PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between joe blow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Gass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

blow
vs
Gass

180 cm
25
165 lbs
5 - 8 - 1

180 cm
19
160 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, joe blow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Gass!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
blow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
blow fails with the takedown.
Gass displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Gass clinches up with blow and pushes him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Gass.
blow fails to pull guard.
blow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

blow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
blow fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for joe blow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gass pulls out of a head kick attempt.
blow throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Gass holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
blow lands a hook that snaps the head of Gass backwards.
blow fails to pull guard.
blow scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Gass's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
blow takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gass tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from blow. Gass does a little dance to reset his feet.
joe blow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gass misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gass shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts blow as he jumps to the side.
Gass looks gassed!
Nice straight punches there by blow. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of blow.
blow scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
blow fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gass avoids it really well and circles away.

Gass instigates a clinch.
Gass misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from blow.
blow fails to pull the fight into his guard.
blow prevents Gass from breaking the clinch.

blow has clasped his hands together around Gass's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
blow controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
blow trying to control the action but Gass is working from the bottom.
Gass wants to get back to his feet but blow drags him back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gass is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

blow stands up and beckons Gass to his feet.

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.
blow scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

blow closes the distance and clinches.
blow has Gass pressed against the cage, preventing Gass from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

blow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gass works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
blow throws an overhand right that lands on Gass's shoulder, as Gass tries to avoid the shot.
blow misses with a double jab.
blow throws a big shot that misses.
blow tries to bum rush Gass with a series of wild strikes but Gass uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gass missing with a left hand there. blow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

joe blow dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

blow wants to clinch up but Gass keeps it at a distance.
blow shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gass as he avoids it easily.
Gass jabs blow right on the nose. blow blinks but takes it well.

Gass rushes blow and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
blow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
blow can't break the clinch.

blow pulls guard successfully.
blow is trying to control the position but Gass postures up.
Gass preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
blow has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gass tries to stand but blow is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
blow has control of Gass's left arm, preventing Gass from doing any damage.
blow can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gass controls the pace.

That's two 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.

Gass stands up and waves to blow to follow him.
blow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
blow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gass counters with a thumping low kick.
Gass staying out of range there.
blow misses with a combination
and Gass counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
blow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
blow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Gass counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in blow's guard now.
Gass controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Gass stands and steps away. blow gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
blow misses with a hook. Gass ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gass throws a big shot that misses.
blow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gass circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gass counters with a left and a right that stings blow.
blow throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gass counters with a good low kick that blow was not able to check.
blow tries to close the distance and clinch but Gass swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from blow. Gass does a little dance to reset his feet.
blow misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Gass to counter with a crisp jab.
blow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
blow fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for joe blow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gass lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Gass showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

blow misses with a shot to the body
and blow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
blow throws a combination that misses
and Gass counters with a low kick, right behind blow 's knee.
Gass turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
blow misses with a double jab
and Gass counters with a right hand to the body.
blow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gass cracks the inside of blow's front leg.
blow throws a jab when Gass was well out of range.
Gass slips a jab and a cross from blow.
Gass throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gass lands with an uppercut that bounces blow off the cage and back into rage.
blow throws a left and a right that both miss

and Gass counters by clinching up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gass misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from blow.
Gass is pressed up against the cage. blow has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gass down to the mat. Gass avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gass rushes blow and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
blow can't break the clinch.

Gass manages to break the clinch.
Gass misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gass swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
blow connects with a jab.
blow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
blow misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gass counters with a thumping low kick.
blow misses with a series of wild punches.
blow misses with a combination
and Gass counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but blow manages to avoid it.
blow throws a hook but Gass avoids it easily.
Gass throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's two 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.
Gass just misses with a punch to the body.
blow fails with the takedown

and Gass moves into the clinch.

Gass drags the fight down to the ground.
Gass is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst blow is controlling him.
Gass is trying to hold blow in close to prevent damage but blow has managed to pass into half guard.
Gass has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. blow is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gass tries to kick blow off in order to stand up. blow Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Gass wants to control but blow postures up.
blow slows the pace down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gass wants to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Gass comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gass 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 Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Gass!