PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gully God (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). God comes into the arena with justin morgan gin and juice blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

God
vs
Esposito

179 cm
32
166 lbs
27 - 10 - 2

178 cm
39
187 lbs
50 - 22 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Soul Supremacy Fight Gear

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 27 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gully God!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 50 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Esposito!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by God.
God misses with a double jab.
Esposito replies with a solid counter kick to the body but God blocks it well.
Esposito tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Esposito lands a nice looking kick to the body. God takes a step back to recover.
Esposito cracks the inside of God's front leg.

Esposito rushes God and presses him up against the cage.
God stalls.
Esposito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but God has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
God wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
God is trying to force a seperation but Esposito has the dominant position.
Esposito throws a knee to the head but misses.
Esposito with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Esposito takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
God wants to get back to striking at distance but Esposito won't allow it.
Esposito tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Esposito lands a shoulder strike.
Esposito lands a hook to the side of the head.
God blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Esposito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but God has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
God lands with a left to the head.
God is looking to control Esposito's arms but Esposito gets an underhook and turns him. Now God has his back to the cage.
God misses with a punch to the body.
I was talking to God's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Esposito with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for God.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Esposito scores with a knee to the head.
God wants to break free but Esposito has control.
Esposito is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. God is defending well for now.
Esposito landing knees to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esposito tries to land a knee to the head but God blocks with his arms.
God misses with a short punch on the inside.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the head but God blocks with his arms.
God tries a body shot but Esposito blocks it.
God lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Esposito misses with a knee to the head.
God tries to circle away but Esposito has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
God is trying to push Esposito away but Esposito has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
God blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

God escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Esposito tries to close the distance and clinch up but God swats him away and circles back towards the center.
God misses with a straight left.
Esposito throws out a counter right but God avoids it with no problem.
Esposito thows a left - swing and a miss!
Esposito feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gods jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Esposito avoids the head kick by God.
God looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
God avoids a kick to the body.
God fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Esposito manages to avoid it.
God misses with a low kick.
Esposito slips a jab from God.
God lands with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as God blocks the leg kick.
Esposito pushes God away with a front kick.

Esposito has taken the fight to the clinch.
Esposito tries a knee to the head but God blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
God tries to circle away but Esposito has him pinned against the cage.
Esposito tries a knee to the head but God blocks it.
Esposito with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Esposito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but God has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Esposito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but God has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Esposito with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Esposito with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
God is trying to maintain a safe position but Esposito gets an underhook and turns God into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Esposito dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

God checks a low kick from Esposito.
A nice leg kick lands there from God.
Esposito has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A chopping leg kick lands by Esposito.
God slips a straight right by Esposito.
Esposito throws a nice outside leg kick.
Frank Esposito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esposito tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but God paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from God on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
God misses with a head kick.

God gets tackled into the cage by Esposito. Esposito maintains the clinch.
Esposito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but God has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Esposito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frank Esposito seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Esposito trying to land knees to the body.
God misses with a punch on the inside.
God tries to break the clinch but Esposito is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by God.
God is trying to break the clinch but Esposito is controlling him.

God manages to break the clinch.

Esposito closes the distance and clinches.
Esposito working God over with knees to the body.
God lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Esposito scores with a nice short uppercut.
God scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Esposito with a knee to the head.
God tries to break free but Esposito pushes him back against the cage.
Esposito lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito missing with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
God is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Esposito.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Esposito lands on the inside with an uppercut.
God on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Esposito pushes God back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
God looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Esposito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Esposito trying to land knees to the body.
God tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
God is trying to push Esposito away but Esposito has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
God blocks a body shot from Esposito.
God working hard to break the clinch.
God working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Esposito with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Esposito throws a knee to the head but misses.
God is pushing Esposito up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
God wants to stall.
God wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the head but God blocks with his arms.
God on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the head but God blocks with his arms.
Esposito lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Esposito looking to throw knees to the head but God is blocking nicely.
Esposito lands with a short shot to the head.
Esposito misses with a hook to the ribs.
God is trying to break the clinch but Esposito has him pressed against the cage.
Esposito prevents a body shot from God.
Esposito landing knees to the body.
Esposito with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Esposito misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Esposito showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

God is looking to land body kicks.
God fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Esposito looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A head kick misses from God.
God misses with a double jab
and Esposito counters with a nice body kick.
God attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
God tries to bum rush Esposito with a series of wild strikes but Esposito uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
God misses with a looping left.
Esposito with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esposito is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Esposito throws a right and a left that God avoids nicely.
God was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
God misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
God throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
God takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Esposito is looking to land body kicks.
Esposito throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Esposito throws the kick towards the body but God avoids it.

Esposito forces God back against the cage and clinches.
Esposito is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. God is defending well for now.
Esposito landing knees to the head.

It looks like Gully God has been cut.
Esposito tries a knee to the head but God blocks it.
God slows down the pace here.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the head but God blocks with his arms.
Frank Esposito is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
God tries to break the clinch but Esposito is controlling the position.
God has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
God can't break the clinch.
God scores with a shot to the side of Esposito's head.
God misses with a body punch.
Esposito keeps control of God as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
God working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
God is trying to break the clinch but Esposito is controlling him.
God wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Esposito has him pressed against the cage.
God misses with the head strike.
Esposito is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
God looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Esposito misses with a knee to the head.
Esposito throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
God wants to break free but Esposito has control.
God can't break the clinch.
Esposito takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gully God has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Esposito blocking some punches.
God can't find room to land a body shot as Esposito controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Esposito comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Esposito 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30

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