PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Happy Gilmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nils Englund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Gilmore
vs
Englund

178 cm
30
181 lbs
15 - 13 - 1

187 cm
26
180 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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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 15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Happy Gilmore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Nils Englund!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Englund fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gilmore lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gilmore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Englund on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nils Englund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gilmore connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Englund's hands.
Englund has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Englund there as he acknowledges the shot.
Englund throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Englund clinches up against the cage.
Gilmore is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Gilmore breaks from the clinch.
Gilmore scoring well with a low kick there.
Englund looks to land a left hand but Gilmore moved out of range nicely.
Englund tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gilmore manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gilmore fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Englund looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Englund misses with a looping right.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gilmore, right into the meat.
No joy there for Englund, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gilmore connects with a solid leg kick.
Englund rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gilmore moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gilmore lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Englund is looking to clinch but Gilmore is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilmore bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Englund's head backwards.
Englund walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice body punch from Gilmore.
Gilmore moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gilmore fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gilmore chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gilmore connects with an inside leg kick.
Englund looks gassed!
Gilmore cracks Englund with a good jab.
Good leg kick by Gilmore there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Englund misses with a right hand
and Gilmore counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gilmore goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gilmore thumps Englund with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gilmore lands a jab to Englund's midsection.
A punch lands to the side of Englund 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gilmore lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Englund at a distance.
Gilmore moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Englund misses with a takedown attempt
and Gilmore counters with a straight right hand.
Englund walks into a straight right hand from Gilmore.
Gilmore with a jab.
Gilmore scores with a jab to the body.
Gilmore works the jab nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gilmore.
Englund's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gilmore.
Gilmore is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Englund on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gilmore moves into range and connects with a jab.
Englund moves forwards but Gilmore connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gilmore throws a sloppy head kick and Englund moves out of range easily.
Gilmore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gilmore throws a head kick but Englund moves out of range.
Englund tries to bum rush Gilmore with a series of wild strikes but Gilmore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gilmore scoring well with a low kick there.
Gilmore lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gilmore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Englund stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Happy Gilmore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gilmore throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gilmore throws a shot to the body.
Gilmore connects with a solid leg kick.
Gilmore keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Englund tries to clinch there but Gilmore circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore lands a body shot.
Englund's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gilmore connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Englund scrambles back to his feet.
Englund tries to clinch up.
Gilmore defending well as Englund loads up on a big left hand.
Englund avoids a kick to the body.
Englund buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gilmore blocks a head kick by Englund.
Gilmore lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Englund at a distance.
Englund throws a lazy right hand but Gilmore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gilmore!
Englund takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gilmore with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gilmore.
A right-left combo lands from Gilmore.
Gilmore lands a jab to Englund's midsection.
Englund is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gilmore sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gilmore with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice jab there from Gilmore.
Gilmore lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gilmore cracks Englund with a good jab.
Gilmore scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gilmore lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Englund misses with a hook.
Gilmore connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Englund momentarily.
Gilmore lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Englund throws a series of punches but Gilmore avoids them all with ease.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Gilmore enables Englund to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gilmore manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Gilmore kicks Englund off and gets to his feet.
Gilmore lands with an overhand left.
Gilmore punishes Englund's body with a nice straight punch.
Englund fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gilmore manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gilmore connects with a good right hand that stumbles Englund. Englund circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Englund moves in looking to clinch but Gilmore pushes him off.
Gilmore connects with a body shot.
Englund moves forwards but Gilmore connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Happy Gilmore dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gilmore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Englund manages to avoid it.
Englund takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gilmore connects with a good right hand that stumbles Englund. Englund circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Englund throws a series of punches but Gilmore moves out of range.
Englund walks into a jab.
Gilmore scores with a shot to the body.
Gilmore listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Englund tries to bum rush Gilmore with a series of wild strikes but Gilmore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Englund takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Englund fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Englund walks into a straight right hand from Gilmore.
Englund has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gilmore is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Englund tries to clinch up but Gilmore circles away and keeps his distance.
Englund has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Englund there as he acknowledges the shot.
Englund doesn't succeed with the takedown
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Gilmore counters with a stiff right hand.
Englund is breathing heavily.
Gilmore lunges at Englund with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Englund's hand.
Some wild striking there from Englund.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gilmore lands a glancing blow to the side of Englund's head.
Gilmore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Englund can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilmore throws a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Gilmore. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gilmore.
Gilmore lands a head kick. Englund smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gilmore cracks Englund with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gilmore lands with a good body shot.
Gilmore lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Englund at a distance.
Englund has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Englund there as he acknowledges the shot.
Englund takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gilmore moves away from the strike by Englund.
Nils Englund is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Englund fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gilmore with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Decent striking displayed by Gilmore there.
Englund moves to clinch but Gilmore breaks away
and Gilmore counters with a leg kick.
Gilmore lands with an overhand left.
Gilmore cracks a nice hook into Englund's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Englund!
Happy Gilmore is winning the standup battle so far.
Englund takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore throws a shot to the body.
Gilmore cracks Englund with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gilmore works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gilmore with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Englund throws a series of punches but Gilmore avoids them all with ease.
Gilmore changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gilmore with a hook.
Gilmore scores with a nice strike.
Englund misses with a hook.
Gilmore blocks a head kick by Englund.
Englund walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gilmore scores with a nice head shot.
Gilmore keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Englund tries to clinch but Gilmore is having none of it.
Good leg kick by Gilmore there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice shot lands for Gilmore.
Englund takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice body punch from Gilmore.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Gilmore both land. Nice combination.
Englund tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gilmore manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Englund tries to land a leg kick but Gilmore saw it coming and moves away.
Gilmore lands a really nice looking cross but Englund seems unphased.
Gilmore takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gilmore throws a shot to the body.
Gilmore's corner calls for a 1-2. Gilmore obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gilmore is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Englund throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gilmore throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gilmore with a nice cross.
Englund throws a right and a left that both miss.
Englund on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gilmore scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Englund tries to move into range but Gilmore moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Englund just misses with a punch to the body.
Gilmore closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gilmore comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Englund takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Englund shoots in for a double leg but Gilmore sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Happy Gilmore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nils Englund.
Gilmore lands a nice leg kick that just misses Englund's sensitive parts.
Gilmore throws a head kick but Englund moves out of range.
Gilmore scores with a shot to the body.
Englund throws a head kick that misses.
Englund is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gilmore.
Gilmore slips a jab and a cross from Englund.
Gilmore cracks the inside of Englund's front leg.
Englund takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Englund shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gilmore as he jumps to the side.
The crowd cheers as Gilmore lands an impressive looking overhand right. Englund doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Englund.
Gilmore punishes Englund's body with a nice straight punch.
Gilmore lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Happy Gilmore dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Englund throws a right hand that Gilmore ducks under and follows up with a left that Gilmore also avoids with ease.
Gilmore's jab looks to have found its range, popping Englund under the eye.
A swing and a miss from Englund.
Englund fails in his attempt to clinch.
That kick from Gilmore tenderised Englund's leg. Englund is trying to keep his angry face on.
Englund tries to close the distance and clinch but Gilmore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gilmore with a nice cross.
Gilmore throws a shot to the body.
Gilmore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Englund fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Gilmore.
Englund falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gilmore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gilmore digs a good hook to Englund's body.
Gilmore sizes up Englund with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Englund takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gilmore lands a body shot.
Gilmore lands a leg kick that knocks Englund off balance momentarily.
Gilmore lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Gilmore.
Gilmore sizes up Englund with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Englund on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gilmore scores with a jab to the body.
Englund takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gilmore works the jab nicely.
Gilmore lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A nice combination there by Gilmore.
Gilmore fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Englund looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Englund throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gilmore counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gilmore.
A cross from Gilmore lands.
Gilmore stalks Englund and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Englund's face. Englund staggers backwards, shaken.
The fighters circling - Gilmore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Englund throws a right and a left that Gilmore avoids nicely.
Gilmore chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Englund fails in his attempt to clinch.
Englund needs to keep his hands up - Gilmore had a free shot at his head there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Englund takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gilmore throws a hook but Englund blocks it.
Englund shoots in but Gilmore avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gilmore scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Englund tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gilmore swivels and escapes.
Happy Gilmore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nils Englund.
Gilmore scores with a decent looking hook.
Gilmore scores with a punch to the head.
Gilmore with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gilmore checks a leg kick nicely.
Gilmore throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gilmore paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nils Englund has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Englund throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gilmore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gilmore connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Englund momentarily.
Gilmore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Englund misses with a double jab.
A lazy left from Gilmore finds it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Englund misses with a takedown attempt - Gilmore sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Englund takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Englund tries to clinch there but Gilmore circles away.
Englund looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gilmore darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gilmore shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Englund eats them both and turns towards Gilmore to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Englund shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gilmore scores with a nice right hand.

Englund clinches.
Gilmore prevents the takedown attempt.

Gilmore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Englund tries a head kick but it misses.
Gilmore with a jab.
Englund's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gilmore connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Englund scrambles back to his feet.
Gilmore throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Gilmore as Englund shoots in.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Englund takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Englund lands the left hand.
Gilmore with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gilmore lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Englund shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gilmore as he jumps to the side.
Gilmore lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gilmore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gilmore keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gilmore changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Englund.
Gilmore lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Englund throws the kick towards the body but Gilmore avoids it.
Jab from Gilmore.
A head kick from Gilmore lands but Englund takes it in his stride.
Englund misses with a straight right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Happy Gilmore showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gilmore, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Happy Gilmore!