PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Gates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milton Hershey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gates
vs
Hershey

182 cm
25
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bill Gates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Milton Hershey!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gates fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hershey, pushing him back against the cage.
Gates landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gates leaning against his opponent.
Gates utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gates crunches a lovely knee into Hershey's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Gates.
Gates lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hershey working hard to break the clinch.
Hershey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gates taking a breather.
Gates is stalling here.
Gates gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Gates with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Milton Hershey has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gates obliges.
Hershey looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gates pushes off an throws an elbow but Hershey leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gates keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hershey's efforts to push away.
Gates lands a good knee to the midsection. Hershey won't want to take too many of those.
Gates landing knees to the head.
Gates lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gates lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gates scores a nice knee to the body.
Gates stalling against the cage.
Hershey being controlled against the cage.
Gates leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gates unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hershey takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gates connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gates stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gates lands a knee to the body.
Gates lands a knee to the head.
Gates digs a right hand underneath Hershey's ribcage. Hershey let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gates pushes Hershey back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gates just leaning against Hershey, taking a breather.
Gates landing knees to the body.
Gates unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hershey lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Gates.
Knees to the body from Gates.
Gates has Hershey pressed against the cage.
Gates lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Gates.
Hershey takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gates leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gates working Hershey over with knees to the body.
Gates manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gates obliges.
Gates landing knees to the head.
Gates blocks an uppercut.
Gates using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Gates.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hershey is trying to push Gates away but Gates has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch on the inside from Hershey fails to land.
Gates stalling.
Gates throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gates prevents a body shot from Hershey.
Gates scores a nice knee to the body.
Hershey takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees in the clinch landing for Gates.
Gates holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gates creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hershey's defenses.
A hook to the body from Gates.
Gates pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hershey takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Gates dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Milton Hershey's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gates has closed the distance and engaged Hershey in a clinch.
Gates has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hershey is trying to push Gates away but Gates has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gates lands a right hand.
Gates landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hershey avoids the elbow strike from Gates, against the cage.
Hershey has had enough of the clinch but Gates keeps him there for the moment.
Gates lands a nice knee to the body.
Gates lands a good knee to the midsection. Hershey won't want to take too many of those.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gates.
A right hand to the body from Gates.
Gates landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gates landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gates landing knees to the body.
Gates with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gates lands a nice shot to the body.
Gates controlling the action here for a moment.
Hershey is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gates throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gates landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gates lands a body shot.
Gates's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gates is working Hershey over against the cage.
Gates lands a knee to the head.

Hershey is rocked!
Gates lands a huge knee in the clinch and it's knocked Hershey out! Massive knee - he's celebrating with his corner and the crowd showing their appreciation!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Bill Gates!