PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlo Gambino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruin Yuz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruin Yuz is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Gambino
vs
Yuz

180 cm
27
210 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

188 cm
23
219 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlo Gambino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruin Yuz!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gambino wants to clinch
and Gambino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gambino thows a leg kick but Yuz checks it
and Yuz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gambino tries to clinch
and Yuz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yuz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yuz keeps the fight on the outside.
Gambino tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yuz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick by Gambino misses
enabling Yuz to counter with a crisp jab.
Gambino darts in trying to clinch
letting Yuz counter with a right hand.
A lazy body kick from Gambino
and Yuz counters with a straight right hand.
Gambino moves in looking to clinch but Yuz pushes him off.

Gambino gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yuz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gambino tries to clinch
and Yuz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yuz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gambino.
Yuz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yuz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gambino misses with a leg kick
and Yuz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yuz throws a lazy uppercut
and Gambino counters with a nice leg kick.
Gambino misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gambino moves in looking to clinch but Yuz pushes him off.
Gambino tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yuz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gambino tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carlo Gambino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Yuz.
Yuz misses with a combination
and Gambino counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambino throws a sloppy head kick
and Yuz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gambino tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yuz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Gambino fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yuz, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yuz wants to get back to striking at distance but Gambino won't allow it.
Yuz wants to break free but Gambino has control.

Gambino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A shot to the body from Gambino misses
and Yuz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yuz throws a jab when Gambino was well out of range.
Gambino misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gambino throws a sloppy head kick
and Yuz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yuz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gambino had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gambino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gambino avoids the head kick by Yuz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gambino misses with a combination
and Yuz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Gambino is predictable there
and Yuz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gambino misses with a wild body shot.
Gambino looks to score with a jab to the body but Yuz is just out of range.
Yuz digs a good hook to Gambino's body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yuz.
Gambino throws a poor cross that misses
letting Yuz counter with a right hand.
Yuz misses with a wild body shot.
Gambino throws a right and a left that Yuz avoids nicely.
Gambino looks to throw the jab but Yuz is out of range.
Yuz punishes Gambino's body with a nice straight punch.
Gambino looks to clinch
and Yuz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambino looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice shot by Yuz.
Gambino moves out of range of the strikes.
Yuz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yuz scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gambino throws a head kick that misses
and Yuz counters with a series of strikes. Gambino will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yuz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A right-left combo lands from Yuz.
Gambino moves in looking to clinch but Yuz pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yuz keeps the fight on the outside.
Yuz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice uppercut lands for Yuz. That snapped Gambino's head back.
Gambino misses with the body kick
and Yuz counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ruin Yuz dominated that round.
That's time! Gambino's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Yuz jabs at Gambino's body.
Yuz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Yuz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yuz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gambino closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yuz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick by Gambino misses
and Yuz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yuz throws out a powerful jab.
Gambino looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yuz closes the distance and clinches up with Gambino, looking for a takedown. Yuz pushes Gambino against the cage but Gambino circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gambino fails to land with a series of punches.
Gambino misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gambino throws a combination that misses
and Yuz counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gambino manages to avoid it.
Gambino throws a lazy head kick
and Yuz counters with a three punch combo that has Gambino backing up. Gambino nods at Yuz to acknowledge the strikes.
Yuz scores with the left hand. Gambino knows he should have avoided that one.
Gambino throws a head kick that misses.
Yuz scores with a hook to the body. Gambino takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gambino throws a lazy body kick
letting Yuz counter with a right hand.
Gambino tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yuz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yuz thows a body shot but no joy.
Gambino takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yuz cracks Gambino with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gambino looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carlo Gambino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gambino tries to clinch but Yuz is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambino darts in trying to clinch
enabling Yuz to counter with a crisp jab.
Gambino looks to clinch
and Yuz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gambino tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yuz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gambino showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yuz.
Gambino throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gambino throws a right hand that misses
and Yuz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gambino is lucky that one didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gambino throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yuz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yuz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A head kick by Gambino misses
and Yuz counters with a big head kick but Gambino shrugs it off.
Yuz misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gambino moves in looking to clinch but Yuz pushes him off.
Yuz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ruin Yuz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Yuz.
Yuz misses with a double jab
and Gambino counters with a nice body kick.
Yuz scores with a sloppy right hand. Gambino should have avoided that one.
Yuz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gambino circles away.
Yuz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gambino avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yuz lands with an overhand left.
Yuz jabs Gambino right on the nose. Gambino blinks but takes it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambino throws a sloppy head kick
and Yuz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gambino tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yuz keeps the fight on the outside.
Yuz lands a glancing blow to the side of Gambino's head.
A jab lands there for Yuz.
Gambino fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yuz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A shot to the body from Yuz misses

and Gambino counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Yuz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yuz tries to break free but Gambino pushes him back against the cage.
Yuz throws a head punch that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Yuz breaks from the clinch.
Yuz looks to land a right hand but Gambino moved out of range.
A head kick by Gambino misses
and Yuz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ruin Yuz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gambino's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Gambino ducks under a wild hook from Yuz.
Gambino tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yuz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gambino tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yuz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Yuz.
Gambino misses with a hook
and Yuz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yuz throws a nice looking combination but Gambino bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gambino tries to clinch up but Yuz circles away and keeps his distance.
Gambino fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Yuz misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yuz lands a slapping body shot.
Gambino tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yuz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gambino tries to clinch but Yuz moves out of range.
Yuz lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuz misses with an uppercut. Gambino saw that one coming.
A head kick from Yuz lands but Gambino takes it in his stride.
Yuz cracks Gambino with an open hand slap.
Yuz stuffs the takedown attempt from Gambino. Gambino gets slowly back to his feet.
Yuz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yuz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gambino.
Gambino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yuz.
Gambino slips under a jab from Yuz.
Yuz keeps the fight on the outside.

Gambino moves into the clinch.
Yuz is trying to push Gambino away but Gambino has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Yuz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Yuz.
Yuz misses with a looping right.

Gambino dives in and scores a takedown into Yuz's guard.

Yuz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gambino can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Gambino stands and steps away. Yuz gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Carlo Gambino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yuz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gambino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gambino slips under a jab.
Yuz keeps the fight on the outside.
Gambino darts in trying to clinch
and Yuz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gambino wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gambino throws a right hand that Yuz ducks under and follows up with a left that Yuz also avoids with ease.
Yuz throws a hook but Gambino blocks it.
Gambino darts in trying to clinch
and Yuz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gambino thinking.
Yuz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuz misses with a looping right.
Gambino fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jab from Yuz.
Yuz lands an overhand right.
Gambino swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gambino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A lazy left from Gambino finds it's target.
Nice body punch from Gambino.
Yuz blocks a head kick by Gambino.
Gambino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yuz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gambino swivels and escapes.
Nice uppercut there from Gambino.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Carlo Gambino.
I think Yuz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruin Yuz!