PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Degen Gambler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adis Djurdjevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gambler
vs
Djurdjevic

188 cm
32
220 lbs
28 - 13 - 0

194 cm
28
216 lbs
17 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

TWGC Champion
World class MT
Granite chin

Crippler\'s Corner
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Crippler\'s Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Degen Gambler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Adis Djurdjevic!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gambler on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Djurdjevic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gambler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Djurdjevic circles away quickly and effectively.
Gambler takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Djurdjevic.
Gambler misses with a body shot
and Djurdjevic counters with a stiff right hand.
Djurdjevic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gambler on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gambler thows a body shot but no joy.
Djurdjevic misses with a head kick.
Gambler has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Djurdjevic.
Gambler throws a head kick but Djurdjevic moves out of range.
Djurdjevic throws a half hearted mid kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Djurdjevic misses the target.
Gambler doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gambler throws out a powerful jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Djurdjevic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A right-left combo lands from Gambler.

It looks like Adis Djurdjevic has been cut.
Djurdjevic misses with a hook. Gambler ducked under it nicely.
Djurdjevic moves out of range as Gambler throws a body kick.
Gambler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Adis Djurdjevic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gambler bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Djurdjevic's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Djurdjevic lands a leg kick that knocks Gambler off balance momentarily.
Djurdjevic misses with a body kick.
Djurdjevic looks to land a left hand but Gambler moved out of range nicely.
Gambler moves out of range of the body kick.
Djurdjevic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Djurdjevic moves away from the strike by Gambler.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djurdjevic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big right from Djurdjevic misses.
Gambler throws a head kick that misses

and Djurdjevic counters with a head kick that drops Gambler - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!

Gambler is rocked!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Djurdjevic has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Gambler defend it? Djurdjevic steps over the head and cranks it - Gambler is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Djurdjevic!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Adis Djurdjevic! Adis Djurdjevic retains his light heavyweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Adis Djurdjevic made sure he mentioned Crippler's Corner, along with how happy he was to win his fight.