PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Gillie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Tristar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake Tristar is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Gillie
vs
Tristar

203 cm
24
230 lbs
4 - 3 - 1

198 cm
21
245 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Nemesis Cage Clothing

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 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Gillie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blake Tristar!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gillie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gillie scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Blake Tristar has been cut.
Gillie tries to bum rush Tristar with a series of wild strikes but Tristar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gillie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tristar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tristar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gillie.
Gillie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gillie misses with a double jab

and Tristar counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tristar trying to control the position from guard on top but Gillie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gillie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tristar trying to control but Gillie is working from the bottom.
Tristar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gillie controls Tristar momentarily but Tristar frees himself.
Tristar postures up in Gillie's guard and throws a big left but Gillie blocks it.
Gillie pulls Tristar in to control the position.
Tristar tries to stand but Gillie is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillie is wriggling around but Tristar manages to pass to half guard.
Tristar stops Gillie from getting back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tristar scores with the left hand. Gillie knows he should have avoided that one.

It looks like Ben Gillie has been cut.
Gillie misses with a double jab
and Tristar counters with a stiff right hand.
Gillie is breathing heavily.
Tristar misses with a double jab.
Tristar misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Tristar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gillie misses with a double jab
and Tristar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tristar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tristar throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tristar misses with a wild combination.
Tristar looks to score with a jab to the body but Gillie is just out of range.
Gillie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Tristar counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gillie is looking to stand up but Tristar isn't so interested in that idea.
Tristar trying to control the position from guard on top but Gillie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tristar preventing the sweep.
Tristar trying to control but Gillie is working from the bottom.
Tristar tries to free his leg and advance position but Gillie is retaining full guard.
Gillie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gillie wants to stand but Tristar is controlling the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tristar scores with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tristar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tristar looks to land a combination but Gillie avoids it well.
Tristar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gillie.
Tristar lands a head kick!
Tristar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Tristar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gillie is trying to stand up here but Tristar is controlling him well.
Tristar is looking to take a break and control but Gillie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gillie is trying to stand back up but Tristar is controlling him
Tristar is trying to control the action in half guard but Gillie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gillie is positioning himself well to prevent Tristar advancing to mount.
Gillie wants to get back to his feet.
Tristar takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gillie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tristar counters with a left to the body.
Gillie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tristar.
Tristar misses with a few strikes there.
Gillie swinging wilding here.

Tristar drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tristar throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gillie is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Gillie is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Tristar dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gillie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tristar.
Tristar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gillie.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tristar.
Gillie tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Tristar counters with a takedown into side control.

Gillie bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Tristar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gillie tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gillie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gillie defending well as Tristar loads up on a big left hand.
Gillie swinging wilding here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gillie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tristar.

Tristar throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gillie was covering up waiting for the punch and Tristar finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tristar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tristar trying to control the position from guard on top but Gillie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Gillie kicks Tristar off and gets to his feet.
Tristar thows a body shot but no joy.
Gillie misses with a double jab

and Tristar counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gillie is looking to escape.
Gillie is not content to let Tristar control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tristar with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gillie trying to hold on to Tristar's head to control him but Tristar postures up.
Gillie pushes Tristar off looking to stand but Tristar dives back in and keeps control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tristar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gillie misses with a double jab.
Tristar dodges the punch combination from Gillie.
Tristar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gillie rather than just go for the knockout.
Gillie misses with a takedown

and Tristar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gillie is looking to improve his position.
Gillie is trying to stand back up but Tristar is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tristar is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Tristar lands with some strikes.
Gillie is squirming around, avoiding Tristar's attempts to control the action.
Gillie tries to hold on but Tristar postures up.
Tristar thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Gillie holds on for dear life.
Gillie is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tristar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tristar thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gillie tries to hold on but Tristar postures up.
Gillie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You get the feeling that Gillie really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Tristar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gillie wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Gillie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Tristar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Tristar closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gillie is trying to stand back up but Tristar is controlling him
Gillie is looking for a sweep. Tristar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tristar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Blake Tristar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gillie is trying to stand.
Tristar trying to control the action but Gillie is working from the bottom.
Tristar stops Gillie from getting back to his feet.
Tristar is keen to just control but Gillie is a slippery customer.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tristar throws a head kick but Gillie moves out of range.
Gillie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tristar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gillie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Tristar counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gillie!
Tristar throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gillie because Tristar loaded up on that one.
Poor strikes thrown by Tristar there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillie is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Tristar unloads with some shots from mount but Gillie bucks and avoids them well.
Tristar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tristar might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gillie kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Tristar prevents Gillie from getting the reversal.
Tristar controlling the pace for now.

Tristar looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gillie wants to get back to his feet.
Tristar trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Tristar moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Gillie has worked his arm free - good work by Gillie!
Tristar tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Gillie wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gillie is looking for a sweep.
Gillie bucks up and tries to throw Tristar off but instead Tristar has got his back!
Gillie is in bad spot here.
Tristar missing with strikes from the back.
Gillie looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

Tristar looking for the choke but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Gillie manages to stand up with Tristar still on his back. Eventually Tristar drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Tristar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ben Gillie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gillie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tristar can pounce on him.

Tristar drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gillie wants to stand up but Tristar is controlling him.
Gillie is pulling down on Tristar's head to control his posture.
Tristar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ben Gillie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blake Tristar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Gillie kicks Tristar off and gets to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Tristar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tristar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Tristar!