PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gun ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Out might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kickstart. Gun ho told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Out
vs
ho

175 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
147 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pablo Out!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gun ho!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Out closes the distance and clinches up with ho, looking for a takedown. Out pushes ho against the cage but ho circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
ho misses with a wild body shot.
Out ducks under a wild hook from ho.
ho throws a hook to the side of Out's head but Out sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Out tries for a takedown but ho sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Out closes this distance looking for a takedown but ho circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Out. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot lands for ho.
ho throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Out on the side of the head.
ho is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Out defending well as ho loads up on a big left hand.
Out takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from ho finds it's way through Out's defenses.
ho stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and ho wants it to stay on the feet.
ho getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
ho misses with an uppercut.
Out on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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!
Out lands with a thumping leg kick.
Out looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? ho is fending him off so far but Out persists. Nope, ho circles away and we're back to standing.
Out shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. ho defends it nicely.
Out is breathing heavily.
ho connects with a good right hand that stumbles Out. Out circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Out uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from ho.
ho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Out moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ho scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
ho bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Out's head.
Out keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
ho throws out a loose jab but Out uses good head movement to avoid it.
ho with a jab.
ho misses with an uppercut.

Out bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
ho is trying to buck Out off.

Out has worked his way into a potential kimura here. ho is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Out yanks on the arm and ho is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Out.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pablo Out!