PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Gahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Gahan
vs
Smith

180 cm
25
190 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

191 cm
27
191 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Gahan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Smith!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a combination that misses

and Gahan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith stalling in the clinch but Gahan improves position.
Gahan cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith is trying to maintain a safe position but Gahan gets an underhook and turns Smith into the ropes.
Smith stalls.
Gahan tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Gahan.
Smith tries a body shot but Gahan blocks it.
A short right from Gahan on the inside.
Gahan can't break the clinch.
Gahan lands with a right to the head.
Gahan blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Gahan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith has Gahan pressed against the ropes, preventing Gahan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gahan working hard to break the clinch.
Smith misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Gahan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gahan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gahan is keeping busy.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gahan.
Gahan blocks a body shot from Smith.
Gahan lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gahan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gahan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Smith is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Gahan cracks Smith with a nice body shot.

Gahan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gahans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gahan lands a lovely overhand right.

It looks like Robert Smith has been cut.
Robert Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith looks gassed!
Gahan tries to score with a low kick but Smith moves his leg out of the way.

Gahan sends Smith crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Gahan is motioning to the referee to let Smith up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Smith is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gahan connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Smith out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dave Gahan!