PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Wooten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrese Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wooten comes to the cage accompanied by Judas Priest- You've got another thing coming. Tyrese Gibson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Wooten
vs
Gibson

177 cm
28
190 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

187 cm
26
190 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Wooten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyrese Gibson!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wooten on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gibson. Gibson obviously looking to wear him down.
Gibson has a takedown stuffed.
Gibson darts in looking for a takedown but Wooten gets double underhooks and turns Gibson into the cage.
Gibson tries to clinch but Wooten is having none of it.
Gibson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wooten paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Gibson backs away, Wooten returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gibson walks into a stiff left hand from Wooten.
Some wild striking there from Gibson.
Wooten half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wooten throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gibson.
Wooten has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Main Event Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Gibson with a poor takedown

and Wooten counters with a shoot takedown. Gibson fights it but they end up in guard.
Kevin Wooten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrese Gibson.

Gibson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wooten defends well.
Gibson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wooten with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wooten tries to free his leg and advance position but Gibson is retaining full guard.
Wooten trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooten is stalling in the full guard.
Wooten throwing strikes but missing.
Gibson wants to sweep but no luck.
Wooten trying to control but Gibson is working from the bottom.
Gibson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wooten.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wooten working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gibson's head.
Wooten in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gibson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wooten accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wooten postures up in Gibson's guard and throws a big left but Gibson blocks it.
Wooten throws a big elbow that misses.
Gibson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wooten.
Gibson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wooten lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gibson moves in looking to clinch but Wooten pushes him off.
Wooten blocks a head kick by Gibson.
Gibson shoots in for a double leg but Wooten sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson looks to clinch
and Wooten counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice sprawl there from Wooten as Gibson shoots in.
Wooten is looking to score with low kicks.
Wooten misses with a wild combination.
Wooten connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gibson momentarily.
A slow jab from Gibson misses its intended target.
Tyrese Gibson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gibson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gibson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Wooten counters by moving into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wooten.
Gibson tries to pull guard but Wooten holds him up against the cage and eventually Gibson drops back down to his feet.

Gibson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gibson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wooten as he jumps to the side.
Gibson wants to clinch up but Wooten keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wooten fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gibson throws out a counter right but Wooten avoids it with no problem.
Wooten lands with a nice body punch.
Gibson tries to land a front kick but Wooten steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wooten appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Wooten throws a solid leg kick but Gibson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wooten.
Wooten moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wooten.
Wooten displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gibson.
Kevin Wooten is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wooten stalks Gibson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gibson's face. Gibson staggers backwards, shaken.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wooten.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gibson pushes Wooten up against the cage in a clinch.
Gibson wants to take the fight to the mat but Wooten manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Wooten is trying to break free.

Gibson manages to break the clinch.
Gibson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wooten was well out of range. Poor timing from Gibson.
Wooten throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gibson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooten went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A combination from Gibson does no damage.
Gibson checks a leg kick nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Gibson blocks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson dives in for a single leg takedown but Wooten sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kevin Wooten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrese Gibson.
Gibson tries to clinch up.
Wooten attempts a counter takedown but Gibson avoids it well and moves away.
Wooten works Gibson's body with a nice hook.
Wooten scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wooten lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Gibson is rocked!
An inside leg kick lands from Wooten.
Wooten misses with a two punch combination.
Gibson is looking to clinch.
It looked like Wooten was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

Wooten drops Gibson with a left and a right! Oh, Gibson is hurt - Wooten dives into side control looking to finish!
Gibson is still in real trouble! Can Wooten finish him?
Gibson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Wooten.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wooten lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Wooten is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gibson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gibson seems to have recovered his senses.
Gibson parries the strikes from Wooten easily there. Wooten is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Gibson to escape.
Gibson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Wooten.
Gibson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Wooten.
Gibson is looking to regain half guard here but Wooten keeps moving and retains side control.
Wooten misses with the ground and pound.
Gibson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Wooten misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooten working the strikes but Gibson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Wooten throwing shots but Gibson is blocking nicely.
Gibson trying to control from the bottom.
Gibson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wooten.
Wooten throwing shots but Gibson is blocking nicely.
Gibson is pressing down on Wooten's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Wooten would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Wooten throws a big right hand that misses.
Gibson is trying to control the position but Wooten postures up.
Wooten tries to free his leg and advance position but Gibson is retaining full guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wooten lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Wooten dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Wooten throws a solid leg kick but Gibson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wooten.
Wooten lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gibson checks the leg kick.
And Gibson tries to counter it with a takedown but Wooten pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gibson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooten throws a front kick aimed at Gibson's knee but Gibson avoids it well.
Wooten takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kevin Wooten is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooten uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gibson has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibson wants to clinch up but Wooten keeps it at a distance.
Wooten is looking to counter the offense by Gibson and move into the clinch.
Gibson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wooten manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wooten is looking for a counter combo.

Wooten drops Gibson with a big left hand and mounts him. Gibson is in big trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gibson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Wooten tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wooten avoids the attempt from Gibson to control.
Wooten misses with a head shot.
Poor strikes thrown by Wooten there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kevin Wooten overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gibson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wooten throws a wild left hand from mount and Gibson manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Gibson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wooten thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wooten not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wooten works his way into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Wooten tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gibson can't escape the position.
Wooten misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gibson tries to reverse the position but Wooten maintains control.
Gibson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gibson is looking to get to half guard.
Wooten is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gibson can do to turn this around?
Gibson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooten misses with a head shot.
Wooten thowing shots but they're missing.
Wooten throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wooten raining down shots from the mount!
Wooten unloads with some shots from mount but Gibson bucks and avoids them well.
Wooten throws some wild stikes that Gibson manages to avoid easily.
Gibson is working to get back to half guard.
Wooten misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Wooten thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Wooten controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson wants to control but Wooten is having none of it.
Wooten punching from mount but Gibson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Wooten controlling from mount.
Wooten in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wooten throws a sloppy strike and Gibson uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Gibson has ended up in Wooten's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gibson wants to pass the guard but Wooten is keeping the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Wooten showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wooten has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Wooten!
Post fight, Kevin Wooten stared into the camera and said 'I TOLD YOU! I'm not here to take part! I'M HERE TO TAKE OVER!'.