PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jazz Gill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Bane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Gill
vs
Bane

186 cm
24
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jazz Gill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Big Bane!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gill scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bane looks gassed!

Gill gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gill lands an elbow that stopped Bane in his tracks for a moment.
Gill gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gill.

It looks like Big Bane has been cut.

Gill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gill thows a body shot but no joy.

Gill fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bane, pushing him back against the cage.
Gill lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gill throws an elbow but it misses.
Gill misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gill.

Gill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Gill takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bane wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gill lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bane should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Gill misses with a head kick.

Gill moves into range and clinches up with Bane.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gill throws an elbow but misses.
Bane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Gill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gill wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bane throws a head kick that misses
and Gill counters with a nice body kick.
Gill throws a nice looking combination but Bane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jazz Gill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bane lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gill misses with the body kick
and Bane counters with a stiff right hand.
Bane tries a head kick but it misses.
Bane connects with a crisp jab.

Bane gets tackled into the cage by Gill. Gill maintains the clinch.
Gill is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gill keeps control of Bane as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gill has him pressed against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice elbow from Gill.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bane can't get the takedown.
Bane blocks an elbow strike from Gill.
Gill comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bane taking a breather.
Bane takes an elbow to the temple.
Bane fails to pull guard.
Jazz Gill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Bane.

Gill breaks the clinch.

Bane gets tackled into the cage by Gill. Gill maintains the clinch.
Bane trying to stall but Gill improves his position.
Bane dodges an elbow strike from Gill.
Gill keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bane's efforts to push away.
Gill misses with an elbow over the top.
Gill comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bane taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bane is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gill creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bane's defenses.
Bane is trying to break free.
Bane has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gill is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Gill breaks from the clinch.
Gill throws a head kick but Bane moves out of range.
Bane misses with a wild combination.
Bane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gill pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jazz Gill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Big Bane's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gill moves into the clinch.
Gill lands an elbow just above Bane 's eye.
Gill avoiding damage as Bane throws knees to the body.
Gill lands a damaging elbow.
Bane avoids the elbow strike from Gill, against the cage.

Gill breaks the clinch.
Gill feints a jab promting Bane to slip. Gill then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bane slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gill misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gill.
Bane scores with a one two! Gill had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gill looks for the body kick but Bane saw that one coming.

Gill moves into the clinch.
Bane is trying to break free.
Bane wants to break free but Gill has control.
Bane blocks an elbow strike.
Gill throws an elbow but it misses.
Gill gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bane dodges an elbow strike from Gill.
Bane takes an elbow to the temple.
Gill lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bane blocks the elbow strike.
Jazz Gill has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gill lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gill lands an elbow that stopped Bane in his tracks for a moment.
Bane tries for a takedown but Gill manages to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bane blocks the elbow strike.

Gill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gill misses with a two punch combination.
Gill misses with a combination
and Bane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bane takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bane avoids the head kick by Gill.
Bane slips under a jab from Gill.
Gill throws a low kick, looking for Bane's leg but Bane calmly moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gill instigates a clinch.
Gill keeps control of Bane as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Bane's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Gill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gill throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bane tries a head kick but it misses.
Bane lands a jab-cross combination.
Bane blocks a head kick by Gill.
Jazz Gill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bane misses with the combination.
Bane moves out of range as Gill throws a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bane gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gill counters with a nice kick to the body.
A punch combination from Bane misses.
Bane pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gill back to the cage. Bane follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Gill rushes Bane and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gill keeps control of Bane as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bane can't break the clinch.
Bane avoids the elbow strike from Gill, against the cage.
Gill lands a damaging elbow.
Bane blocks the elbow strike.

Gill breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jazz Gill dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Big Bane's cut.
That's time! Gill's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gill throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bane tries a head kick but it misses.
Gill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gill misses with a series of wild punches.
Bane tries a head kick but it misses.
Gill throws a jab but it's blocked by Bane.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gill throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bane throws a head kick but Gill moves out of range.

Gill clinches up against the cage.

Gill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gill thows a body shot but no joy.
Gill will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bane dodges the punch combination from Gill.
Gill is looking to wear down Bane with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gill lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bane misses with a series of wild punches.
Bane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gill throws a sloppy head kick and Bane moves out of range easily.
Nice shot lands for Bane.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gill avoids the head kick by Bane.
Bane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gill.
Gill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jazz Gill is winning the standup battle so far.

Gill closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gill misses with an elbow over the top.
Gill creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bane's defenses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gill throws an elbow but misses.
Bane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gill has him pressed against the cage.
Gill keeps control of Bane as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bane blocks an elbow strike from Gill.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bane blocks an elbow strike from Gill.
Bane avoids the elbow strike from Gill, against the cage.
Bane blocks an elbow strike.

Gill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bane looks to land a combination but Gill avoids it well.
Bane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Big Bane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bane checks a leg kick nicely.
Bane tries a head kick but it misses.
Bane misses with a series of wild punches.
Bane goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jazz Gill showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gill has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jazz Gill!
After the fight, Jazz Gill was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.