PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shashank Gupta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tank Kickbuttowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gupta's entrance music is Eminem - Not Afraid. A fine choice. Tank Kickbuttowski will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Gupta
vs
Kickbuttowski

180 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

196 cm
24
248 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shashank Gupta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tank Kickbuttowski!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kickbuttowski tries to clinch up.
Gupta tries a head kick but it misses.
Gupta throws a head kick that misses
and Kickbuttowski counters with a stiff right hand.
Gupta keeps the fight on the outside.
Gupta throws a sloppy head kick and Kickbuttowski moves out of range easily.
Gupta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gupta swats away the attempt to clinch by Kickbuttowski.
Gupta throws a head kick that misses.
Shashank Gupta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gupta looks for the body kick but Kickbuttowski saw that one coming.
Kickbuttowski blocks a head kick by Gupta.
Gupta keeps the fight on the outside.
Kickbuttowski tries to clinch up.
Kickbuttowski tries to clinch up.
Gupta throws a sloppy head kick and Kickbuttowski moves out of range easily.
Kickbuttowski wants to clinch up but Gupta keeps it at a distance.
Gupta throws a head kick but Kickbuttowski moves out of range.
Gupta throws a sloppy head kick and Kickbuttowski moves out of range easily.
Kickbuttowski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gupta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gupta tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kickbuttowski blocks a head kick by Gupta.
Gupta throws a head kick that misses
and Kickbuttowski counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gupta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gupta throws a head kick that misses.
Gupta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kickbuttowski is looking to clinch but Gupta is avoiding it.
Gupta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kickbuttowski tries to clinch there but Gupta circles away.
Kickbuttowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Gupta circles away.
A head kick by Gupta misses
and Kickbuttowski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kickbuttowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gupta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kickbuttowski lands with a kick to the temple. Gupta shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kickbuttowski moves out of range of the body kick from Gupta.
Kickbuttowski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gupta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gupta throws a sloppy head kick and Kickbuttowski moves out of range easily.
Gupta misses with a head kick.
Kickbuttowski blocks a head kick by Gupta.
Gupta is breathing heavily.
Kickbuttowski blocks a head kick by Gupta.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gupta dodges the punch combination from Kickbuttowski.
Kickbuttowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gupta misses with a head kick.
Gupta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gupta throws a head kick that misses
and Kickbuttowski counters with a leg kick.
Gupta keeps the fight on the outside.
Gupta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kickbuttowski wants to clinch.
Gupta gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kickbuttowski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gupta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gupta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gupta throws a sloppy head kick and Kickbuttowski moves out of range easily.
Gupta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kickbuttowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kickbuttowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Gupta circles away.
Gupta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kickbuttowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gupta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gupta throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Kickbuttowski to counter with a crisp jab.
Gupta throws a push kick but Kickbuttowski slaps the foot to one side.
Gupta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gupta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kickbuttowski is looking to clinch but Gupta is avoiding it.
Gupta throws a sloppy head kick
and Kickbuttowski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gupta tries a head kick but it misses.
Gupta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kickbuttowski fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kickbuttowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kickbuttowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gupta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gupta pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kickbuttowski blocks a head kick by Gupta.
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!
Kickbuttowski tries to clinch up.
Gupta throws a lazy head kick
and Kickbuttowski counters with a three punch combo that has Gupta backing up. Gupta nods at Kickbuttowski to acknowledge the strikes.
Kickbuttowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Gupta circles away.
Gupta misses with a head kick.
Kickbuttowski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kickbuttowski wants to clinch up but Gupta keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kickbuttowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gupta swats away the attempt to clinch by Kickbuttowski.
Gupta's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kickbuttowski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gupta scrambles back to his feet.
Gupta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kickbuttowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gupta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gupta throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kickbuttowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kickbuttowski tries to clinch but Gupta is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tank Kickbuttowski dominated that round.
That's time! Gupta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kickbuttowski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kickbuttowski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kickbuttowski tries to clinch up.
Kickbuttowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gupta tries a head kick but it misses.
Kickbuttowski is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gupta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gupta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gupta.
Kickbuttowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gupta takes one on the button.
A head kick by Gupta misses
and Kickbuttowski counters with an inside leg kick.
Tank Kickbuttowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kickbuttowski.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gupta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gupta throws a head kick but Kickbuttowski moves out of range.
Kickbuttowski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kickbuttowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick by Gupta misses
and Kickbuttowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gupta throws a sloppy head kick
and Kickbuttowski counters with a perfectly timed head kick, knocking Gupta out cold! Wow, that took some serious skill and not a little luck! Kickbuttowski is taking it in his stride though, strolling around like it's no big deal. What a guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tank Kickbuttowski!