PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sure Victory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobo Gazumbos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Victory
vs
Gazumbos

185 cm
20
170 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

172 cm
22
175 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sure Victory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobo Gazumbos!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gazumbos just misses with a punch to the body.
Gazumbos misses with a lunging right hand
and Victory counters with a stiff right hand.
Victory slips under a jab.
Victory lands a head shot.
Victory looks to land a combination but Gazumbos avoids it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Victory fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gazumbos swings for the body but Victory moves out of range.
Victory scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gazumbos doesn't seem bothered though.
Victory throws a right and a left that Gazumbos avoids nicely.
Victory rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gazumbos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gazumbos throws a poor cross that misses
and Victory counters with a stiff right hand.
Victory moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gazumbos swings widly with a right hand
and Victory cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Victory stuns Gazumbos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gazumbos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Victory counters with a straight right hand.
Victory avoids the body shot from Gazumbos.
Gazumbos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Victory.
Victory connects with a looping right hand.
Gazumbos throws a poor cross that misses
and Victory counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice cross by Victory.
Gazumbos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Victory to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Victory throws a right and a left that Gazumbos avoids nicely.
A jab from Gazumbos misses.
Gazumbos looks gassed!
Victory scores with a one two! Gazumbos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bobo Gazumbos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Victory, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Victory!
Jab by Victory.
Gazumbos misses with a right hand
and Victory counters with a two punch combo.
Gazumbos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Victory counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Victory's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gazumbos under the eye.
Gazumbos is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Victory misses with a wild combination.
Victory throws a combination. Gazumbos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A left and a right from Victory both land. Nice combination.
Victory closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right-left combo lands from Victory.

Gazumbos is rocked!
Victory is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Victory throws a nice looking combination but Gazumbos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gazumbos is still on wobbly legs! Can Victory finish him?
Victory cracks a nice hook into Gazumbos's ribs.
Gazumbos seems to have recovered his senses.
Victory swinging wildly here.
Victory rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gazumbos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Victory misses with a two punch combination.
Victory smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Victory throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Victory is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Victory misses with the combination.
Victory misses with a wild combination.
Gazumbos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gazumbos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gazumbos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Victory lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice body punch from Victory.
Victory is working the combinations to good effect here.
Victory catches Gazumbos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gazumbos slips a jab and a cross from Victory.
Victory scores with a three punch combo!
Victory is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Victory lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gazumbos backs up against the cage.
A shot to the liver by Victory. Beautiful body shot.
Gazumbos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Victory lands a two punch combo.
Victory throws a one two combo.
Victory misses with a few strikes there.
Victory cracks Gazumbos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Victory lands a two punch combo.
Victory moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Victory lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
No joy there for Victory, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victory closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gazumbos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Victory connects with a jab.
Victory pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gazumbos back to the cage. Victory follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nice jab there from Victory.
Victory throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Victory. Those never looked like landing.
Gazumbos misses with an uppercut
and Victory counters with a stiff right hand.
Victory throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Victory feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gazumbos's calf.
Gazumbos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gazumbos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Victory.
Gazumbos throws a poor cross that misses
and Victory counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gazumbos ducks right into an uppercut from Victory.
Victory swinging wildly here.
Gazumbos swings widly with a right hand
and Victory counters with a stiff right hand.
Victory swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gazumbos dodges the punch combination from Victory.
Gazumbos misses with a hook
letting Victory counter with a right hand.
Victory throws a series of punches but Gazumbos avoids them all with ease.
Gazumbos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Victory uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gazumbos.
Victory throws a right hand that Gazumbos ducks under and follows up with a left that Gazumbos also avoids with ease.
Gazumbos throws a nice looking combination but Victory bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gazumbos misses with a left hand
and Victory counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Victory fails to land with a series of punches.
Good shot there by Victory.
Gazumbos throws a body punch but Victory moves out of range.
Victory misses with the combination.
Gazumbos moves forwards but Victory connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gazumbos throws a combination that misses
and Victory counters with a left to the body.
Gazumbos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Victory makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gazumbos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Victory misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sure Victory dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Victory looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Victory misses with a series of wild punches.
Victory throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Victory closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gazumbos misses with a few strikes there.
Victory throws a nice looking combination but Gazumbos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gazumbos moves forwards but Victory connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gazumbos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Victory sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Victory lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Victory misses with the combination.
Victory throws a right and a left that Gazumbos avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gazumbos misses with a left hand
and Victory counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gazumbos thows a body shot but no joy.
Victory lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gazumbos backs up against the cage.
Victory is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gazumbos can do to turn this around?
Victory uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gazumbos has time to react.
Victory stalks Gazumbos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gazumbos's face. Gazumbos staggers backwards, shaken.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Gazumbos might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Victory has got the better of the exchanges.
Victory lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victory fails to land with a series of punches.
Victory lunges at Gazumbos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gazumbos's hand.
Victory looks to land a combination but Gazumbos avoids it well.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gazumbos.
Gazumbos misses with a lunging right hand
and Victory counters with a right hand to the body.
Gazumbos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Victory uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gazumbos.
Sure Victory is winning the standup battle so far.
Gazumbos wants to clinch up but Victory keeps it at a distance.
Victory ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gazumbos misses with a few strikes there.
Gazumbos misses with a right hand
and Victory counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gazumbos swings widly with a right hand
and Victory counters with a two punch combo.
Victory misses with a double jab.
Gazumbos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Victory counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Victory misses with a wild combination.
Victory scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Victory rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gazumbos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

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.
Victory misses with a two punch combination.
Donk. Victory catches Gazumbos right on the button with a cross.
A combination from Victory does no damage.
Gazumbos looks to land a left hand but Victory moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Victory.
Gazumbos throws a hook to the side of Victory's head but Victory sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gazumbos throws a lazy uppercut
and Victory counters with a one-two to the body.
Victory looks to land a combination. Gazumbos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Victory slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Victory throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Victory swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Victory throws a sloppy head kick and Gazumbos moves out of range easily.
Gazumbos misses with a right hand
and Victory counters with a left and a right that stings Gazumbos.
Gazumbos lands a jab.
Victory throws a series of punches but Gazumbos moves out of range.
A punch combination from Victory misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victory lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gazumbos circles away quickly and effectively.
Sure Victory is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Victory throws out a leg kick but Gazumbos moves out of range and Victory only half commits.
Gazumbos misses with a left hand
and Victory cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gazumbos misses with an uppercut
and Victory counters with a one-two to the body.
Gazumbos misses with a body shot.
Victory closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Victory rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gazumbos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Victory misses.
Victory throws a combination that misses
and Gazumbos counters with a series of strikes. Victory will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gazumbos misses with an uppercut
enabling Victory to counter with a crisp jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Gazumbos blocks the leg kick.
Gazumbos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gazumbos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gazumbos misses with a left hand
and Victory counters with a straight right hand.
A nice combination there by Victory.
Victory misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gazumbos throws an off balance right hand
and Victory counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Victory moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Victory fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gazumbos is out of range.
Victory will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Victory throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gazumbos.
Gazumbos misses with a hook
and Victory counters with a right hand to the body.
Gazumbos throws a big shot that misses.
Gazumbos throws an overhand right that lands on Victory's shoulder, as Victory tries to avoid the shot.
Victory shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gazumbos eats them both and turns towards Victory to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gazumbos throws a poor cross that misses
and Victory counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Victory slips under a jab.
Gazumbos throws a jab but it's blocked by Victory.
Victory moves out of range of the strikes.
Victory throws a series of punches but Gazumbos avoids them all with ease.
Gazumbos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Victory changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Victory avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gazumbos misses with a double jab
and Victory cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sure Victory dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Gazumbos misses with a body punch
and Gazumbos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Victory swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Victory tries to bum rush Gazumbos with a series of wild strikes but Gazumbos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gazumbos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gazumbos checks a leg kick.
Gazumbos slips a jab and a cross from Victory.
Victory uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gazumbos.
A nice combination there by Gazumbos.
Gazumbos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Victory.
Victory scores with a three punch combo!
Victory throws a right and a left that both miss.
Victory misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Victory lands a jab to the nose.
Victory swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Victory, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gazumbos throws a right hand that Victory ducks under and follows up with a left that Victory also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A combination from Victory does no damage.
Gazumbos misses with a left hand
and Victory counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victory misses with a low kick.
Victory tries to bum rush Gazumbos with a series of wild strikes but Gazumbos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gazumbos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Victory throws a right and a left that Gazumbos avoids nicely.
Gazumbos misses with a left hand
and Victory counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Victory misses with the combination.
Gazumbos swings widly with a right hand
and Victory connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Victory moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gazumbos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Victory throws a right hand that Gazumbos ducks under and follows up with a left that Gazumbos also avoids with ease.
Gazumbos throws a body punch but Victory moves out of range.
Gazumbos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gazumbos throws a right hand that misses
and Victory counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gazumbos checks a leg kick nicely.
Gazumbos misses with a shot to the body
and Victory counters with a one-two to the body.
Gazumbos throws an off balance right hand
and Victory makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Victory moves out of range of the strikes.
Victory misses with a low kick as Gazumbos jumps back.
Victory shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gazumbos eats them both and turns towards Victory to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A cross from Victory lands.
Gazumbos misses with a lunging right hand
and Victory counters with a one-two to the body.
Victory throws a series of strikes that have Gazumbos backpedaling.
Gazumbos misses with a lunging right hand
and Victory counters with a left and a right that stings Gazumbos.
Gazumbos throws a jab when Victory was well out of range.
Gazumbos misses with a hook
and Victory counters with a left and a right that stings Gazumbos.
Gazumbos throws a poor cross that misses
and Victory counters with a two punch combo.
Victory misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Victory.
Victory comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gazumbos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Victory.
Victory uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gazumbos.
Victory moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gazumbos misses with a combination
and Gazumbos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A right-left combo lands from Gazumbos.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Victory!
Gazumbos swinging wildly here.
Victory keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A lazy left from Victory finds it's target.
Gazumbos misses with a right hand
and Victory counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Victory works the jab nicely.
Victory throws a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Gazumbos.
Gazumbos tries to bum rush Victory with a series of wild strikes but Victory uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab by Victory.
Victory misses with a two punch combination.
Gazumbos misses with a combination
and Victory counters with a left and a right that stings Gazumbos.
Gazumbos 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Victory scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Victory rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gazumbos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Victory lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gazumbos circles away quickly and effectively.
Victory fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gazumbos on the side of the head.
Victory lands a right hook to the body.
Victory misses with a two punch combination.
Gazumbos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Victory circles away quickly and effectively.
Victory paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gazumbos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Victory counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gazumbos clobbers Victory with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gazumbos misses with a hook
and Victory counters with a nice body shot.
Victory throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Victory throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gazumbos.
Gazumbos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Victory counters with a two punch combo.
Victory will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bobo Gazumbos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Victory rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gazumbos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sure Victory showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Victory has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sure Victory!