PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Hoberman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Gatho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gatho comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 666 - Bomba! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mitch Hoberman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hoberman
vs
Gatho

182 cm
33
193 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

175 cm
26
187 lbs
14 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Stonewall
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KAISER
5th Round Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mitch Hoberman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ben Gatho!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatho scoring well with a low kick there.
Gatho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gatho on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gatho fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hoberman moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
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!
Gatho throws a body punch but Hoberman moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Hoberman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hoberman throws a lazy body kick
and Gatho counters with a thumping low kick.
Hoberman misses with a few strikes there.
Hoberman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gatho takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gatho lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hoberman at a distance.
Hoberman jabs Gatho right on the nose. Gatho blinks but takes it well.

It looks like Ben Gatho has been cut.
Gatho takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hoberman moves in looking to clinch but Gatho pushes him off.
Gatho blocks a leg kick.
Gatho moves out of range as Hoberman strikes.
Hoberman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gatho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoberman misses with a body shot.
Gatho misses with a looping right.
Hoberman throws a sloppy head kick and Gatho moves out of range easily.
Hoberman scores with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gatho.
Hoberman tries to bum rush Gatho with a series of wild strikes but Gatho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hoberman connects with a high kick.
That kick from Hoberman tenderised Gatho's leg. Gatho is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hoberman misses with a wild combination.
Mitch Hoberman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hoberman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoberman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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!
Hoberman throws a push kick but Gatho slaps the foot to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatho connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hoberman just misses with a punch to the body.
Gatho dodges the punch combination from Hoberman.
Good leg kick by Hoberman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hoberman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hoberman takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gatho tries to clinch up.
Gatho blocks a low kick nicely.
Hoberman lands with a straight right. Gatho didn't see that one coming.
Hoberman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoberman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gatho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoberman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatho avoids a kick to the body.
Gatho takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gatho avoids the head kick by Hoberman.
Gatho scores with a jab to the body.

Gatho gets the takedown into side control.
Gatho works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hoberman is not content to let Gatho control the position.
Gatho throws an elbow but Hoberman slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gatho throwing strikes but Hoberman manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatho is looking for a sweep.
Gatho has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gatho manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hoberman's best efforts.
Gatho trying to control but Hoberman postures up.

Gatho looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hoberman performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitch Hoberman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Gatho's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice jab there from Hoberman.
A solid body kick from Hoberman.
Hoberman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gatho counters with an inside leg kick.
Gatho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hoberman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gatho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hoberman tries to clinch up.
Hoberman looks to land a left hand but Gatho moved out of range nicely.
Hoberman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gatho.
Hoberman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hoberman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gatho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Gatho avoids the body shot from Hoberman.
Gatho thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gatho moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hoberman throws a body punch but Gatho moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoberman tries to clinch there but Gatho circles away.
Hoberman is looking to clinch.
Gatho has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hoberman.
Gatho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hoberman throws a head kick but Gatho moves out of range.
Hoberman throws a head kick but Gatho moves out of range.
Gatho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoberman throws out the jab.
Mitch Hoberman is winning the standup battle so far.
Gatho connects with an inside leg kick.
Hoberman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hoberman throws out a loose jab but Gatho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gatho fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hoberman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hoberman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Hoberman darts in and clinches Gatho up against the cage.
Gatho lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gatho lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatho lands with a left to the head.

It looks like Mitch Hoberman has been cut.
Gatho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hoberman backwards.
A hook to the body from Gatho.
Hoberman looking to throw knees to the head but Gatho is blocking nicely.
Hoberman throws an elbow but it misses.
Gatho pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gatho takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hoberman tries to land knees in the clinch but Gatho avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Gatho fails to land.
Hoberman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gatho avoids it.
Gatho creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hoberman's defenses.
Gatho lands a shoulder strike.
Gatho throws an elbow that misses.
Gatho misses with a punch on the inside.
Gatho lands a body punch.
Gatho lands an elbow that stopped Hoberman in his tracks for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gatho.
Gatho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hoberman backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatho tries to land a knee to the head but Hoberman blocks with his arms.
Gatho tries to pull guard but Hoberman holds him up against the cage and eventually Gatho drops back down to his feet.
Gatho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gatho is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hoberman missing with knees to the body.
Gatho lands an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hoberman throws an elbow but misses.
Gatho lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Mitch Hoberman's cut is getting worse.
Hoberman tries a knee to the head but Gatho blocks it.
Gatho lands with a left to the head.
Gatho managing to block the knees to the body from Hoberman.
Gatho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice elbow from Gatho.
Gatho landing knees to the body.
Hoberman throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hoberman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gatho's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hoberman backwards.
Ben Gatho seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hoberman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gatho is defending well for now.
Gatho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Mitch Hoberman's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gatho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gatho throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hoberman obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gatho.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gatho.
Hoberman trying to land knees to the body.

Gatho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hoberman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gatho connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Gatho drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gatho loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hoberman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gatho.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Gatho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Gatho shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hoberman is trying to defend but Gatho finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hoberman wants to get back to full guard.
Gatho wants to pass the guard but Hoberman is defending well.
Gatho missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hoberman trying to get back to full guard but Gatho takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Gatho looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ben Gatho! Ben Gatho retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ben Gatho thanked KAISER for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).