PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter Narz (ranked 2036 p4p, 2475 weight class) and Tempe Gorge (ranked 114 p4p, 140 weight class). Gorge has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Tempe Gorge has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Narz
vs
Gorge

162 cm
41
142
34 - 33 - 0

170 cm
38
147
16 - 13 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Narz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tempe Gorge!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Narz throws a hook but Gorge blocks it.
Gorge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Narz.
Gorge tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Narz defends well and Gorge ends up having to push Narz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A low kick from Gorge is predictable there
and Gorge takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Narz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Narz misses with the combination.
Gorge feints a counter leg kick.
Narz cracks Gorge with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

It looks like Tempe Gorge has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gorge.
Gorge displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Narz throws out the jab.
Gorge throws out a counter right but Narz avoids it with no problem.
Narz staying out of range there.
An inside leg kick lands from Gorge.
Gorge checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gorge looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
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!
Gorge scores with a decent looking hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Narz checks a leg kick.
Narz loads up on a big right hand but Gorge slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Narz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Narz needs to keep his hands up - Gorge had a free shot at his head there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gorge.
Gorge takes a swing at Narz's ribcage but misses.
Narz misses with a body shot.
Narz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gorge is able to avoid easily.
Narz feints and then cracks Gorge's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gorge down.
Gorge swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gorge throws a head kick but Narz moves out of range.
Narz throws a leg kick
and Narz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Narz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tōshi in the buildup to the fight.
Narz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gorge.
Narz misses with a body shot.
Gorge let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A jab from Gorge misses.
Narz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Narz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gorge misses the jab.

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!
Narz walks into a jab.
Narz connects with an inside leg kick.
Gorge fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Narz on the side of the head.
Narz with a jab.
Narz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gorge lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A slow jab from Gorge misses its intended target.
Narz tries to close the distance and clinch but Gorge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gorge swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gorge slips under a jab.
A big left from Gorge misses.
Narz works Gorge's body with a nice hook.
Gorge blocks a leg kick.

Narz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Narz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gorge backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Narz.
Narz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gorge or not.
Narz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gorge's elbow.
Gorge is trying to break free.
Gorge wants to take the fight to the mat but Narz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Narz gets through Gorge's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Gorge breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gorge misses with a body shot.
A quick step to the side and Narz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gorge throws a sloppy head kick and Narz moves out of range easily.
Gorge moves away from the strike by Narz.
Gorge feints a counter leg kick.
Narz clobbers Gorge with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Narz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gorge with a nice calf kick.
Peter Narz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Narz.
Gorge shoots in for a takedown but Narz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Peter Narz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tempe Gorge.
Narz keeps the fight on the outside.
Narz is looking to score with low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Narz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gorge checks it well.
Narz throws a leg kick
and Gorge counters with a three punch combo that has Narz backing up. Narz nods at Gorge to acknowledge the strikes.
Narz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gorge on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gorge swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Narz looks to score with a jab to the body but Gorge is just out of range.
Gorge raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Narz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gorge.
Narz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Narz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gorge on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gorge lands a nice hook to Narz's body. Narz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Gorge drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Narz manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Gorge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Narz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gorges head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Narz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tempe Gorge's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A good leg kick by Narz.
Narz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gorge was well out of range. Poor timing from Narz.
Gorge cracks Narz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Peter Narz is winning the standup battle so far.
Narz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice takedown defense from Narz. No joy for Gorge on that attempt.
Narz misses the shot to the body.
Gorge blocks a low kick nicely.
Narz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Peter Narz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Narz scores with a shot to the body.
Narz misses with a looping left.
Gorge with a jab.
Narz tries to score with a low kick but Gorge moves his leg out of the way.
Narz throws a jab but it's blocked by Gorge.
A decent looking cross lands there for Narz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gorge tries for a takedown but Narz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gorge takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorge is looking to slow Narz down with leg kicks.
Narz misses with a leg kick.
Narz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gorge manages to avoid it.
Narz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Narz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gorge.
And Gorge tries to counter it with a takedown but Narz pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gorge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Narz.
Gorge avoids the body shot from Narz.
Narz lands with a thumping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gorge.
Gorge throws an overhand right that lands on Narz's shoulder, as Narz tries to avoid the shot.
Gorge misses with a hook to the body
and Narz counters with a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Narz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Narz.
Narz wants to land a leg kick but Gorge is out of range.
Gorge swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A nice leg kick from Narz, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gorge's head backwards.
Narz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Narz misses with a jab to the body
and Gorge counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Narz is looking to wear down Gorge with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Narz lands a jab to the head.
Narz throws a wild body kick that Gorge sees coming a mile off.
A nice side step and Gorge releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Narz misses with a low kick.
Narz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gorge works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Narz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gorge can do to turn this around?
Narz lands a nice looking body shot.
Narz throws a good cross that connects.
Gorge ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gorge's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Narz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Narz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gorge with a lazy takedown attempt
and Narz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Peter Narz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tempe Gorge.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorge throws a head kick but Narz moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Narz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Narz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gorge's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Narz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gorge scrambles back to his feet.
Narz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Narz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gorge scores with a one two! Narz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Narz throws a hook but Gorge blocks it.
Gorge is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Gorge avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gorge misses with a straight right.
Narz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Narz throws a leg kick that misses.
Gorge is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Narz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gorge.
Narz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gorge slips a straight right by Narz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Narz connects with a right hand. Gorge shakes it off.
Gorge throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gorge's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gorge duly obliges.
Narz throws a front kick that sends Gorge stumbling back into the cage.
Gorge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Narz.
Narz misses with a looping left.
Narz defending well as Gorge loads up on a big left hand.
A punch combination from Narz misses.
Narz throws a leg kick but Gorge sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gorge connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Narz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
As Narz backs off Gorge throws a huge counter combo but Narz manages to avoid it all.
A slow jab from Gorge misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Narz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tempe Gorge's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Gorge moves in looking to clinch but Narz pushes him off.
A little feinted left hand from Narz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Narz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gorge.
Narz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gorge walks into a left hand.
Narz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gorge tries to clinch but Narz moves out of range.
Narz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gorge moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Gorge lands an impressive looking overhand right. Narz doesn't seem phased though.
Narz throws a body punch but Gorge moves out of range.
Narz looks to throw the jab but Gorge is out of range.
The fighters circling - Gorge throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gorge tries to move into range but Narz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Narz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gorge checks it well.
No joy there for Gorge, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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!
A low kick from Narz misses
and Gorge connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Narz misses with a leg kick
and Gorge counters with a stiff right hand.
Gorge misses with a looping right.
Gorge throws a low kick but Narz moves out of range easily.
Gorge blocks a low kick nicely.
Narz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gorge.
Gorge only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gorge throws a head kick that misses.
Gorge slips under a jab.
Narz misses the shot to the body.
Narz throws a low kick, looking for Gorge's leg but Gorge calmly moves out of range.
Narz throws a leg kick but Gorge sees it coming and moves out of range.
Narz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Narz misses.
Narz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gorge has time to react.
Narz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tempe Gorge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narz throws an overhand right that lands on Gorge's shoulder, as Gorge tries to avoid the shot.
Gorge blocks a head kick by Narz.
Gorge keeps Narz at a distance using the push kick.
Good work by Gorge as he checks the leg kick.
Gorge swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Narz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gorge was well out of range. Poor timing from Narz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gorge scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Narz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gorge uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Narz.
Gorge throws out a counter right but Narz avoids it with no problem.
Narz scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gorge throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Narz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gorge checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gorge lands a really nice looking cross but Narz seems unphased.
A low kick from Narz misses
and Gorge counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Narz lands with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narz ducks under a wild hook from Gorge.
Narz connects with a leg kick.
Gorge throws a sloppy head kick and Narz moves out of range easily.
Narz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gorge connects with an inside leg kick.
Narz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gorge is out of range and Narz settles back down.
Gorge connects with a good right hand that stumbles Narz. Narz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Narz throws a body shot but no joy.
Narz misses with a kick to the body.
Narz looks to throw a body kick
and Narz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Narz punishes Gorge's body with a nice straight punch.
Narz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A low kick from Narz misses
and Gorge counters with a stiff right hand.
Gorge checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorge connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Narz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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!
Narz misses with a straight right.

Gorge closes the distance and pushes Narz back into the cage.
Gorge is trying to maintain a safe position but Narz gets an underhook and turns Gorge into the cage.
Narz trying to stall but Gorge improves his position.
Narz avoids a wild elbow strike from Gorge.
Narz lands a right hand.
Narz throws a head punch that misses.
Narz has a couple of punches blocked by Gorge.

Gorge pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gorge throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Narz counters with a low kick, right behind Gorge 's knee.
Narz misses with an uppercut. Gorge saw that one coming.
Narz misses with an uppercut. Gorge saw that one coming.
Narz backing away here, and Gorge unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Peter Narz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Narz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Peter Narz.
Well Narz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Narz!
After winning the bout, Peter Narz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.