PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Norihisa Isono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Isono
vs
Gibson

200 cm
27
280 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

200 cm
26
315 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

KAISER Nutrition (160!)

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 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Norihisa Isono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dean Gibson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gibson clinches.
Isono managing to block the knees to the body from Gibson.
Gibson trying to land knees to the body.
Gibson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Isono has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gibson lands a damaging elbow.
Gibson trying to land knees to the body.
Isono looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Isono missing with knees to the body.
Gibson misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gibson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Isono's brow.
Isono tries a knee to the head but Gibson blocks it.
Gibson dodges an elbow strike from Isono.
Gibson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gibson blocks the elbow strike.
Gibson misses with an elbow strike.
Gibson with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Gibson.
Isono avoiding damage as Gibson throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Isono throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Isono throws an elbow but it misses.
Isono blocks an elbow strike from Gibson.
Gibson misses with an elbow strike.
Gibson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Isono.
Gibson avoiding damage as Isono throws knees to the body.
Isono lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Dean Gibson has been cut.
Isono dodges an elbow strike from Gibson.
Gibson tries to land knees in the clinch but Isono avoids the damage to the body.
Gibson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gibson.

It looks like Norihisa Isono has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gibson tries to land knees in the clinch but Isono avoids the damage to the body.
Isono avoids the elbow strike from Gibson, against the cage.
Gibson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Isono.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gibson blocks an elbow strike from Isono.
Isono misses with an elbow over the top.
Gibson avoiding damage as Isono throws knees to the body.
Gibson missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Isono throws an elbow but misses.
Isono with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Isono creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Isono connects with a knee to the head.
Gibson throws an elbow that misses.
Gibson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Isono avoids it.
Isono missing with knees to the body.
Gibson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gibson trying to land knees to the body.
Isono blocks an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Isono managing to block the knees to the body from Gibson.
Gibson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Isono's defenses.
Isono missing with knees to the body.
Gibson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Isono has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Isono blocks an elbow strike from Gibson.
Gibson tries to land knees in the clinch but Isono avoids the damage to the body.
Isono lands an elbow inside.
Isono avoids the elbow strike from Gibson, against the cage.
Gibson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Isono is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Gibson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gibson throws an elbow that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Isono.
Isono takes a knee right on the jaw!
Isono is breathing heavily.
Isono comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson trying to land knees to the body.
Gibson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Isono is defending well for now.
Isono avoiding damage as Gibson throws knees to the body.
Isono blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Isono avoiding damage as Gibson throws knees to the body.
Gibson tries a knee to the head but Isono blocks it.
Isono pushes off an throws an elbow but Gibson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gibson misses with an elbow over the top.
Isono on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Isono takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gibson misses with an elbow strike.
Gibson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gibson scores with a knee to the head.
Gibson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Gibson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Isono's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gibson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Isono moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Gibson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Isono tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gibson is able to avoid easily.

Gibson moves into the clinch.
Isono lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gibson crunches a lovely knee into Isono's ribcage.
Gibson misses with an elbow strike.
Gibson misses with a knee strike.
Gibson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gibson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gibson obliges.
Isono avoids a wild elbow strike from Gibson.
Gibson trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Isono on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gibson obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gibson throws an elbow that misses.
Isono blocks an elbow strike.
Isono is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gibson is defending well for now.
Gibson tries to land knees in the clinch but Isono avoids the damage to the body.
Isono trying to land knees to the body.
Gibson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Isono throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Isono on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Isono trying to stall but Gibson improves his position.
Gibson lands an elbow that stopped Isono in his tracks for a moment.
Gibson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Isono blocks it with crossed arms.
Gibson managing to block the knees to the body from Isono.
Isono avoiding damage as Gibson throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gibson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Isono's brow.
Gibson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gibson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gibson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gibson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Isono.
Nice elbow from Gibson.
Gibson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gibson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Isono's face.
Gibson lands a good knee to the midsection. Isono won't want to take too many of those.
Gibson lands an elbow just above Isono 's eye.
Gibson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gibson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gibson looking to throw knees to the head but Isono is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson missing with knees to the body.
Gibson lands a knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Isono throws an elbow but misses.
Gibson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gibson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Isono.
Gibson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Isono is defending well for now.
Isono looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Isono throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Isono avoiding damage as Gibson throws knees to the body.
Isono taking a breather.
Gibson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Isono blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gibson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gibson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson trying to land knees to the body.
Isono throws an elbow but it misses.
Isono missing with knees to the body.
Gibson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gibson obliges.
Gibson tries to land a knee to the head but Isono blocks with his arms.
Isono blocks an elbow strike.
Gibson managing to block the knees to the body from Isono.
Gibson pushes off an throws an elbow but Isono leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gibson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Isono blocks an elbow strike from Gibson.
Knees to the body from Gibson.
Gibson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gibson throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Gibson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Isono's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Gibson misses with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Isono.
Isono fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gibson checks it well.
Gibson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Isono moves into the clinch.
Gibson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Isono lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Isono pushes off an throws an elbow but Gibson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gibson tries to land a knee to the head but Isono blocks with his arms.
Gibson tries to land knees in the clinch but Isono avoids the damage to the body.
Isono pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Isono avoids the elbow strike from Gibson, against the cage.
Isono gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Isono avoids the elbow strike from Gibson, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Isono tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gibson avoids it.
Gibson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gibson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Isono managing to block the knees to the body from Gibson.
Isono misses with an elbow over the top.
Gibson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gibson lands a nice knee 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!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gibson obliges.
Isono takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gibson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gibson working Isono over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Isono avoids it.
Isono blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Isono is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gibson lands a good knee to the midsection. Isono won't want to take too many of those.
Gibson looking to throw knees to the head but Isono is blocking nicely.
Gibson misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Isono throws an elbow but misses.
Isono blocks an elbow strike from Gibson.
Gibson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gibson missing with knees to the body.
Gibson lands a knee to the body.
Isono takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dean Gibson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson landing knees to the body.
Gibson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Isono missing with knees to the body.
Isono is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gibson is defending well for now.
Gibson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Isono's face.
Gibson lands a damaging elbow.
Gibson tries a knee to the head but Isono blocks it.
Isono on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gibson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Isono is defending well for now.
Gibson misses with a knee to the head.
Isono creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gibson avoiding damage as Isono throws knees to the body.
Gibson throws an elbow but it misses.
Gibson avoiding damage as Isono throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gibson lands a good knee to the midsection. Isono won't want to take too many of those.
Gibson trying to land knees to the body.
Gibson pushes off an throws an elbow but Isono leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dean Gibson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Isono gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gibson blocks an elbow strike from Isono.
Isono is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gibson is defending well for now.
Isono throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Isono using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gibson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Norihisa Isono has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Isono tries to land a knee to the head but Gibson blocks with his arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dean Gibson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gibson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Gibson!
A very excited looking Dean Gibson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.