PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taj Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hardur Nagli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Gibson
vs
Nagli

189 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

190 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

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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 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Taj Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hardur Nagli!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gibson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nagli.
Nagli throws a front kick aimed at Gibson's knee but Gibson avoids it well.
Nagli misses with an uppercut
and Gibson counters with a two punch combo.
Nagli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gibson.
Nagli takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gibson moves out of range of the strikes.
Gibson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nagli misses with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nagli walks into a straight right hand from Gibson.
Gibson avoids the head kick by Nagli.
Nagli misses the shot to the body.
Gibson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagli scores with a nice head shot.
Nagli misses with a hook
and Gibson counters with a left and a right that stings Nagli.
Gibson swinging wildly here.
Gibson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hardur Nagli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gibson ducks under a wild hook from Nagli.
Gibson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jab, jab by Nagli - just one landing.
Nagli misses with a looping left.
Nagli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gibson manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Gibson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nagli swings for the body but Gibson moves out of range.
Nagli swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Gibson counters by clinching up.

Gibson jumps into guard, dragging Nagli to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gibson wants to stand and escape but Nagli is having none of it.
Nagli controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gibson wants to stand but Nagli is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagli sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hardur Nagli wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nagli ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gibson misses with a double jab
and Nagli counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nagli throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gibson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gibson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nagli.
Nagli is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gibson rather than just go for the knockout.
Nagli catches Gibson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Some wild striking there from Gibson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagli swings widly with a right hand
and Gibson counters with a left and a right that stings Nagli.
Nagli throws a leg kick but Gibson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gibson takes a swing at Nagli's ribcage but misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Nagli as he connects with a hook.
Gibson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gibson avoids the body shot from Nagli.
Nagli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gibson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gibson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nagli circles away quickly and effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nagli works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Taj Gibson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nagli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gibson.
Gibson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nagli.
Nagli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gibson manages to avoid it.
Gibson throws a combination. Nagli tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nagli dodges the punch combination from Gibson.
Nagli misses with a shot to the body
and Gibson counters with a one-two to the body.
Nagli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gibson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nagli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gibson was well out of range. Poor timing from Nagli.
Nagli just misses with a punch to the body.
Gibson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nagli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagli motions for Gibson to come forward. Nagli throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gibson fails to land with a series of punches.
Gibson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nagli.
Nagli misses with a right hand
and Gibson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nagli looks to score with a jab to the body but Gibson is just out of range.
Gibson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nagli.
Nagli thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Gibson does it's job there.
Nagli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy left from Nagli finds it's target.
Taj Gibson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nagli moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nagli misses with a left hand
and Gibson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nagli throws a right hand that misses
enabling Gibson to counter with a crisp jab.
Gibson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheers as Nagli lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gibson doesn't seem phased though.
Gibson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nagli fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nagli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gibson was well out of range. Poor timing from Nagli.
Taj Gibson is winning the standup battle so far.
Gibson tries to bum rush Nagli with a series of wild strikes but Nagli uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagli throws an off balance right hand
and Gibson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nagli throws a poor cross that misses
and Gibson counters with a three punch combo that has Nagli backing up. Nagli nods at Gibson to acknowledge the strikes.
Nagli looks to score with a jab to the body but Gibson is just out of range.
Nagli lands a nice looking body shot.
Nagli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gibson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nagli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gibson manages to avoid it.
Gibson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nagli rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gibson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gibson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nagli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gibson manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson misses with a series of wild punches.
Nagli misses with a lunging right hand
and Gibson counters with a three punch combo that has Nagli backing up. Nagli nods at Gibson to acknowledge the strikes.
Gibson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nagli.
Nagli looks to score with a jab to the body but Gibson is just out of range.
Nagli slips a jab and a cross from Gibson.
Gibson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nagli moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nagli lands a leg kick that knocks Gibson off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nagli lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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 Taj Gibson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nagli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gibson.
Gibson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nagli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gibson manages to avoid it.
Gibson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gibson ducks under a wild hook from Nagli.
Nagli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gibson moves away.
Nagli throws a body punch but Gibson moves out of range.
Nagli misses with a left hand
and Gibson counters with a nice uppercut.
Nagli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gibson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Nagli misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nagli misses with a low kick.
Nagli just misses with a punch to the body.
Gibson lands a slapping body shot.
Gibson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nagli.
Nagli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gibson.
Nagli 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.
Nagli misses with a body punch
and Gibson counters with a nice body shot.
Nagli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nagli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nagli looks to land a left hand but Gibson moved out of range nicely.
Hardur Nagli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gibson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nagli thows a body shot but no joy.
Gibson dips to his left and cracks Nagli with an uppercut!
Gibson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nagli looks to land a right hand but Gibson moved out of range.
Gibson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gibson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gibson misses with a two punch combination.
Gibson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nagli to score with a decent uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson misses with a double jab.
Nice uppercut there from Gibson.
Nagli throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nagli misses with a leg kick.
Nagli tries to score with a low kick but Gibson moves his leg out of the way.
Nagli misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nagli. Gibson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nagli throws a right hand that misses
and Gibson counters with a stiff right hand.
Nagli looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gibson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gibson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagli swings for the body but Gibson moves out of range.
Nagli looks to score with a jab to the body but Gibson is just out of range.
Nagli takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gibson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Gibson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nagli 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 Gibson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gibson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nagli misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Gibson misses.
Taj Gibson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nagli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gibson.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Taj Gibson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gibson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taj Gibson!
Taj Gibson thanked the fans post fight for their support.