PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cal Gehrig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and wanderlie bain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Gehrig
vs
bain

180 cm
22
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

aKua
Combat Pro Formula

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cal Gehrig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, wanderlie bain!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gehrig cracks bain with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick misses from Gehrig.
bain tries to close the distance and clinch but Gehrig swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gehrig throws a hook to the side of bain's head but bain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Gehrig.
The fight stays on the outside here - bain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gehrig throws a right and a left that bain avoids nicely.
Gehrig throws a head kick that misses.
Gehrig throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
bain tries to clinch up.
Gehrig avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gehrig keeps the fight on the outside.
Gehrig swats away the attempt to clinch by bain.
bain tries to clinch but Gehrig moves out of range.
bain slips under a jab from Gehrig.
Gehrig keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gehrig throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

bain instigates a clinch.
bain with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
bain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gehrig has had enough of the clinch but bain keeps him there for the moment.
bain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
bain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
bain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gehrig wants to get back to striking at distance but bain won't allow it.
Gehrig wants to get back to striking at distance but bain won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gehrig stalling in the clinch but bain improves position.
Gehrig takes a knee right on the jaw!
bain throws a knee to the head but misses.
bain landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
bain using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
bain tries a knee to the head but Gehrig blocks it.
Gehrig tries to stall but bain uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
bain crunches a lovely knee into Gehrig's ribcage.
bain looks gassed!
Gehrig is looking to control bain's arms but bain gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gehrig has his back to the cage.
bain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gehrig wants to break free but bain has control.
bain throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gehrig is trying to break free.
Gehrig takes a knee right on the jaw!
bain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
bain misses with a knee to the head.
Gehrig wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but bain has him pressed against the cage.
bain misses with an elbow over the top.
bain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gehrig has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gehrig wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gehrig tries to break the clinch but bain is controlling the position.
Gehrig wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gehrig wants to break free but bain has control.
bain connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gehrig's face.
Gehrig is trying to break free.
Gehrig is looking to break free of the clinch but bain has double underhooks.
Gehrig wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but bain has him pressed against the cage.
bain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gehrig has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gehrig wants to break free but bain has control.
Gehrig has had enough of the clinch but bain keeps him there for the moment.
bain looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gehrig tries to break the clinch but bain is controlling the position.
bain tries to land a knee to the head but Gehrig blocks with his arms.
Gehrig wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
bain lands a knee to the head.
Gehrig wants to break the clinch but can't.
bain looking to throw knees to the head but Gehrig is blocking nicely.
Gehrig wants to break the clinch but can't.
bain tries to land a knee to the head but Gehrig blocks with his arms.
bain misses with a knee strike.
bain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gehrig has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gehrig is looking to break free of the clinch but bain has double underhooks.
bain trying to stall but Gehrig improves his position.
bain prevents Gehrig from breaking the clinch.
bain throws a knee to the head but misses.
bain misses with a knee strike.
bain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gehrig blocks it with crossed arms.
Gehrig wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
bain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gehrig has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gehrig can't break the clinch.
bain with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gehrig manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gehrig wants to get back to striking at distance but bain won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by bain.
bain keeps control of Gehrig as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
bain lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gehrig wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gehrig tries to break the clinch but bain is controlling the position.
bain crunches a lovely knee into Gehrig's ribcage.
bain misses with a knee strike.
Gehrig is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
bain with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gehrig is trying to break the clinch but bain has him pressed against the cage.
bain tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gehrig takes an elbow to the forehead.
bain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gehrig has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
bain tries to land a knee to the head but Gehrig blocks with his arms.
bain misses with a knee to the head.
bain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gehrig has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gehrig wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but bain has him pressed against the cage.
bain tries to land a knee to the head but Gehrig blocks with his arms.
Gehrig can't break the clinch.
bain lands a nice elbow.
bain tries a knee to the head but Gehrig blocks it.
bain landing knees to the body.
Gehrig blocks a punch to the side of the head.
bain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gehrig blocks it with crossed arms.
Gehrig is trying to stall.
bain prevents Gehrig from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
bain with a knee to the head.
bain tries to land a knee to the head but Gehrig blocks with his arms.
Gehrig is looking to break free of the clinch but bain has double underhooks.
Gehrig wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
bain tries to land a knee to the head but Gehrig blocks with his arms.
bain tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gehrig takes a knee right on the jaw!
bain prevents Gehrig from breaking the clinch.
bain misses with a knee to the head.
bain landing knees to the head.
Gehrig is looking to break free of the clinch but bain has double underhooks.
bain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
bain tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gehrig wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
bain connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gehrig's face.
Gehrig is trying to break free.
Gehrig is trying to break free.
bain connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gehrig's face.
Gehrig is looking to break free of the clinch but bain has double underhooks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
bain tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gehrig has had enough of the clinch but bain keeps him there for the moment.
bain tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gehrig wants to get back to striking at distance but bain won't allow it.
bain connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gehrig's face.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gehrig takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

wanderlie bain dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A punch combination from Gehrig misses.
bain tries to clinch up but Gehrig circles away and keeps his distance.
bain tries to clinch but Gehrig is having none of it.
bain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gehrig paws at him with a jab and circles away.
bain tries to clinch there but Gehrig circles away.
bain is looking to clinch.
Gehrig throws a low kick, looking for bain's leg but bain calmly moves out of range.

bain clinches.
bain landing knees to the head.
bain working aggressively here.
bain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gehrig blocks it with crossed arms.
bain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gehrig.
Gehrig is trying to break the clinch but bain has him pressed against the cage.
bain tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
bain looking to throw knees to the head but Gehrig is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gehrig wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gehrig lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
bain tries to land a knee to the head but Gehrig blocks with his arms.
Gehrig is looking to break free of the clinch but bain has double underhooks.
Gehrig wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but bain has him pressed against the cage.
bain misses with a knee strike.
bain lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
bain misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gehrig wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gehrig is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
bain with a knee to the head.
Gehrig is looking to break free of the clinch but bain has double underhooks.
bain tries a knee to the head but Gehrig blocks it.
Gehrig wants to get back to striking at distance but bain won't allow it.
Gehrig can't break the clinch.
bain lands a hook that snaps the head of Gehrig backwards.
Gehrig wants to break the clinch but can't.
bain landing knees to the head.
bain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gehrig is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
bain scores with a knee to the head.
bain tries to land a knee to the head but Gehrig blocks with his arms.
bain looking to throw knees to the head but Gehrig is blocking nicely.
bain with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gehrig can't break the clinch.
bain tries a knee to the head but Gehrig blocks it.
bain misses with a knee to the head.
bain prevents Gehrig from breaking the clinch.
bain lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
bain with a knee to the head.
bain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gehrig blocks it with crossed arms.
bain tries a knee to the head but Gehrig blocks it.
Gehrig is trying to break the clinch but bain has him pressed against the cage.
Gehrig is looking to break free of the clinch but bain has double underhooks.
bain misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gehrig wants to get back to striking at distance but bain won't allow it.
bain keeps control of Gehrig as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
bain with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for bain.
Gehrig is trying to break free.
Gehrig wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A knee to the head by bain.
bain lands a knee to the head.
bain misses with a knee strike.
Gehrig can't break the clinch.
bain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
bain keeps control of Gehrig as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
bain connects with a knee to the head.
bain tries a knee to the head but Gehrig blocks it.
bain lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
bain keeps control of Gehrig as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gehrig wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but bain has him pressed against the cage.
Gehrig is looking to break free of the clinch but bain has double underhooks.
bain with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gehrig wants to break free but bain has control.
Gehrig is trying to break the clinch but bain has him pressed against the cage.
bain tries to land a knee to the head but Gehrig blocks with his arms.
Gehrig tries to break the clinch but bain is controlling the position.
bain connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gehrig's face.
bain tries a knee to the head but Gehrig blocks it.
bain misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gehrig has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gehrig stalling in the clinch but bain improves position.
Gehrig tries to break the clinch but bain is controlling the position.
bain landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gehrig tries to break the clinch but bain is controlling the position.
bain comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gehrig wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
bain with an attempt at a knee that misses.
bain misses with a knee to the head.
bain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
bain connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gehrig's face.
Gehrig can't break the clinch.
bain tries to land a knee to the head but Gehrig blocks with his arms.
Gehrig tries to break the clinch but bain is controlling the position.
Gehrig wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
bain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gehrig has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gehrig wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
bain keeps control of Gehrig as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A knee to the head by bain.
bain with an attempt at a knee that misses.
bain connects with a knee to the head.
bain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gehrig has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
bain has a couple of punches blocked by Gehrig.
Gehrig is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
bain throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gehrig has had enough of the clinch but bain keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
bain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by bain.
bain with an attempt at a knee that misses.
bain prevents Gehrig from breaking the clinch.
bain connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gehrig's face.
Gehrig wants to break free but bain has control.
Gehrig takes a knee right on the jaw!
bain with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gehrig tries to break the clinch but bain is controlling the position.
Gehrig takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gehrig is trying to break free.
Gehrig avoiding damage.
bain misses with a knee to the head.
Gehrig is looking to break free of the clinch but bain has double underhooks.
Gehrig wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
bain tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
bain throws a knee to the head but misses.
bain tries to land a knee to the head but Gehrig blocks with his arms.
bain prevents Gehrig from breaking the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
bain tries to land a knee to the head but Gehrig blocks with his arms.
Gehrig wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
bain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gehrig is looking to break free of the clinch but bain has double underhooks.
bain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gehrig has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
bain tries to land a knee to the head but Gehrig blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

wanderlie bain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Gehrig avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gehrig tests bain's chin there with a solid looking shot.
bain tries to clinch up but Gehrig circles away and keeps his distance.
Gehrig throws a sloppy head kick and bain moves out of range easily.
bain tries to close the distance and clinch but Gehrig swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gehrig pulls out of a head kick attempt.
bain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gehrig swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gehrig avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
bain tries to clinch but Gehrig moves out of range.
Gehrig looks to land a combination but bain avoids it well.
Gehrig circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gehrig circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
bain tries to clinch there but Gehrig circles away.

bain clinches up against the cage.
bain lands a knee to the head.
bain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gehrig blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
bain misses with a knee to the head.
bain prevents Gehrig from breaking the clinch.
Gehrig tries to stall but bain uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gehrig is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
bain keeps control of Gehrig as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bain connects with a knee to the head.
bain keeps control of Gehrig as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gehrig wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
bain throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
bain with a knee to the head.
Gehrig wants to break the clinch but can't.
bain scores with a knee to the head.
bain landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gehrig wants to get back to striking at distance but bain won't allow it.
bain looking to throw knees to the head but Gehrig is blocking nicely.
bain tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
bain landing knees to the head.
bain misses with a knee to the head.
bain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
bain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gehrig is trying to maintain a safe position but bain gets an underhook and turns Gehrig into the cage.
bain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gehrig trying to stall but bain improves his position.
Gehrig is trying to break free.
Gehrig wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but bain has him pressed against the cage.
bain landing knees to the head.
bain looking to throw knees to the head but Gehrig is blocking nicely.
bain connects with a knee to the head.
bain tries a knee to the head but Gehrig blocks it.
A knee to the head by bain.
Gehrig is looking to break free of the clinch but bain has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gehrig blocks an uppercut.
bain keeps control of Gehrig as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gehrig takes an elbow to the forehead.
bain gets through Gehrig's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gehrig is trying to break the clinch but bain has him pressed against the cage.
bain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gehrig has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gehrig tries to stall but bain uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gehrig takes a shot to the head.
bain with an attempt at a knee that misses.
bain unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gehrig lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
bain landing knees to the head.
Gehrig wants to get back to striking at distance but bain won't allow it.
bain lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
bain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gehrig blocks it with crossed arms.
bain connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gehrig's face.
bain with a knee to the head.
bain misses with a knee strike.
Gehrig wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
bain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gehrig has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
bain tries to land a knee to the head but Gehrig blocks with his arms.
bain looking to throw knees to the head but Gehrig is blocking nicely.
Gehrig tries to break the clinch but bain is controlling the position.
Gehrig takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gehrig is looking to control bain's arms but bain gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gehrig has his back to the cage.
bain landing knees to the head.
bain tries a knee to the head but Gehrig blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bain working aggressively here.
bain tries a knee to the head but Gehrig blocks it.
bain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
bain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gehrig blocks it with crossed arms.
bain tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gehrig is trying to break the clinch but bain has him pressed against the cage.
bain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gehrig blocks it with crossed arms.
bain misses with a knee strike.
bain keeps control of Gehrig as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gehrig wants to break free but bain has control.
bain tries to land a knee to the head but Gehrig blocks with his arms.
bain tries to land a knee to the head but Gehrig blocks with his arms.
Gehrig tries to break the clinch but bain is controlling the position.
bain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gehrig wants to get back to striking at distance but bain won't allow it.

Gehrig breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - bain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cal Gehrig is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gehrig misses with a few strikes there.
Gehrig throws a sloppy head kick and bain moves out of range easily.
Gehrig misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - bain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gehrig misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

bain closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
bain stalling in the clinch but Gehrig improves position.
bain connects with a knee to the head.
bain lands a knee to the head.
Gehrig wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gehrig wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
bain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
bain looking to throw knees to the head but Gehrig is blocking nicely.
bain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gehrig has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from bain.
Gehrig is looking to break free of the clinch but bain has double underhooks.
bain lands an elbow inside.
bain connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gehrig's face.
bain with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gehrig wants to get back to striking at distance but bain won't allow it.
bain tries a knee to the head but Gehrig blocks it.
Gehrig wants to break free but bain has control.
bain scores with a knee to the head.
Gehrig wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gehrig wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
bain with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gehrig can't break the clinch.
Gehrig takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for bain.
Cal Gehrig has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gehrig wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gehrig misses with a punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
wanderlie bain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got bain 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... wanderlie bain!