PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rantis Gaumpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaumpe comes to the cage accompanied by TRIBAL SEEDS- AWAY. Rantis Gaumpe is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Gaumpe
vs
Gibson

190 cm
30
217 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

180 cm
32
222 lbs
6 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rantis Gaumpe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Gibson!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaumpe misses with a few strikes there.
Gibson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gaumpe pinned against the cage. Gaumpe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gibson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gaumpe misses with a hook
and Gibson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gaumpe slaps away a takedown attempt from Gibson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gaumpe lands a head kick. Gibson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Robert Gibson has been cut.
Gibson darts in trying to clinch
and Gaumpe counters with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gibson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gaumpe counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gaumpe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gaumpe looks for the body kick but Gibson saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gibson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gaumpe is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gibson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
You can see the frustration on Gaumpe's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gaumpe regains half guard.
Gaumpe is looking for a sweep. Gibson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gaumpe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gibson.
Gaumpe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gibson.
Gibson thows a huge punch but Gaumpe dodges it nicely.
Gibson throwing shots but Gaumpe is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson working Gaumpe over with strikes.
Gibson lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gibson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gibson throwing shots but Gaumpe is blocking nicely.
Gaumpe is concentrating on defense, preventing Gibson from advancing position.
Gibson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gaumpe's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gibson throws a strike but Gaumpe avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Gaumpe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gibson.
Gaumpe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gibson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gaumpe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gibson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gibson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gibson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaumpe looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gibson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gibson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gaumpe is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gibson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gibson preventing the sweep.
Gibson is working Gaumpe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gaumpe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gibson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gaumpe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gibson on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaumpe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gibson.
Gaumpe looking for a sweep. Not yet Gaumpe, not yet.
Gaumpe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gaumpe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gibson postures up and lands a big shot to Gaumpe's brow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaumpe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gibson throwing strikes but missing.
Gibson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gaumpe's head.
Gibson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gibson connects with a couple of short punches.
Gibson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gibson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Gibson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Gibson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gibson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gaumpe pinned against the cage. Gaumpe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Gibson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gaumpe managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gibson.
Gaumpe defending against the ground and pound.
Gibson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gibson grinds an elbow into Gaumpe's temple.
Gibson working the strikes but Gaumpe uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Gibson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gaumpe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gibson.
Gaumpe trying to control here.
Gibson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson working the head and body with strikes.
Gibson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gibson throwing shots but Gaumpe is blocking nicely.
Gibson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gibson thows a huge punch but Gaumpe dodges it nicely.
Gibson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gaumpe defending well though.
Gibson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gibson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gaumpe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gibson.
Gibson thows a huge punch but Gaumpe dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaumpe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gibson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gibson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gibson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gaumpe's head.
Gaumpe gets full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gibson throwing strikes but missing.
Gaumpe controlling the position.
Gibson throws a big elbow that misses.
Gibson stands and throws Gaumpe's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gaumpe is trying to control Gibson's posture but Gibson avoids it.
Gibson in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson lands an elbow.
Gibson scores with punches from side control.
Gibson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gaumpe tries to improve position but can't.
Gibson is working Gaumpe over with some ground and pound from side control.
Robert Gibson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gibson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gaumpe tries to improve position but can't.
Gaumpe takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gaumpe on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gibson grinds an elbow into Gaumpe's temple.
Gibson cracks Gaumpe with a big right hand but Gaumpe just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson throws an elbow but Gaumpe slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gibson misses with the ground and pound.
Gibson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gibson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Gibson is trying to ground and pound but Gaumpe uses the momentary lack of control by Gibson to regain half guard.
Gibson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gibson working Gaumpe over with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gaumpe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gibson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gaumpe to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Gibson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robert Gibson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Gibson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gibson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gibson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gibson fails with the takedown.
Robert Gibson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gaumpe throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gibson counters with a nice leg kick.

Gibson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gaumpe looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ground and pound from Gibson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Gibson scoring with punches and elbows.
Gaumpe manages to get back to half guard.
Gibson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gibson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gibson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gibson looks to land a strike but Gaumpe avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Gibson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gibson forces his way into half guard.
Gibson throws a strike but Gaumpe avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Gibson chips away with some ground and pound.
Gibson throws an elbow that misses. Gaumpe uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gibson's guard. Nice move by Gaumpe!
Gaumpe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Gaumpe stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gibson wants to clinch up but Gaumpe keeps it at a distance.
Gibson lands a leg kick that knocks Gaumpe off balance momentarily.
Gaumpe leaves Gibson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rantis Gaumpe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Gibson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson fails with the takedown.
A bone on bone clash there as Gibson blocks the leg kick.
Gaumpe throws a body kick that misses.
Gaumpe throws a push kick but Gibson slaps the foot to one side.
Gaumpe throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gaumpe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gibson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gibson moves out of range of the body kick from Gaumpe.
Gibson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gaumpe swivels and escapes.
Gibson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaumpe just misses with a punch to the body.
Gaumpe misses with a series of wild punches.
Gaumpe scores with a head kick.
Gibson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gaumpe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gaumpe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gibson.
Gibson looks to land a combination but Gaumpe avoids it well.
Gaumpe throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gaumpe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gaumpe scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gaumpe with a nice cross.
Gibson misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson moves out of range of the body kick from Gaumpe.
Gaumpe scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaumpe throws a leg kick but Gibson moved away.
Gaumpe works Gibson's body with a nice hook.
Rantis Gaumpe is winning the standup battle so far.
Gaumpe scores with a hook to the body. Gibson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gaumpe stuns Gibson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gaumpe. Gibson shrugs it off though.
Gaumpe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gibson moves out of range as Gaumpe throws a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gaumpe explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gaumpe throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rantis Gaumpe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gibson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rantis Gaumpe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gibson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Gibson!
A relieved looking Robert Gibson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.