PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Merra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernest Michael Gammon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Merra
vs
Michael Gammon

225 cm
18
300 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

200 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oscar Merra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ernest Michael Gammon!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gammon shoots for a takedown but Merra saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Merra swats away the attempt to clinch by Gammon.
Merra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gammon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Merra counters with a two punch combo.
Merra throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gammon.
Horrible takedown by Gammon or perhaps it was just good defense by Merra which made him look bad.
Merra tries to bum rush Gammon with a series of wild strikes but Gammon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gammon misses with a body kick.
Gammon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Merra throws a series of strikes that have Gammon backpedaling.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gammon!

It looks like Oscar Merra has been cut.
Oscar Merra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gammon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Merra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gammon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Merra counters with a three punch combo that has Gammon backing up. Gammon nods at Merra to acknowledge the strikes.
Gammon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Merra.
No joy there for Merra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Merra stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Merra wants it to stay on the feet.
Oscar Merra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ernest Michael Gammon.
Gammon throws a combination that misses
and Merra counters with a three punch combo that has Gammon backing up. Gammon nods at Merra to acknowledge the strikes.
Gammon tries to clinch there but Merra circles away.
Gammon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Merra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gammon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Merra avoids it really well and circles away.
Merra takes one to the chin there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gammon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Merra is fending him off so far but Gammon persists. Nope, Merra circles away and we're back to standing.
Gammon looks gassed!
Merra scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gammon throws a combination that misses
and Merra counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gammon throws a combination that misses
and Merra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Merra fails to land with a series of punches.
Merra misses the shot to the body.
Gammon misses with a looping right.
Gammon shoots in for a takedown but Merra shows good takedown defense.
A shot to de liver by Merra. Beautiful body shot.
Gammon slips a jab and a cross from Merra.
Merra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gammon slips a jab and a cross from Merra.
Gammon tries to clinch there but Merra circles away.
Merra lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Merra misses with a few strikes there.
Merra goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gammon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Merra.
Merra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Merra throws a right and a left that Gammon avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gammon slips a jab and a cross from Merra.
Merra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gammon wants to clinch up but Merra keeps it at a distance.
Merra scores with a three punch combo!
Merra fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gammon tries to clinch up.
Merra rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gammon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ernest Michael Gammon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gammon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Merra.
Merra scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gammon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Merra throws a right hand that Gammon ducks under and follows up with a left that Gammon also avoids with ease.
Merra throws a series of punches but Gammon moves out of range.
Merra dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Merra throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Merra swinging wilding here.
Gammon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Merra counters with a stiff right hand.
Merra misses with a few strikes there.
Merra's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Merra duly obliges.
Gammon moves in looking to clinch but Merra pushes him off.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gammon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Merra counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gammon tries to close the distance and clinch but Merra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Merra goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Merra misses with a wild combination.
Merra is working the combinations to good effect here.
Merra lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gammon circles away quickly and effectively.
Gammon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gammon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Merra swivels and escapes.
Merra connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Merra misses with the combination.
Gammon dodges the punch combination from Merra.
Merra misses with a wild combination.
Merra scores with a nice head shot.
Merra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gammon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Merra counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Merra misses with a double jab.
Merra is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Merra throws a series of punches but Gammon moves out of range.
Merra throws a right hand that Gammon ducks under and follows up with a left that Gammon also avoids with ease.
Gammon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Merra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Merra fails to land with a series of punches.
Gammon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Merra counters with a series of strikes. Gammon will be more careful next time no doubt.
Merra throws a right and a left that both miss.
Merra tries to bum rush Gammon with a series of wild strikes but Gammon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Merra is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Merra throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Merra lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Merra swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Merra misses with a series of wild punches.
Gammon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gammon is trying desperately to land a takedown but Merra is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gammon.
Merra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gammon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Merra connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gammon's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Merra dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oscar Merra's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Merra misses with the combination.
Gammon throws a combination that misses
and Merra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gammon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gammon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Merra as he jumps to the side.
Gammon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Merra counters with a stiff right hand.
Merra lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gammon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gammon is looking to clinch but Merra is avoiding it.
Gammon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Merra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gammon misses with a hook.
Merra throws a nice looking combination but Gammon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gammon is breathing heavily.
Merra lands with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Merra.

It looks like Ernest Michael Gammon has been cut.
Merra moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Merra keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Merra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Merra as Gammon shoots in.
Merra lands a two punch combo.
Merra lands a body shot.
Gammon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Merra lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merra misses with a double jab.
Merra lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gammon circles away quickly and effectively.
Merra lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Merra throws a right hand that Gammon ducks under and follows up with a left that Gammon also avoids with ease.
Merra misses with a two punch combination.
Merra throws a series of punches but Gammon avoids them all with ease.
Merra fails to land with a series of punches.
Gammon throws a combination that misses
and Merra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gammon doesn't manage to clinch there - Merra circles away.
Merra looks to land a combination but Gammon avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merra lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gammon circles away quickly and effectively.
Merra staying out of range there.
Merra throws a right and a left that Gammon avoids nicely.
Merra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Merra rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gammon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gammon misses with an uppercut. Merra saw that one coming.
Merra throws a series of punches but Gammon moves out of range.
Gammon slips a jab and a cross from Merra.
Merra misses with the combination.
Oscar Merra is winning the standup battle so far.
Merra misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gammon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Merra counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gammon wants to clinch up but Merra keeps it at a distance.
Gammon misses with a body shot
and Merra counters with a left and a right that stings Gammon.
Gammon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Merra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Merra scores with a nice strike.
Gammon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gammon throws a combination that misses
and Merra counters with a nice uppercut.
Merra goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Merra rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gammon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oscar Merra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Left hook, right uppercut from Merra.
Merra swinging wilding here.
Merra lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gammon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Left hook, right uppercut from Merra.
Merra throws a nice looking combination but Gammon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Merra misses with a few strikes there.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Merra moves away from the strike by Gammon.
Merra scores with a nice strike.
Merra misses with a double jab.
Merra swats away the attempt to clinch by Gammon.
A punch combination from Merra misses.
Merra misses with a series of wild punches.
Merra misses with a series of wild punches.
Merra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gammon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gammon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Merra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Merra throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A left lands for Merra.
Merra connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Merra tries to bum rush Gammon with a series of wild strikes but Gammon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gammon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gammon is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Gammon dodges the punch combination from Merra.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gammon walks into a left hand.
Merra cracks a nice hook into Gammon's ribs.
Merra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Merra looks to land a combination but Gammon avoids it well.
Merra circles away from the clinch attempt.
Merra misses with the combination.
Merra lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Merra misses with the combination.
Gammon tries to clinch there but Merra circles away.
Merra throws a series of punches but Gammon avoids them all with ease.
Gammon throws a combination that misses
and Merra counters with a series of strikes. Gammon will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ernest Michael Gammon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Merra throws a right and a left that Gammon avoids nicely.
Merra scores with a three punch combo!
Gammon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Merra ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oscar Merra showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Merra 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Oscar Merra!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Oscar Merra!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Oscar Merra!

Oscar Merra wins by unanimous decision!