PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Auston (ranked 1746 p4p, 3005 weight class) and Pablo Gaspar (ranked 236 p4p, 366 weight class). Gaspar has chosen Narco as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Auston
vs
Gaspar

190 cm
25
215
5 - 3 - 0

190 cm
25
215
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robbie Auston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Gaspar!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Auston clobbers Gaspar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

It looks like Pablo Gaspar has been cut.
Auston throws a right and a left that both miss.

Gaspar darts in and clinches Auston up against the cage.
Auston lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Gaspar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gaspar lands with a short punch from the clinch.

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

Gaspar darts in and clinches Auston up against the cage.
Gaspar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gaspar misses with a hook from the clinch.

Auston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gaspar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Auston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gaspar throws a head punch that misses.
Auston blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Auston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pablo Gaspar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaspar doesn't manage to clinch there - Auston circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Gaspar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Auston trying to control the position but instead, Gaspar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Auston into the cage.
Auston is stalling here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Auston manages to break the clinch.

Gaspar has managed to clinch.
Gaspar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Auston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gaspar pushes Auston back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Auston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Auston keeps the fight on the outside.
Gaspar wants to clinch but Auston slips to the side
and Auston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gaspar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gaspar tries to clinch but Auston is having none of it.
Gaspar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gaspar ducks under a wild hook from Auston.
Gaspar slips a jab and a cross from Auston.

Auston cracks Gaspar with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Auston has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Gaspar to stand back up!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Gaspar has managed to clinch.
Gaspar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gaspar throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Auston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gaspar tries to clinch but Auston is having none of it.
Gaspar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Auston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Auston swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A low kick lands for Auston.
Auston wants to land a leg kick but Gaspar is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Gaspar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Gaspar has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gaspar.
Auston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gaspar misses with a short punch on the inside.

Auston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circling - Auston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gaspar walks into a straight right hand from Auston.

That has opened up Pablo Gaspar's cut even more.
Gaspar slips under a jab.

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

Gaspar is rocked!
Gaspar circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Auston. Gaspar falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Auston!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Robbie Auston!