PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bartly Gorman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Laz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gorman comes to the cage accompanied by The Hours - Ali in the jungle. 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.

Gorman
vs
Laz

197 cm
21
275 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

192 cm
27
307 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bartly Gorman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, King Laz!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gorman as he avoids it easily.
Laz scores with a nice right hand.

It looks like Bartly Gorman has been cut.
Laz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gorman.
King Laz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gorman throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Laz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Laz throwing strikes but missing.
Gorman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gorman controls Laz momentarily but Laz frees himself.
Laz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Laz throwing strikes from guard but Gorman blocks nicely.

Gorman pushes Laz off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Laz misses with an uppercut. Gorman saw that one coming.
Laz throws an off balance right hand
and Gorman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like King Laz has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laz. Gorman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laz swings for the body but Gorman moves out of range.

Laz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gorman's guard.
Laz throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laz thows a big elbow that misses.
Laz with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gorman's head.
Gorman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gorman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gorman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Laz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Laz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Laz throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Laz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Laz is working Gorman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Laz throwing strikes but missing.
Laz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Laz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Laz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Laz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gorman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Laz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Laz with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Laz with a nice head shot there.

Bartly Gorman's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gorman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Laz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Laz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gorman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Laz dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Laz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gorman quickly recovers to half guard.
Ground and pound from Laz.
Gorman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Laz.
Laz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Laz working the head and body with strikes.
King Laz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Laz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gorman trying to control here.
Laz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Laz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laz throwing shots but Gorman is blocking nicely.
Gorman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Laz.
Laz drops an elbow to the side of Gorman's head.

Jeez, Bartly Gorman's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bartly Gorman's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). King Laz!