PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Solmorro Kente (ranked 4296 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Gass (ranked 4317 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Kente
vs
Gass

170 cm
23
153 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

160 cm
23
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solmorro Kente!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Gass!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kente will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice combination there by Kente.
A combination from Kente does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Kente. Those never looked like landing.
Gass tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gass cracks Kente with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gass misses with a series of wild punches.
Gass moves out of range of the strikes.
Kente throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gass lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Gass gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gass's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gass swings wildly with an uppercut but Kente uses good head movement to avoid it.
Come on Gass - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kente wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gass has him pressed against the cage.
Gass working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Gass.
Kente tries to circle away but Gass has him pinned against the cage.
Gass stalling against the cage.
Kente is trying to break the clinch but Gass is controlling him.
Kente blocking some punches.
Gass should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Gass doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gass stalling.
Kente is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gass throws a punch but it's blocked by Kente.
Kente is trying to break free.
Kente wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kente tries to circle away but Gass has him pinned against the cage.
Kente wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gass has him pressed against the cage.
Kente tries to break free but Gass pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gass taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gass stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Gass's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Gass has Kente pressed against the cage, preventing Kente from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gass lands a nice uppercut.
Gass keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kente's efforts to push away.
Kente wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gass lands with a short shot to the head.
Kente has had enough of the clinch but Gass keeps him there for the moment.
Gass lands with a left to the head.
Gass stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kente wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gass tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kente is trying to break the clinch but Gass is controlling him.
Kente blocks a body shot from Gass.
Gass displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kente up against the cage.
Kente wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gass prevents Kente from breaking the clinch.
Gass lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kente tries to break free but Gass pushes him back against the cage.
Gass prevents Kente from breaking the clinch.
Kente tries to break free but Gass pushes him back against the cage.
Gass stalls.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gass.
Kente wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gass has him pressed against the cage.
Kente wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gass lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gass has Kente pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Kente's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kente being controlled against the cage.
Gass stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kente is looking to break free of the clinch but Gass has double underhooks.
Gass lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gass lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kente backwards.
Kente is looking to break free of the clinch but Gass has double underhooks.
Gass slows down the pace here.
Gass working aggressively here.
Gass stalling in the clinch.
Gass controlling the action here for a moment.
Kente is trying to push Gass away but Gass has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Kente's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kente wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Gass dominated that round.
That's time! Kente's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kente misses with a double jab.
Kente throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Gass has managed to clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gass.
Kente blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kente is trying to force a seperation but Gass has the dominant position.
A short uppercut from Gass.
Kente wants to break free but Gass has control.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kente looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Gass.
Gass taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kente working hard to break the clinch.
Kente has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gass stalling in the clinch.
Gass displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kente up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kente wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gass taking a breather.
Kente wants to break free but Gass has control.
Gass misses with a punch on the inside.
Gass leaning against his opponent.
Kente is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gass stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Henry Gass.
A combination from Gass does no damage.
Gass uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kente throws a nice looking combination but Gass bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gass looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Solmorro Kente is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kente throws a series of punches but Gass moves out of range.

Gass closes the distance and clinches.
Gass swings wildly with an uppercut but Kente uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kente wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kente wants to get back to striking at distance but Gass won't allow it.
Kente wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Still in the clinch, Gass scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kente is looking to break free of the clinch but Gass has double underhooks.
Gass softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kente is trying to break the clinch but Gass is controlling him.
Gass keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kente's efforts to push away.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gass.
Gass has Kente pressed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gass prevents Kente from breaking the clinch.
Gass has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The referee calls for Gass to work.
Kente blocking some punches.
Gass lands a left hand.
Kente working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gass lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kente backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gass.
Gass holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kente wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gass has him pressed against the cage.
Gass lands with a right to the head.
Kente has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kente wants to break free but Gass has control.
Gass lands a right hand.

It looks like Solmorro Kente has been cut.
Kente tries to circle away but Gass has him pinned against the cage.
Kente is trying to break the clinch but Gass is controlling him.
Gass keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kente's efforts to push away.
Gass misses with the head strike.
Gass lands an uppercut.
Kente wants to break the clinch but can't.
Henry Gass seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gass scores with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kente wants to break free but Gass has control.
Kente letting Gass take a breather here.
Gass manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gass stalling against the cage.
Gass stalling against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Henry Gass.
Kente fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kente fails to land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kente ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gass misses with a looping right.

Gass pushes Kente up against the cage in a clinch.
Good body shot from Gass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Gass showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Solmorro Kente's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Kente looks to land a combination but Gass avoids it well.
Kente throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gass.
Gass staying out of range there.
Gass swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Kente.
Henry Gass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gass slips a jab and a cross from Kente.

Gass takes the fight into the clinch.
Kente wants to get back to striking at distance but Gass won't allow it.
A bit of stalling here from Gass.
Gass scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gass cracks Kente with a nice body shot.
Gass tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gass.
Gass lands with a short shot to the head.
Gass lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gass stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gass softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gass tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kente tries to circle away but Gass has him pinned against the cage.
Gass is pushing Kente up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kente wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kente is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gass pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gass holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gass throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kentes head.
Kente has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kente wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gass holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gass misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A frustrated look appears on Kente's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gass's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Solmorro Kente has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kente is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good body shot from Gass.
A short right from Gass on the inside.
Gass has Kente pressed against the cage, preventing Kente from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kente misses with a body punch.
Gass lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kente backwards.
A short left from Gass.
Gass has Kente pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kente tries to break free but Gass pushes him back against the cage.
Kente wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gass displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kente up against the cage.
Gass scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gass slows down the pace here.
Gass lands a left hand.
Kente looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A bit of stalling here from Gass.
Gass throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kentes head.
Kente swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kente wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gass has him pressed against the cage.
Gass scores with a shot to the side of Kente's head.
Kente tries to throw a body punch but Gass avoids it by throwing Kente back against the cage.
Gass lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kente backwards.
Kente is trying to push Gass away but Gass has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kente tries to work over Gass's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gass displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kente up against the cage.
Gass lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kente.
Gass just leaning against Kente, taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Gass.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gass lands an uppercut.
Gass stalling against the cage.
Gass dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gass softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kente misses with a punch to the body.
Gass working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gass lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Henry Gass is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gass content to slow the pace in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Gass comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gass winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight for Henry Gass!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Henry Gass!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Henry Gass!

Henry Gass wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Henry Gass 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.