PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Loke Sabel (ranked 3264 p4p, 1763 weight class) and Teofil Gielgud (ranked 380 p4p, 219 weight class). Gielgud comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Witajcie W Naszej Bajce kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!

Sabel
vs
Gielgud

182 cm
20
214
3 - 4 - 0

188 cm
20
250
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Loke Sabel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Teofil Gielgud!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabel moves out of range as Gielgud strikes.
Sabel feinted with a counter takedown.
A slow jab from Gielgud misses its intended target.
Gielgud thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sabel drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gielgud sprawls and moves away.

Gielgud closes the distance and pushes Sabel back into the cage.
Gielgud stalls.
Gielgud with a knee to the head.
Sabel is trying to drag Gielgud to the mat but Gielgud just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sabel fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sabel definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gielgud controlling the action here for a moment.
Sabel tries to land knees in the clinch but Gielgud avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gielgud pressing his opponent against the cage.

Gielgud breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Gielgud takes the fight into the clinch.
Sabel tries to pull guard but Gielgud holds him up against the cage and eventually Sabel drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Loke Sabel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sabel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gielgud gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sabel is trying to pull guard but Gielgud turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gielgud manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sabel throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gielgud breaks the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gielgud.
Gielgud comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sabel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gielgud is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sabel.
Gielgud looks to land a right hand but Sabel moved out of range.
Sabel drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gielgud sprawls and moves away.

Gielgud forces Sabel back against the cage and clinches.
Gielgud lands a body punch in the clinch.

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

Gielgud has Sabel up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sabel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gielgud walks away with a smile on his face. Sabel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Gielgud moves into range and clinches up with Sabel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Gielgud - that landed with a thud.
Sabel avoiding damage as Gielgud throws knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gielgud creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sabel tries to pull guard but Gielgud won't allow it.

Sabel decides to pull guard.

Gielgud stands and steps away. Sabel gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Gielgud misses the jab.
Sabel changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

Gielgud drives through and clinches with Sabel against the cage.
Sabel changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gielgud fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gielgud smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Donk. Gielgud catches Sabel right on the button with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gielgud clinches with his opponent.
Gielgud lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Sabel is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gielgud unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Sabel! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Gielgud is unloading with more strikes now! Sabel drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Teofil Gielgud!