PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Gable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TunTon Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gable
vs
Lim

177 cm
20
221 lbs
5 - 3 - 1

175 cm
20
205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dan Gable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, TunTon Lim!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gable closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gable working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lim tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gable wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lim parries the strikes from Gable easily there. Gable is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lim to escape.
Gable wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lim keeps working.
Lim is trying to improve his position.
Lim struggling a bit here.
Lim is looking to regain half guard here but Gable keeps moving and retains side control.
Lim is trying to control Gable's posture but Gable avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gable tries for a takedown but Lim sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gable moves out of range as Lim strikes.
Lim looks to land a right hand but Gable moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim swings for the body but Gable moves out of range.
Lim scores with a jab. Gable acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice takedown defense from Lim. No joy for Gable on that attempt.

Gable feints and as Lim raises his hands in defense, Gable changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lim looking for a sweep. Not yet Lim, not yet.
Gable postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lim is pulling down on Gable's head. It's preventing any offense from Gable, at least for the moment.
Gable throwing strikes but missing.
Lim is trying to control the position but Gable postures up.
Gable trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gable is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gable in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gable pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lim is keeping the position for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lim throws a shot from downtown. Gable moves away and avoids it.
Gable looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Gable. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lim lands a nice shot to the body.
TunTon Lim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lim lands a head shot.
Lim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gable.
Jab by Lim.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gable drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lim working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gable accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lim is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lim is pulling down on Gable's head. It's preventing any offense from Gable, at least for the moment.
Gable throwing strikes from guard but Lim blocks nicely.
Gable distracts Lim with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gable throwing strikes but missing.
Lim wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lim looks to land a left hand but Gable moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lim throws a hook but Gable blocks it.
Lim lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gable walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lim scores with a body shot.
Lim throws a jab when Gable was well out of range.
Lim looks to throw the jab but Gable is out of range.
Lim digs a good body shot into Gable's ribs.
Lim lands with an overhand left.
Gable keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lim.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TunTon Lim dominated that round.
That's time! Gable's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lim swings for the body but Gable moves out of range.
Gable will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Gable drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lim trying to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gable postures up in Lim's guard and throws a big left but Lim blocks it.
Gable working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gable throws and elbow that misses. Lim uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gable's guard. Nice move by Lim!
Lim trying to control the position from guard on top but Gable is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gable being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable keeping moving, preventing Lim from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gable shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lim as he avoids it easily.

Gable looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lim is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gable throwing strikes from guard but Lim blocks nicely.
Lim seems keen to control Gable's posture.
Gable trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lim is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gable in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gable ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A left lands for Lim.
Lim misses with a looping right.
Gable looks for a takedown but Lim sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Gable. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lim loads up on a big right hand but Gable slips the punch.
Gable fails with a takedown attempt.
Lim missing with a left hand there. Gable was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gable tries for a takedown but Lim sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A big left from Lim misses.
Gable shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lim pinned against the cage. Lim gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lim misses with a straight left.

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.
Lim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gable walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lim misses the shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Lim there.

Gable bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Check out the look on Gable's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gable looks up at the clock and then as Lim takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gable smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lim is looking to regain half guard here but Gable keeps moving and retains side control.
Lim sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but TunTon Lim will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lim works the jab nicely.

Gable is rocked!
TunTon Lim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gable.
Oh Gable is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gable slips a straight right by Lim.
Gable seems to have got his legs back now.
Lim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gable.
Lim scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lim misses with a hook. Gable ducked under it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lim throws a hook to the side of Gable's head but Gable sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gable tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lim sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gable somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Gable. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lim. Gable does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lim misses with a wild body shot.
Gable fails with the takedown.
Lim is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gable.

That's two 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.
Lim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Lim.
Lim fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheers as Lim lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gable doesn't seem phased though.
TunTon Lim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gable slips a jab from Lim.
Gable moves away from the strike by Lim.
Gable blocks a jab.
Lim just misses with a punch to the body.
Gable looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lim is fending him off so far but Gable persists. Nope, Lim circles away and we're back to standing.
Gable avoids the body shot from Lim.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gable decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lim avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gable.
Lim is looking to improve his position.
Gable not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lim is trying to maintain the position but Gable is very close to passing his half guard.
Lim is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gable throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lim makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lim.
Gable preventing the sweep.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gable misses with a takedown attempt - Lim sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lim misses with a straight right.
Lim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lim is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gable.
Gable is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lim sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gable slips under a jab from Lim.
Gable slips a jab from Lim.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dan Gable has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lim misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
TunTon Lim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lim winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... TunTon Lim!