PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Forlan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taite Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Whistlin' Dixie. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Forlan
vs
Gordon

185 cm
25
215 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
222 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Balco Boys - Hilo

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego Forlan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Taite Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gordon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gordon lands with a light punch inside.
Gordon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Forlan blocks a body shot from Gordon.
Forlan is trying to break free.
Gordon misses with the head strike.
Gordon working aggressively here.
Gordon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Forlan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Forlan throws a nice looking combination but Gordon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Forlan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gordon digs a good body shot into Forlan's ribs.
Gordon moves out of range as Forlan strikes.
Forlan misses with a hook. Gordon ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Forlan misses.
Forlan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Gordon darts in and clinches Forlan up against the cage.
Forlan wants to get back to striking at distance but Gordon won't allow it.
Gordon misses with a punch to the body.
Forlan is looking to break free of the clinch but Gordon has double underhooks.

Forlan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gordon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Forlan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Forlan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gordon circles away quickly and effectively.
Forlan walks into a left hand.
Forlan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Forlan misses with a straight right.
Forlan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Forlan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gordon thows a body shot but no joy.
Gordon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gordon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Forlan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Forlan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A jab from Forlan misses.
Gordon slips under a jab.
Forlan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gordon's hands.
Gordon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Forlan manages to avoid it.
Forlan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A clash of legs there as Forlan blocks the low kick.
Gordon tries to clinch but Forlan is having none of it.
A jab from Forlan does it's job there.
Forlan drops Gordon with a huge uppercut! Gordon drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Forlan is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Forlan!