PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ado Flame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karel Gil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flame's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bagger 288. Gil has chosen Arkansas Razorback Fight Song as his entrance music. Karel Gil has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Flame
vs
Gil

171 cm
20
158 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

182 cm
22
157 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Battalion Athletics

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ado Flame!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karel Gil!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gil scores with a jab.
Flame misses with a hook.
Gil throws a jab when Flame was well out of range.
Gil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gil shoots in looking for a takedown. Flame tries to sprawl out of it but Gil keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Flame manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gil throws out a loose jab but Flame uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab by Gil.
Flame looks to land a left hand but Gil moved out of range nicely.
Flame throws a quick inside leg kick.
Flame throws a shot from downtown. Gil moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Flame misses.
Gil connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Flame.
Gil listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Flame scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Karel Gil has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gil takes a swing at Flame's ribcage but misses.
Gil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flame jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Flame tries to score with a low kick but Gil moves his leg out of the way.
A telegraphed right hand from Gil misses the target.
Gil ducks under a wild hook from Flame.
Flame misses with a hook. Gil ducked under it nicely.
Gil looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Flame slaps away a takedown attempt from Gil, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ado Flame has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karel Gil.

Gil moves into the clinch.
Flame is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gil's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Gil wants a takedown but no success here.
A right hook to the body lands for Flame.
Gil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Flame is pushing Gil up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flame lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Flame scores with a nice hook to the head.
Flame slowing the pace effectively.
Flame blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Flame looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gil tries to throw a body punch but Flame avoids it by throwing Gil back against the cage.
Flame lands with a left to the head.
Gil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gil throws a punch but it's blocked by Flame.
Gil blocking some punches.
Flame cracks Gil with a nice body shot.
Gil doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gil working aggressively here.
Gil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flame is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gil tries to stall but Flame uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gil has a couple of punches blocked by Flame.
Gil has a couple of punches blocked by Flame.
Flame lands an uppercut.
Flame blocks an uppercut.
Gil works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flame lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gil looks gassed!
A nice left hand lands by Flame.
Gil doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gil.
Flame lands a hook that snaps the head of Gil backwards.
Gil tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Flame smiles and moves away.
Gil slips a straight right by Flame.
Gil tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Flame swivels and escapes.
Gil shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Flame connects with a solid leg kick.
Gil is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A big left from Flame misses.
Flame throws a nice inside leg kick.
Flame tries to clinch there but Gil circles away.
Gil walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Flame throws a looping overhand right but Gil ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flame darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Flame is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gil.
Flame scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gil gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A swing and a miss from Flame.
Flame uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gil.
Gil walks into a straight right hand from Flame.
Gil shoots in but no luck this time.
Gil tries to clinch but Flame moves away
and Flame makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Flame fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gil.
Gil is trying desperately to land a takedown but Flame is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gil.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flame misses with a looping right.
Gil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ado Flame dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karel Gil's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Flame cracks Gil with a good jab.
Gil scores with the left hand. Flame knows he should have avoided that one.
Gil misses with a straight right.
Flame feints and then cracks Gil's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gil down.
Gil tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flame swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gil stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Flame.
Gil moves away from the strike by Flame.
Flame misses with a hook.
Flame is looking to clinch.
Gil misses with a double jab
and Flame counters with a low kick, right behind Gil 's knee.
Gil closes the distance but Flame moves to the side
and Flame counters with a thumping low kick.
Gil shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ado Flame is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gil is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gil throws a lazy right hand but Flame sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Flame throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Flame feints and then cracks Gil's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gil down.
A shot to the body from Gil misses
and Flame counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Flame lands the left hand.
Gil misses with a jab, cross combination.
Flame misses with an uppercut.
Flame scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Flame with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gil's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gil looks to land a right hand but Flame moved out of range.
Ado Flame is winning the standup battle so far.
Gil throws a big shot that misses.
Flame lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gil's sensitive parts.
Gil staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gil has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Flame finds it's way round the side to connect with Gil's head.
Flame swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Flame defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gil.

Flame closes the distance and clinches.
Flame blocks an uppercut.
Gil swings wildly with an uppercut but Flame uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gil cracks Flame with a nice body shot.
Gil throws a head punch that misses.
Flame blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Flame lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gil controlling the action here for a moment.
Flame blocks an uppercut.
Gil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gil misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gil.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Flame pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Gil misses.
Flame lands a nice shot that snaps Gil's head back.
Flame takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Karel Gil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flame tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gil fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Flame manages to avoid it.
Gil tries to clinch up but Flame circles away and keeps his distance.
Gil tries to clinch
and Flame counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Flame lands an overhand right.
Flame jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gil cracks Flame with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A good leg kick by Flame.
Gil keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Flame.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gil throws a looping overhand right but Flame ducks down to avoid it.
Flame digs a good hook to Gil's body.
Gil missing with a left hand there. Flame was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gil looks to land a left hand but Flame moved out of range nicely.
Flame throws the left hand but Gil avoids the punch easily.
Gil misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gil shoots in but Flame avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Flame connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid leg kick lands there for Flame.
Gil takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gil moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ado Flame dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Karel Gil's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Gil gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Flame counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Gil closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Flame is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gil can do to turn this around?
Gil tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Flame regains half guard, as Gil was trying to land strikes.

Flame has one foot on Gil's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Flame connects with a right hand. Gil shakes it off.
Gil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Flame throws a big shot that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flame throws a nice looking combination but Gil bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Flame shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gil tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Flame paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gil with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Flame to score with a decent uppercut.
Flame misses with a low kick.
Gil looks to score with a jab to the body but Flame is just out of range.
Gil tries to clinch up.
Flame leaves Gil with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gil shoots in but no luck this time.
Ado Flame has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karel Gil.
Flame bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gil's head.
A big left from Gil misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flame lands with an overhand left.
Flame thows a left - swing and a miss!
Flame swats away the attempt to clinch by Gil.
Flame jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gil changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Flame tries to avoid it but Gil manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Flame to the ground. Flame escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Flame thuds his right hand into Gil's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Flame lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gil takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gil works over Flame's head and body with a nice combination.
A jab from Flame does it's job there.
Flame throws a series of strikes that have Gil backpedaling.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gil. Flame does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gil loads up on a big right hand but Flame slips the punch.
Flame misses with a hook. Gil ducked under it nicely.
Flame throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gil throws an overhand right that lands on Flame's shoulder, as Flame tries to avoid the shot.
Gil scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A slow jab from Flame misses its intended target.
Flame throws a solid leg kick but Gil takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Flame.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gil darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gil shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Flame but Flame pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Flame fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gil on the side of the head.
Gil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gil lands the left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gil shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Flame as he avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Flame misses its intended target.
Gil swings for the body but Flame moves out of range.
Flame takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice body punch from Flame.
Gil drops his hands momentarily and Flame takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Karel Gil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Flame closes the distance and clinches.
Gil swings wildly with an uppercut but Flame uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flame blocks a body shot from Gil.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ado Flame is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gil misses with the head strike.
Flame blocking some punches.
Flame prevents a body shot from Gil.
Gil tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right from Flame.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ado Flame showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Flame, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ado Flame!