PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Big Pokey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Gilmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pokey comes to the cage accompanied by Keep My Name Out Yo Mouth. Anthony Gilmore told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Pokey
vs
Gilmore

191 cm
20
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Nuggetori's Nutritionals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Pokey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Gilmore!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pokey lands a really nice looking cross but Gilmore seems unphased.

It looks like Anthony Gilmore has been cut.
Pokey lands a nice looking body shot.
Pokey throws a shot from downtown. Gilmore moves away and avoids it.
Gilmore takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pokey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gilmore tries to clinch there but Pokey circles away.

Pokey lands a left and a right that send Gilmore crashing to the mat, dazed. Pokey thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gilmore will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pokey keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gilmore avoids the body shot from Pokey.
Gilmore follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Pokey misses with a series of wild punches.
Gilmore throws out a leg kick but Pokey moves out of range and Gilmore only half commits.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pokey.
Gilmore is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pokey misses with a double jab.
Pokey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pokey scores with a nice head shot.
Gilmore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Big Pokey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gilmore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pokey was well out of range. Poor timing from Gilmore.
Pokey tries to bum rush Gilmore with a series of wild strikes but Gilmore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little jabbing left from Gilmore on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pokey works the jab nicely.
Jab from Pokey.

Pokey cracks Gilmore with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Pokey has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Gilmore to stand back up!

Gilmore is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gilmore get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Gilmore stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Pokey runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Big Pokey!