PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Saho Bala (ranked 4415 p4p, 400 weight class) and Theodore Montgomery (ranked 4677 p4p, 416 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Saho Bala has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bala
vs
Montgomery

172 cm
25
156 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

182 cm
21
165 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saho Bala!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Theodore Montgomery!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Bala.
A big left from Bala misses.
Montgomery unleashes a big counter combination but Bala bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Montgomery lands a slapping body shot.
Bala throws an overhand right that lands on Montgomery's shoulder, as Montgomery tries to avoid the shot.
Montgomery looks to land a left hand but Bala moved out of range nicely.
Bala throws the left hand but Montgomery avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Montgomery was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bala keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bala misses with a double jab.
Montgomery is trying to counter with his kicks.
Montgomery lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Montgomery uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bala.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bala lands with an overhand left.
Bala throws a right and a left that Montgomery avoids nicely.
It seemed like Montgomery was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bala tests Montgomery's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Saho Bala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Bala misses with a straight left.
Bala throws a hook but Montgomery avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bala doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Montgomery. Bala does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bala definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bala cracks a nice hook into Montgomery's ribs.
Bala swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Montgomery misses with a left hand
and Bala counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bala uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Montgomery.
Montgomery throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Montgomery misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice defenses there by Montgomery.
Bala throws out a powerful jab.
Montgomery connects with a nice looking jab.
Bala throws out a loose jab but Montgomery uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Montgomery misses.
Good exchange - Montgomery coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Montgomery misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bala rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Montgomery moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bala misses with an uppercut. Montgomery saw that one coming.
Montgomery displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bala throws out the jab.
Montgomery slips a jab and a cross from Bala.
Montgomery moves out of range as Bala strikes.
Bala throws an off balance right hand
and Montgomery counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bala throws a jab but it's blocked by Montgomery.
Bala slips a straight right by Montgomery.
Bala is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Montgomery takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Montgomery misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bala.
Bala lands an overhand right.
A big right from Bala misses.
Montgomery connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bala momentarily.
Bala looks to land a right hand but Montgomery moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bala needs to keep his hands up - Montgomery had a free shot at his head there.
Montgomery fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Montgomery ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bala closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Montgomery looks to land a combination but Bala avoids it well.
Bala was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bala looks to land a combination but Montgomery avoids it well.
Montgomery doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Montgomery throws an overhand right that lands on Bala's shoulder, as Bala tries to avoid the shot.
Montgomery lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A telegraphed right hand from Bala misses the target.
It seemed like Montgomery was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Montgomery ducks under a wild hook from Bala.
Bala slips under a jab.
Montgomery misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bala.
Bala shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Montgomery.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montgomery displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bala throws out the jab.
Montgomery throws out a counter right but Bala avoids it with no problem.
Montgomery misses the shot to the body.
Bala is looking to counter punch.
Bala ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bala throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Montgomery is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bala with a body shot.
Bala takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bala misses with an uppercut
and Montgomery counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Bala misses.
Montgomery throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bala sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bala scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Montgomery walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montgomery connects with a body shot that sends Bala's belly button to the back.
Nice jab there from Montgomery.
Bala scores with a jab to the body.
Montgomery has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Montgomery ducks under a wild hook from Bala.
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 Saho Bala will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Montgomery keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bala.
Bala misses with a looping left.
Bala ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bala keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Montgomery.
Bala throws a hook but Montgomery blocks it.
Bala takes a swing at Montgomery's ribcage but misses.
Bala paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bala misses with an uppercut.
Bala throws a poor cross that misses
and Montgomery connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bala throws an overhand right that lands on Montgomery's shoulder, as Montgomery tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montgomery slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Oooooh!!! Montgomery has knocked Bala down with a huge combo! Montgomery steps away and waves a wobbly Bala back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Bala is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bala on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Montgomery. Montgomery obviously looking to wear him down.
Montgomery scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bala misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bala scores with a nice strike.
Montgomery slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bala dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Montgomery misses with a wild combination.
Bala staying out of range there.
Montgomery takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Montgomery throws an overhand right that lands on Bala's shoulder, as Bala tries to avoid the shot.
Bala steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Montgomery.
Montgomery misses with a wild body shot.
Bala throws a jab when Montgomery was well out of range.
Montgomery slips under a jab.
Bala jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Bala does no damage.
Bala works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bala swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Montgomery fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Montgomery takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice shot lands for Montgomery.
A right-left combo lands from Bala.
Good standup being displayed there by Montgomery as he connects with a hook.
Saho Bala is winning the standup battle so far.
Bala throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Montgomery counters with a straight right hand.
Montgomery ducks under a wild hook from Bala.
Montgomery misses the shot to the body.
Bala looks to land a right hand but Montgomery moved out of range.
Bala smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bala misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bala throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bala takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Montgomery uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bala.
Montgomery takes a swing at Bala's ribcage but misses.
Bala is looking to counter punch.
Bala connects with a body shot that sends Montgomery's belly button to the back.
Bala misses with a left hand
and Montgomery makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A big right from Bala misses.
Montgomery avoids the body shot from Bala.
Montgomery throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bala scores with a sloppy right hand. Montgomery should have avoided that one.
Montgomery throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bala stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bala misses with a lunging right hand
and Montgomery counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bala thinking.
Montgomery dips to his left and cracks Bala with an uppercut!
Bala ducks under a wild hook from Montgomery.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bala misses with a hook to the body
letting Montgomery counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bala just misses with a punch to the body.
Montgomery avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bala throws an overhand right that lands on Montgomery's shoulder, as Montgomery tries to avoid the shot.
Bala slips under a jab.
Montgomery takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bala scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bala misses with a two punch combination.
Bala scores with a nice right hand.
Bala misses with an uppercut
and Montgomery counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bala thinking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bala looks to land a right hand but Montgomery moved out of range.
Bala misses with a double jab.
Bala looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bala stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Saho Bala will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Montgomery throws an overhand right that lands on Bala's shoulder, as Bala tries to avoid the shot.
Bala dodges the punch combination from Montgomery.
Montgomery connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice shot lands for Bala.
Bala slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bala getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bala moves out of range as Montgomery strikes.
Montgomery falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bala counters with a straight right hand.

Montgomery is rocked!
Bala clobbers Montgomery with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Montgomery is still on wobbly legs! Can Bala finish him?
Montgomery throws a jab but it's blocked by Bala.
Decent striking displayed by Bala there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bala connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Montgomery jabs at Bala's body.
Montgomery takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Montgomery misses with a body shot.
Bala missing with a left hand there. Montgomery was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Montgomery swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Montgomery staying out of range there.
Montgomery seems to have recovered his senses.
Bala misses with an uppercut. Montgomery saw that one coming.
Montgomery avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bala's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Montgomery connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bala scrambles back to his feet.
Montgomery throws a body punch but Bala moves out of range.
Bala cracks Montgomery with a good jab.
Bala swings away with a body shot that misses
and Montgomery counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bala connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Montgomery sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Montgomery walks into a left hand.
Bala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Montgomery.
Bala slips a jab and a cross from Montgomery.
Bala throws the left hand but Montgomery avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from Bala misses.
A swing and a miss from Bala.
Bala throws a combination that misses
and Montgomery counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bala thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bala cracks Montgomery with a right hand to the side of the head.
Montgomery lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bala backs up against the cage.
Montgomery with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Montgomery.
Bala on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bala misses with a hook. Montgomery ducked under it nicely.
Bala scores with a shot to the body.
Bala uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Montgomery.
Montgomery works the jab nicely.
Bala steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Montgomery.
Bala pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Montgomery doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Montgomery moves away.
Bala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bala keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Montgomery steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bala.
Montgomery lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bala lands a really nice looking cross but Montgomery seems unphased.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bala misses with a body shot
and Montgomery cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bala avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Montgomery feints a jab promting Bala to slip. Montgomery then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bala slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Oh Bala is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bala looks to land a right hand but Montgomery moved out of range.
Bala stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bala cracks Montgomery with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bala seems to have got his legs back now.
Bala jabs at Montgomery's body.
Montgomery scores with a nice right hand.
Montgomery lands a lovely overhand right.
Bala staying out of range there.
Bala lands a right hook to the body.
Bala uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Montgomery.
Bala is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Montgomery throws a body punch but Bala moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Saho Bala did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Bala's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bala misses with an uppercut
and Montgomery counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bala throws an off balance right hand
and Montgomery counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Montgomery blocks a jab.
A big right from Bala misses.
Montgomery displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bala throws out the jab.
Montgomery takes one to the chin there.
Bala throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bala pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bala throws out a loose jab but Montgomery uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Montgomery.
Bala throws a hook but Montgomery blocks it.
Montgomery misses with a wild combination.
Bala is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Bala.
Montgomery uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bala.
Montgomery misses with a looping right.
Bala clobbers Montgomery with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Montgomery lands a jab.
Bala lands a nice shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Montgomery. Bala does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bala cracks Montgomery with a right hand to the side of the head.
Montgomery uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bala.
A countering left hand to the body from Montgomery misses.
Montgomery uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bala.
Bala throws an overhand right that lands on Montgomery's shoulder, as Montgomery tries to avoid the shot.
Montgomery throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bala throws a body shot but no joy.
Bala loads up on a big right hand but Montgomery slips the punch.
Bala throws a nice looking combination but Montgomery bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Montgomery tests Bala's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bala misses with a straight left.
Bala lands the left hand.
Montgomery moves out of range as Bala strikes.
Montgomery works Bala's body with a nice hook.
Bala jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Montgomery fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bala looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Montgomery throws a body shot but no joy.
Montgomery lands with a straight right. Bala didn't see that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery throws an off balance right hand
and Bala counters with a stiff right hand.
Bala scores with a jab.
Bala misses with a straight right.
Bala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montgomery was well out of range. Poor timing from Bala.
Montgomery shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bala misses with a lunging right hand
and Montgomery counters with a nice uppercut.
Bala takes a shot to the body in his stride.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Bala misses.
Bala misses with an uppercut. Montgomery saw that one coming.
Montgomery throws a body shot but no joy.
Montgomery avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Montgomery misses.
Montgomery ducks under a wild hook from Bala.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery lands a nice shot that snaps Bala's head back.
Montgomery misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bala.
Montgomery slips a jab from Bala.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bala jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bala throws a shot from downtown. Montgomery moves away and avoids it.
Montgomery lands with an uppercut that bounces Bala off the cage and back into range.
Bala rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Montgomery connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Montgomery stuns Bala with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Montgomery connects with a crisp jab.
Bala thuds his right hand into Montgomery's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Montgomery lands a glancing blow to the side of Bala's head.
Bala throws a looping overhand right but Montgomery ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Saho Bala will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montgomery was well out of range. Poor timing from Bala.
Montgomery looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Montgomery lands with a right hand.
Montgomery throws a body shot but no joy.
Bala defending well as Montgomery loads up on a big left hand.
Montgomery keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bala with a hook.
Bala avoids the body shot from Montgomery.
Bala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Montgomery.
Montgomery slips a straight right by Bala.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montgomery lands a slapping body shot.
Bala throws a predictable looking body shot
and Montgomery counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bala thinking.
Bala slips a straight right by Montgomery.
Bala throws a body punch but Montgomery moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bala jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bala avoids the body shot from Montgomery.
Bala staying out of range there.
It looked like Bala wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Montgomery just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Montgomery. Beautiful body shot.
Montgomery looks to land a combination but Bala avoids it well.
Bala swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bala takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bala throws a good cross that connects.
Bala connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bala throws a sloppy body shot
letting Montgomery counter with a right hand.
Bala's jab looks to have found its range, popping Montgomery under the eye.
Montgomery throws a big shot that misses.
Donk. Bala catches Montgomery right on the button with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 digs a good hook to Bala's body.
Bala comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bala throws out a powerful jab.
Bala thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bala misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Montgomery! But no joy.
Montgomery avoids the body shot from Bala.
Montgomery digs a good hook to Bala's body.
A swing and a miss from Bala.
Montgomery misses with a looping left.
It looked like Bala wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Montgomery scores with a hook.
Montgomery shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Montgomery ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bala misses with a looping left.
Montgomery walks into a straight right hand from Bala.
Montgomery throws a jab but it's blocked by Bala.
Montgomery takes one to the chin there.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Bala! Montgomery is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saho Bala!
Saho Bala retains his lightweight title!
After the fight, Saho Bala was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.