PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian McGordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Atomic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atomic has chosen A Kiss to Build a Dream On as his entrance music. Brian McGordon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

McGordon
vs
Atomic

195 cm
22
286 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

198 cm
27
275 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian McGordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Atomic!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atomic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big right from McGordon misses.
A leg kick checked by Atomic.
Tom Atomic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atomic lands with a hook. McGordon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Atomic looks to score with a jab to the body but McGordon is just out of range.
Atomic throws a lazy uppercut
and McGordon counters with an inside leg kick.
Atomic's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Atomic duly obliges.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Atomic.

Atomic gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGordon is trying to improve his position.
Atomic working away.
Atomic in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Atomic lands an elbow.
Atomic postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Atomic misses with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Atomic crashes against the mat.
Atomic misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
McGordon avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Atomic.
The ground and pound from Atomic seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Atomic misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Atomic trying to control the position but McGordon is working away.
McGordon avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Atomic.
McGordon avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Atomic.
Atomic working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Atomic working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
McGordon is not content to let Atomic control the position.
McGordon takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
McGordon sneaks back into half guard.
Atomic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McGordon's head.
McGordon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Atomic.
Atomic landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Atomic throwing shots but McGordon is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atomic wants to control but McGordon is keeping him busy.
Atomic seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Atomic lands with a punch from half guard.
Atomic not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Atomic takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Atomic throwing shots but McGordon is blocking nicely.
McGordon is breathing heavily.
Atomic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McGordon's head.
Atomic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Atomic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Atomic is keen to just control but McGordon is a slippery customer.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Atomic lands a nice short elbow.
Atomic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McGordon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
McGordon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McGordon tries to get out of the position.
McGordon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Atomic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atomic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Atomic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McGordon works his way to full guard. Good work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atomic is looking to work some ground and pound but McGordon has wrist control.
Atomic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Atomic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McGordon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Atomic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Atomic trying to control the position from guard on top but McGordon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Atomic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Atomic engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Atomic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Atomic dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Atomic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Atomic misses with the combination.
McGordon misses with an uppercut
and Atomic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McGordon misses with a low kick as Atomic jumps back.
Atomic's corner calls for a 1-2. Atomic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Atomic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGordon.
Atomic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McGordons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Atomic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Atomic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McGordon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atomic connects with a body shot.
Donk. Atomic catches McGordon right on the button with a cross.
Donk. Atomic catches McGordon right on the button with a cross.
Atomic lands a really nice looking cross but McGordon seems unphased.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Atomic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Atomic scores with a hook to the body. McGordon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atomic just misses with a punch to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Atomic.
Atomic connects with a body shot.
Atomic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGordon.
McGordon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McGordon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Atomic throws a shot to the body.
McGordon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atomic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Atomic. That snapped McGordon's head back.
Atomic cracks McGordon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Atomic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Atomic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Atomic lands with a nice body punch.
Atomic fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGordon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brian McGordon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Atomic.
Nice cross by Atomic.
McGordon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Atomic digs a good body shot into McGordon's ribs.
Atomic lands a body shot.
Atomic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McGordon walks into a left hand.
Atomic connects with a right hand. McGordon shakes it off.
Atomic shoots in for a takedown but McGordon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Atomic misses with a shot to the body
and McGordon counters with a straight right hand.
Atomic looks to score with a jab to the body but McGordon is just out of range.
Atomic catches McGordon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McGordon stuffs the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atomic throws a body punch but McGordon moves out of range.
Atomic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Atomic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McGordon doesn't seem bothered though.
Atomic lands a nice looking body shot.
Atomic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Atomic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Atomic lands a nice shot to the body.
McGordon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Atomic works McGordon's body with a nice hook.
Atomic moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
McGordon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tom Atomic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atomic pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McGordon back to the cage. Atomic follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nice cross by Atomic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atomic lands with a good body shot.
Atomic shoots in but no luck this time.
McGordon misses the jab.

McGordon gets caught flat footed, as Atomic shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Atomic keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McGordon's head.
Atomic postures up in McGordon's guard and throws a big left but McGordon blocks it.
McGordon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Atomic with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Atomic postures up in McGordon's guard and throws a big left but McGordon blocks it.
Atomic throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Atomic lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Atomic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Jab from Atomic.
Atomic shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McGordon eats them both and turns towards Atomic to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Atomic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McGordon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Atomic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McGordon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Atomic lunges at McGordon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McGordon's hand.
McGordon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Atomic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McGordon counters with a nice low kick that buckles Atomic's knee momentarily.
Atomic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Atomic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A lazy left from Atomic finds it's target.
McGordon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Atomic works McGordon's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McGordon staying out of range there.
Atomic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Atomic.
McGordon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Atomic scores with a nice right hand.
Atomic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Atomic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brian McGordon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Atomic scores with a sloppy right hand. McGordon should have avoided that one.
McGordon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A jab from Atomic finds it's way through McGordon's defenses.
Nice straight punches there by Atomic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Atomic.
Atomic cracks McGordon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A nice combination there by Atomic.
Atomic scores with a hook to the body. McGordon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Atomic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGordon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Atomic to score with a decent uppercut.
Atomic throws a shot from downtown. McGordon moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atomic tests McGordon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Atomic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGordon.
Atomic lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Atomic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McGordon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Atomic with a hook.
Atomic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McGordon's waist but McGordon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Atomic off to one side.
McGordon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Atomic throws a right and a left that both miss.
McGordon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Atomic scores with a hook to the body. McGordon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Atomic looks to land a combination but McGordon avoids it well.
Atomic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A left and a right from Atomic both land. Nice combination.
Atomic lands with a nice combination. McGordon backs away looking to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atomic misses the shot to the body.
Atomic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McGordon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Atomic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Atomic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Atomic connects with a right hand. McGordon shakes it off.
McGordon slips a straight right by Atomic.
Atomic scores with a nice strike.
Atomic lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Atomic moves away from the strike by McGordon.
Atomic's corner calls for a 1-2. Atomic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Atomic.
McGordon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atomic.
McGordon takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGordon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Atomic gets the takedown into side control.
McGordon is working to avoid the ground and pound but Atomic connects with a decent elbow.
Brian McGordon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Atomic throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Atomic throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Atomic wants to control but McGordon is keeping him busy.
Atomic working the ground and pound from side control.
Atomic cracks McGordon with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Atomic throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Atomic creates some space and throws a big elbow, but McGordon sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Tom Atomic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Atomic is staying tight to McGordon's torso, preventing him from escaping.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Atomic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Atomic has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 25:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 25:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Atomic!