PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabe Christianson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Binzo Binzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christianson comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Legacy. Binzo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hair of the Dog by Nazareth. 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?

Christianson
vs
Binzo

189 cm
30
206 lbs
19 - 5 - 2

185 cm
36
221 lbs
40 - 24 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

The Big Kabosh

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabe Christianson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Binzo Binzo!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christianson looks to throw the jab but Binzo is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Binzo, right into the meat.
Christianson throws a right hand that misses

and Binzo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Binzo trying to control from Christianson's half guard. Christianson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Christianson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Christianson wants to stand up but Binzo is controlling him.
Binzo throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Binzo won't allow Christianson to get back to his feet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Christianson holds on and takes a little breather.
Binzo throwing strikes from guard but Christianson blocks nicely.
Binzo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Binzo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Gabe Christianson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Binzo fakes the leg kick and cracks Christianson in the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christianson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Binzo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Binzo avoids the head kick by Christianson.
Binzo dips down and scores with a jab 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!
Christianson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Christianson checks a low kick from Binzo.
Binzo lands a body shot.
A low kick from Christianson misses
and Binzo counters with a straight right hand.
Binzo scores with a nice strike.
Binzo connects with a body shot that sends Christianson's belly button to the back.
Binzo with a hook.
Binzo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Christianson is breathing heavily.
Christianson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Binzo throws a sloppy head kick and Christianson moves out of range easily.
Binzo jabs at Christianson's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Binzo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Christianson to the mat! Christianson manages to get full guard.
Christianson looking to control.
Binzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Christianson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Christianson has Binzo pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Binzo postures up in Christianson's guard and throws a big left but Christianson blocks it.
Binzo postures up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because Gabe Christianson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Binzo.
Binzo slips a jab from Christianson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binzo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Binzo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Christianson throws a hook but Binzo blocks it.
Good work by Christianson as he checks the leg kick.
Binzo throws a head kick that misses.
Binzo throws a sloppy head kick and Christianson moves out of range easily.
Christianson scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christianson tries to work over Binzo's front leg with a kick but Binzo checks it.
Binzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Christianson is just out of range.
Binzo blocks a head kick by Christianson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Binzo. Christianson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Christianson misses with a hook. Binzo ducked under it nicely.

Binzo gets a takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Binzo Binzo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Christianson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christianson throws a right hand that Binzo ducks under and follows up with a left that Binzo also avoids with ease.
Binzo moves out of range of the leg kick from Christianson.
Binzo ducks under a wild hook from Christianson.
Binzo lands a nice shot that snaps Christianson's head back.
Binzo lands with a shot to the body.
Christianson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Binzo misses.
Binzo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Christianson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Binzo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Binzo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Christianson moves out of range of the body kick from Binzo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christianson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Binzo takes one to the chin there.
Gabe Christianson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christianson throws a wild body kick that Binzo sees coming a mile off.
Binzo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Binzo lands with a good body shot.
Binzo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Christianson rather than just go for the knockout.
Christianson lands a lovely overhand right.
Binzo is looking to chop away at Christianson's legs.
Christianson misses with a looping left.
Binzo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Christianson.
A slow jab from Christianson misses its intended target.
Binzo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Christianson at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Binzo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Christianson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Christianson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Christianson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Binzo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Binzo swings for the body but Christianson moves out of range.
Binzo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Christianson throws a right hand that misses
and Binzo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Christianson thinking.
Nice body kick there by Binzo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Christianson fails to land with a series of punches.
Christianson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Binzo lands with a straight right. Christianson didn't see that one coming.
Binzo digs a good hook to Christianson's body.
Binzo connects with the punch.
Christianson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Binzo checks it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christianson wants to land a leg kick but Binzo is out of range.
Binzo moves away from the strike by Christianson.
Christianson misses with a leg kick.
Binzo thumps Christianson with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Binzo. Those never looked like landing.
Gabe Christianson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Binzo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Christianson throws a leg kick

so Binzo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christianson trying to control the position here.
Binzo throwing strikes from guard but Christianson blocks nicely.
Binzo scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binzo is in close to Christianson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Binzo throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Binzo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Binzo looking to pass the guard.
Christianson pulls Binzo in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Binzo lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Binzo Binzo 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!

Christianson blocks a jab.
Binzo tries a low kick but Christianson avoids it.
Binzo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Christianson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Binzo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Christianson. Christianson obviously looking to wear him down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Christianson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Binzo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Binzo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Christianson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Binzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christianson moves away.
Christianson misses with a low kick.
Binzo misses with a body shot.
Christianson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Binzo in his tracks.
Binzo lands a nice shot to the body.
Binzo Binzo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Christianson throws the left hand but Binzo avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christianson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Christianson misses with a right hand

and Binzo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Binzo throwing strikes from guard but Christianson blocks nicely.
Binzo postures up in Christianson's guard and throws a big left but Christianson blocks it.
Binzo wants to control from the top but Christianson keeps moving.
Binzo throwing strikes from guard but Christianson blocks nicely.
Binzo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Binzo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Binzo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gabe Christianson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Binzo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Binzo with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Binzo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Binzo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Christianson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Binzo.
Christianson is trying to keep Binzo in close.
Binzo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Binzo throwing strikes but missing.
Binzo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Christianson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Binzo is aware though and is defending well.
Christianson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Binzo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Binzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Christianson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Binzo Binzo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binzo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Binzo Binzo wasn't active enough on the ground.
A nice leg kick lands there from Christianson.
Binzo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Christianson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Christianson misses with a looping right.
Binzo scores with a push kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christianson throws a nice looking combination but Binzo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Christianson throws a hook but Binzo blocks it.
Christianson lands a glancing blow to the side of Binzo's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Binzo Binzo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Binzo 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Binzo Binzo!
Binzo Binzo took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hellbent for their support in the buildup to the fight.
The defeated Gabe Christianson had this to say: 'Tyrone, you god damn thorn in my side. This isn't over. I want one more chance to get you to stop humping my leg.'.