GFO PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Minobu Kurita (ranked 5968 p4p, 655 weight class) and Janis Ozolins (ranked 5020 p4p, 583 weight class). Kurita comes into the arena with Game of Thrones blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Kurita
vs
Ozolins

170 cm
28
170 lbs
6 - 13 - 0

178 cm
26
166 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Sportivité

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 6 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Minobu Kurita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Janis Ozolins!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozolins goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ozolins looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Kurita tries for a takedown but Ozolins sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A combination from Ozolins does no damage.

Kurita drops Ozolins with a beautiful combination! Ozolins stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kurita is looking for the KO!

Ozolins is rocked!

It looks like Janis Ozolins has been cut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kurita is defended easily by Ozolins.
Ozolins is still on wobbly legs! Can Kurita finish him?
Kurita fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Minobu Kurita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kurita is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ozolins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by Kurita as he checks the leg kick.
Kurita darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Ozolins's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Kurita before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Minobu Kurita!
Minobu Kurita seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Micalinni (ranked 2955 p4p, 395 weight class) and Anatoly Gorbachenko (ranked 2607 p4p, 354 weight class). Anatoly Gorbachenko is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Micalinni
vs
Gorbachenko

185 cm
20
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
216 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Dauntless

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Micalinni!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anatoly Gorbachenko!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorbachenko slips a jab from Micalinni.
Micalinni slips a jab from Gorbachenko.
Micalinni tries for a takedown but Gorbachenko sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Micalinni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko lands a jab to the nose.
Gorbachenko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Gorbachenko drops Micalinni with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Micalinni looks back up at him and smiles so Gorbachenko waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gorbachenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Gorbachenko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Micalinni looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Gorbachenko feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Micalinni sprawling to the canvas! Micalinni rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Gorbachenko finish him?!

Micalinni is rocked!
Gorbachenko lands an uppercut, right on the button! Micalinni tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anatoly Gorbachenko!
Anatoly Gorbachenko is the new light heavyweight champion!
Anatoly Gorbachenko decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Gallagher (ranked 2623 p4p, 368 weight class) and Scott Traves (ranked 5818 p4p, 645 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gallagher might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Drunkin' Lullabies by Flogging Molly. Frank Gallagher could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Scott Traves's chin.

Gallagher
vs
Traves

182 cm
19
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

160 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Gallagher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Traves!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Traves has managed to clinch.
Traves is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gallagher throws an elbow but it misses.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Traves has eaten all the pies!
A bit of stalling here from Traves.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gallagher lands an elbow just above Traves 's eye.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Traves creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Traves swings wildly with an uppercut but Gallagher uses good head movement to avoid it.

Gallagher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch lands to the side of Traves 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Traves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gallagher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Gallagher wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallagher swings for the body but Traves moves out of range.
Traves tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gallagher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Traves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Traves has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gallagher scores with a hook to the body. Traves takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
No joy there for Gallagher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Traves checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Traves moves in looking to clinch but Gallagher pushes him off.
Gallagher cracks Traves with a good jab.
Gallagher lands with a right hand.

Traves has managed to clinch.

Gallagher manages to break the clinch.
Gallagher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Traves moves away.
Gallagher uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Traves has time to react.
Gallagher scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Traves is rocked!
Frank Gallagher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Traves tries a head kick but it misses.
Traves is still on wobbly legs! Can Gallagher finish him?
Traves wants to clinch up but Gallagher keeps it at a distance.
Gallagher steps in with a hook that catches Traves right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Gallagher follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Traves looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Gallagher!
A very excited looking Frank Gallagher made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Brown (ranked 5932 p4p, 654 weight class) and Pierre St George (ranked 2393 p4p, 346 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brown
vs
St George

200 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

178 cm
20
170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerry Brown !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pierre St George!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown wants to clinch
and St George counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brown tries to clinch
and St George counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brown closes the distance but St George moves to the side
and St George makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brown fails with the takedown.
St George is looking for the big counter here.
Brown finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St George ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brown wants to clinch
and St George counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brown thinking.
Brown misses with a double jab
and St George counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown with a lazy takedown attempt
and St George counters with a thumping low kick.
Brown shoots and misses
and St George counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerry Brown . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Brown darts in trying to clinch
and St George makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
St George connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Brown is rocked!
Brown tries to clinch up
and St George counters with a straight right hand.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BOOM! St George lands a beautiful left hook that drops Brown . Brown tries to recover but St George is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Brown lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pierre St George!
Pierre St George is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Pierre St George thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.