connects with a body shot.
Montgomery pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chungus scores with a punch to the head.
Montgomery ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chungus moves away.
A big left from Montgomery misses.
Montgomery misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chungus.
Montgomery is looking to wear down Chungus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chungus misses with a two punch combination.
Montgomery tries to close the distance and clinch but Chungus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Montgomery throws a right and a left that Chungus avoids nicely.

Montgomery gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chungus.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chungus.
Chungus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chungus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Montgomery.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery taking a breather.
Chungus is trying to break the clinch but Montgomery has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Montgomery.
Montgomery effectively controlling the action here.
Montgomery tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chungus's elbow.
Chungus avoiding damage.
Chungus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Montgomery dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Chungus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Montgomery keeps control of Chungus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Chungus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Montgomery struggles to land a body shot inside as Chungus controls his hands.
Montgomery slowing the pace effectively.
Montgomery stalling.
Chungus is trying to push Montgomery away but Montgomery has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chungus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Montgomery leaning against his opponent.
Montgomery misses with the head strike.
Chungus content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Montgomery lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Montgomery fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Montgomery.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marco Montgomery.
Chungus connects with a looping right hand.

Chungus moves into the clinch successfully.
Montgomery tries a body shot but Chungus blocks it.
Montgomery lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chungus backwards.
Montgomery swings wildly with an uppercut but Chungus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abigg Chungus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chungus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Montgomery effectively controlling the action here.
Montgomery holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Montgomery for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Montgomery's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marco Montgomery is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Montgomery - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Montgomery blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Montgomery content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Montgomery misses with a hook from the clinch.
Montgomery lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chungus backwards.
Chungus is trying to break the clinch but Montgomery has him pressed against the cage.
Chungus takes a shot to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short right from Montgomery on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Montgomery showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Montgomery, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Montgomery!