PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Run Forcover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hutch Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Forcover
vs
Gibson

185 cm
26
170 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

185 cm
39
169 lbs
34 - 16 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Run Forcover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hutch Gibson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Forcover momentarily.
Forcover throws a leg kick which misses Gibson's front leg but catches the back leg as Gibson tries to avoid it.

Forcover moves into range and clinches up with Gibson.
Gibson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gibson working aggressively here.
Forcover lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Forcover is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gibson is keeping busy.
Forcover pushes off an throws an elbow but Gibson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gibson misses with the head strike.
Forcover blocking some punches.
Gibson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gibson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Forcover lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Forcover trying to stall but Gibson improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gibson.
Forcover is pushing Gibson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short uppercut from Forcover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Forcover lands a nice uppercut.
Gibson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson avoids a wild elbow strike from Forcover.
Gibson blocks an elbow strike.
Forcover trying to land knees to the body.
Forcover throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Forcover has Gibson pushed against the cage.
Forcover unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gibson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gibson lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Gibson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gibson postures up.
Forcover wants to sweep but no luck.
Gibson advances position into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forcover can't do much from the bottom here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Forcover tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gibson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gibson trying to control the action but Forcover is working from the bottom.

Gibson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Forcover knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Gibson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Forcover knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Forcover manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forcover wants to control but Gibson is keeping him busy.

Gibson looking for submissions off his back.
Forcover trying to control the action but Gibson is working from the bottom.

Gibson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Forcover is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gibson sees it coming and defends easily.
Forcover wants to take a breather but Gibson is having none of it.
Forcover tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gibson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've been hearing good reports from Forcover's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Forcover is trying to control. Gibson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Forcover is really struggling to control Gibson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Forcover is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gibson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Gibson actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson is trying to get back to full guard.
Forcover content to control rather than advance.

Gibson actively working from the bottom here.
Forcover controlling the action here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Run Forcover.
Forcover throws a head kick but Gibson moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gibson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Forcover wants to clinch up but Gibson keeps it at a distance.
Gibson closes the distance and clinches up with Forcover, looking for a takedown. Gibson pushes Forcover against the cage but Forcover circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gibson swats away the attempt to clinch by Forcover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gibson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Forcover paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Forcover stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Forcover wants it to stay on the feet.
Forcover throws a hook but Gibson avoids it easily.
Forcover misses with a wild combination.
Forcover fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gibson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gibson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Forcover as he jumps to the side.
Run Forcover has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hutch Gibson.
Forcover lands a high kick!
Forcover leaves Gibson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Forcover lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Forcover displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gibson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forcover sizes up Gibson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Run Forcover is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Forcover lands a leg kick that knocks Gibson off balance momentarily.
Gibson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Forcover to score with a decent uppercut.
Forcover misses with a straight left.
Gibson has a takedown stuffed.
Forcover throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gibson on the side of the head.
Forcover tries a head kick but it misses.
Gibson fails with a takedown attempt.
Gibson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Forcover's waist but Forcover gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gibson off to one side.
Forcover pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gibson back to the cage. Forcover follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gibson avoids the head kick by Forcover.
Forcover throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Forcover connects with a right hand. Gibson shakes it off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Forcover.
Forcover throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gibson's head.

It looks like Hutch Gibson has been cut.
Gibson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Forcover circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Forcover looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gibson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gibson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Forcover throws a head kick that half lands.

Gibson tries to keep at a distance but Forcover has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gibson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Forcover avoids it.
Forcover throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gibson blocks it with crossed arms.
Forcover is trying to maintain a safe position but Gibson gets an underhook and turns Forcover into the cage.
Forcover seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Gibson is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Gibson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Forcover is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forcover lands a knee to the head.
Gibson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Forcover seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gibson can turn it around.
Forcover creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gibson avoiding damage as Forcover throws knees to the body.
Forcover throws an elbow that misses.
Still in the clinch, Gibson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gibson blocks the elbow strike.
The referee calls for Forcover to work.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gibson.
Gibson can't get the takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Gibson.
A head punch on the inside from Gibson fails to land.
A short right from Gibson on the inside.
Gibson stalling in the clinch but Forcover improves position.
Gibson misses with some punches.
Gibson swings wildly with an uppercut but Forcover uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Forcover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gibson takes an elbow to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forcover blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gibson is looking to control Forcover's arms but Forcover gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gibson has his back to the cage.
Forcover is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gibson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Forcover fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gibson is breathing heavily.
Forcover fails with an attempt to clinch.
Forcover lands with a hook. Gibson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Forcover misses with a kick to the body.
Forcover throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Forcover stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Forcover wants it to stay on the feet.
Forcover shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gibson eats them both and turns towards Forcover to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Forcover cracks Gibson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gibson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Forcover defends it nicely.
Forcover throws a series of punches but Gibson moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Run Forcover dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hutch Gibson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Forcover lands a really nice looking cross but Gibson seems unphased.
Gibson avoids the head kick by Forcover.
Forcover leaves Gibson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gibson shoots in for a double leg but Forcover sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Forcover throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gibson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gibson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Forcover.
Run Forcover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Forcover lands a leg kick that knocks Gibson off balance momentarily.
Forcover lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Forcover misses with a few strikes there.
Gibson shoots in for a takedown but Forcover shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Run Forcover has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hutch Gibson.
Gibson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Forcover connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gibson's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Forcover tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gibson swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Forcover sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gibson somewhat.
Nice sprawl there from Forcover as Gibson shoots in.
Gibson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Forcover misses with a head kick.
Forcover throws a sloppy head kick and Gibson moves out of range easily.
Gibson takes a kick to the side of the head.

Gibson shoots in and gets a takedown into Forcover's guard.
Gibson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Forcover is controlling Gibson's posture.
Forcover tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gibson is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forcover looking to control.
Forcover is pulling down on Gibson's head to control his posture.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Run Forcover has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Forcover throws a sloppy head kick and Gibson moves out of range easily.
Forcover dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Forcover throws a right and a left that both miss.
Forcover throws a big shot that misses.
Gibson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Forcover throws a head kick that Gibson semi-blocks.
Forcover jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gibson dives in for a single leg takedown but Forcover sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gibson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gibson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gibson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Forcover gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gibson misses with a punch on the inside.
Forcover is trying to stall.
Gibson working aggressively here.
Gibson avoiding damage as Forcover throws knees to the body.
Gibson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gibson wants a takedown.
Gibson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Forcover is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Forcover scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice elbow from Forcover.
Forcover lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gibson backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Forcover obliges.
Gibson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Forcover missing with knees to the body.
Forcover throws an elbow that misses.
Forcover lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gibson backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gibson swings wildly with an uppercut but Forcover uses good head movement to avoid it.
Forcover pushes off an throws an elbow but Gibson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gibson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Forcover throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Forcover.
Forcover using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gibson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gibson just leaning against Forcover, taking a breather.
Forcover blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Forcover pushes off an throws an elbow but Gibson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Forcover landing knees to the body.
Gibson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hutch Gibson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Forcover just leaning against Gibson, taking a breather.

And that's the end of the fight!
Run Forcover showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Forcover has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 for Run Forcover!
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Run Forcover!
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight for Run Forcover!

Run Forcover wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Run Forcover thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.