PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cael Gable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Rage
vs
Gable

180 cm
25
183 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

182 cm
25
192 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

GREEN!160

Machiavelli Boutique
Spartan Nutrition

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robbie Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cael Gable!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rage. Gable does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gable changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rage tries to avoid it but Gable manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rage to the ground. Rage escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rage lands a nice hook to Gable's body. Gable takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rage.
Rage walks into a stiff left hand from Gable.
Rage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gable shoots and misses
and Rage counters with a two punch combo.
Rage throws a lazy head kick

and Gable counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rage won't be happy with that.
Gable lands a decent elbow from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rage is not content to let Gable control the position.
You can see the frustration on Rage's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rage's coaches at River's Edge Gym, DOW have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Rage managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable working the ground and pound from side control.
Rage wants to control but Gable postures up.
Gable has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Rage!
Gable in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rage takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rage can't escape the position.
Gable landing shots from mount.
Gable with a couple of short strikes.

Rage is rocked!
Rage blocking the ground and pound.
Oh Rage is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gable misses with a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gable throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rage because Gable loaded up on that one.
Rage seems to have got his legs back now.
Gable lands a heavy elbow.
Gable with the ground and pound from mount.
Gable misses with a head shot.
Gable raining down hammerfists from mount.
Gable looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gable throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Gable has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
BOOM! Gable connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The referee warns Rage that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
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!
Rage is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rage is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Rage blocking the ground and pound.
Gable with a couple of short strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gable.
The referee warns Rage that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gable thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gable lands with some strikes.
Rage is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gable sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gable trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rage holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gable tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gable lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gable landing strikes from the mount.
Gable drops a big elbow. That's hurt Rage! More shots from Gable and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cael Gable!
Cael Gable decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.