PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Irish Pride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Gorgeous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Irish Pride has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Pride
vs
Gorgeous

210 cm
19
270 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

196 cm
24
275 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Irish Pride!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Gorgeous!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorgeous uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pride.
Gorgeous circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pride just misses with a punch to the body.

Gorgeous closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pride did well to prevent Gorgeous getting side control.
Gorgeous throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pride tries to kick Gorgeous off but Gorgeous keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pride avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gorgeous.
Gorgeous is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pride tries to roll over but Gorgeous keeps him under control.
Gorgeous stalling.
Gorgeous thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pride's head.
Gorgeous wants to free his trapped foot but Pride is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pride wants to improve his position but Gorgeous is controlling well.
Pride has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gorgeous is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gorgeous is looking to take a break and control but Pride is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gorgeous has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gorgeous working over Pride with some ground and pound. Pride looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pride avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gorgeous.
Gorgeous is looking to take a break and control but Pride is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gorgeous missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gorgeous moves nicely into side control.

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.
Gorgeous grinds an elbow into Pride's temple.
Gorgeous lands an elbow.
Gorgeous in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Pride is breathing heavily.
Pride takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gorgeous controlling the position from side mount.
Pride tries to improve position but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorgeous remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Pride tries to improve position but can't.
Pride is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gorgeous connects with a decent elbow.
Gorgeous working the ground and pound.
Pride is letting Gorgeous control him for a moment.
Pride is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gorgeous connects with a decent elbow.
Gorgeous in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Gorgeous scoring with punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorgeous lands a nice forearm strike.
Gorgeous working the head with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gorgeous cracks Pride with a big right hand but Pride just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Gorgeous trying to control the position but Pride is working away.
Gorgeous scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gorgeous working the ground and pound.
Pride can't do much from the bottom here.
Gorgeous works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A lull in the action here as Gorgeous stalls from top position.
Gorgeous landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Gorgeous dominated that round.
That's time! Pride's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gorgeous shoots in and drives through. Pride sprawls well.

Gorgeous closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pride did well to prevent Gorgeous getting side control.
Pride is looking to get back to is feet but Gorgeous passes into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gorgeous is staying tight to Pride's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Pride taking a bit of punishment here - Gorgeous scoring with strikes.
Gorgeous cracks Pride with a big elbow.
Gorgeous works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Gorgeous working the ground and pound from side control.
Gorgeous working away.
Gorgeous creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Gorgeous lands some shots froms side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gorgeous works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorgeous in side control lands a decent elbow.
Gorgeous has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A lull in the action here.
Gorgeous in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Pride is trying to escape the position but Gorgeous is controlling the position.
Gorgeous scoring with punches from side control.
Gorgeous wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pride keeps working.
Pride knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gorgeous on the ground.
Gorgeous staying calm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by George Gorgeous.

Gorgeous scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pride taking a bit of punishment here - Gorgeous scoring with strikes.
Gorgeous working the ground and pound.
Gorgeous lands a few punches from side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gorgeous scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pride to see if he's OK.
Gorgeous is working Pride over with some ground and pound from side control.
Check out the look on Gorgeous's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gorgeous scores with punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorgeous creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Pride is trying to improve his position.
Gorgeous lands some shots froms side control.
Gorgeous taking a breather here.
Gorgeous working the head with strikes.
Pride is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
George Gorgeous has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pride trying to remain calm as Gorgeous controls from the top position.
Gorgeous grinds an elbow into Pride's temple.
Gorgeous scoring with punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorgeous grinds an elbow into Pride's temple.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Gorgeous working the head and body with strikes.
Gorgeous in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pride takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Gorgeous scores with punches from side control.
Pride takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gorgeous in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Gorgeous working the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gorgeous is working Pride over with some ground and pound from side control.
Gorgeous lands an elbow.
Pride tries to bench press Gorgeous off him but Gorgeous keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Gorgeous showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Pride's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Gorgeous dives in and grabs Pride's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pride pushes down on Gorgeous's head and hops out.
A punch combination from Pride misses.
Gorgeous looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pride is fending him off so far but Gorgeous persists. Nope, Pride circles away and we're back to standing.

Gorgeous scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee warns Pride that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gorgeous cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The referee warns Pride that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gorgeous dominating with strikes here.
Gorgeous lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pride hang on?
Pride is bucking up trying to escape but Gorgeous cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gorgeous lands a big elbow.
Gorgeous connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorgeous working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pride is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gorgeous controlling from the full mount.
Pride can't escape the position.
Pride tries to hold on but Gorgeous pushes him away.
The referee warns Pride that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Gorgeous.
Pride is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gorgeous fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pride is looking to improve his position but Gorgeous isn't that keen on the idea.
Gorgeous working the ground and pound effectively.
Gorgeous working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pride is trying to escape the mount.
Gorgeous has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pride's face.
Pride on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pride tries to get out of the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gorgeous unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Pride wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Gorgeous celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Gorgeous!