PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Skip Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dino Sadewo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon comes to the cage accompanied by Long Hard Times to Come. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gordon
vs
Sadewo

190 cm
26
217 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

200 cm
26
210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Skip Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dino Sadewo!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gordon scores with a jab to the jaw.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sadewo has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gordon misses with an uppercut

and Sadewo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sadewo thows a huge punch but Gordon dodges it nicely.

Sadewo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Sadewo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sadewo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gordon defending well though.
Sadewo throwing shots but Gordon is blocking nicely.

Sadewo is looking for a kimura here.
Sadewo trying to control the action but Gordon is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gordon taking some punishment here, with Sadewo in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gordon trying to control but Sadewo postures up.

Sadewo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gordon doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sadewo.
Gordon has his hands clasped together around Sadewo's back. He's all about the action.
Sadewo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gordon trying to hold on to Sadewo's head to control him but Sadewo postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Sadewo is looking for a kimura but Gordon is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sadewo to get the leverage.
Gordon is trying to stand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gordon trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sadewo drops an elbow to the side of Gordon's head.

Sadewo is trying for a kimura here. Gordon looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Sadewo wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dino Sadewo!
After winning the bout, Dino Sadewo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.