PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gynther Gail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TT Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boy has chosen Roky Erickson - Night of the Vampire as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Gail
vs
Boy

189 cm
26
265 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

166 cm
25
282 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gynther Gail!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, TT Boy!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy looks to land a left hand but Gail moved out of range nicely.
Boy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gail slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

It looks like TT Boy has been cut.
Boy stuffs the takedown attempt from Gail. Gail gets slowly back to his feet.
Gail shoots in for a double leg but Boy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice sprawl there from Boy as Gail shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gynther Gail. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gail fails with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Gail or perhaps it was just good defense by Boy which made him look bad.
Boy slaps away a takedown attempt from Gail, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Gail or perhaps it was just good defense by Boy which made him look bad.
Boy looks to land a right hand but Gail moved out of range.
Gail moves in looking to clinch but Boy pushes him off.

Gail drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gail throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Boy dodges the ground and pound from Gail.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy is trying to get back to his feet.
The strikes coming from Gail are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Boy stops Gail from passing to mount.
Gail lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Boy down.
Gail looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Boy is avoiding damage well.
Gail scoring with punches from side control.
Gail will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gail tries to advance to mount but Boy denies him.
Boy is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gail wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Boy, who protects the arm well.
Boy parries the strikes from Gail easily there. Gail is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Boy to escape.
The ground and pound from Gail seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gail tries to score with some ground and pound. Boy controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Boy regains half guard, as Gail was trying to land strikes.
Gail thows a huge punch but Boy dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Boy wants to clinch up but Gail keeps it at a distance.
Boy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Gynther Gail has been cut.
Gail ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gail shoots in but no luck this time.
Boy moves forwards but Gail connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gail looks for a takedown but Boy sprawls well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gail shoots in and drives through. Boy sprawls well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gail is defended easily by Boy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gynther Gail dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Gail's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A jab from Boy misses.
Boy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gail.
Gail misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gail moves out of range as Boy strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gail lands with an overhand left.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gail is defended easily by Boy.
A swing and a miss from Boy.
Boy is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gail keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boy.
Gail fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gynther Gail. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gail moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gail misses the shot to the body.
Boy throws a lazy right hand but Gail sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gail avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gail throws a shot from downtown. Boy moves away and avoids it.
Gail tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boy swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two 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.
Boy slaps away a takedown attempt from Gail, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Boy looks to land a right hand but Gail moved out of range.
Gail fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Boy avoids it really well and circles away.
Gynther Gail seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gail shoots for a double leg takedown but Boy sprawls well. He's pushed Gail's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gail.
TT Boy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gail sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gail uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boy.
Boy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Boy stuffs the takedown.
Gail misses with a hook. Boy ducked under it nicely.
Gail fails with a takedown attempt.
Gail is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Boy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gail.
Gail shoots in for a takedown but Boy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gail changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Boy tries to avoid it but Gail manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Boy to the ground. Boy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy misses the jab.
Gail will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gail sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boy throws an overhand right that lands on Gail's shoulder, as Gail tries to avoid the shot.
Gail slips a straight right by Boy.
Gail tries for a takedown but Boy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gail shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Boy as he avoids it easily.
Gail shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Boy sprawls well. Boy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gail gets slowly back to his feet.
Gail shoots in for a double leg but Boy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gynther Gail dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Gail closes this distance looking for a takedown but Boy circles away.
Boy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gail shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gail.
Boy misses the jab.
Gail tries to score a power double leg takedown but Boy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gail somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gynther Gail. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gail tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Boy swivels and escapes.
Boy misses with an uppercut. Gail saw that one coming.
Gail is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Boy misses with a straight right.
Gail shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Boy defends it nicely.
Gail displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boy throws out the jab.
Boy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A jab from Boy misses.
Boy throws a looping overhand right but Gail ducks down to avoid it.
TT Boy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy fails to land with a series of punches.
Gail shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Boy as he jumps to the side.
A swing and a miss from Boy.
Boy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gail.
Boy scores with a nice strike.
Gail closes the distance and clinches up with Boy, looking for a takedown. Gail pushes Boy against the cage but Boy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gail misses with an uppercut.
Gail closes the distance and clinches up with Boy, looking for a takedown. Gail pushes Boy against the cage but Boy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gail moves away from the strike by Boy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gail closes this distance looking for a takedown but Boy circles away.
TT Boy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Boy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boy misses with a hook.
Boy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gail sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boy misses with a straight left.
A big right from Boy misses.
Boy throws the left hand but Gail avoids the punch easily.
Boy stuffs the takedown attempt from Gail. Gail gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy lands the left hand.
Boy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gail.
Gail swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gail slips a jab from Boy.
Boy throws a hook but Gail avoids it easily.
Boy misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Boy misses.
Gail steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boy.

And that's the end of the fight!
TT Boy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gail 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!