PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Gatsby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mel Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gordon's choice of entrance music: S.O.B. - Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats. Jay Gatsby could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mel Gordon's chin.

Gatsby
vs
Gordon

175 cm
33
202 lbs
23 - 14 - 0

190 cm
33
217 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Aspire Clothing
Hellbent

Aspire 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 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Gatsby!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mel Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon connects with a leg kick. Gatsby looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gordon throws a head kick that misses
and Gatsby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Mel Gordon has been cut.
Gordon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gatsby is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gordon.
Gordon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gatsby lands with a cross.
Mel Gordon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gordon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gatsby seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gordon lands with an uppercut that bounces Gatsby off the cage and back into range.

Gatsby drives through and clinches with Gordon against the cage.
Gordon misses with a punch on the inside.
Gatsby dodges an elbow strike from Gordon.
Gatsby lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gordon takes a shot to the head.
I was talking to Gatsby's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gordon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gordon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gordon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gordon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gatsby's defenses.
A short right from Gatsby.
Gatsby avoids the elbow strike from Gordon, against the cage.
Gordon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gatsby lands an uppercut.
Gordon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gordon throws an elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatsby blocks the elbow strike.
Gatsby lands a body shot.
Gordon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gatsby lands a nice shot to the body.
Gatsby lands a right hand.
Gordon looks winded!
Gordon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gordon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gordon throws a head punch that misses.
Gatsby swings wildly with an uppercut but Gordon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gordon pushes off an throws an elbow but Gatsby leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gatsby.
Gatsby lands an uppercut.
Gatsby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.

Gordon is rocked!

That has opened up Mel Gordon's cut even more.
Gatsby creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Gordon's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Gordon drops to his knees and Gatsby pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Gatsby!
Jay Gatsby retains his light heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Jay Gatsby gave a big smile as he said 'My life, old sport, my life... my life has got to be like this... It's got to keep going on.'.