PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gideon Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimble Cho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gabriel
vs
Cho

178 cm
35
179 lbs
34 - 17 - 2

185 cm
37
183 lbs
32 - 21 - 0

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World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 34 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Gideon Gabriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kimble Cho!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cho misses with a double jab.
Cho shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gabriel closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cho dodges the punch combination from Gabriel.
Gabriel misses the shot to the body.
Gabriel misses with a body shot
and Cho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cho cracks a nice hook into Gabriel's ribs.
Gideon Gabriel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gabriel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cho has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gabriel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cho fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gabriel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gabriel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cho with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gabriel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cho changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gabriel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cho defends it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cho! But no joy.
Gabriel lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho lands a jab to Gabriel's midsection.
Cho throws a right and a left that Gabriel avoids nicely.
Cho scores with a nice head shot.
Gabriel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cho.
Cho just misses with a punch to the body.
Cho lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Gideon Gabriel has been cut.
Cho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gabriel misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gabriel.
Gabriel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Gabriel shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gabriel was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gabriel tries to advance to mount but Cho denies him.
Gabriel misses with the ground and pound.
Gabriel controlling from side mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cho tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gabriel scoring with punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gabriel working the strikes but Cho uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Cho is looking for a sweep. Gabriel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gabriel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gabriel lands strikes from half guard.
Cho is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cho gets full guard.
Gabriel cracks Cho with a solid left hand.
Gabriel content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gabriel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gabriel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cho seems keen to control Gabriel's posture.
Gabriel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cho tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gabriel has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gabriel postures up.
Gabriel throwing strikes from guard but Cho blocks nicely.
Cho wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel is looking to work some ground and pound but Cho has wrist control.
Gabriel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gabriel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cho pulls Gabriel in close to prevent any damage.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Cho.
Gabriel drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cho sprawls and moves away.
Cho throws the left hand but Gabriel avoids the punch easily.
Gabriel lands a jab to the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gabriel.
Good leg kick by Gabriel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cho ducks under a wild hook from Gabriel.
Gabriel looks to land a right hand but Cho moved out of range.

Cho gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gabriel is looking to pass into half guard but Cho pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Cho is in guard.

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 Gideon Gabriel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gideon Gabriel's cut.
That's time! Gabriel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A combination from Cho does no damage.
Cho staying out of range there.
Gabriel looks for a takedown but Cho sprawls well.
Gabriel walks into a straight right hand from Cho.
Cho scores with a nice strike.
Gabriel shoots for a takedown but Cho saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gabriel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gideon Gabriel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gabriel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gabriel tries to clinch up.
Gabriel misses with a hook. Cho ducked under it nicely.
Cho has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gabriel throws a series of punches but Cho avoids them all with ease.
It seemed like Cho was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gideon Gabriel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gabriel throws a series of strikes that have Cho backpedaling.
That kick from Cho tenderised Gabriel's leg. Gabriel is trying to keep his angry face on.
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!
Cho walks into a stiff left hand from Gabriel.
Cho cracks the inside of Gabriel's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gabriel jabs at Cho's body.
Cho lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gabriel's sensitive parts.
Cho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gabriel manages to avoid it.
Gabriel shoots for a takedown but Cho saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gabriel drops his hands momentarily and Cho takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gabriel misses with a few strikes there.
Gabriel throws a lazy uppercut
and Cho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gabriel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cho.
Cho lands a head shot.
Cho misses with a hook.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cho.
Cho tries to land knees in the clinch but Gabriel avoids the damage to the body.

Gabriel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cho cracks Gabriel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gabriel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cho avoids the body shot from Gabriel.
Gabriel misses with a leg kick.
Gabriel thumps Cho with a low kick.
Cho connects with a looping right hand.
Gabriel looks to land a left hand but Cho moved out of range nicely.
Cho is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gabriel with a body shot.
Gabriel misses with a combination
and Cho counters with an outside leg kick.
Gabriel throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cho counters with a straight right hand.

Gabriel is rocked!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cho. Gabriel shrugs it off though.
Oh Gabriel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cho darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Gabriel's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Cho before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kimble Cho!
After the big win, Kimble Cho made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Steel Penn's Laundry 80% LAUNDRY IS AVAILABLE and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.