PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Gable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael de la Ghetto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gable has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gable
vs
de la Ghetto

191 cm
25
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Gable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raphael de la Ghetto!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

de la Ghetto clinches with his opponent.
de la Ghetto jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gable walks away with a smile on his face. de la Ghetto gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
de la Ghetto's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and de la Ghetto duly obliges.
de la Ghetto stalks Gable and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gable's face. Gable staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice sprawl there from de la Ghetto as Gable shoots in.
de la Ghetto misses with a takedown attempt - Gable sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gable takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
de la Ghetto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dan Gable has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raphael de la Ghetto.
Gable changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. de la Ghetto tries to avoid it but Gable manages to keep hold of a leg and drag de la Ghetto to the ground. de la Ghetto escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Horrible takedown by de la Ghetto or perhaps it was just good defense by Gable which made him look bad.
de la Ghetto lands a front kick.
Gable is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
de la Ghetto leaves Gable with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
de la Ghetto shoots in but Gable avoids the takedown attempt easily.
de la Ghetto scores with a nice right hand.
de la Ghetto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
de la Ghetto's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and de la Ghetto duly obliges.
de la Ghetto lands with a nice combination. Gable backs away looking to recover.
de la Ghetto shoots in for a double leg but Gable sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gable fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de la Ghetto works over Gable's head and body with a nice combination.
de la Ghetto scores with a body shot.
de la Ghetto lands with a kick to the temple. Gable shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
No luck with that takedown attempt from de la Ghetto.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from de la Ghetto is defended easily by Gable.
No luck for Gable with that takedown attempt.
de la Ghetto looks to land a combination. Gable sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Gable shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
de la Ghetto is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gable is controlling him.
Gable postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gable throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as de la Ghetto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gable loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gable working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gable has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
de la Ghetto wants to stand but Gable is controlling the position.
Gable passes easily into side control. Nice work.
de la Ghetto takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ground and pound from Gable seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Gable throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
de la Ghetto lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
de la Ghetto throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

de la Ghetto clinches up against the cage.
de la Ghetto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gable connects with a nasty looking knee right to de la Ghetto's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
de la Ghetto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gable tries a knee to the head but de la Ghetto blocks it.

de la Ghetto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de la Ghetto thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gable if he has to take too many more of those.
de la Ghetto lands with a slapping head kick.
de la Ghetto throws a low kick but Gable moves out of range easily.
de la Ghetto leaves Gable with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gable leaves de la Ghetto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gable shoots in looking for a takedown. de la Ghetto tries to sprawl out of it but Gable keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. de la Ghetto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gable shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts de la Ghetto as he jumps to the side.
de la Ghetto lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by de la Ghetto.
Horrible takedown by de la Ghetto or perhaps it was just good defense by Gable which made him look bad.

Gable shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gable was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gable fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
de la Ghetto avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gable.
Gable throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for de la Ghetto because Gable loaded up on that one.
de la Ghetto working to try and regain half guard.
de la Ghetto holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gable tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if de la Ghetto can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gable landing punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gable throws some wild stikes that de la Ghetto manages to avoid easily.
Gable throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for de la Ghetto because Gable loaded up on that one.
Gable throws some wild stikes that de la Ghetto manages to avoid easily.
de la Ghetto is wriggling around trying to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
de la Ghetto is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Gable lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raphael de la Ghetto dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gable is defended easily by de la Ghetto.
de la Ghetto with a lazy takedown attempt

so Gable counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gable thows a big elbow that misses.
Gable throwing strikes from guard but de la Ghetto blocks nicely.
Gable in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gable in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
de la Ghetto trying to keep a closed guard but Gable is proving a slippery customer.
Gable trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gable throwing strikes but missing.
de la Ghetto 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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
de la Ghetto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dan Gable is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gable fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de la Ghetto moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
de la Ghetto tries to clinch there but Gable circles away.
Gable shoots for a takedown but de la Ghetto saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Gable. That's going to take a lot out of him.
de la Ghetto tries for a takedown but Gable sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gable changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. de la Ghetto tries to avoid it but Gable manages to keep hold of a leg and drag de la Ghetto to the ground. de la Ghetto escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
de la Ghetto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Gable closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gable cracks de la Ghetto with a big right hand but de la Ghetto just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
de la Ghetto manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for de la Ghetto. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
de la Ghetto looks to land a strike but Gable avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
de la Ghetto looking to sit in guard and control but Gable gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gable loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
de la Ghetto wants to stand but Gable is controlling the position.
Gable with a nice head shot there.
Gable is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
de la Ghetto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gable. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gable's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gable accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gable throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as de la Ghetto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gable throwing strikes from guard but de la Ghetto blocks nicely.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
de la Ghetto's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and de la Ghetto duly obliges.
de la Ghetto stuffs the takedown attempt from Gable. Gable gets slowly back to his feet.
de la Ghetto scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
de la Ghetto throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
de la Ghetto throws a combination. Gable tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gable tries to score a power double leg takedown but de la Ghetto sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gable somewhat.
Gable looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de la Ghetto defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gable.
Nice takedown defense from de la Ghetto. No joy for Gable on that attempt.
de la Ghetto lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gable tries for a takedown but de la Ghetto circles away easily
and de la Ghetto counters with a solid body kick.
de la Ghetto misses with a body kick.
Gable looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? de la Ghetto is fending him off so far but Gable persists. Nope, de la Ghetto circles away and we're back to standing.
Raphael de la Ghetto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
de la Ghetto shoots and misses

and Gable counters with a single leg into guard. de la Ghetto didn't expect that.
Gable with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gable makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
de la Ghetto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gable stops de la Ghetto from standing up.
Gable with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
de la Ghetto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gable is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gable throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as de la Ghetto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
de la Ghetto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gable as he jumps to the side.
Horrible takedown by Gable or perhaps it was just good defense by de la Ghetto which made him look bad.
de la Ghetto is looking to slow Gable down with leg kicks.
de la Ghetto's corner calls for a 1-2. de la Ghetto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Horrible takedown by Gable or perhaps it was just good defense by de la Ghetto which made him look bad.
Gable shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts de la Ghetto as he jumps to the side.
Gable shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and de la Ghetto counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
de la Ghetto scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

de la Ghetto gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gable works over de la Ghetto with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Gable dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Gable has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gable there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jab from de la Ghetto.
de la Ghetto fails with a takedown attempt.
Gable avoids a punch combination nicely.
de la Ghetto is looking to chop away at Gable's legs.
de la Ghetto has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
de la Ghetto lands with a nice combination. Gable backs away looking to recover.
Gable will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Gable scores a takedown into full mount!
Gable scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gable lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gable landing strikes from the mount.
de la Ghetto holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gable tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
de la Ghetto holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gable tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gable prevents de la Ghetto from getting the reversal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable raining down shots from the mount!
Gable scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gable postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. de la Ghetto looks a forlorn figure.
Gable misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gable looking to ground and pound but de la Ghetto is blocking nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gable punching from mount but de la Ghetto doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Gable thowing shots but they're missing.
Gable throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
de la Ghetto is trying to escape the mount.
de la Ghetto is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gable lands a big shot there that rocks de la Ghetto but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
de la Ghetto is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Gable lands a big shot there that rocks de la Ghetto but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gable lands a big shot there that rocks de la Ghetto but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
de la Ghetto tries to reverse the position but Gable maintains control.
Gable in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gable is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gable working the ground and pound effectively.
A nice elbow there by Gable.
de la Ghetto is trying desperately to improve position.
Gable connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gable landing shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de la Ghetto swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Gable landing strikes from the mount and de la Ghetto is in trouble!
Gable working de la Ghetto over with strikes here.
de la Ghetto can't escape the position.
Gable dominating with strikes here.
Gable connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
de la Ghetto working to try and regain half guard.
A nice elbow there by Gable.
Gable is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gable scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gable scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish de la Ghetto?
Gable with good strikes from the mount here!
Gable sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Gable landing strikes from the mount and de la Ghetto is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gable lands with some strikes.
Gable sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Gable looking to finish with strikes here!
You get the feeling that de la Ghetto really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Gable is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. de la Ghetto can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gable unloading with bombs!
Gable lands with some strikes.
de la Ghetto in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gable landing punches.
de la Ghetto wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gable.
de la Ghetto can't escape the position.
Gable is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. de la Ghetto can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gable cracks de la Ghetto with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Gable showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gable has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Gable!