PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Author Fonzarelli (ranked 3283 p4p, 3544 weight class) and Claus Montgomery (ranked 0 p4p, 426 weight class). Claus Montgomery will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Fonzarelli
vs
Montgomery

188 cm
25
199
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
200
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Author Fonzarelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Claus Montgomery!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montgomery fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fonzarelli manages to avoid it.
Montgomery scores with a body shot.
Montgomery misses with a straight right.
Montgomery looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Montgomery gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fonzarelli to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fonzarelli trying to control the position from guard on top but Montgomery is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Montgomery is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fonzarelli defends well.
Fonzarelli works over Montgomery with some ground and pound from guard.
Montgomery is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montgomery striking off his back but it's not causing Fonzarelli any problems.
Fonzarelli trying to control but Montgomery is working from the bottom.
Fonzarelli is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery 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.
Fonzarelli passes Montgomery's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fonzarelli lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fonzarelli lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Montgomery is looking to improve his position.
Fonzarelli is nestled in close to Montgomery, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fonzarelli takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Montgomery misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Montgomery wants to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fonzarelli connects with a nice short shot to Montgomery's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fonzarelli lands a nice short elbow.
Fonzarelli is trying to control the action in half guard but Montgomery is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fonzarelli winds up and cracks Montgomery with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fonzarelli is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fonzarelli scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Montgomery has hold of Fonzarelli's hands but Fonzarelli slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Montgomery really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fonzarelli. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Montgomery tries to get to full guard but Fonzarelli has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fonzarelli performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Fonzarelli looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
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 improve his position but Fonzarelli is controlling well.
Fonzarelli drops an elbow to the side of Montgomery's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fonzarelli winds up and cracks Montgomery with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fonzarelli winds up and cracks Montgomery with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fonzarelli keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Montgomery tries to roll over but Fonzarelli keeps him under control.
Fonzarelli working over Montgomery with some ground and pound. Montgomery looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Fonzarelli.
Montgomery on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Montgomery is looking for a sweep. Fonzarelli is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fonzarelli working over Montgomery with some ground and pound. Montgomery looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fonzarelli working over Montgomery with some ground and pound. Montgomery looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fonzarelli has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fonzarelli scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fonzarelli slips a nice elbow through Montgomery's hands, connecting with Montgomery's forehead.
Montgomery is looking for a sweep. Fonzarelli is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fonzarelli trying to control from half guard but Montgomery is working away.
Fonzarelli wants to free his trapped foot but Montgomery is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Fonzarelli seems content to control.
Montgomery is trying to get back to full guard.
Fonzarelli is thwarting Montgomery's attempts to control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fonzarelli lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montgomery wants to sweep but Fonzarelli has passed to side control!
Fonzarelli scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Montgomery to see if he's OK.
Fonzarelli works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Fonzarelli is working Montgomery over with some ground and pound from side control.
Montgomery is trying to get back to half guard.
Fonzarelli scoring with punches and elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Author Fonzarelli dominated that round.
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.

Montgomery ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fonzarelli moves away.
Fonzarelli shoots in looking for a takedown but Montgomery manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fonzarelli's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Fonzarelli closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fonzarelli lands in his opponent's guard.
Fonzarelli wants to control from the top but Montgomery keeps moving.
Fonzarelli is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Author Fonzarelli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fonzarelli lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fonzarelli trying to control but Montgomery is working from the bottom.
Fonzarelli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Montgomery can do to turn this around?
Montgomery has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Fonzarelli has passed into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montgomery can't do much from the bottom here.
Fonzarelli is putting a hurting on Montgomery here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fonzarelli working the ground and pound from side control.
Fonzarelli working the ground and pound.
Fonzarelli trying to control the position but Montgomery is working away.
Fonzarelli is working Montgomery over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fonzarelli landing strikes.
Fonzarelli is looking to take a break and control but Montgomery is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fonzarelli working away.
Fonzarelli trying to control the action but Montgomery is working from the bottom.
Montgomery is looking to reverse the position.
Montgomery sneaks back into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Fonzarelli is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Fonzarelli seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Montgomery does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fonzarelli looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fonzarelli drops an elbow to the side of Montgomery's head.
Montgomery is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fonzarelli scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Montgomery gets back to full guard.
Fonzarelli postures up and lands a big shot to Montgomery's brow.
Fonzarelli scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fonzarelli showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fonzarelli works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fonzarelli tries to pass to full mount but Montgomery defends it.
Montgomery throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Montgomery is refusing to be controlled, as Fonzarelli sits in half guard.
Fonzarelli is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fonzarelli scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fonzarelli is looking to take a break and control but Montgomery is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Montgomery tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fonzarelli connects with a nice short shot to Montgomery's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Fonzarelli.
Montgomery is staying active underneath Fonzarelli, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fonzarelli wants to free his trapped foot but Montgomery is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Montgomery moves into full guard.
Fonzarelli preventing the sweep.
Fonzarelli with a nice head shot there.

Fonzarelli avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fonzarelli is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fonzarelli postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Author Fonzarelli dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Fonzarelli moves out of range of the strikes.
Fonzarelli dives in for a single leg takedown but Montgomery sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Fonzarelli has hold of one of Montgomery's legs. Montgomery is fighting the takedown attempt but Fonzarelli gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Fonzarelli forces his way into half guard.
Fonzarelli works his foot free and advances to mount.
Fonzarelli lands a heavy elbow.
Montgomery is trying to escape the mount.
Fonzarelli wants to control the pace but Montgomery is squirming around nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montgomery is in a horrible position here. Fonzarelli smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Fonzarelli lands a couple of good shots and Montgomery has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Fonzarelli scores with punches to the body.
Fonzarelli has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Montgomery.

Montgomery is rocked!
Fonzarelli doesn't have the hooks in and Montgomery manages to turn into his guard.
Montgomery is still in real trouble! Can Fonzarelli finish him?
Fonzarelli has his hands on Montgomery's head, controlling the position.
Montgomery must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Montgomery trying to control the position from guard on top but Fonzarelli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fonzarelli is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Montgomery seems to have recovered his senses.
Fonzarelli 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.
Fonzarelli is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Montgomery actively working from the bottom here.
Montgomery tries to roll over but Fonzarelli keeps him under control.
Montgomery regains full guard. Nicely done.
Montgomery is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fonzarelli lands a couple of digs.
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 can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fonzarelli controls the pace.
Montgomery keeping moving, preventing Fonzarelli from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Montgomery can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery trying to keep a closed guard but Fonzarelli is proving a slippery customer.
Fonzarelli lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fonzarelli is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fonzarelli scoring with some ground and pound.
Montgomery bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fonzarelli's guard.

Fonzarelli is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Fonzarelli moves nicely into side control.
Fonzarelli landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fonzarelli working the ground and pound.
Montgomery takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Claus Montgomery has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery is looking for a sweep.
The referee asks Fonzarelli politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Fonzarelli prefers to stall for the moment though.
Montgomery is looking for a sweep.
Fonzarelli in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Montgomery looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Fonzarelli turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Author Fonzarelli!