PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bilbo Baggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Gautier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Baggins
vs
Gautier

180 cm
33
190 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

187 cm
36
202 lbs
32 - 13 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bilbo Baggins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pierre Gautier!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gautier looks for the body kick but Baggins saw that one coming.
Gautier is looking to clinch.
A head kick from Gautier lands but Baggins takes it in his stride.

It looks like Bilbo Baggins has been cut.
Some bone on bone action there as Baggins checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Baggins drives through with a takedown into Gautier's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've been hearing that Baggins has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
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!
Baggins controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Baggins is looking to work some ground and pound but Gautier has wrist control.
Baggins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Baggins is in close to Gautier's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Baggins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gautier is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baggins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gautier trying to keep a closed guard but Baggins is proving a slippery customer.
Gautier wants to stand but Baggins is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baggins wants to pass the guard but Gautier is keeping the position.
Baggins looking to sit in guard and control but Gautier gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Baggins working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Gautier has passed into half guard!
Baggins wants to control but Gautier is keeping busy.
Gautier passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Baggins!
Baggins really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baggins manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Baggins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Baggins tries to get to full guard but Gautier has control of the leg.

Baggins actively working from the bottom here.
Gautier takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Baggins is trying to stand up here but Gautier is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Baggins looking for submissions off his back.
Baggins has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Baggins is trying to maintain the position but Gautier is very close to passing his half guard.
Baggins is looking to improve his position.
Gautier trying to control the action but Baggins is working from the bottom.
Baggins moves into full guard.
Baggins keeping moving, preventing Gautier from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baggins managing to control the position.
Baggins keeping moving, preventing Gautier from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Pierre Gautier was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Gautier takes a swing at Baggins's ribcage but misses.
Gautier goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gautier fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gautier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gautier throws a shot from downtown. Baggins moves away and avoids it.
Baggins blocks a head kick by Gautier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pierre Gautier will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bilbo Baggins's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gautier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gautier lands a head kick. Baggins smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Baggins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gautier.
Gautier throws a hook but Baggins avoids it easily.
Baggins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gautier moves away.
Gautier cracks a nice hook into Baggins's ribs.
Gautier feints and then cracks Baggins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baggins down.
Gautier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baggins moves away.
Baggins is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gautier throws a leg kick but Baggins moved away.
Gautier is looking to clinch but Baggins is avoiding it.
Gautier tries to work over Baggins's front leg with a kick but Baggins checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baggins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gautier.
Gautier feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Baggins's calf.
Gautier scoring well with a low kick there.
Gautier fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Baggins is out of range.
Gautier jabs Baggins to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pierre Gautier seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gautier feints and then cracks Baggins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baggins down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gautier turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gautier stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Baggins takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gautier scores with a kick to the body.
Gautier throws a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gautier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gautier misses with a hook. Baggins ducked under it nicely.
Gautier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gautier thuds a left hand into Baggins's body.
Bilbo Baggins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baggins walks into a stiff left hand from Gautier.
Gautier fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Baggins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gautier misses the shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Gautier.
Crunch! Gautier slams his shin into Baggins's torso.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gautier.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gautier bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Baggins's head.
Baggins 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.
Gautier scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gautier lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baggins's sensitive parts.
Gautier lands a nice looking body kick.
Pierre Gautier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gautier moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gautier has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An inside leg kick lands from Gautier.
Gautier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gautier turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Baggins tries to move into range but Gautier moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gautier buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gautier has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gautier cracks the inside of Baggins's front leg.
Gautier connects with an inside leg kick.
Gautier throws a nice outside leg kick.
A cross from Gautier lands.
Gautier swings for the body but Baggins moves out of range.
Gautier lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Baggins crumples to the floor! Gautier milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Pierre Gautier!
After winning the bout, Pierre Gautier thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.