PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brick Outhouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darby Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon has chosen United Booty Foundation as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Outhouse
vs
Gordon

170 cm
26
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brick Outhouse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Darby Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon throws a hook to the side of Outhouse's head but Outhouse sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Outhouse rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gordon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice combination there by Outhouse.
Outhouse throws a hook to the side of Gordon's head but Gordon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Outhouse misses with a two punch combination.
Outhouse rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gordon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Outhouse seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Some wild striking there from Outhouse.
Outhouse lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gordon circles away quickly and effectively.
Outhouse swinging wildly here.
Gordon takes a swing at Outhouse's ribcage but misses.
Gordon throws a hook but Outhouse avoids it easily.
Outhouse throws a right hand that misses
and Gordon counters with a nice uppercut.
Outhouse lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Outhouse misses with a looping left.
Outhouse rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gordon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Outhouse misses with a few strikes there.
Outhouse works Gordon's body with a nice hook.
Gordon has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Gordon lands with an uppercut that bounces Outhouse off the cage and back into range.
A punch combination from Gordon misses.
Outhouse throws the left hand but Gordon avoids the punch easily.
Outhouse throws a nice looking combination but Gordon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Decent striking displayed by Gordon there.
Outhouse misses with a few strikes there.
Gordon misses with a double jab.
Outhouse wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheers as Outhouse lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gordon doesn't seem phased though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Outhouse keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gordon.
Gordon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Outhouse slips a jab from Gordon.
Outhouse throws a right and a left that Gordon avoids nicely.
Outhouse throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gordon tries to move into range but Outhouse moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gordon slips under a jab from Outhouse.
Gordon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Outhouse throws a jab but it's blocked by Gordon.
Outhouse misses with the combination.
A left and a right from Outhouse both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Darby Gordon has been cut.
Outhouse lands a glancing blow to the side of Gordon's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Outhouse slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Outhouse dodges the punch combination from Gordon.
Outhouse lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gordon circles away quickly and effectively.
Outhouse connects with a single shot there.
Outhouse rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gordon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Outhouse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gordon was well out of range. Poor timing from Outhouse.
Outhouse throws a nice looking combination but Gordon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Gordon. Those never looked like landing.
Outhouse misses with the combination.
Gordon throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Outhouse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gordon misses with a looping left.
Outhouse avoids a punch combination nicely.
Outhouse tries to bum rush Gordon with a series of wild strikes but Gordon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Outhouse swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gordon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gordon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Outhouse throws a series of strikes that have Gordon backpedaling.
Gordon drops his hands momentarily and Outhouse takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Outhouse throws a series of punches but Gordon avoids them all with ease.
Outhouse throws a series of punches but Gordon moves out of range.
Outhouse misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brick Outhouse dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darby Gordon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Outhouse misses with a few strikes there.
Outhouse throws a series of punches but Gordon moves out of range.
Outhouse throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gordon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brick Outhouse is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for Outhouse, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Danga de danga de dang - Outhouse scores with a four punch combination!
A combination from Outhouse does no damage.
Outhouse misses with a combination
enabling Gordon to counter with a crisp jab.
Outhouse misses with a few strikes there.
Outhouse tries to bum rush Gordon with a series of wild strikes but Gordon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Outhouse dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Outhouse pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Outhouse swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Outhouse jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Danga de danga de dang - Gordon scores with a four punch combination!
Outhouse slips a jab from Gordon.
Outhouse misses with a body shot.
Outhouse connects with a body shot that sends Gordon's belly button to the back.
Outhouse thows a body shot but no joy.
Gordon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Outhouse.
Outhouse swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Outhouse keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab, jab by Gordon - just one landing.
Outhouse avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gordon might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gordon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Outhouse manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Outhouse misses with a few strikes there.
Gordon misses with a few strikes there.
Brick Outhouse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Outhouse looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brick Outhouse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gordon tries to move into range but Outhouse moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Outhouse scores with a one two! Gordon had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Outhouse lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gordon circles away quickly and effectively.
Outhouse dodges the punch combination from Gordon.
Outhouse looks to land a right hand but Gordon moved out of range.
Gordon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gordon takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Outhouse throws an off balance right hand
and Gordon counters with a series of strikes. Outhouse will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gordon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Outhouse swings for the body but Gordon moves out of range.
Outhouse misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice jab there from Gordon.
Outhouse looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Outhouse lands a nice shot to the body.
Gordon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Outhouse.
Gordon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A punch combination from Gordon misses.
Outhouse misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gordon slips a jab and a cross from Outhouse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Outhouse swinging wildly here.
Outhouse uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Outhouse misses with a few strikes there.
Outhouse misses with a hook.
Gordon missing with a left hand there. Outhouse was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Outhouse throws a right hand that Gordon ducks under and follows up with a left that Gordon also avoids with ease.
Outhouse swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Outhouse ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Outhouse swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gordon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Outhouse.
Outhouse lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Brick Outhouse will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Darby Gordon's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Outhouse on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gordon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Outhouse.
Outhouse rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gordon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Outhouse jabs Gordon right on the nose. Gordon blinks but takes it well.
Outhouse misses with a double jab.
Gordon blocks a jab.
Outhouse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Outhouse throws a series of punches but Gordon moves out of range.
Outhouse avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Outhouse lands a jab to the head.
Outhouse thows a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gordon defending well as Outhouse loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon lands with a nice combination. Outhouse backs away looking to recover.
Gordon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gordon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Outhouse connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Outhouse throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gordon tries to bum rush Outhouse with a series of wild strikes but Outhouse uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gordon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Outhouse throws a series of punches but Gordon moves out of range.
Outhouse misses with the combination.
Outhouse looks to land a left hand but Gordon moved out of range nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gordon 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.
Outhouse swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon punishes Outhouse's body with a nice straight punch.
Gordon lands with a good body shot.
Outhouse is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Outhouse takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gordon misses with a few strikes there.
Gordon lands with a straight right. Outhouse didn't see that one coming.
Gordon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Outhouse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gordon.
Gordon slips under a jab.
Nice body punch from Gordon.
Gordon slips a straight right by Outhouse.
Gordon lands a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Outhouse misses with a looping left.
Outhouse just misses with a punch to the body.
Outhouse throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gordon counters with a series of strikes. Outhouse will be more careful next time no doubt.
Outhouse showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gordon.
Gordon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Outhouse counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Outhouse will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gordon misses the shot to the body.
Gordon throws an overhand right that lands on Outhouse's shoulder, as Outhouse tries to avoid the shot.
No joy there for Outhouse, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A cross from Outhouse lands.
Darby Gordon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon lands a jab-cross combination.
Outhouse just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Outhouse. Those never looked like landing.
Outhouse tries to bum rush Gordon with a series of wild strikes but Gordon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gordon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Outhouse displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gordon fails to land with a series of punches.
Outhouse misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Outhouse misses the shot to the body.
Gordon throws a body punch but Outhouse moves out of range.
Gordon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Outhouse.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darby Gordon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Outhouse has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Darby Gordon!
During a confident post fight interview, Darby Gordon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.