PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doctor Gonzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sekhmakh Mubarak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzo comes to the cage accompanied by White Rabbit. Sekhmakh Mubarak acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Gonzo
vs
Mubarak

189 cm
19
275 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

191 cm
26
252 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Doctor Gonzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sekhmakh Mubarak!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzo misses with a straight right.
Mubarak with a poor takedown

and Gonzo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mubarak's guard now.
Gonzo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzo wants to control from the top but Mubarak keeps moving.
Gonzo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gonzo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gonzo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gonzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Mubarak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzo stands and throws Mubarak's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gonzo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gonzo 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.
Gonzo controls the position from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mubarak can't do much from the bottom here.
Mubarak dodges the ground and pound from Gonzo.
Gonzo connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mubarak some visible discomfort.
Gonzo in side control lands a decent elbow.
Mubarak seems a little lost for a moment, as Gonzo dominates the positioning.
Gonzo lands a nice forearm strike.
Gonzo is looking to take a break and control but Mubarak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mubarak is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Mubarak is letting Gonzo control him for a moment.
Gonzo in side control, throwing shots but Mubarak defends.
Gonzo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gonzo looks up at the clock and then as Mubarak takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gonzo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Gonzo lands a decent elbow from side control.
Mubarak looks gassed!
Mubarak is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gonzo connects with a decent elbow.
Gonzo misses with the ground and pound.
Gonzo lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gonzo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mubarak takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Mubarak is rocked!
Gonzo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Mubarak is still in real trouble! Can Gonzo finish him?
Mubarak is not content to let Gonzo control the position.
Mubarak seems to have recovered his senses.
Mubarak takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo working the head and body with strikes.
Gonzo has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Gonzo breaks from Mubarak's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gonzo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gonzo is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Mubarak goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Gonzo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Doctor Gonzo!