PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mel Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Boucher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon comes into the arena with S.O.B. - Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gordon
vs
Boucher

190 cm
31
217 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

184 cm
31
215 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Mel Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Roberto Boucher!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boucher steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gordon. That one must have hurt.
Gordon throws a head kick that misses
and Boucher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Gordon clinches up with Boucher and pushes him back against the cage.
Gordon has a couple of punches blocked by Boucher.
A head punch on the inside from Boucher fails to land.
Boucher tries a body shot but Gordon blocks it.
Boucher working aggressively here.
Gordon throws a punch but it's blocked by Boucher.
Gordon throws a head punch that misses.
Gordon misses with an elbow strike.
Gordon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boucher backwards.
Boucher misses with a punch on the inside.
Boucher prevents a body shot from Gordon.
Gordon scores with a shot to the side of Boucher's head.
Boucher avoids the elbow strike from Gordon, against the cage.
Boucher scores with a hook to the body.
Boucher lands a hook that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gordon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gordon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Boucher's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Boucher fails to land.
Boucher swings wildly with an uppercut but Gordon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gordon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gordon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon lands an elbow just above Boucher 's eye.

It looks like Roberto Boucher has been cut.
Boucher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boucher swings wildly with an uppercut but Gordon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gordon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boucher is defending well for now.
Boucher misses with the head strike.
Boucher lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
Boucher throws a head punch that misses.
Boucher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gordon works on Boucher's body with a couple of short punches.
Gordon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gordon.
Boucher lands a hook that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
Gordon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gordon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gordon.
Boucher pushes Gordon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boucher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boucher takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boucher lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
Gordon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gordon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon pushes off an throws an elbow but Boucher leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Boucher blocks the elbow strike.
Boucher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gordon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boucher lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boucher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boucher blocks the elbow strike.
Gordon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gordon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gordon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gordon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gordon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gordon throws an elbow but misses.
Gordon digs a right hand underneath Boucher's ribcage. Boucher let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gordon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That has opened up Roberto Boucher's cut even more.
Boucher tries to throw a body punch but Gordon avoids it by throwing Boucher back against the cage.
Gordon misses with the head strike.
Gordon misses with a punch to the body.
Gordon lands a body punch.
Gordon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gordon lands a damaging elbow.
Gordon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boucher lands a left hand.
Gordon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gordon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gordon lands on the inside with an uppercut.

The cut above Roberto Boucher's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gordon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gordon blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Boucher.
Gordon throws a head punch that misses.
Boucher blocks an elbow strike.
Gordon lands a nice elbow.
Gordon misses with a body punch.
Gordon tries to work over Boucher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Boucher on the inside.
Boucher lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boucher takes an elbow to the forehead.

Roberto Boucher's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
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!
Boucher prevents a body shot from Gordon.
A shot in the inside from Boucher.
Boucher working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gordon lands an elbow just above Boucher 's eye.
Gordon trying to land knees to the body.
Boucher misses with some punches.
Boucher has a couple of punches blocked by Gordon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gordon digs a right hand into Boucher's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boucher's gas tank.
Gordon blocks an uppercut.
Gordon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Roberto Boucher's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mel Gordon!
A relieved looking Mel Gordon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.