PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matty Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Joaquin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rickson Joaquin will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Gordon
vs
Joaquin

177 cm
25
187 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

225 cm
26
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

Dragon

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matty Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rickson Joaquin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon lands an overhand right.
Joaquin avoids the head kick by Gordon.
Gordon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Joaquin ducks right into an uppercut from Gordon.
Nice shot by Gordon.
Joaquin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gordon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Joaquin in his tracks.

Gordon lands a left and a right that send Joaquin crashing to the mat, dazed. Gordon thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Joaquin is rocked!
Joaquin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gordon goes for a small jab and connects. Now Gordon goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Joaquin stumbles back but Gordon runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Joaquin to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Joaquin will ever be the same after a knockout like that.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Matty Gordon!
Matty Gordon bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.