PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Davola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Gabel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Davola
vs
Gabel

195 cm
24
216 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

196 cm
22
214 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Davola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tom Gabel!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gabel blocks a head kick by Davola.
Gabel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gabel tries to score with a low kick but Davola moves his leg out of the way.
Gabel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Davola's calf.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gabel throws a hook but Davola blocks it.
Davola throws a sloppy head kick and Gabel moves out of range easily.
Gabel throws a leg kick but Davola sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gabel throws a leg kick but Davola sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Davola misses with a low kick.
Davola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davola misses with a body shot.
Davola throws a sloppy head kick and Gabel moves out of range easily.
Gabel throws a leg kick
and Davola makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gabel really felt that one!
Davola connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davola tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Davola.
Davola clobbers Gabel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Davola fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davola lands a head kick!
Gabel feints and then cracks Davola's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Davola down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davola lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gabel's sensitive parts.
Gabel looks gassed!
Davola fakes the leg kick and cracks Gabel in the body.
Davola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davola throws a head kick but Gabel moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Gabel.
Gabel avoids the head kick by Davola.
Gabel throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Davola counters with a thumping low kick.
Davola throws a head kick but Gabel moves out of range.
Gabel tries to land a front kick but Davola steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gabel walks into a straight right hand from Davola.
Davola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davola feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gabel's calf.
Davola lands with a kick to the temple. Gabel shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davola works Gabel's body with a nice hook.
Davola scores with a leg kick.
Davola lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gabel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Davola counters with a good low kick that Gabel was not able to check.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gabel tries a low kick but Davola avoids it.
Davola checks the leg kick nicely there.
Davola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gabel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A big left from Gabel misses.
Davola connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Davola throws a sloppy head kick and Gabel moves out of range easily.
Gabel takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Davola pushes Gabel away with a front kick.
Davola throws out a powerful jab.
Davola lands a right hook to the body.
Davola lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gabel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Davola lands with an uppercut that bounces Gabel off the cage and back into rage.
Davola is looking to slow Gabel down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Davola. Beautiful body shot.
Davola scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab lands there for Davola.
Davola throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gabel avoids the head kick by Davola.
Davola cracks a nice hook into Gabel's ribs.
Davola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davola pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Davola tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gabel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davola.
Gabel scores with a decent looking hook.
Gabel blocks a head kick by Davola.
Gabel throws a sloppy head kick and Davola moves out of range easily.
Davola misses with a body kick.
Gabel misses with a low kick as Davola jumps back.
Gabel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Davola counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gabel blocks the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davola goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gabel scores with a leg kick.
Gabel blocks a low kick nicely.
A low kick from Gabel is predictable there
and Davola counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gabel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Davola lands with a kick to the temple. Gabel shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gabel takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Davola throws a shot to the body.
Davola feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gabel's calf.
Davola throws a sloppy head kick and Gabel moves out of range easily.
Davola lands a head kick. Gabel smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gabel on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Davola is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Davola misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gabel tries a head kick but it misses.
Davola throws a nice outside leg kick.
Davola misses with a head kick.
Davola connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gabel's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Davola dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gabel clobbers Davola with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A combination from Gabel does no damage.
Davola listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Davola showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gabel.
Davola takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tom Gabel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davola moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gabel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davola misses with a kick to the body.
Davola throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Davola.
Gabel on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A shot to the body from Davola misses
and Gabel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gabel has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Davola.
Davola jabs Gabel right on the nose. Gabel blinks but takes it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Davola lands a left and a right that send Gabel crashing to the mat, dazed. Davola thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Gabel is rocked!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Davola! Gabel is out on his feet! Davola rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Gabel is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Gabel is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Davola!