PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mel Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emil Cioran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gordon might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to S.O.B. - Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats. Mel Gordon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Emil Cioran's chin.

Gordon
vs
Cioran

190 cm
27
217 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

190 cm
27
221 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mel Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Emil Cioran!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon misses the shot to the body.
Gordon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cioran misses with an uppercut.
Cioran throws an overhand right that lands on Gordon's shoulder, as Gordon tries to avoid the shot.
Cioran connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gordon. Gordon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

It looks like Mel Gordon has been cut.
Cioran scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gordon wants to clinch.
Mel Gordon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cioran gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gordon misses with a body shot
and Gordon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gordon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cioran counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gordon misses with a hook
and Cioran counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, jab by Gordon - just one landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Cioran as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cioran doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cioran lands a slapping body shot.
Gordon throws a nice looking combination but Cioran bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gordon throws an overhand right that lands on Cioran's shoulder, as Cioran tries to avoid the shot.
We've been told by Gordon's head coaches at Pitbull MMA London that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gordon connects with a body shot that sends Cioran's belly button to the back.
Gordon moves away from the strike by Cioran.
Gordon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cioran.
Gordon misses with a straight left.
Gordon slips a jab from Cioran.
Cioran has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A big right from Gordon misses.
Cioran looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gordon throws an overhand right that lands on Cioran's shoulder, as Cioran tries to avoid the shot.
Cioran blocks a jab.
Gordon walks into a jab.
Gordon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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!
Gordon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gordon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gordon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon throws a right and a left that Cioran avoids nicely.
Cioran fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gordon throws a lazy right hand but Cioran sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gordon looks to land a combination. Cioran sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cioran looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cioran looks to land a combination but Gordon avoids it well.
Gordon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A big right from Gordon misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cioran! But no joy.
Gordon lands a slapping body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gordon.
A big right from Gordon misses.
Gordon misses the shot to the body.
Gordon staying out of range there.
Gordon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gordon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cioran misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon lands an overhand right.
Gordon throws a sloppy body shot
and Cioran connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cioran takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gordon tries to close the distance and clinch but Cioran swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gordon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gordon misses the shot to the body.
Gordon throws a right and a left that Cioran avoids nicely.
Gordon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Gordon there.
Cioran misses with a hook.
Gordon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cioran lands a jab to the nose.
Gordon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cioran was well out of range. Poor timing from Gordon.
A little jabbing left from Cioran on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gordon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gordon throws a right and a left that both miss.
A cross from Gordon lands.
Gordon lunges at Cioran with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cioran's hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon misses with a right hand
and Cioran counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Mel Gordon's cut is getting worse.
A big right from Gordon misses.
Gordon misses with a looping left.
Gordon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cioran.
Cioran jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cioran takes one to the chin there.
Gordon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cioran moves away.
Gordon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A slow jab from Cioran misses its intended target.
Gordon scores with a jab to the body.
Cioran slips a straight right by Gordon.
Gordon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Gordon misses its intended target.
Gordon tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cioran counters with a straight right hand.
Gordon is looking to clinch but Cioran is avoiding it.
Cioran misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mel Gordon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mel Gordon's cut.
That's time! Gordon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gordon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cioran eats them both and turns towards Gordon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gordon misses with a wild combination.
Cioran might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The fighters circling - Gordon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gordon ducks under a wild hook from Cioran.

Gordon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cioran working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cioran.
Gordon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cioran lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
Gordon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gordon lands a left hand.
Cioran blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cioran working hard to break the clinch.

Cioran manages to break the clinch.
Gordon doesn't manage to clinch there - Cioran circles away.
Cioran defending well as Gordon loads up on a big left hand.
Gordon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon wants to clinch but Cioran slips to the side
and Cioran connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gordon with a jab.
Cioran scores with a hook.

Gordon moves into the clinch.
Cioran blocks an elbow strike.
Cioran scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gordon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gordon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gordon scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cioran.
Gordon tries to work over Cioran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cioran throws a punch but it's blocked by Gordon.
Gordon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gordon pushes off an throws an elbow but Cioran leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cioran avoids a wild elbow strike from Gordon.
Cioran avoids the elbow strike from Gordon, against the cage.
Gordon misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cioran blocks an elbow strike.
Gordon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gordon blocks an uppercut.
Cioran blocks an elbow strike from Gordon.
Cioran working aggressively here.
A short right from Gordon.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gordon.
Cioran effectively controlling the action here.
Gordon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Cioran.
Gordon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gordon lands an elbow that stopped Cioran in his tracks for a moment.
Gordon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cioran's elbow.
Mel Gordon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gordon can't find room to land a body shot as Cioran controls the action.
Gordon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cioran can do to turn this around?
Gordon throws a head punch that misses.
Gordon can't find room to land a body shot as Cioran controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Cioran fails to land.
Cioran has a couple of punches blocked by Gordon.
Cioran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gordon's elbow.
Gordon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gordon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cioran.
Cioran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cioran lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
Gordon throws an elbow but it misses.
Gordon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gordon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gordon misses with some punches.
Gordon takes a shot to the head.
Gordon misses with some punches.
Cioran lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
Gordon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gordon takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gordon lands an elbow just above Cioran 's eye.
Gordon throws an elbow that misses.
Cioran misses with a punch on the inside.
Cioran misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gordon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cioran misses with some punches.
Gordon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cioran.
Gordon swings wildly with an uppercut but Cioran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cioran avoids a wild elbow strike from Gordon.
Cioran avoids the elbow strike from Gordon, against the cage.
Cioran has a couple of punches blocked by Gordon.
Gordon lands an elbow that stopped Cioran in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Emil Cioran has been cut.
Gordon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gordon lands with a right to the head.
Cioran avoids a wild elbow strike from Gordon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mel Gordon dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Cioran throws a series of punches but Gordon avoids them all with ease.
Gordon throws a jab but it's blocked by Cioran.
Cioran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gordon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cioran sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cioran circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Cioran to counter with a crisp jab.
Cioran misses with a straight right.
Gordon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gordon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cioran paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gordon tries to clinch up but Cioran circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cioran throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gordon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gordon lands with a right hand.
Cioran slips a jab from Gordon.
Gordon misses with a left hand
and Cioran counters with a nice body shot.
Cioran takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cioran misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Cioran misses its intended target.
Cioran's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gordon under the eye.
Gordon misses with a wild body shot.
Cioran lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gordon scores with a hook to the body. Cioran takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gordon misses with a lunging right hand
and Cioran connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gordon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cioran moves away.
Gordon throws a sloppy body shot
and Cioran counters with a stiff right hand.
Gordon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gordon cracks a nice hook into Cioran's ribs.
Gordon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cioran blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Cioran on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cioran throws a jab when Gordon was well out of range.

Gordon clinches with his opponent.
Cioran presses Gordon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Emil Cioran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mel Gordon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gordon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cioran working aggressively here.
Gordon pushes off an throws an elbow but Cioran leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cioran throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gordons head.
Cioran avoids a wild elbow strike from Gordon.
Gordon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cioran softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Gordon.
Cioran lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cioran swings wildly with an uppercut but Gordon uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cioran has a couple of punches blocked by Gordon.
Gordon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cioran's efforts to push away.
Cioran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cioran misses with some punches.
Cioran lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cioran misses with some punches.
Gordon struggles to land a body shot inside as Cioran controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cioran.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cioran lands an uppercut.

Mel Gordon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cioran swings wildly with an uppercut but Gordon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cioran throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Cioran - that landed with a thud.
Cioran misses with some punches.
Gordon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cioran misses with some punches.
Cioran lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
Cioran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cioran lands a nice uppercut.

Gordon is rocked!
Cioran swings wildly with an uppercut but Gordon uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Emil Cioran comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gordon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mel Gordon!
A very excited looking Mel Gordon made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.