PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Gillis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Cd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gillis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Don't Feel Like Dancing - Scissor Sisters. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Gillis
vs
Cd

185 cm
30
220 lbs
22 - 11 - 0

192 cm
37
220 lbs
33 - 21 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Crippler's Corner

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 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamie Gillis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noah Cd!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cd misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gillis. Cd does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cd.
Gillis avoids the body shot from Cd.
Gillis misses with a straight right.
Cd throws a leg kick but Gillis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cd avoids the body shot from Gillis.
Gillis thows a body shot but no joy.
Cd defending well as Gillis loads up on a big left hand.
Cd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cd fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gillis checks it well.
Gillis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cd.
Gillis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cd swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gillis misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cd is fending him off so far but Gillis persists. Nope, Cd circles away and we're back to standing.
Gillis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cd.
Gillis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cd defends it nicely.
Gillis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cd.
Noah Cd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good leg kick by Cd there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cd lands a really nice looking cross but Gillis seems unphased.
Gillis lands with an uppercut that bounces Cd off the cage and back into range.
Gillis throws a right and a left that Cd avoids nicely.
Gillis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cd.
Gillis misses the shot to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cd just misses with a punch to the body.
Cd connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gillis. Gillis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cd misses with a body shot.
Gillis throws a right and a left that Cd avoids nicely.
Cd is looking to score with low kicks.
Cd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gillis moves away.
Cd scores with a nice head shot.
Cd looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cd connects with a solid leg kick.
Gillis ducks under a wild hook from Cd.
Gillis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cd misses with a low kick.
Cd throws out a leg kick but Gillis moves out of range and Cd only half commits.
Gillis throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cd feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gillis's calf.
Cd scores with a decent looking hook.
Cd throws a front kick that sends Gillis stumbling back into the cage.
Gillis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cd dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gillis. That did some damage!
Gillis doesn't manage to clinch there - Cd circles away.
Cd connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Donk. Gillis catches Cd right on the button with a cross.
Cd uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gillis has time to react.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cd avoids the body shot from Gillis.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cd.
Jamie Gillis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cd feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gillis's calf.
Gillis swings for the body but Cd moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cd slaps away a takedown attempt from Gillis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Gillis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A good leg kick by Cd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cd.
Gillis looks to land a right hand but Cd moved out of range.
Gillis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters circling a little - Cd finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gillis is looking to wear down Cd with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gillis is breathing heavily.
Cd lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gillis's sensitive parts.
Cd explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cd misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Cd.
Cd scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noah Cd dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gillis misses with a body shot.
Cd walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gillis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Noah Cd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gillis thows a body shot but no joy.
Gillis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gillis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cd uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gillis misses the shot to the body.
Gillis needs to keep his hands up - Cd had a free shot at his head there.
Good work by Cd as he checks the leg kick.
Gillis shoots in looking for a takedown but Cd manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gillis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cd thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gillis if he has to take too many more of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cd, as that shot connected.

It looks like Jamie Gillis has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gillis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gillis manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gillis moves away from the strike by Cd.
Cd takes a swing at Gillis's ribcage but misses.
Gillis takes a swing at Cd's ribcage but misses.
Cd lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gillis has a takedown stuffed.
Cd scores with a nice right hand.
Cd throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gillis on the side of the head.
Cd connects with a leg kick. Gillis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gillis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cd scores with a body shot.
Cd misses with a hook.
Gillis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cd's corner calls for a 1-2. Cd obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cd's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gillis under the eye.
Cd has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gillis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cd bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gillis's head.

Gillis is rocked!
Gillis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cd manages to avoid it.
Oh Gillis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gillis.
Gillis seems to have got his legs back now.
Cd throws out a leg kick but Gillis moves out of range and Cd only half commits.
A swing and a miss from Cd.
Cd motions for Gillis to come forward. Cd throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick from Cd lands but Gillis takes it in his stride.
Cd thows a body shot but no joy.
Gillis looks to score with a jab to the body but Cd is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Gillis with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Gillis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Cd misses.
Cd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gillis.
Cd misses with a low kick.
Cd throws a head kick but Gillis moves out of range.
Gillis tries to close the distance and clinch but Cd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gillis throws a good cross that connects.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gillis might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Cd tries to score with a low kick but Gillis moves his leg out of the way.
Gillis lands a body shot.
Cd connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gillis momentarily.
Cd throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gillis.
Cd lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cd misses with a two punch combination.
Cd throws a head kick that half lands.
Cd attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cd clobbers Gillis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gillis throws a nice looking combination but Cd bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gillis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gillis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Cd.
Gillis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cd manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cd lands a nice hook to Gillis's body. Gillis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Horrible takedown by Gillis or perhaps it was just good defense by Cd which made him look bad.
Nice jab there from Cd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noah Cd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jamie Gillis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Cd avoids the body shot from Gillis.
Gillis staying out of range there.
Gillis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cd lands a really nice looking cross but Gillis seems unphased.
Cd scores with a decent looking hook.
Gillis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cd throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gillis blocks a jab.
Gillis throws a big shot that misses.
Gillis wants to clinch up but Cd keeps it at a distance.
Gillis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cd with a nice cross.
Cd just misses with a punch to the body.
Cd with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Cd.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gillis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gillis walks into a straight right hand from Cd.
Cd misses with a wild body shot.
Cd misses with a low kick.
Gillis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gillis crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cd - the referee stops the clock and Gillis gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cd. Gillis manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cd pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gillis is out of range and Cd settles back down.
Cd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cd misses with a body kick.
Cd scores with a sloppy right hand. Gillis should have avoided that one.
Gillis will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cd throws out a loose jab but Gillis uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cd shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cd. That's going to slow Gillis down.
Gillis looks to land a right hand but Cd moved out of range.
Cd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gillis.
Gillis works Cd's body with a nice hook.

Gillis moves into the clinch.
Gillis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Gillis.
Jamie Gillis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cd wants to break free but Gillis has control.
Gillis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gillis.
Gillis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cd pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gillis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cd lands a really nice looking cross but Gillis seems unphased.
Cd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cd circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cd smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gillis misses the shot to the body.
Cd scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cd tests Gillis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gillis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cd lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gillis's sensitive parts.
Cd looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gillis blocks a head kick by Cd.
Cd feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gillis's calf.
Nice uppercut lands for Cd. That snapped Gillis's head back.
Cd lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cd jabs Gillis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cd dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gillis. That did some damage!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cd.
Cd throws a sloppy head kick and Gillis moves out of range easily.
Cd scoring well with a low kick there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Noah Cd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cd winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noah Cd!
Noah Cd 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.