PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Riccardo Isidoro (ranked 5100 p4p, 5619 weight class) and Ayden Gaines (ranked 484 p4p, 504 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Isidoro
vs
Gaines

188 cm
27
180
1 - 4 - 0

180 cm
26
170
2 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Riccardo Isidoro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ayden Gaines!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Isidoro sizes up Gaines with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gaines looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Isidoro stuns Gaines with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Riccardo Isidoro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Isidoro jabs at Gaines's body.
Isidoro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Isidoro lands a nice hook to Gaines's body. Gaines takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Isidoro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Isidoro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gaines drops his hands momentarily and Isidoro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Isidoro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gaines looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gaines takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Isidoro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Isidoro scores with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Isidoro - just one landing.
Isidoro feints a jab promting Gaines to slip. Isidoro then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gaines slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gaines gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Isidoro.
Isidoro wants to slow Gaines down by chopping away at his legs.
Gaines tries a quick counter leg kick but Isidoro is wise to it.
Gaines is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Isidoro lands a slapping body shot.
Isidoro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gaines looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gaines on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Gaines is rocked!
Isidoro lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Gaines goes down and covers up as Isidoro starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Riccardo Isidoro!