PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between The Great Gama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Hawthorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gama's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Skrillex / Equinox. Hawthorn has chosen Sam & Dave - Soul Man as his entrance music. 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.

Great Gama
vs
Hawthorn

175 cm
21
163 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

175 cm
23
170 lbs
11 - 6 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Perkele!
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, The Great Gama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Marcus Hawthorn!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawthorn blocks a jab.
Gama throws a shot from downtown. Hawthorn moves away and avoids it.
Hawthorn walks into a straight right hand from Gama.
Horrible takedown by Hawthorn or perhaps it was just good defense by Gama which made him look bad.
Hawthorn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hawthorn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gama as he jumps to the side.
Gama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawthorn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gama as he jumps to the side.
The Great Gama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Hawthorn.
Gama stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gama wants it to stay on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gama. Hawthorn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gama slaps away a takedown attempt from Hawthorn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hawthorn tries to clinch
and Gama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gama's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hawthorn under the eye.
Gama displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hawthorn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hawthorn walks into a left hand.
Gama connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gama scores with a jab. Hawthorn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Hawthorn is rocked!
Hawthorn fails to land the takedown.
Hawthorn is still on wobbly legs! Can Gama finish him?
Gama throws an overhand right that drops Hawthorn like a sack of potatoes! Gama dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Great Gama!
The Great Gama made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Let's have some CURRY!!!'.