PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zigor Azarola (ranked 395 p4p, 262 weight class) and Colby Gebhardt (ranked 29 p4p, 17 weight class). Azarola comes into the arena with Million Shattered Swords by Witchrot blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Azarola
vs
Gebhardt

160 cm
26
144
14 - 10 - 0

172 cm
35
141
26 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Heavy handed

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Conviction

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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 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zigor Azarola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Colby Gebhardt!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Gebhardt.
Azarola tried to counter with a leg kick but Gebhardt avoided it.
Gebhardt scores with a hook to the body. Azarola takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gebhardt checks a leg kick.
Gebhardt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice body kick from Azarola.
Gebhardt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gebhardt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've been told by Azarola's head coaches at House of 1000 Corpses that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gebhardt misses with a jab to the body
and Azarola counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gebhardt throws an overhand right that lands on Azarola's shoulder, as Azarola tries to avoid the shot.
Gebhardt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Azarola.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Azarola looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gebhardt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gebhardt misses the jab.
Gebhardt throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azarola scores with a nice right hand.
Azarola blocks a jab.

Azarola clinches up with Gebhardt and pushes him back against the cage.
Azarola throws a head punch that misses.
Azarola lands a body punch in the clinch.
Azarola can't find room to land a body shot as Gebhardt controls the action.
Azarola blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Azarola.
Gebhardt lands a body punch.
Azarola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Azarola throws a head punch that misses.
Gebhardt struggles to land a body shot inside as Azarola controls his hands.
Gebhardt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Azarola.
Azarola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gebhardt takes a shot to the head.
Azarola blocks a body shot from Gebhardt.
A shot in the inside from Gebhardt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gebhardt tries to throw a body punch but Azarola avoids it by throwing Gebhardt back against the cage.
Azarola working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Azarola.
Gebhardt lands a nice uppercut.
Azarola misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Azarola lands a nice uppercut.
Gebhardt tries to throw a body punch but Azarola avoids it by throwing Gebhardt back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gebhardt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Azarola lands with a short shot to the head.
Gebhardt misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Azarola.
Azarola lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Gebhardt.
Gebhardt struggles to land a body shot inside as Azarola controls his hands.
Gebhardt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Azarola backwards.
Gebhardt prevents a body shot from Azarola.
A short left from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt can't find room to land a body shot as Azarola controls the action.
Nice body punch from Azarola.
Gebhardt blocks a body shot from Azarola.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gebhardt prevents a body shot from Azarola.
Gebhardt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gebhardt misses with a body punch.
Azarola lands a shoulder strike.
Gebhardt misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Azarola.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gebhardt.
Gebhardt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Azarola has a couple of punches blocked by Gebhardt.
Gebhardt misses with the head strike.
Gebhardt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Azarola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Azarola.
Azarola tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Azarola lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gebhardt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gebhardt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gebhardt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Azarola backwards.
Azarola tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Azarola.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gebhardt throws a punch but it's blocked by Azarola.
Gebhardt tries a body shot but Azarola blocks it.
Nice body punch from Azarola.
Azarola lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gebhardt.
Azarola misses with the head strike.
Azarola tries to work over Gebhardt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Azarola is working Gebhardt over against the cage.
Gebhardt can't find room to land a body shot as Azarola controls the action.
Gebhardt tries a body shot but Azarola blocks it.
Gebhardt misses with some punches.
Gebhardt tries to throw a body punch but Azarola avoids it by throwing Gebhardt back against the cage.
A short right from Azarola on the inside.
Gebhardt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Azarola lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gebhardt backwards.
Azarola swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gebhardt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Azarola fails to land.
Gebhardt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Azarola's elbow.
A body shot lands from Gebhardt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gebhardt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zigor Azarola dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Azarola crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gebhardt - the referee stops the clock and Azarola gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gebhardt. Azarola manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gebhardt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Azarola thows a left - swing and a miss!
Azarola misses with a straight left.
Azarola bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Azarola closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Colby Gebhardt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gebhardt misses with a body kick.
Gebhardt throws a jab but it's blocked by Azarola.
Azarola looks to land a left hand but Gebhardt moved out of range nicely.
Azarola backing away here, and Gebhardt unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gebhardt lands a head shot.
Gebhardt scores with a jab. Azarola acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gebhardt circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gebhardt counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azarola is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Azarola uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gebhardt.
Azarola shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gebhardt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gebhardt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Azarola doesn't seem bothered though.
Gebhardt is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gebhardt throws a solid leg kick but Azarola takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gebhardt.
Gebhardt misses with a wild body shot.
Azarola swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gebhardt looks to score with a jab to the body but Azarola is just out of range.
Gebhardt throws out a loose jab but Azarola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Azarola as he connects with a hook.
Azarola scores with the left hand. Gebhardt knows he should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azarola throws a head kick that misses.
Azarola backing away here, and Gebhardt unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Gebhardt swings widly with a right hand
and Azarola counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gebhardt blocks a low kick nicely.
Gebhardt flicks out a counter leg kick but Azarola steps away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Azarola. Gebhardt shrugs it off though.
A swing and a miss from Azarola.
Gebhardt was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Azarola feints and then cracks Gebhardt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gebhardt down.
Azarola changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gebhardt throws a shot to the body.
Azarola on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gebhardt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gebhardt moves out of range of the strikes.
Azarola misses with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gebhardt stuns Azarola with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Azarola.
Azarola throws a low kick but Gebhardt moves out of range easily.
Azarola throws out a loose jab but Gebhardt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Azarola ducks under a wild hook from Gebhardt.
Azarola was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Colby Gebhardt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gebhardt slips a jab from Azarola.
A slow jab from Azarola misses its intended target.
Gebhardt lands a jab to the nose.
Gebhardt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gebhardt throws a hook but Azarola avoids it easily.
Azarola takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gebhardt swats away the attempt to clinch by Azarola.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gebhardt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gebhardt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azarola throws out the jab.
Azarola tries to move into range but Gebhardt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Azarola displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gebhardt throws out the jab.
Gebhardt does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Azarola sizes up Gebhardt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azarola misses with a low kick as Gebhardt jumps back.
Gebhardt misses with a straight left.
Gebhardt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Azarola is out of range and Gebhardt settles back down.
Azarola throws a big counter combination but Gebhardt scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gebhardt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Azarola is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Azarola tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gebhardt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Azarola backing away here, and Gebhardt unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Colby Gebhardt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Azarola clinches.
Gebhardt misses with a punch to the body.
Azarola lands a hook that snaps the head of Gebhardt backwards.
Gebhardt tries to work over Azarola's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Azarola gets through Gebhardt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gebhardt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Azarola has a couple of punches blocked by Gebhardt.
Azarola goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zigor Azarola has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Azarola misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Gebhardt.
Azarola is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Azarola tries to throw a body punch but Gebhardt avoids it by throwing Azarola back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azarola lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gebhardt.
A shot in the inside from Gebhardt.
Azarola can't find room to land a body shot as Gebhardt controls the action.
Gebhardt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Azarola lands a hook that snaps the head of Gebhardt backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Azarola fails to land.
Azarola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gebhardt scores with a shot to the side of Azarola's head.
Gebhardt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Azarola's elbow.
Gebhardt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Azarola misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Azarola.
Azarola presses Gebhardt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Azarola taking a breather.
A body shot lands from Gebhardt.
A head punch on the inside from Azarola fails to land.
Azarola misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Azarola.
Azarola throws a head punch that misses.
Gebhardt can't find room to land a body shot as Azarola controls the action.
Azarola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gebhardt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Azarola throws a punch but it's blocked by Gebhardt.
Gebhardt misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azarola misses with the head strike.
Azarola throws a punch but it's blocked by Gebhardt.
Azarola lands with a short shot to the head.
Azarola lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gebhardt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gebhardt works on Azarola's body with a couple of short punches.
Azarola lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Azarola blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Azarola misses with a short punch on the inside.
Azarola lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Azarola.
Gebhardt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Azarola's elbow.
A body shot lands from Azarola.
Azarola prevents a body shot from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt misses with a punch to the body.
Azarola tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gebhardt's elbow.
Gebhardt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Azarola's elbow.
Gebhardt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Azarola prevents a body shot from Gebhardt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gebhardt throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Azarola.
Gebhardt struggles to land a body shot inside as Azarola controls his hands.
Gebhardt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gebhardt can't find room to land a body shot as Azarola controls the action.
Gebhardt throws a head punch that misses.
Gebhardt misses with a punch to the body.
Gebhardt presses Azarola against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Azarola blocks an uppercut.
Gebhardt blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Azarola.
Azarola tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gebhardt tries a body shot but Azarola blocks it.
Azarola blocks a body shot from Gebhardt.
Azarola blocks a body shot from Gebhardt.
Azarola throws a punch but it's blocked by Gebhardt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Azarola creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gebhardt swings wildly with an uppercut but Azarola uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azarola lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gebhardt misses with some punches.
Azarola lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
Gebhardt tries a body shot but Azarola blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Azarola.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Azarola.
Gebhardt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Azarola.
Azarola misses with a punch to the body.
Gebhardt misses with a body punch.
Azarola struggles to land a body shot inside as Gebhardt controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Azarola scores with a nice short uppercut.
Azarola working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gebhardt is leaning against Azarola and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Azarola makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gebhardt pushes Azarola back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zigor Azarola showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Azarola has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zigor Azarola!
An out of breath Zigor Azarola thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.