PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adelbert Gainsborough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Constantine Titanus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gainsborough's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dope - Debonaire. Titanus has chosen To Glory as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Constantine Titanus was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Gainsborough
vs
Titanus

199 cm
28
270 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

195 cm
36
275 lbs
28 - 10 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Reaper Combatwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adelbert Gainsborough!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Constantine Titanus!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gainsborough takes a swing at Titanus's ribcage but misses.
Gainsborough misses with a body kick.
Titanus avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gainsborough swings for the body but Titanus moves out of range.
Gainsborough avoids the head kick by Titanus.
Adelbert Gainsborough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gainsborough clinches.
Titanus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Titanus swings wildly with an uppercut but Gainsborough uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gainsborough.
Gainsborough works on Titanus's body with a couple of short punches.
Gainsborough effectively controlling the action here.
I was talking to Gainsborough's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Titanus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gainsborough misses with a punch to the body.
Titanus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Gainsborough manages to break the clinch.
That kick from Titanus tenderised Gainsborough's leg. Gainsborough is trying to keep his angry face on.
Titanus takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gainsborough tried to score with a low kick but Titanus checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gainsborough sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A solid body kick from Gainsborough.
Titanus scores with a head kick.
Titanus throws a leg kick but Gainsborough moved away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gainsborough.
Titanus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gainsborough throws a head kick that Titanus semi-blocks.

It looks like Constantine Titanus has been cut.
Titanus's coach down at Guinness Stout was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Titanus's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Titanus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gainsborough tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Titanus manages to circle out of the way.
Titanus throws a low kick but Gainsborough moves out of range easily.
Gainsborough takes one to the side of the head.
Titanus throws a jab when Gainsborough was well out of range.
Gainsborough misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gainsborough. Titanus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Titanus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Titanus misses with an uppercut
and Gainsborough counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Gainsborough tenderised Titanus's leg. Titanus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gainsborough throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gainsborough throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Titanus on the side of the head.
Gainsborough takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Titanus throws a head kick that misses.
Good work by Gainsborough as he checks the leg kick.
Titanus misses with an uppercut.
Gainsborough ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Titanus punishes Gainsborough's body with a nice straight punch.

Gainsborough manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Titanus on his heels. He'll look to pass Titanus's guard now, I'm sure.
Gainsborough slips nicely into half guard.
Gainsborough not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gainsborough is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Titanus is looking for a sweep. Gainsborough is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gainsborough lands strikes from half guard.
Gainsborough seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Titanus does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Titanus wants to improve his position but Gainsborough is controlling well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gainsborough not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gainsborough scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Gainsborough.
Titanus is looking for a sweep. Gainsborough is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Titanus works his way to full guard. Good work.
Titanus looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Titanus looking for a sweep. Not yet Titanus, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gainsborough loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gainsborough sitting in guard here, content to control.

Titanus has his foot on Gainsborough's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gainsborough works his way back into a safe position though.
Titanus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gainsborough.
Gainsborough is fighting to break Titanus's control of his arms but Titanus is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Titanus wants to sweep here but Gainsborough controlling him for the moment.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Titanus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Constantine Titanus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gainsborough checks the leg kick nicely there.
Titanus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gainsborough checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gainsborough seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Titanus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gainsboroughs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Titanus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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 Adelbert Gainsborough will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Constantine Titanus's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Titanus throws a leg kick but Gainsborough checks it.
Gainsborough throws a body kick that misses.

Gainsborough lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Titanus sprawling to the canvas. Gainsborough follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Titanus hang on?
Gainsborough thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gainsborough trying to control the action but Titanus is working from the bottom.
Gainsborough throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Titanus is pressing down on Gainsborough's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gainsborough trying to control but Titanus is working from the bottom.
Titanus wants to stand and escape but Gainsborough is having none of it.
Gainsborough trying to control but Titanus is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gainsborough trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gainsborough trying to control the position from guard on top but Titanus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gainsborough postures up and lands a big shot to Titanus's brow.
Titanus pulls Gainsborough in to control the position.
Gainsborough throws a big right hand that misses.
Titanus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gainsborough is one step ahead there.
Titanus keeping moving, preventing Gainsborough from controlling successfully.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Titanus checks a leg kick.
Gainsborough slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That has opened up Constantine Titanus's cut even more.
Titanus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gainsborough fails in his attempt to clinch.
Titanus tries to counter with a clinch but Gainsborough shakes him off and moves away.
Titanus throws a hook but Gainsborough avoids it easily.
Gainsborough swings for the body but Titanus moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titanus on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Titanus tried to score with a low kick but Gainsborough checks it.
Gainsborough tries to clinch but Titanus moves out of range.
Titanus wants to counter with a clinch but Gainsborough pushes him away.
Gainsborough is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Titanus can do to turn this around?
Titanus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Adelbert Gainsborough is winning the standup battle so far.
Titanus throws a sloppy head kick and Gainsborough moves out of range easily.

Gainsborough clinches up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Gainsborough scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gainsborough throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Titanus is breathing heavily.
Titanus misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gainsborough tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Titanus's elbow.
Gainsborough lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Titanus backwards.
Gainsborough on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gainsborough misses with a punch to the body.
Gainsborough lands a hook to the side of the head.

Gainsborough breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gainsborough moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gainsborough thows a body kick. Titanus tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gainsborough is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titanus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

The cut above Constantine Titanus's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gainsborough thumps Titanus with a low kick.
Gainsborough is looking to wear down Titanus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Gainsborough connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Titanus to the floor! Gainsborough dives in looking for the finish!

Titanus is rocked!
Gainsborough prevents Titanus from improving his position.
Titanus is still in real trouble! Can Gainsborough finish him?
Gainsborough lands a big elbow - Titanus is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Gainsborough!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adelbert Gainsborough!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Adelbert Gainsborough made sure he mentioned Hellbent , along with how happy he was to win his fight.