PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Galaxy Nexus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Childish Gambino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gambino has chosen Bonfire as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nexus
vs
Gambino

182 cm
32
167 lbs
28 - 10 - 0

182 cm
34
166 lbs
27 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Galaxy Nexus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Childish Gambino!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gambino looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nexus lands with a shot to the body.
Nexus looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gambino takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gambino takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gambino takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gambino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gambino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gambino throws a right and a left that Nexus avoids nicely.
Nexus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gambino.
Galaxy Nexus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gambino's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gambino duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nexus sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nexus dips to his left and cracks Gambino with an uppercut!
Nexus misses with a series of wild punches.
Nexus misses the shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gambino, as that shot connected.

It looks like Galaxy Nexus has been cut.
Gambino throws a right and a left that Nexus avoids nicely.
Nexus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nexus swings for the body but Gambino moves out of range.
Gambino throws a big shot that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Nexus there.
Nexus throws a body shot but no joy.
Nexus jabs at Gambino's body.
Nexus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gambino.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nexus just misses with a punch to the body.
Gambino misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nexus is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
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!
Nexus scores with a hook to the body. Gambino takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nexus is looking to wear down Gambino with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nexus takes a swing at Gambino's ribcage but misses.
Nexus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nexus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gambino moves away.
Gambino throws out a counter right but Nexus avoids it with no problem.
Nexus takes a swing at Gambino's ribcage but misses.
Gambino throws a sloppy head kick and Nexus moves out of range easily.
Childish Gambino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gambino takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gambino takes one on the button.
Gambino scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nexus in his tracks.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nexus.
Gambino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Nexus misses.
Gambino appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gambino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nexus was well out of range. Poor timing from Gambino.
Gambino slips a straight right by Nexus.
A little jabbing left from Gambino on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nexus swings widly with a right hand
and Gambino counters with a series of strikes. Nexus will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nexus fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from Nexus misses.
Nexus lands a leg kick that knocks Gambino off balance momentarily.
Nexus jabs at Gambino's body.
Gambino swings for the body but Nexus moves out of range.
Gambino misses with an uppercut.
Gambino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nexus circles away quickly and effectively.

Nexus darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gambino gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nexus trying to control the position from guard on top but Gambino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nexus preventing the sweep.
Nexus with a nice head shot there.
Gambino is trying to keep Nexus in close.
Gambino is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Galaxy Nexus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Galaxy Nexus's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nexus takes one to the chin there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nexus. Gambino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nexus throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Gambino to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Gambino misses.
Gambino takes a swing at Nexus's ribcage but misses.
Nexus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gambino throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gambino doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gambino takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gambino works over Nexus's head and body with a nice combination.
Nexus thuds his right hand into Gambino's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Nexus has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
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!
Nexus connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gambino connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nexus.
Gambino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gambino throws a jab but it's blocked by Nexus.
Gambino misses with an uppercut
and Nexus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nexus misses with a head kick.
Gambino throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A counter left hand to the body from Nexus misses its target.
Nexus swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gambino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gambino throws an overhand right that lands on Nexus's shoulder, as Nexus tries to avoid the shot.
Nexus slips a straight right by Gambino.
Nexus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gambino was well out of range. Poor timing from Nexus.
Nice cross by Nexus.
Gambino avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nexus slips a jab from Gambino.
Gambino misses with a series of wild punches.
Nexus throws a series of punches but Gambino avoids them all with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gambino fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nexus on the side of the head.
Nexus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gambino in his tracks.
Gambino scores with a kick to the body.
Gambino takes a swing at Nexus's ribcage but misses.
Gambino bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nexus's head.
Gambino misses the shot to the body.
Nexus scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gambino throws a nice looking combination but Nexus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nexus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gambino momentarily.
Galaxy Nexus is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gambino lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nexus connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nexus misses with an uppercut
and Gambino counters with a nice body shot.
Nexus lands a nice shot that snaps Gambino's head back.
Gambino throws a body kick that misses.
Nexus tries to counter with a takedown but Gambino is quick to defend against it.
Nexus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gambino.
Nexus misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Nexus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gambino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nexus.
Gambino doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gambino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice shot by Nexus.
Nexus swings for the body but Gambino moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambino misses with a double jab.
Nexus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gambino sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nexus ducks under a wild hook from Gambino.
Nexus attempts a counter takedown but Gambino avoids it well and moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gambino takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gambino slips a straight right by Nexus.
Gambino misses with a straight right.
Nexus avoids a kick to the body.
Nexus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nexus connects with a single shot there.
Nexus throws the left hand but Gambino avoids the punch easily.
Nexus throws a body punch but Gambino moves out of range.
Nexus misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Galaxy Nexus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Galaxy Nexus's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Gambino cracks Nexus with a good jab.
Nexus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Nexus.
Nexus landing strikes.
Nexus is looking to take a break and control but Gambino is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nexus controlling from side mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nexus throws an elbow but Gambino slips to the side and avoids it well.
Nexus trying to control the action but Gambino is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Gambino's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gambino manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gambino trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ground and pound from Nexus.
Nexus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Gambino looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nexus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nexus working the head and body with strikes.
Gambino is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nexus's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nexus's back!
Nexus trying to control the hands but Gambino breaks the grip.
Gambino is hanging on to Nexus's back as he tries to escape.
Galaxy Nexus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nexus is looking to escape here. Oh dear - Gambino has locked on a rear naked choke here! Nexus is tapping out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Childish Gambino!
Childish Gambino was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Galaxy Nexus was interviewed post fight and said 'He was the better man tonight but to be honest its getting tougher to make this weight class so I think I am going to move up.'.