PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel McGowen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sicobo Fratibi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fratibi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: AFRICAN UNITE. Sicobo Fratibi looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

McGowen
vs
Fratibi

218 cm
24
300 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

203 cm
29
288 lbs
11 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabriel McGowen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Sicobo Fratibi!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGowen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McGowen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fratibi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fratibi looks winded!

McGowen closes the distance and pushes Fratibi back into the cage.
McGowen crunches a lovely knee into Fratibi's ribcage.
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!
McGowen scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Sicobo Fratibi has been cut.
McGowen lands a nice knee to the body.
McGowen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fratibi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McGowen pushes Fratibi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McGowen lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from McGowen.
McGowen lands a left hand.
McGowen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McGowen slowing the pace effectively.
McGowen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McGowen scores with a shot to the side of Fratibi's head.
McGowen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fratibi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Fratibi is rocked!
McGowen has Fratibi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fratibi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fratibi is still on wobbly legs! Can McGowen finish him?
McGowen effectively controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from McGowen as the two fighters clinch.
McGowen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fratibi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fratibi seems to have recovered his senses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McGowen obliges.
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!
McGowen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fratibi takes an elbow to the temple.
McGowen jerks Fratibi's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Fratibi drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! McGowen goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from McGowen because Fratibi was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Gabriel McGowen!
Gabriel McGowen was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.