PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mel Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erick Hull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon comes to the cage accompanied by S.O.B. - Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats. Erick Hull has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mel Gordon's chin.

Gordon
vs
Hull

190 cm
27
217 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

187 cm
27
215 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Highland Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mel Gordon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Erick Hull!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gordon throws an overhand right that lands on Hull's shoulder, as Hull tries to avoid the shot.
Gordon misses the shot to the body.
Hull wants to counter the offense by Gordon and move into the clinch position.
Gordon jabs at Hull's body.
Hull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gordon.
Gordon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Erick Hull has been cut.
Gordon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gordon throws a jab but it's blocked by Hull.
Gordon looks to land a right hand but Hull moved out of range.
Gordon throws an overhand right that lands on Hull's shoulder, as Hull tries to avoid the shot.
Gordon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gordon throws a nice looking combination but Hull bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big right from Gordon misses.
Gordon scores with the left hand. Hull knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gordon misses with a hook.
Hull looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hull has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gordon misses the jab.

Gordon clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hull fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gordon working aggressively here.
Hull doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gordon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gordon misses with a punch to the body.
Gordon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gordon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hull avoids a wild elbow strike from Gordon.
Gordon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gordon has a couple of punches blocked by Hull.
Gordon misses with a punch to the body.
Gordon misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Hull.
Hull working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gordon throws an elbow but misses.
Hull lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hull has a couple of punches blocked by Gordon.
Gordon misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hull.
Hull lands a shot to the body.
Gordon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hull tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hull creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
Hull takes an elbow to the temple.
Hull tries to work over Gordon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gordon.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hull.
Hull pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hull misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hull swings wildly with an uppercut but Gordon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hull throws a punch but it's blocked by Gordon.
Hull lands an uppercut.
Gordon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gordon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hull prevents a body shot from Gordon.
Gordon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hull misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hull lands a left hand.
Gordon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hull backwards.
A short left from Gordon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gordon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gordon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hull looks winded!
Hull doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hull swings wildly with an uppercut but Gordon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gordon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gordon misses with a punch to the body.
Gordon lands a nice elbow.
Gordon lands with a left to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gordon.
Gordon scores with a shot to the side of Hull's head.
Gordon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Hull is rocked!

That has opened up Erick Hull's cut even more.
Hull misses with the head strike.
Gordon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gordon lands a shot to the body.
Gordon scores with a shoulder strike.
Hull is still on wobbly legs! Can Gordon finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gordon misses with an elbow strike.
Gordon lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Hull to his knees! Gordon keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mel Gordon!
Mel Gordon retains his light heavyweight title!
Mel Gordon thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Erick Hull had this to say: 'It's time to get back to the gym and work harder.'.