PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nathaniel Lindsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Gasny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Gasny will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Lindsey
vs
Gasny

151 cm
24
178 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

200 cm
24
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathaniel Lindsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Gasny!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lindsey!

Gasny has closed the distance and engaged Lindsey in a clinch.

Lindsey ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lindsey no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gasny pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lindsey is keeping the position for now.
Lindsey wants to sweep here but Gasny controlling him for the moment.
Lindsey has a closed guard, preventing Gasny from standing up.
Gasny pushing down on Lindsey's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lindsey is pressing down on Gasny's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gasny is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lindsey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lindsey has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Gasny has passed into side control.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Gasny lands some shots froms side control.
Lindsey could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gasny tries to stand but Lindsey is controlling his head.
Lindsey is looking for a sweep.
An elbow from Gasny crashes against the mat.
Gasny is putting a hurting on Lindsey here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lindsey tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gasny wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gasny trying to control the action but Lindsey is working from the bottom.
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Lindsey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gasny on the ground.

Gasny tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gasny wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lindsey keeps working.
Gasny working the ground and pound from side control.
Lindsey is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Gasny is one step ahead and moves to full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindsey tries to hold on but Gasny postures up.
Lindsey is squirming around, avoiding Gasny's attempts to control the action.
Gasny has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gasny cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lindsey is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gasny looking to control but Lindsey is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lindsey is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gasny tries to control but Lindsey wriggling away.
Lindsey can't escape the position.
Lindsey is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gasny can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lindsey is looking to escape.
Lindsey is in a horrible position here. Gasny smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lindsey really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Gasny working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Gasny dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gasny misses with the combination.

Lindsey closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lindsey is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Gasny is defending against the submission attempts here by Lindsey.

Lindsey is working for a submission of some sort.
Gasny gets back to full guard.
Lindsey might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindsey won't allow Gasny to get back to his feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gasny is on top in guard.
Lindsey is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gasny wants to control from the top but Lindsey keeps moving.
We've been informed that Gasny has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Gasny lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gasny preventing the sweep.
Gasny is fighting to break Lindsey's control of his arms but Lindsey is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gasny wants to control from the top but Lindsey keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Paul Gasny wasn't active enough on the ground.

Gasny scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Gasny is looking for a kimura but Lindsey is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gasny to get the leverage.
Lindsey tries to roll over but Gasny keeps him under control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gasny is pressing down on Lindsey's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lindsey is holding on for now.
Lindsey is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lindsey is trying to escape back to his feet but Gasny uses the scramble to pass into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Lindsey's face as Gasny controls the position.
Gasny trying to control the position but Lindsey is working away.
Gasny works to advance to full mount. Lindsey defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Gasny tries to control but Lindsey wriggling away.
Lindsey tries to hold on but Gasny pushes him away.
Gasny looking to control but Lindsey is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lindsey is trying desperately to improve position.
Lindsey is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindsey is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Gasny tries to control but Lindsey wriggling away.
Lindsey keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lindsey is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gasny tries to control but Lindsey wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Gasny showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Gasny has managed to clinch.
Gasny throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lindsey tries to pull guard but Gasny won't allow it.

Lindsey manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lindsey is trying to hold Gasny in close to prevent damage but Gasny has managed to pass into half guard.
Gasny working the head and body with strikes.
Lindsey has his hands clasped together around Gasny's back. He's all about the action.
Gasny wants to control but Lindsey is keeping him busy.
Gasny missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindsey is trying to get back to full guard.
Gasny wants to stand but Lindsey has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Lindsey trying to control but Gasny postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lindsey makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lindsey.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lindsey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Gasny is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gasny trying to control but Lindsey is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gasny is fighting to break Lindsey's control of his arms but Lindsey is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lindsey crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gasny - the referee stops the clock and Lindsey gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gasny. Lindsey manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

Lindsey drives through with a takedown into Gasny's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gasny lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lindsey has a closed guard, preventing Gasny from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gasny trying to control the position from guard on top but Lindsey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lindsey pulls Gasny in to control the position.
Paul Gasny has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gasny wants to control from the top but Lindsey keeps moving.
Gasny might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lindsey haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Paul Gasny was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lindsey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Gasny closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Gasny looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gasny is keen to just control but Lindsey is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindsey is doing well to control the position and prevent Gasny from advancing to side control.
Lindsey is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Gasny working the ground and pound effectively.
Paul Gasny is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lindsey tries to get back to half guard but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Gasny comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gasny winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Gasny!