PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tristan Gleason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Obi Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gleason
vs
Congo

198 cm
24
265 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
255 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

Good wrestler
Brawler
Heavy handed

On Tap

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tristan Gleason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Obi Congo!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gleason bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Congo misses with a body punch

and Gleason counters by moving into the clinch.
Congo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Congo misses with an elbow over the top.
Gleason dodges an elbow strike from Congo.
Gleason wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Congo lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Tristan Gleason has been cut.
Congo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gleason is breathing heavily.
Gleason is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Congo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Congo lands an uppercut.
Congo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
I was talking to Gleason's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Congo throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Congo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Congo lands with a light punch inside.
Congo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gleason avoids the elbow strike from Congo, against the cage.
Congo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Congo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Congo pushes off an throws an elbow but Gleason leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Congo lands a hook that snaps the head of Gleason backwards.
Congo throws an elbow that misses.
Congo lands a nice uppercut.
Congo lands a hook that snaps the head of Gleason backwards.
Congo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short left from Congo.
Congo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Congo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Congo throws an elbow that misses.
Congo scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Congo throws an elbow but misses.
Congo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Congo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Gleason is rocked!
Congo has Gleason pressed against the cage. He pushes Gleason back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Congo throws a beautiful elbow that sends Gleason crashing to the floor! Congo piles on the pressure with more strikes! Gleason is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Obi Congo!
Obi Congo took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, On Tap for their support in the buildup to the fight.