PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Merridew (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, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Merridew
vs
Gordon

195 cm
27
215 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

190 cm
27
215 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Merridew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Darby Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gordon moves into the clinch successfully.
Gordon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Merridew lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gordon scores with a shot to the side of Merridew's head.
Gordon can't find room to land a body shot as Merridew controls the action.
Merridew misses with a body punch.

Gordon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gordon wants to clinch up but Merridew keeps it at a distance.
Gordon lands a nice hook to Merridew's body. Merridew takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gordon has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Merridew is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Gordon needs to keep his hands up - Merridew had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Merridew throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gordon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gordon lets loose with a powerful body kick. Merridew will feel that in the morning.

Gordon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gordon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Merridew lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Gordon.
A body shot lands from Merridew.
A shot in the inside from Merridew.
Gordon tries a body shot but Merridew blocks it.
Gordon tries to throw a body punch but Merridew avoids it by throwing Gordon back against the cage.
Merridew throws a head punch that misses.
Merridew tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gordon's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Merridew goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Merridew blocks a body shot from Gordon.
Gordon throws a head punch that misses.

Gordon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Merridew connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gordon throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gordon misses with a two punch combination.
Merridew takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A head kick misses from Gordon.
Gordon walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gordon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Merridew moves out of range of the body kick from Gordon.
Merridew blocks a head kick by Gordon.
Gordon tries to clinch but Merridew moves out of range.
Gordon lands a right hook to the body.

Gordon clinches up against the cage.
Gordon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Merridew pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon blocks a jab.
Gordon staying out of range there.
Gordon misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Merridew. Gordon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gordon ducks under a wild hook from Merridew.
Merridew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gordon moves away.
Gordon throws a head kick but Merridew moves out of range.
Merridew works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gordon misses with a straight right.
Gordon doesn't manage to clinch there - Merridew circles away.
Gordon throws a jab but it's blocked by Merridew.
Merridew missing with a left hand there. Gordon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gordon looks to score with a jab to the body but Merridew is just out of range.
Gordon misses with a low kick as Merridew jumps back.
Merridew swings for the body but Gordon moves out of range.
Merridew scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Merridew blocks the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merridew swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Merridew scores with a jab to the body.
Merridew uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gordon.
Gordon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Merridew.
Merridew with a nice cross.
Gordon takes a swing at Merridew's ribcage but misses.
Merridew takes a swing at Gordon's ribcage but misses.
Merridew avoids a punch combination nicely.
Merridew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gordon moves away.
Merridew lands a nice looking body shot.
Gordon ducks under a wild hook from Merridew.
Merridew fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gordon manages to avoid it.
Merridew slips a jab from Gordon.
Gordon slips under a jab from Merridew.
Merridew takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon tries to bum rush Merridew with a series of wild strikes but Merridew uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Merridew clobbers Gordon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Merridew looks to score with a jab to the body but Gordon is just out of range.
Gordon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gordon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Merridew clobbers Gordon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Gordon clinches with his opponent.
Merridew misses with a punch on the inside.

Merridew breaks from the clinch.
Merridew throws a poor cross that misses
and Gordon counters with a big head kick but Merridew shrugs it off.
Gordon slips under a jab.
Merridew scores with a jab to the body.
Merridew tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gordon was well out of range. Poor timing from Merridew.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gordon moves in looking to clinch but Merridew pushes him off.
Gordon throws a head kick that half lands.
Merridew cracks Gordon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Merridew walks into a left hand.
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 Jack Merridew will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Merridew scores with a nice strike.
Darby Gordon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gordon scores with a leg kick.
Merridew waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gordon.
Gordon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jack Merridew is winning the standup battle so far.
A leg kick checked by Merridew.
A jab from Merridew misses.

Gordon has Merridew up against the cage in a clinch.
Merridew throws a punch but it's blocked by Gordon.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gordon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Merridew gets through Gordon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Merridew tries to throw a body punch but Gordon avoids it by throwing Merridew back against the cage.
Gordon lands an elbow just above Merridew 's eye.
Merridew throws a punch but it's blocked by Gordon.
Gordon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Merridew backwards.
Gordon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gordon lands a damaging elbow.
Gordon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Merridew goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gordon digs a right hand underneath Merridew's ribcage. Merridew let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Merridew misses with a punch to the body.
Merridew swings wildly with an uppercut but Gordon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Merridew tries to work over Gordon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Merridew blocks an elbow strike from Gordon.
Merridew prevents a body shot from Gordon.
Gordon prevents a body shot from Merridew.
Merridew takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short left from Merridew.
Gordon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Merridew's elbow.
Darby Gordon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gordon lands a left hand.

Gordon breaks from the clinch.
Gordon thows a body kick. Merridew tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Merridew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gordon.
Merridew misses with a lunging right hand

and Gordon counters with a flying knee that drops Merridew!

Merridew is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gordon makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Oh Merridew is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gordon loads up on a big left hand. Merridew felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Gordon looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Merridew can't hide his disappointment, as Gordon celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darby Gordon!
Darby Gordon looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'We'll take it!'.