PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Gibsons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommi Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dick has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Tommi Dick is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Gibsons
vs
Dick

197 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
225 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Danny Gibsons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Dick!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibsons misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dick looks gassed!

Gibsons shoots in and bounces Dick off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gibsons is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gibsons trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gibsons is stalling in the full guard.
Dick looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gibsons is one step ahead there.
Dick being controlled here, momentarily.
Gibsons landing with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibsons is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Gibsons decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dick, up you get!
Tommi Dick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gibsons could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Gibsons drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Gibsons has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Dick is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Gibsons yanks on the arm and Dick is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Gibsons.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Danny Gibsons!