PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Remy Growwoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Gibbons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Growwoo
vs
Gibbons

205 cm
27
215 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

192 cm
26
212 lbs
13 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Remy Growwoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Duke Gibbons!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibbons scores with a sloppy right hand. Growwoo should have avoided that one.

It looks like Remy Growwoo has been cut.

Gibbons forces Growwoo back against the cage and clinches.
Gibbons blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Growwoo stalling against the cage.
Growwoo tries to land knees in the clinch but Gibbons avoids the damage to the body.
Growwoo keeps control of Gibbons as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Gibbons pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gibbons circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gibbons counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gibbons misses with a looping right.
Growwoo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gibbons keeps the fight on the outside.
Growwoo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Growwoo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gibbons counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Growwoo instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbons is trying to break free.
Growwoo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gibbons.
Growwoo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Growwoo tries to land knees in the clinch but Gibbons avoids the damage to the body.
Gibbons avoids a wild elbow strike from Growwoo.
Gibbons takes an elbow to the temple.

Gibbons's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Growwoo closes the distance looking to clinch

and Gibbons counters with a crisp one two that drops Growwoo! Gibbons thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Growwoo to his feet! Growwoo is in big trouble!
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!
Growwoo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gibbons swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Growwoo looks to clinch

and Gibbons counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gibbons.
Gibbons wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gibbons blocks an elbow strike from Growwoo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Growwoo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Growwoo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gibbons avoids it.
Growwoo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gibbons.
Gibbons avoiding damage as Growwoo throws knees to the body.
Growwoo misses with an elbow over the top.
Gibbons can't break the clinch.
Growwoo tries to land knees in the clinch but Gibbons avoids the damage to the body.
Gibbons blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

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

Gibbons closes the distance and clinches.
Growwoo trying to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons wants to break the clinch but can't.
Growwoo trying to control the position but instead, Gibbons has worked for underhooks and has pushed Growwoo into the cage.
Gibbons on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gibbons wants to get back to striking at distance but Growwoo won't allow it.
Growwoo trying to control the position but instead, Gibbons has worked for underhooks and has pushed Growwoo into the cage.
Gibbons wants to break the clinch but can't.
Growwoo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Growwoo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gibbons's efforts to push away.
Gibbons blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Growwoo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Remy Growwoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Growwoo connects with a solid leg kick.
Growwoo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gibbons takes a kick to the side of the head.
Growwoo wants to clinch
and Gibbons counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Gibbons misses.
Growwoo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gibbons lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gibbons scores with a hook to the body. Growwoo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Growwoo is breathing heavily.
Growwoo tries to clinch up but Gibbons circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duke Gibbons dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Remy Growwoo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

No joy there for Gibbons, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Growwoo looks to clinch
and Gibbons counters with a stiff right hand.
Growwoo throws a sloppy head kick and Gibbons moves out of range easily.
Gibbons looks to score with a jab to the body but Growwoo is just out of range.
Gibbons connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Growwoo is rocked!
Growwoo wants to clinch but Gibbons slips to the side
and Gibbons counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Duke Gibbons!
Duke Gibbons took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans for their support in the buildup to the fight.