PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bob Ghandi (ranked 4365 p4p, 4473 weight class) and Jake Neil (ranked 450 p4p, 453 weight class). Bob Ghandi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Ghandi
vs
Neil

177 cm
25
163
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
155
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Ghandi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Neil!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghandi throws a front kick that sends Neil stumbling back into the cage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Ghandi closes the distance and clinches.
Ghandi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Neil.
Ghandi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ghandi lands an elbow inside.
Ghandi lands an elbow inside that Neil shrugs off.
Ghandi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ghandi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ghandi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ghandi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Neil is defending well for now.

Neil manages to break the clinch.
Neil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ghandi moves away.
Ghandi tries to clinch up but Neil circles away and keeps his distance.

Ghandi drives through and clinches with Neil against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neil takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghandi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ghandi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Neil avoids the elbow strike from Ghandi, against the cage.
Ghandi stalling the fight.
Neil wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ghandi prevents Neil from breaking the clinch.
Ghandi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Neil has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ghandi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Neil can turn it around.
Neil can't break the clinch.
Neil wants to break free but Ghandi has control.
Ghandi landing knees to the head.
Ghandi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Neil is defending well for now.
Ghandi throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghandi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ghandi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Neil wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The referee calls for Ghandi to work.
Ghandi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Neil lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ghandi keeps control of Neil as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Neil tries to circle away but Ghandi has him pinned against the cage.
Knees to the body from Ghandi.
Ghandi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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!
Ghandi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Neil is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghandi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ghandi lands an elbow that stopped Neil in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by Ghandi.
Ghandi lands a damaging elbow.
Ghandi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Neil blocks it with crossed arms.
Ghandi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Neil's defenses.
Ghandi landing knees to the body.
Ghandi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Neil takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ghandi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Neil's brow.
Ghandi unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ghandi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ghandi tries a knee to the head but Neil blocks it.
Ghandi tries to land a knee to the head but Neil blocks with his arms.
Ghandi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ghandi lands a damaging elbow.
Ghandi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Neil lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ghandi lands a damaging elbow.
Knees to the body from Ghandi.
Neil wants to get back to striking at distance but Ghandi won't allow it.
Ghandi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ghandi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sloppy strikes from Neil. Those never looked like landing.
Neil misses with a few strikes there.
Neil throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ghandi.

Ghandi has closed the distance and engaged Neil in a clinch.
Ghandi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Neil's face.
Ghandi misses with a knee strike.
Ghandi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ghandi misses with a knee to the head.
Neil is trying to break the clinch but Ghandi is controlling him.
Ghandi lands an elbow inside that Neil shrugs off.
Ghandi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neil can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neil being controlled against the cage.
Ghandi is pushing Neil up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Ghandi for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Ghandi.
Ghandi scores with a knee to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ghandi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ghandi lands a knee to the body.
Neil takes an elbow to the temple.
Ghandi has Neil pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghandi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ghandi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bob Ghandi.

Ghandi has closed the distance and engaged Neil in a clinch.
Ghandi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Neil in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Neil is breathing heavily.
Ghandi throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ghandi.
Ghandi missing with knees to the body.
Neil is trying to break the clinch but Ghandi is controlling him.
Neil takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ghandi landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghandi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Neil in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ghandi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ghandi obliges.
Ghandi lands a knee to the head.
Ghandi lands a damaging elbow.
Neil tries to break the clinch but Ghandi is controlling the position.
Ghandi misses with a knee to the head.
Neil takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ghandi lands an elbow that stopped Neil in his tracks for a moment.
Ghandi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ghandi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghandi lands an elbow inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neil avoiding damage as Ghandi throws knees to the body.
Ghandi'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.
Neil being controlled against the cage.
Ghandi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ghandi misses with a knee strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Ghandi dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Neil fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ghandi lands with a slapping head kick.

Ghandi closes the distance and pushes Neil back into the cage.
Neil is trying to break the clinch but Ghandi is controlling him.
Neil tries to break free but Ghandi pushes him back against the cage.
Ghandi lands a knee to the body.
Ghandi lands an elbow inside.
A knee to the head by Ghandi.
Ghandi stalling against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghandi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Neil blocks it with crossed arms.
Ghandi lands an elbow inside that Neil shrugs off.
Ghandi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghandi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Neil's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Neil gets tackled into the cage by Ghandi. Ghandi maintains the clinch.
Nice elbow from Ghandi.
Ghandi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Neil takes an elbow to the temple.
Ghandi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Neil's efforts to push away.
Ghandi taking a breather.
Ghandi lands an elbow inside that Neil shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghandi slowing the pace effectively.
Ghandi lands a damaging elbow.
Neil takes an elbow to the temple.
Ghandi has Neil pressed against the cage, preventing Neil from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ghandi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
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!
Ghandi misses with a knee strike.
Ghandi lands a nice knee to the body.
Ghandi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Neil is rocked!
Neil takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice elbow from Ghandi.
Neil is still on wobbly legs! Can Ghandi finish him?
Ghandi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Neil takes an elbow to the temple.
Ghandi lands a big knee! That's hurt Neil! Oh, he's all over the place! Ghandi lands another knee that sends Neil to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Ghandi!