PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wagner comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Motorhead - Deaf forever kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Chad Wagner will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Gibson
vs
Wagner

192 cm
23
280 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

206 cm
28
278 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chad Wagner!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibson is looking to clinch.
Wagner shoots in looking for a takedown. Gibson tries to sprawl out of it but Wagner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gibson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wagner dodges the punch combination from Gibson.
Gibson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Chad Wagner has been cut.
Wagner misses with a low kick.
Wagner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gibson pinned against the cage. Gibson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gibson lands with a kick to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Gibson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wagner to the mat! Wagner manages to get full guard.
Wagner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gibson is one step ahead there.
Gibson forces his way into half guard.
Gibson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gibson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wagner wants to control but Gibson is keeping busy.
Gibson is trying to control the action in half guard but Wagner is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gibson not doing much here.
Gibson looks to land a strike but Wagner avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Gibson content to stall in guard here.
Gibson trying to control but Wagner is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Scott Gibson just wasn't active enough.
Wagner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gibson but Gibson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Scott Gibson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Wagner.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wagner circles away.
Gibson misses with a double jab.
Wagner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gibson.
Wagner misses with a body shot.
Gibson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wagner misses with a hook. Gibson ducked under it nicely.
Gibson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Gibson clinches.
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!
Gibson is working for takedown but Wagner is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gibson stalling the fight.
Wagner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Gibson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Wagner regains guard.
Wagner wants to stand but Gibson is controlling the position.
Gibson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gibson's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner working a defensive guard here.
Gibson advances to half guard.
Gibson wants to control but Wagner is keeping him busy.
Gibson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gibson lands strikes from half guard.
Wagner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gibson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gibson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wagner's head.
Well, if Gibson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Wagner moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wagner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gibson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gibson throws a big right hand that misses.
Gibson looking to pass the guard.
Gibson trying to control but Wagner is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Gibson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gibson thows a big elbow that misses.
Wagner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Gibson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chad Wagner's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gibson shoots in for a double leg but Wagner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gibson cracks the inside of Wagner's front leg.
Gibson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wagner sprawls well. Wagner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gibson gets slowly back to his feet.

Gibson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wagner's half guard.
Wagner is trying to get back to full guard.
Gibson is looking to take a break and control but Wagner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wagner wants to get back to full guard.
Gibson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gibson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Wagner is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wagner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Gibson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gibson tries to clinch but Wagner moves out of range.
Wagner dodges the punch combination from Gibson.
Wagner tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gibson is able to avoid easily.
Wagner misses with a takedown attempt - Gibson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wagner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gibson to score with a decent uppercut.

Gibson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gibson looking to sit in guard and control but Wagner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gibson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wagner's guard.
Gibson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wagner can do to turn this around?
Wagner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gibson lands a couple of digs.
Gibson is pushing down on Wagner's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wagner is fighting to maintain full guard but Gibson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gibson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wagner with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gibson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Wagner!
Wagner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gibson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wagner is looking to escape.
Gibson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Scott Gibson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gibson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wagner?

That has opened up Chad Wagner's cut even more.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Scott Gibson!