GAMMA: Contenders #142 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russian Guyovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Larinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guyovich's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Russian Song. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Guyovich
vs
Larinov

200 cm
27
221 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

178 cm
26
205 lbs
8 - 6 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russian Guyovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igor Larinov!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larinov misses with a double jab.
Larinov misses with a wild combination.
Larinov misses with a two punch combination.
Guyovich moves out of range of the strikes.
Guyovich has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Guyovich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Larinov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Larinov throws a monster overhand right that drops Guyovich! Larinov follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Larinov!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry Alonzo Longabaugh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Demon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Alonzo Longabaugh
vs
Demon

179 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

187 cm
27
185 lbs
7 - 11 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Alonzo Longabaugh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jin Demon!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Demon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Longabaugh throws a right hand that misses
and Demon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Longabaugh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Demon is fending him off so far but Longabaugh persists. Nope, Demon circles away and we're back to standing.
Demon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Longabaugh as he jumps to the side.
Longabaugh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Demon circles away.
Demon shoots in for a takedown but Longabaugh shows good takedown defense.
Demon scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Longabaugh misses with an uppercut

and Demon counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Longabaugh makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Longabaugh misses with a right hand
and Demon counters with a left and a right that stings Longabaugh.
Demon wants to clinch.
Longabaugh tries for a takedown but Demon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Alonzo Longabaugh. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Demon.
Longabaugh takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The fighters circling - Longabaugh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Longabaugh drives through and clinches with Demon against the cage.

Longabaugh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Longabaugh tries for a takedown but Demon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Longabaugh is breathing heavily.
Longabaugh throws a lazy uppercut
and Demon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Longabaugh tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Demon swivels and escapes.
Demon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Longabaugh misses with a left hand
and Demon counters with a big head kick but Longabaugh shrugs it off.

Longabaugh is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Demon lands a brutal head kick. Longabaugh looks out on his feet and Demon throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Jin Demon!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amish Hardcore Irish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Happy Flowers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardcore Irish kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Devil's Dance Floor. Flowers has chosen Wu Tang Clan - Tiger Style as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Hardcore Irish
vs
Flowers

200 cm
25
265 lbs
13 - 16 - 0

195 cm
27
285 lbs
13 - 13 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Amish Hardcore Irish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Happy Flowers!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardcore Irish is looking to clinch but Flowers is avoiding it.
Flowers looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hardcore Irish feints a jab promting Flowers to slip. Hardcore Irish then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Flowers slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hardcore Irish swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hardcore Irish moves out of range of the strikes.
Flowers takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hardcore Irish slips under a jab.
A big left from Hardcore Irish misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Flowers.
A left and a right from Hardcore Irish both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Happy Flowers has been cut.
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!

Hardcore Irish pushes Flowers up against the cage in a clinch.
Flowers has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hardcore Irish is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Flowers just leaning against Hardcore Irish, taking a breather.

Flowers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardcore Irish lands a nice shot to the body.
Flowers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hardcore Irish is fending him off so far but Flowers persists. Nope, Hardcore Irish circles away and we're back to standing.
Amish Hardcore Irish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Happy Flowers.

Hardcore Irish drives through and clinches with Flowers against the cage.
Flowers blocks an uppercut.
Flowers is trying to drag Hardcore Irish to the mat but Hardcore Irish just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hardcore Irish is trying to force a seperation but Flowers has the dominant position.
A short uppercut from Hardcore Irish.
Hardcore Irish wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Flowers is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hardcore Irish lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Flowers leaning against his opponent.
Hardcore Irish wants to break free but Flowers has control.

Flowers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flowers walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hardcore Irish throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Flowers.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flowers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hardcore Irish throws a looping overhand right but Flowers ducks down to avoid it.
Flowers looks to land a combination but Hardcore Irish avoids it well.
Flowers fails to land the takedown.
Flowers looks gassed!
Hardcore Irish tries to clinch up.
Hardcore Irish misses with a wild body shot.
Hardcore Irish throws a big shot that misses.
Hardcore Irish throws a lazy right hand but Flowers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Flowers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Amish Hardcore Irish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardcore Irish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Flowers manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardcore Irish cracks Flowers with a good jab.
The fighters circling - Hardcore Irish throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Flowers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hardcore Irish.
Hardcore Irish lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A shot to the liver by Hardcore Irish. Beautiful body shot.
Hardcore Irish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flowers.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flowers misses with a shot to the body
and Hardcore Irish connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hardcore Irish fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Flowers looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Flowers shoots for a takedown but Hardcore Irish saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Flowers is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hardcore Irish is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Flowers.
Flowers takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hardcore Irish works Flowers's body with a nice hook.
Hardcore Irish scores with a decent looking hook.
Hardcore Irish jabs Flowers to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardcore Irish lands a head shot.

Flowers is rocked!
Flowers gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Hardcore Irish points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Flowers wakes up just in time to hear Hardcore Irish thank his coaches in the post fight interview.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Amish Hardcore Irish!
After the big win, Amish Hardcore Irish made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors AMPLIFY and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Reade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pj Benn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benn is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Darude- Sandstorm. Pj Benn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Reade
vs
Benn

195 cm
26
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

189 cm
30
210 lbs
15 - 13 - 1

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Powerful

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Reade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pj Benn!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Reade. That's going to slow Benn down.
Reade tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reade throws a quick inside leg kick.
Taylor Reade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benn shoots in looking for a takedown but Reade manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Benn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Reade stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Reade throws a leg kick

and Benn counters with a nice double leg into side control. Reade won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benn trying to control the action but Reade is working from the bottom.
Benn working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Benn working the ground and pound but Reade is defending the strikes.
Benn wants to control but Reade is keeping him busy.
Benn is chipping away with strikes.
Benn wants to control but Reade is keeping him busy.
Reade tries to bench press Benn off him but Benn keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benn throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Benn working the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Benn lands a few punches from side control.
Reade struggling a bit here.
Reade is trying to improve his position.
Reade knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Benn on the ground.
Benn throws a strike aimed at the side of Reade's head but Reade avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes there by Benn.
Benn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Benn trying to control the position but Reade is working away.
Reade is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Benn's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Reade pushes Benn off looking to stand but Benn dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Reade is controlling Benn's trapped leg to prevent Benn from advancing to side control.

Benn seems to be working for a kimura but Reade defends the submission attempt.
Reade is not content to let Benn control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reade is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Benn is looking to take a break and control but Reade is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reade trying to hold on to Benn's head to control him but Benn postures up.
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!
Reade is not content to let Benn control the position.
Reade is looking to control Benn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Reade avoid being mounted?

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Benn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Benn ducks under a wild hook from Reade.
Reade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benn manages to avoid it.
Benn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reade.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reade dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benn. That did some damage!
Reade lands a high kick!
Reade pushes Benn away with a front kick.
Benn looks gassed!
Benn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Reade throws a head kick that misses.
Benn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Benn takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Pj Benn has been cut.
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!
Benn shoots in for a takedown but Reade shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Taylor Reade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pj Benn.
Reade fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reade stuffs the takedown.
Reade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horrible takedown by Benn or perhaps it was just good defense by Reade which made him look bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn shoots for a takedown but Reade saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reade. That's going to slow Benn down.
Reade lands with a nice body punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Reade. That snapped Benn's head back.
Reade tries a head kick but it misses.
Reade thuds a left hand into Benn's body.
Reade connects with a solid leg kick.
Reade lands with a kick to the temple. Benn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reade scores with a hook to the body. Benn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Reade throws a sloppy head kick and Benn moves out of range easily.
Taylor Reade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Reade.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taylor Reade dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pj Benn's cut.
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.

Reade digs a good body shot into Benn's ribs.
Benn shoots in for a takedown but Reade shows good takedown defense.
Nice body kick from Reade.
Reade scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Reade drops Benn with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Benn looks back up at him and smiles so Reade waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Benn is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Reade uses the oldest trick in the book to send Benn tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Reade is absolutely delighted - when Benn wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Taylor Reade!
Taylor Reade decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Duece Delta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominickoy Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delta kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is the tough guy song. Maia has chosen techno viking as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Delta
vs
Maia

167 cm
28
194 lbs
9 - 11 - 0

183 cm
21
201 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

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 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duece Delta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominickoy Maia!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia leaves Delta with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Delta shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Maia actively working from the bottom here.

Delta is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Maia is just riding it out for now. Delta eventually gives up the hold.

Delta is working for a kimura but Maia is defending it quite comfortably.

Maia is defending against the submission attempts here by Delta.

Maia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Delta pulls his head out easily.

Delta is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Maia defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Delta is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Maia is defending against the submission attempts here by Delta.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Maia is looking for a sweep. Delta is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Delta trying to pass the guard but Maia defending well.
Maia misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Delta seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Maia is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Duece Delta!